Amazon How Fast Is Your Cloud? The French-based company Cedexis has come up with a Cloud Performance Index. It's an interesting way to measure the performance of your content delivery network or cloud-based provider, and a useful way to determine which provider you should use - or even which part of the planet you should locate your apps. Every day on its website, Cedexis will… David Strom View comments
Trends Trend Micro Report Identifies 5,000 Bad Android Apps Did you know there are 5,000 new Android apps that can harm your device or steal your data - including extreme cases, such as a Russian fake version of Google Play that would add charges to your mobile bill? Those nuggets are included in the latest quarterly security roundup from Trend Micro's Labs. The report, released last week, breaks little… Enterprise David Strom View comments
Digital Lifestyle Travel Agents See Increased Demand for Gadget-Free Vacations Rosemary Dukelow was eight months into a solo, round-the-world trip when she boarded a cargo ship bound for Savannah, Georgia, in January 2011 - as the ship's sole passenger. Up until that point, she had been a fixture at Internet cafes, constantly checking itineraries and updating the blog she kept to chronicle the trip. But once she boarded… Dave Copeland View comments
Features 4 Cool Things You Can Do With Wappwolf and ifttt Wappwolf and ifttt are a bit like the chocolate and peanut butter in Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Separate, they're pretty good. Together, though, is when the magic happens. For folks new to the services, Wappwolf is an application that performs actions when you drop a file into your Dropbox. ifttt, on the other hand, can interact with websites… Hack Joe Brockmeier View comments
Science Read/Write Daily: Human Evolution Today's theme is human evolution. Nature is still the ultimate guide, but humankind is uniquely capable of putting technological pressure on our own evolution. How's that going for us? Boston Dynamics is ready to announce a Cyborg Age. Check out its superhuman robot, PETMAN. Multimedia artist Timo Arnall has made a video of what the world… Science Jon Mitchell View comments