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Facebook is aimed at new $1 billion data center set-up that will be located in Altoona, Lowa. This project is heavily chattered to be "the most technologically advanced data center in the world," cites two lawmakers to The Des Moines Register recently.

As new technologies are emerging, people are getting attracted toward Internet for various reasons, such as for search jobs, making money online, doing online business, etc... Because, of this people have started storing things online (i.e. on online servers) which are usually housed in data centers. Most of our lives are dependent on data centers as most of the things in our lives are controlled by data centers such as...

The software giant Microsoft has earlier agreed that it ran short of time on a Windows Phone notification center, but it seems as if it is checking initial next editions of WP with this capability in place. Some images recently came out that shows to have an internal Windows Phone developed.

Another Chinese factory is at the center of a labor violation scandal. This time it is a contractor used by Apple in the development of their iPhone and iPad devices.

It seems like Microsoft is keen into reaching sky-high in its "one experience" motto. This is due to its recent announcement that involves Skype in its latest Windows 8.1 operating system edition released in October. "Skype will be front-and-center on Windows 8.1 - from the very first time you turn on your PC," states Aga Guzik, marketing chief of Skype desktop, in an official blog post.

Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer said that the Internet Company is expanding its efforts to protect its users against online observation. It is expanding its efforts to secure its users' online activities from prying eyes by encrypting all the communications & information flowing into the internet company's data centers around the world.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes this weekend to promote his new idea for "delivery drones". These unmanned flying vehicles would be capable of carrying packages of up to five pounds to homes within ten miles of its 96 fulfillment centers around the world. However, experts aren't believing the seriousness of the claims.

A new Kickstarter campaign has introduced the world to Keecker HomePod, a wireless entertainment device that creates an interactive, projected screen and mobile media center.

"Now that we have the I.D.E.A. Studio  (Imagination Destination at Episcopal Academy), a new space at my school for interdisciplinary work, I have been excited to collaborate with teachers to imagine new student projects. Our first grade social studies work is centered around an exploration of places, starting with students' bedrooms and expanding out all the way to the Earth. This exploration begins by reading students the book Me on the Map. From there, students begin following a similar examination of places and maps that the girl in the book explores. Over the past few years, I have developed a variety of projects that integrate technology into this work in meaningful ways, such as the intersections between mapping, coding, and the distance between home and school. This year, I wanted to see if we could bring more hands-on making into the curriculum. I began to design a new unit (check out this Google Doc to see it) that would bring together students' expertise and knowledge of current spaces they frequent (e.g., their bedrooms, the classroom, or the lunchroom) and allow them to consider the design elements involved in creating one of those spaces together as a class. This type of project would integrate ISTE standards, Next Generation Science Standards, reading and writing standards, and connect directly to students' expanding exploration of places from Me on the Map."