You might think that after two 100-year storms in two years, New York businesses would want to put new data center capacity far, far away. But new research says you would be wrong. Read more »
Tropical storm Irene reminded us how essential reliable cell phone service has become in our lives. Kathy Fosberg of IdaTech discusses the emerging technology of fuel cells and how they power mobile service so we’re free to tweet about the hurricane. Read more »
Social questions apps are normally used to find out the real-time status of a location, like “Is that bar crowded?” But during Hurricane Irene, users of Localmind were finding even more practical uses, with questions like “Is it safe to go surfing right now?” Read more »
Hurricane Irene wasn’t the raging monster that some forecasters expected, but it’s left millions without power for days, and even weeks, at a time. However, outages from major storms could be shorter and faster to fix after smarter grid technology is installed. Read more »
For a concept that didn’t really exist a decade ago, we’ve certainly come to take mobile applications and access to the Internet for granted… Read more at paidContent »
As the East Coast prepares for a major hurricane, Zinio is offering digital magazines free to stranded travelers and some newspapers’ paywal… Read more at paidContent »
