Networking World: 10 Real-World Big Data Deployments That Will Change Our Lives

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10 Real-World Big Data Deployments That Will Change Our Lives
The amount of data in the world is increasing exponentially, doubling every 18 months. Here are 10 real-world big data deployments you may not have realized were driven by big data. Read More

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Cell system used in Antarctica may help to cover the Plains
Rural residents in North America may soon get a shot at better cellular coverage with an open-source technology being used in Antarctica, Mexico and Papua, Indonesia. Read More

Big Switch says 'thin' virtual switch will lower costs, spur OpenFlow adoption
In an effort to accelerate the adoption of OpenFlow for software-defined networking, Big Switch Networks this week unveiled an open source-based "thin" virtual switch for servers and commodity switches. Read More

YouTube change more unpopular than Congress?
When Change.org announced yesterday that it has now hosted more than 500,000 petitions, the press release listed those individuals and entities that have most often been targeted by these grassroots virtual uprisings. You might think President Obama or the public's favorite punching bag, Congress, would head the list, but you'd be wrong. Read More

30 months in the slammer for man who pointed green laser at aircraft
In a move federal prosecutors hope sends a strong message to the knuckleheads who point lasers at aircraft for fun, a California man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for shining one at two aircraft. According to the FBI Adam Gardenhire, 19, was arrested on March 29, 2012 and named in a two-count indictment filed in United States District Court in Los Angeles that said he pointed the beam of a laser... Read More

3D virtual worlds for the enterprise
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DreamWorks tops compute-cycle record with 'The Croods'
"The Croods" is the most sophisticated 3D film to date from DreamWorks, having taken 15 million more compute hours to render and 250TB of storage to make Read More

ICANN gives Amazon approval in top-level domain race
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published a list of the first 27 generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to have passed its Initial Evaluation, with Amazon scoring some early wins. Read More

Yahoo buys teen's startup for $30M, hires him … and WHAT?
Yahoo today announced that it is shelling out $30 million to acquire Summly, maker of a mobile news aggregation app, and will be hiring the 17-year-old programming wunderkind, Nick D'Aloisio, who developed the technology on his bedroom PC. Read More

Renesas hopes to put powerful ARM processor in cars
Renesas Electronics' latest system-on-a-chip has eight ARM processing cores to help next-generation, in-car infotainment systems handle multiple streams of 1080p video and augmented reality apps. Read More

FBI's UFO file resolved nothing; 63-year old report has been viewed 1 million times
Perhaps it's because there has been a steady stream of news about asteroids flying by or hitting Earth in or maybe it's the uptick in space news having to do with Read More

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