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Philippe J DEWOST
November 25, 2013 10:30 AM
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By making the basic building blocks of batteries out of ink, Harvard materials scientist Jennifer Lewis is laying the groundwork for lithium-ion batteries and other high-performing electronics that can be produced with 3-D printers. Although the technology is still at an early stage, the ability to print batteries and other electronics could make it possible to manufacture new kinds of devices. Think of self-powered biomedical sensors, affixed to the skin, that would continuously transmit vital signs to a smartphone. Or existing products could be made more simply and efficiently.
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Philippe J DEWOST
November 15, 2013 10:15 AM
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Google has won a resounding victory in its eight-year copyright battle with the Authors Guild over the search giant’s controversial decision to scan more than 20 million books from libraries and make them available on the internet.
In a ruling issued Thursday morning in New York, US Circuit Judge Denny Chin said the book scanning amounted to fair use because it was “highly transformative” and because it didn’t harm the market for the original work.“Google Books provides significant public benefits,” Chin wrote, describing it as “an essential research tool” and noting that the scanning service has expanded literary access for the blind and helped preserve the text of old books from physical decay.Chin also rejected the theory that Google was depriving authors of income, noting that the company does not sell the scans or make whole copies of books available. He concluded, instead, that Google Books served to help readers discover new books and amounted to “new income from authors.”
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Philippe J DEWOST
November 15, 2013 12:58 AM
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One card to store them all.
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Philippe J DEWOST
November 5, 2013 2:23 AM
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is Intel’s new CEO is rethinking the “x86 and only x86″ strategy? Last week, a specialty semiconductor company called Altera announced that Intel would fabricate some if its chips containing a 64-bit ARM processor. The company’s business consists of offering faster development times through “programmable logic” circuits. Instead of a “hard circuit” to be designed, manufactured, tested, debugged, modified and sent back to the manufacturing plant in lengthy and costly cycles, you buy a “soft circuit” from Altera and similar companies (Xilinx comes to mind). This more expensive device can be reprogrammed on the spot to assume a different function, or correct the logic in the previous iteration. Pay more and get functioning hardware sooner, without slow and costly turns through a manufacturing process. With this in mind, what Intel will someday manufacture for Altera isn’t the 64-bit ARM processor that excited some observers: “Intel Makes 14nm ARM for Altera“. The Stratix 10 circuits Altera contracts to Intel manufacturing are complicated and expensive ($500 and up) FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) devices where the embedded ARM processor plays a supporting, not central, role. This isn’t the $20-or-less price level arena in which Intel has so far declined to compete.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 28, 2013 5:56 PM
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—In a dramatic sign of how consumer tastes have shifted to new, more exciting wireless products, global factory revenue for smartphones and tablets this year will rise to become larger than revenue for the entire consumer electronics (CE) market—the first time this has ever occurred.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 25, 2013 5:27 AM
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Lagardère conforte son virage vers le digital. Le groupe va investir 11 millions d'euros dans un nouveau fonds levé par la société de gestion Idinvest dédié à l'économie numérique (service internet, médias, mobiles, e-commerce, logiciels). Il intervient aux côtés de la Banque publique d'investissement (15 millions d'euros), de grandes familles industrielles françaises et d'Allianz France. D'un total de 60 millions d'euros aujourd'hui, le fonds a vocation à atteindre 100 millions d'euros d'ici six mois.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 23, 2013 4:12 AM
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BT is to trial cutting-edge broadband access technology from Huawei as it takes the next step on its journey to full fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). The technology in question is G.fast, an emerging ITU standard technology (G.9700) that promises speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s over the copper connection to a broadband user's premises. BT Group plc (NYSE: BT; London: BTA) noted recently that it would be scoping out the potential of G.fast as part of its fiber-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp) plans: FTTdp is the next step on from FTTC, taking the physical fiber even closer to the end user but still utilizing the copper tails already in place. The British incumbent outlined its fixed-broadband plans at the recent ECOC conference in London, noting that the next step on from its current widespread fiber-to-the-curb/cabinet (FTTC) rollout would be fiber-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp), which takes its physical fiber plant even closer to end users. (See BT Preps Its Next FTTx, Core Moves.)
