The phone company BlackBerry announced last Wednesday its intentions to release the BlackBerry Classic, a new model of its long-running line of cell phones that will supposedly incorporate the best design aspects present in BlackBerrys of the past, while posing… Read More ›
Month: January 2015
The Possible Frigid Future of Server Holding
The Arctic Circle, the northernmost circle of latitude known for its freezing temperatures and inhospitable environment, might turn out be the perfect home for servers. In a time when more and more computational power is required to keep up with… Read More ›
Nearly 6 Months After Funding Ends, Solar Roadways Show Little Progress
Solar roadways, a concept spread far and wide on social media during its Indiegogo campaign in June, is beginning to seem more and more like a pipe dream. After reaching 220% of its funding goal, the creators of the campaign… Read More ›
BPG: the Successor to JPEG’s Throne?
The JPEG—a universal and inescapable format for digital images—might be becoming obsolete soon. Computer programmer Fabrice Bellard recently created the file formal BPG (short for Better Portable Graphics) in an attempt to replace the ancient file type, and the results… Read More ›