Mobile access for the tube has been discussed for many years but has been deemed too expensive, due to the practical difficulties of installation. Critics of the scheme fear that terrorists could use a mobile network to remotely detonate bombs on the transport system. Although no contact with London Underground has been finalised for the mobile network, Huawei is believed to be the only equipment provider in the running, although other manufacturers were also considered, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Mois : mars 2011 (Page 6 of 6)
Our goal is simple: to give people the most relevant answers to their queries as quickly as possible. This requires constant tuning of our algorithms, as new content—both good and bad—comes online all the time. Many of the changes we make are so subtle that very few people notice them. But in the last day or so we launched a pretty big algorithmic improvement to our ranking—a change that noticeably impacts 11.8% of our queries—and we wanted to let people know what’s going on. This update is designed to reduce rankings for low-quality sites—sites which are low-value add for users, copy content from other websites or sites that are just not very useful. At the same time, it will provide better rankings for high-quality sites—sites with original content and information such as research, in-depth reports, thoughtful analysis and so on.
A utiliser directement avec une extension dans Firefox, Safari ou Chrome… (http://www.tineye.com/plugin)
« Google conserve toutefois des copies de sauvegarde des données sur bande magnétique, qui ne sont pas reliées aux serveurs, mais qui demandent un traitement bien plus long pour la restauration. Méconnu, le stockage par bande magnétique n’est aussi archaïque que l’on croit. Au contraire. Développée par HP, IMB et Quantum, la technologie ouverte LTO (Linear Tape-Open) permettra selon la roadmap du consortium de stocker jusqu’à 32 téra-octets de données sur une seule cartouche, dans sa 8ème génération. Actuellement, la 5ème génération permet déjà de stocker 1,5 To à 140 Mo/s, et la prochaine permettra de stocker 3,2 To à 270 Mo/s ».
(via Des bandes magnétiques sauvent Gmail de la catastrophe)
“We got away from this carrier-dominated Soviet model,” he explained – before the App Store, the carriers were responsible for figuring out what software would run on their phones. “Other people decided on our behalf what was a good game and what was a bad game,” Vesterbacka said.
Services like iTunes, Pandora and Spotify have shown that with the right product and the right business model, you can effectively monetize digital music, which is kind of new,” said Doug Barry of Selby Ventures, an early Pandora investor. “The last time around it was mostly about file-sharing and limited monetization.