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Seeking quantum-ness: D-Wave chip passes rigorous tests - 0 views

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Apparently quantum computing is happening right now which means Scrodingers cat is alive and dead.

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Not even extra cash helps: 94 percent of BlackBerry traders at T-Mobile switched platfo... - 0 views

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Ouch, not even an extra $50 could convince Blackberry owners to get another Blackberry.

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FreedomPop launches smartphone that's invisible to the NSA | VentureBeat | Business | b... - 0 views

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Hmmm, my call is that all these "black" phones are part of a fad, not a trend. Also if only 1 or 2% of the population has them then the NSA knows who to focus on;-)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hmmm, my call is that all these "black" phones are part of a fad, not a trend. Also if only 1 or 2% of the population has them then the NSA knows who to focus on;-) </div>

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Inside The Facebook-WhatsApp Megadeal: The Courtship, The Secret Meetings, The $19 Bill... - 0 views

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Its 470 million users have already erased $33 billion in SMS revenue from wireless carriers that got rich and fat charging per text.
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“Sometime in the not too distant future,” says Sequoia’s Goetz, “WhatsApp is likely to eclipse all SMS traffic across the globe.” (Perhaps it’s no surprise that Zuckerberg reportedly held a private meeting with 20 telecom executives last week to ease their fears of being buried by free web-based services like Facebook and WhatsApp.)
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A threat to the telecom industry. Web apps like Facebook and WhatsApp erode the need for "wireless data plans" which are the primary source of revenue for wireless carriers.

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The mobile war is over and the app has won: 80% of mobile time spent in apps | VentureB... - 0 views

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Dish just secured rights to launch an internet TV service - Tech News and Analysis - 0 views

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Apple's New CarPlay System Will Turn Tens Of Millions Of Cars Into iPhone Accessories |... - 2 views

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PCell Demo - Video - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Is this as disruptive to all wireless carriers as I think it is?

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6mobiles.com - the Knowledge Center and Blog for Digital and Mobile Disruption | Mobile... - 0 views

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Based on this Facebook should buy WeChat for 17 billion, Line for 16 billion and Viber for 14 billion;-)

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Facebook to Buy WhatsApp, a Messaging Start-Up, in a $16 Billion Deal - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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Wow, Facebook obviously saw these light weight social/mobile platforms as their real competition. Only Snapchat ca save us now;-)

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This Man Says He Can Speed Cell Data 1,000-Fold. Will Carriers Listen? | Wired Business... - 1 views

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Apple Prepping Sensors That Predict Heart Attacks, Report Says - 1 views

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Now this is a killer hardware+app combo;-)

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Mysterious startup Magic Leap raises $50M to build a 'rocket ship for the mind' | Ventu... - 0 views

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Sure, no real details but they did get $50MM and it sounds super singularityish

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Facebook will lose 80% of users by 2017, say Princeton researchers - 0 views

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Verizon to buy Intel's TV products - 0 views

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Silver nanowires form basis of new wearable, multifunctional sensor - 0 views

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cyborg - 0 views

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Cyborg rights part of the Transhuman trend

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Artist Neil Harbisson Is The World's First Legally-Recognized Cyborg - disinformation - 2 views

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2015 trend: Transhumanism

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Google's smart contact lens: what it does and how it works - The Washington Post - 0 views

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The Grim Future of a World Without Net Neutrality - 0 views

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