7:42 PM
Water scientists warn that in just 1 or 2 generations a majority of the 9 billion people on Earth will face severe water shortages that are self-inflicted by man:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130527-a-majority-on-earth-will-soon-face-severe-selfinflicted-water-shortage-scientists
Chinese hackers have apparently stolen the blueprints for the new spy agency headquarters for Australia. The blueprints have been traced to a Chinese server and China can apparently use the information to bug and otherwise infiltrate Australia's intelligence agency:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/05/28/china-hackers-australia-spy-agency-headquarters/2364863/
Russia announced that it would ignore US, Israel, European Union and NATO objections and will sell advanced air defense missiles to Syria:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130528-game-changer-russia-to-supply-syria-with-advanced-s300-airdefense-systems
It is interesting to read about how much work that people in Iran have to do to get around the restrictions that Iran's government has been trying to enforce within Iran as the presidential election date approaches:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2013/05/irans-approaching-vote-brings-receding-web-access
IDC forecasts that more tablets will ship this year than portable PCs--not only will more tablets be sold this year than laptops/netbooks, more tablets will be sold in 2015 than all PCs (desktops and portable PCs) combined. The tablet market is rapidly shifting to smaller screen sizes--not surprising because the early tablet market was dominated by the 10" iPad and now a lot of smaller screen sizes are being sold:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/idc-forecasts-worldwide-tablet-shipments-surpass-portable-pc-shipments-2013-0
AT&T's 4G LTE network was found to be the fastest of all major wireless carriers in speed tests in 20 US markets. PCWorld/TechHive then ranked AT&T highest in overall speed and pricing value for LTE service in those cities:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/press-releases/att-3g4g-combo-named-best-speed-and-value
Samsung is in a strong position in the Chinese smartphone market--last quarter they shipped 12.5 mil smartphones to China and had 18.5% of China's smartphone market. Huawei is #2 with 8.1 mil smartphones shipped and Apple is #6 with 6.1 mil iPhones shipped. So, Samsung has twice the market share than Apple in China and Samsung's share in increasing in that market:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/strategy-analytics-samsung-dominates-chinese-smartphone-market-q1/2013-05-28
It is bad enough that JC Penny is forecast to die this year, but their latest billboard in California was supposed to be of a simple tea kettle...but it apparently looks like Hitler:
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/unable-catch-break-jcpenney-puts-billboard-showing-tea-kettle-looks-hitler-149835
One of the 6 known working Apple 1 computers (made in 1976) was actioned off for a record $668,000:
http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/vintage-apple-1-computer-auctioned-off-for-usd-668000/1/195354.html
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130527-a-majority-on-earth-will-soon-face-severe-selfinflicted-water-shortage-scientists
Chinese hackers have apparently stolen the blueprints for the new spy agency headquarters for Australia. The blueprints have been traced to a Chinese server and China can apparently use the information to bug and otherwise infiltrate Australia's intelligence agency:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/05/28/china-hackers-australia-spy-agency-headquarters/2364863/
Russia announced that it would ignore US, Israel, European Union and NATO objections and will sell advanced air defense missiles to Syria:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/dr20130528-game-changer-russia-to-supply-syria-with-advanced-s300-airdefense-systems
It is interesting to read about how much work that people in Iran have to do to get around the restrictions that Iran's government has been trying to enforce within Iran as the presidential election date approaches:
http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2013/05/irans-approaching-vote-brings-receding-web-access
IDC forecasts that more tablets will ship this year than portable PCs--not only will more tablets be sold this year than laptops/netbooks, more tablets will be sold in 2015 than all PCs (desktops and portable PCs) combined. The tablet market is rapidly shifting to smaller screen sizes--not surprising because the early tablet market was dominated by the 10" iPad and now a lot of smaller screen sizes are being sold:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/idc-forecasts-worldwide-tablet-shipments-surpass-portable-pc-shipments-2013-0
AT&T's 4G LTE network was found to be the fastest of all major wireless carriers in speed tests in 20 US markets. PCWorld/TechHive then ranked AT&T highest in overall speed and pricing value for LTE service in those cities:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/press-releases/att-3g4g-combo-named-best-speed-and-value
Samsung is in a strong position in the Chinese smartphone market--last quarter they shipped 12.5 mil smartphones to China and had 18.5% of China's smartphone market. Huawei is #2 with 8.1 mil smartphones shipped and Apple is #6 with 6.1 mil iPhones shipped. So, Samsung has twice the market share than Apple in China and Samsung's share in increasing in that market:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/strategy-analytics-samsung-dominates-chinese-smartphone-market-q1/2013-05-28
It is bad enough that JC Penny is forecast to die this year, but their latest billboard in California was supposed to be of a simple tea kettle...but it apparently looks like Hitler:
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/unable-catch-break-jcpenney-puts-billboard-showing-tea-kettle-looks-hitler-149835
One of the 6 known working Apple 1 computers (made in 1976) was actioned off for a record $668,000:
http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/vintage-apple-1-computer-auctioned-off-for-usd-668000/1/195354.html