25th September 2011 Archive

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Does white space need to be Weightless?

A new protocol for a new wavelength

Next week will see the formal launch of the Weightless radio protocol, designed for use in the soon-to-be-available white space frequencies. But can a protocol without weight really do it all? Next Friday (30 September), all the major companies in the UK white space business will be gathered in Cambridge to talk about which …

Wireless 25 Sep 09:30
99designs launches Oz local site

First conquer the world then return to the 'hood

Australian design crowdsourcing pioneers 99designs have embarked on a localization strategy and will soon be offering a new range of professional tools for designers. 99designs, founded in Melbourne in 2008, is now the world’s largest crowdsourcing site for the design community and is headquartered in the US. The Aussie …

Financial News 25 Sep 22:30
Trust me, I'm a computer: Watson takes on health care challenge

Blog Code conquers the medical journals

IBM’s game show-topping Watson system is starting its first real job early next year. Fresh from its triumphant drubbing of the human race on US quiz show Jeopardy, Watson is now being outfitted to help us slack-jawed dim-witted humans live better and longer. WellPoint, a large US health insurer, will deploy a shiny new Watson …

Data Warehousing 25 Sep 23:00
Google lets newsmakers tag favourite stories

Tag your hot stuff

Google has added a feature to its news search that will allow publishers to elevate some stories over others in their stable. The Google News “featured” content will allow publishers to add “standout” metadata tags to stories when they have a scoop, exclusive, investigative project, or presumably need to suck up to an …

Music and Media 25 Sep 23:01