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Samsung Flexi Phone Concept

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Samsung Flexi Concept
Samsung Flexi Concept

If there is one thing that can be said about Samsung mobile phones, it is that they are rather sexy. These days, you would probably not chance upon a Samsung mobile phone that looks clunky. And while they may not have the appeal that the Apple iPhone has for many, Samsung phones can hold their own against most any other phone in the market.

Truth be told, if I were the type to have more than one mobile phone for every day use, I would have a Samsung Galaxy in my purse as well. And if this concept phone ever comes out, that might just be the case for me! [Read more…] about Samsung Flexi Phone Concept

How to Configure Privacy Settings on Google+

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Google+So Google Plus (Google+) is quickly amassing its own number of followers, although it’s probably still a far cry from the number of Facebook users. In less than a month since the launch of Google+, we’ve been seeing a lot of speculations about the number of users. From 10 million to 25 million Google+ users – the numbers are all over the place. Google will probably never tell us the real deal on how many users they have, but there is something more important than knowing just how many people are on the social network. Privacy. [Read more…] about How to Configure Privacy Settings on Google+

Old Old Spice Guy Versus New Old Spice Guy

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Old Spice Guys
Old Spice Guys

So what are you doing at 12 noon (Eastern Standard Time) today? In case you do not have anything better to do, or you just feel like slacking on a Tuesday morning, why don’t you tune in to the biggest duel of the year?

The Web has been abuzz with news about the new Old Spice Guy, Fabio. Just in case you have been hiding under a humongous rock, let me tell you a little about Fabio. He’s this Italian fashion model/actor who became world famous because of his appearances on the covers of tons of romance novels. You know that hunky guy with long, flowing, blond hair? That’s Fabio. Why Old Spice has chosen him to be their new brand ambassador, I have no idea. But whatever floats your boat. [Read more…] about Old Old Spice Guy Versus New Old Spice Guy

Make Your Own Iron Man Palm Laser Weapon

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We have inition
We have ignition

Kids, do not try this at home. Then again, this is a DIY piece, so no one can really stop you from giving the project a go. Just remember, this is no ordinary DIY project. It can hurt you. Literally.

Have you ever heard of Patrick Priebe? ((Source)) Probably not, but my guess is that his name is already making the rounds and geeky DIY-ers and Iron Man fans are already on to him. This lab technician from Germany is an Iron Man fan to the highest level. As if watching the movies every week wasn’t enough, Patrick went ahead and created his own version of Iron Man’s laser thingamajig – the one the shoots out of his palm. (And I thought I was the number one Iron Man fan!) [Read more…] about Make Your Own Iron Man Palm Laser Weapon

Foursquare Is 10,000,000 Strong and Counting!

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I still remember the days when I totally ignored Foursquare. After all, I didn’t (and don’t) want people to know where I am all the time. But there’s something about this platform that one just can’t ignore. With me, it was basically wanting to be the mayor of certain locations, lording it over my grand total of 3 friends. There is still that feeling of not wanting people to always know where I am, but I have to admit that I have fallen for Foursquare hook, line, and sinker. [Read more…] about Foursquare Is 10,000,000 Strong and Counting!

Where on Earth Is Your Data?

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If you’re anything like Lisbeth Salander in “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”, you are rather particular about how and where you store your data. Now you do not have to have her social and personality issues to justify your paranoia healthy concern about your data. In fact, it is important that even the average person take care of information that is uploaded on the Internet.

With the continuing rise of social networking and other similar activities online, information security is really something that everyone should pay attention to. You don’t have to an expert in this matter – a good dose of common sense and accurate information should be enough for everyday purposes. And if you have those two elements, you ought to be safe. You also will probably be interested in this infographic about the whereabouts of the world’s data that Mozy has come up with. ((Source)) Yes, it’s the same Mozy that offers online backup services. And no, this is not a sponsored post by them. Suffice it to say that I found myself poring over the infographic and thought that some of you might be interested in the data as well.

Here are the salient points in the infographic.

There are almost 600 Exabytes of data stored all over the world today. Exa-what? My thoughts exactly. My knowledge of math doesn’t go that far, so Wikipedia had to rescue me. Exa = 1018 or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000. Ack. Now this really calls for something more visual. Imagine putting all that data in books. Now imagine 13 layers of books covering the entire United States. Or China. That’s how much information there is. Mind-blowing to say the least.

Hard drives contain most of the world’s data. Fifty-two percent of the world’s data is stored in hard disks. Optical storage devices come second at 28%. Not surprising at all, is it?

The rise of the data centers – 8 of the 10 biggest data centers in the world are in the United States. The other 2 are in Europe.

Where is the world's data stored
Where is the world's data stored?

As for me, I belong to the majority – hard disks FTW! And I guess being a regular Facebook et. al. user (like everyone and their mom), I have a fair amount of data in one data center or another as well.