The Future Of The Personal Computer Is In The Cloud The predictions that the PC is about the go the way of the dinosaur (or the pager, or the fax machine) have largely come from the financial sector and rabid Apple fans. Both of these groups have seen declining computer sales, especially the recent 14% drop, as proof of their theories. Microsoft’s huge recent faux pas, Windows 8, is just further proof that personal computers will be crowding the landfills and we will all face the sunset, singing “Kumbaya”, reading the lyrics from the screens of our iPads and iPhones.
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Cloud Printing: Is it more than just a fad? Initial Intentions Back before cloud printing actually had solutions up and running it was thought that cloud printing could be used just for the really important absolutely-must-be-printed documents. These cloud printers would be placed at convenient locations and connected to the Internet so that people could just pull their documents saved earlier to the cloud and do the printing from there, minus the hassle of having to manually connect a computer. The main plus factor at the time was that it would mean any Internet connected device would be able to
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by Anuradha on July 5, 2011
in Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Google Cloud, Google OS, Host, IT, News, SaaS, Security, Startups, Storage, Technology
OfficeXta Cloud Platform Available on Google OfficeXta, a cloud-based social enterprise platform, is now available to businesses that use Google Apps, Google Chrome Webstore and Google Chromebook Laptops. This enterprise collaborative platform allows employees to collaborate with co-workers, business partners and customers in real-time over the OfficeXta Social Business Network platform. Enterprise collaboration is essential for organizational productivity and OfficeXta claims that its platform has what it takes to address all the collaboration needs of businesses. This platform serves as a collaboration hub for those businesses that want additional productivity and results. In addition to establishing streamlined communication between company
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by steve on May 20, 2011
in Audio, Backups, Browser, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Google Cloud, Google OS, ipad, Our Interviews, Podcast, Security, Smart Phones, Startups
Audio Interview With iSpaces.com CloudTweaks has recently interviewed one of our upcoming rising stars: iSpaces.com The team led by, Dermot Doherty, Sunne Justice and Guillermo Söhnlein founded iSpaces in 2009. They currently offer a cloud-based operating environment; namely, a cloud computer or virtual desktop that currently runs best on Google Chrome and will be released soon on other popular browsers. Here is an audio interview with Dermot Doherty and Sunne Justice discussing cloud computing, security and the direction of iSpaces.com. Click To Listen [podcast]http://www.cloudtweaks.com/ispaces-profile.mp3[/podcast] Visit iSpaces for more information Audio Interview By Steve Prentice
Kwaga Monetizes Its Semantic Technology In the Cloud Web-based email services and applications are considered a classic example of cloud-based solutions offered by a large number of providers. Kwaga, however, goes a step beyond traditional cloud email services and offers a solution based of applied computational linguistics, which is able to understand email texts and take appropriate actions depending on the type and content of the message. Actually, applied linguistics is interested in artificial intelligence and a number of research laboratories around the globe have offered interesting applied solutions over time. However, few companies managed to offer a full-scale working
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by cloudtweaks on January 7, 2011
in Apps, Awards, Cloud Computing, Computing, Invest, ipad, IT, Lists, News, SaaS, Social networks, Startups, Stocks, Storage
Best New Cloud Start Ups The Annual Crunchie awards is hosted and put together by TechCrunch, GigaOm, and VentureBeat. Listed are the finalists in each category Best Internet Application ChartBeat Greplin Pandora Rdio Ujam Best Social App Cityville Dailybooth Foursquare GroupMe Twitter Best Social Commerce App Blippy Groupon Jetsetter LivingSocial One King’s Lane ShopKick Best Mobile App Bump Chomp Google Mobile Maps for Android Hashable Instagram Best Location Based Service Facebook Places Foursquare Gowalla SimpleGeo Uber Best New Device Boxee Box Google Chrome Notebook iPad iPhone 4 Kno Xbox Kinect Best Technology Achievement Blekko Google Self-driving cars Hunch Palantir Qwiki
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