Show us the big data money: Isilon gets Hadooped

One-stop Hadoop/Isilon/Greenplum shop

EMC is betting big on big data analytics and has integrated the Hadoop filesystem into its Isilon scale-out filer offering and enabled its Greenplum analytics product to use Hadoop data.…

Posted on 2012-01-31

Steerable bullet aims for mass army deployment

Sniping’s not just for Special Forces anymore

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratory are developing a steerable bullet designed for general military use, giving the standard squaddie the capabilities of an advanced sniper.…

Posted on 2012-01-31

Internode gets aggressive on greenfield estates

Rolls fibre head to head with NBN

Adelaide based ISP Internode has launched Fibre to the Home offerings to greenfield housing estates across 20 real estate developments around Australia that compete on all levels with NBN Co services.…

Posted on 2012-01-31

Panasonic Lumix TS4 perfect for outdoorsy types with fat wallets

The TS4 is as tough as its predecessor, but some new shooting options make things a little more interesting.

Posted on 2012-01-31

RootMetrics crowns Verizon as top carrier for 2011

RootMetrics, an independent phone carrier analyst group, dubbed Verizon as LTE king in their year in review report.

Posted on 2012-01-31

Star Wars car stickers perfect for sci-fi families

Need to represent your family on the back of your X-Wing? Star Wars Spoofs has you covered.

Posted on 2012-01-31

Smart paint could make bridges, mines safer

Scottish researchers are working on a low-cost, easily applied material that can detect microscopic faults in structures--and transmit that information remotely.

Posted on 2012-01-31

Three founding execs depart Demand Media

Executives in charge of international operations, product, and video resign after six years with the content farm.

Posted on 2012-01-31

Franzen vs. the Internet: Author says e-books damage society

The novelist Jonathan Franzen criticizes e-books, saying their readers are not "serious" and that capitalists hate paper.

Posted on 2012-01-31

US entertainment lawyer casts doubt on Megaupload case

‘An uphill battle for the government’

The Stanford Law Schools Center for Internet and Society has added a voice to the growing number of lawyers that expect America’s charges against Kim Dotcom and the “Megaupload conspiracy” to collapse in court.…

Posted on 2012-01-30