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 22, 2013 5:10 PM
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Breaking from tradition, Apple today released OS X 10.9 Mavericks with no more specific advance notice than the “fall” promise from June’s Worldwide Developer Conference. A more interesting first is that Mavericks will also be free to all Mac users, at least those who can access the Mac App Store, which goes back to 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 18, 2013 12:40 PM
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Venture capitalists invested $8.1 billion into 981 U.S.-based companies last quarter, according to PitchBook Data. That’s basically flat from the prior quarter, and suggests that year-end 2013 totals will be a bit lower than the 2012 tally. So that’s the top-line. What lies beneath, however, is much more interesting. Fortune has gotten a sneak peak at PitchBook’s new VC Valuations and Trends Report, which has financing terms on more than 11,000 deals (including 2,900 that have closed since 2012). Here are five notable data points.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 9, 2013 12:48 AM
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Last Friday at the Orange Institute in Silliwood, we were given the opportunity to put Tome Cruise's gloves and not simulate but operate a gesture based, real time interaction with real content displayed on several screens, including a Surface. The result was amazingly fluid, with a short gesture learning curve and an immediate interface feedback, conveying a very smooth and playful experience.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 3, 2013 9:50 PM
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 3, 2013 5:25 PM
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Here are some surprising findings: Facebook still skews young, but the 45- to 54-year-old age bracket has seen 45% growth since year-end 2012. Among U.S. Internet users, 73% with incomes above $75,000 are on Facebook (compared to 17% who are on Twitter). Eight-six percent of Facebook's users are outside the U.S.Instagram: Sixty-eight percent of Instagram's users are women.Twitter has a surprisingly young user population for a large social network — 27% of 18 to 29-year-olds in the U.S. use Twitter, compared to only 16% of people in their thirties and forties. LinkedIn is international and skews toward male users. Google+ is the most male-oriented of the major social networks. It's 70% male.Pinterest is dominated by tablet users. And, according to Nielsen data, 84% of U.S. Pinterest users are women.Tumblr is strong with teens and young adults interested in self-expression, but only 8% of U.S. Internet users with incomes above $75,000 use Tumblr.
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Philippe J DEWOST
September 28, 2013 5:24 AM
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Le plus grand incubateur numérique au monde sera français, Opinions Libres, le blog d'Olivier Ezratty
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Philippe J DEWOST
November 22, 2013 1:47 PM
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Intervention de Philippe Dewost à propos du concept de smart city qui regroupe différentes études menées à la Caisse des Dépôts.
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Philippe J DEWOST
November 15, 2013 1:02 AM
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There are only two companies making money...
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Philippe J DEWOST
November 12, 2013 4:25 AM
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Nestled in the French Alps, Grenoble may be hard to get to, but it has consistently made strong and established contributions to the tech industry. In European terms, Grenoble is a pioneering cluster. Long before cities like London, Berlin, Moscow and even Paris aped the Silicon Valley model and defined themselves as centers for urban hipsters and entrepreneurs, the French government funded schemes to bring research, academia and industry together. The city is also known for its expertise in micro- and nano-technology. Established companies and market leaders such as STMicroelectronics and NXP Semiconductors are based in the city. The reason for the prevalence of these technologies is partly due to Inria, a government-funded public science and technology institution established in France in 1967. It has eight research centers located across France, a €264 million budget and the Grenoble and Lyon research Centre, established in 1992. The Inria Grenoble–Rhône-Alpes centre has 34 research teams and 250 PhD students, 45% of whom come from overseas. Since 1998 it has created more than 20 startups in industries such as road traffic management, 3D cinema and communication infrastructure management. In recent times, brands like smart window company Hilabs and advice systems company SysFera have emerged from its Grenoble center.
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Philippe J DEWOST
November 5, 2013 12:52 AM
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Apple's most quietly powerful advantages: it has ~600 million accounts on file, most of which are linked to credit cards, which is light years ahead of its competition according to BI Intelligence. Amazon, the biggest e-commerce company in the world only has 224 million accounts. The 600 million accounts is really astounding when you consider that for people to get an account with Apple, they likely had to spend at minimum $200 for some sort of iPod, iPhone, or iPad.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 26, 2013 7:02 AM
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Première grosse plate-forme Cloud OpenStack européenne, Cloudwatt commence à intéresser le channel. Son directeur de la stratégie et du marketing Pierre Paperon, expose la philosophie de la société en la matière.Alors que ses premières offrescommencent tout juste à être commercialisées*, Cloudwatt revendique déjà une quarantaine de partenaires signés. Essentiellement des intégrateurs systèmes et dans une moindre mesure des éditeurs indépendants. Mais il faudra encore patienter avant que la liste ne soit dévoilée. Seul partenaire officiel : APX qui a révélé la signature d’un contrat au cours de l’été.
« Les partenaires sont une partie critique de la stratégie de Cloudwatt », explique Pierre Paperon, son directeur de la stratégie, du marketing, de la communication et du e-commerce. Ils pourraient représenter 30% de son activité à terme. Le fournisseur de Cloud compte notamment sur le channel pour aider les clients à migrer sur son IaaS et pour leur fournir des applications hébergées sur son infrastructure.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 23, 2013 8:57 AM
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Governor Cuomo’s groundbreaking initiative, is creating tax-free zones across the state for new and expanding businesses. Now businesses can operate 100% tax-free for 10 years. No business, corporate, state or local taxes, sales and property taxes, or franchise fees.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 23, 2013 2:57 AM
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Quelles seront les prochaines victimes de la révolution technologique ? Après avoir eu la peau de Nokia et de BlackBerry, fait disparaître des pans entiers de l'industrie musicale et fragilisé les fabricants de PC ringardisés par l'émergence des tablettes, le progrès technique est programmé pour faire de nouvelles victimes. Ceux qui croient que la foudre de la révolution numérique ne s'abattra que sur la high-tech et l'univers des médias se trompent... L'explosion de la puissance informatique, le boom des réseaux à très haut débit fixes et mobiles, la généralisation du cloud et du « big data », qui permettent à tout moment de puiser dans des bases de données, de collecter et d'analyser des informations très personnelles sur des milliards de consommateurs, changent la donne dans toutes les industries. Les barrières à l'entrée chutent, les réussites se mondialisent bien plus rapidement qu'avant, lesstart-up partant de zéro s'avèrent plus d'une fois plus efficaces que des géants bien établis disposant d'une expérience, d'un savoir-faire, de marques et d'équipes qui ont longtemps constitué des atouts, mais qui paradoxalement peuvent s'avérer maintenant être des freins.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 19, 2013 4:41 AM
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It’s hard to get people to concentrate long on anything on their phones and tablets, yet YouTube seems to be the exception. The video service is quickly going mobile, with small screens making up 40% of its traffic now compared to 25% last year, Google said on itsearnings call today. In 2011, just 6% of YouTube traffic came from mobile. Google’s not the only one rapidly shifting a 1 billion+ user base to mobile. To put its transition in perspective, Facebook said it had 819 million monthly mobile users (73%) out of its total 1.15 billion users in Q2 2013, up from 543 million (56%) of 955 million in Q2 2012, 325 million (43%) of 739 million in Q2 2011, and 155 million (32%) of 482 million in Q2 2010. Note these people used Facebook mobile at least once, but may also have used desktop. Facebook doesn’t share what total percentage of usage comes from mobile, but 41% of its ad revenue comes from phones and tablets, up from 30% in Q1 2013, 23% in Q4 2012, and 14% in Q3 2012.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 10, 2013 7:15 PM
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Apple basically invented the personal computer, only to see Microsoft end up the victor of the PC wars, with ~90% of the market. Therefore, this chart from Horace Dediu must be pretty sweet for Apple. Since the iPad was introduced, the Windows PC market has started shrinking. If Apple's not careful, though, it could end up suffering a similar fate, this time at the hands of Google and Android.
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 8, 2013 2:15 AM
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By Mike O'Hara Last week, Argon Design, a design services company based in Cambridge UK working in the areas of high performance networking, processor archi
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 3, 2013 5:55 PM
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As if we needed any more proof that the Big Data phenomenon is well and truly upon us, Monsanto (MON) has agreed to acquire the Climate Corp. for $930 million. The real stunner of a deal marks one of the largest buys of a new-era data analytics company.
Climate Corp. was founded in 2006 under the name Weatherbill by a pair of Google(GOOG) engineers who wanted to capitalize on the world’s increasingly unpredictable climate. The new company offered insurance against weather-related incidents such as a rainout at the U.S. Open tennis tournament or a concert cancelation. As time went on, the company settled on a business model that revolved around providing a new type of insurance for farmers.
Monsanto played down the insurance business it’s buying by not even mentioning it until the sixth paragraph of a statement announcing the deal. Instead, it portrayed Climate Corp. as a Big Data agriculture whiz. “The Climate Corporation is focused on unlocking new value for the farm through data science,” said Hugh Grant, Monsanto’s chairman and chief executive officer. “Everyone benefits when farmers are able to produce more with fewer resources.” The statement goes on to celebrate the startup for building “the agriculture industry’s most advanced technology platform combining hyper-local weather monitoring, agronomic data modeling, and high-resolution weather simulations to deliver a complete suite of full-season monitoring, analytics and risk-management products.”
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Philippe J DEWOST
October 2, 2013 4:05 PM
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Cheating test scores and misrepresenting device capabilities are rampant at Samsung, but are also being used by virtually every other Android licensee apart from Google itself, research shows.
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Autolib printing anybody?