| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | PlayStation Now? More Like PlayStation Eventually | | | At the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday, Sony announced the first concrete details of PlayStation Now, its streaming games service that will deliver PlayStation games to a variety of different devices — game consoles, yes, but also tablets, smartphones, and smart TVs. (Wired) Why This Is Important: The idea of being able to stream old ad new games via multiple devices has appeal to both old and new users, but Sony is still in the testing phase, so PlayStation Now won't be debuting soon enough.
| | | #2 | Why Apple's New Retail Chief Is The Right Woman For The Job
| | | Apple shocked both the worlds of technology and high fashion last fall when the company announced that it was poaching Angela Ahrendts, then CEO of luxury apparel and lifestyle label Burberry, to assume command of the lucrative Apple retail operation. (VentureBeat) Why This Is Important: Ahrendts is known for being in constant contact with employees and pushing them to meet quarterly goals. Apple seems to have a powerhouse team.
| | | #3 | Yahoo Girds Its Loins For The Battle Over Your Home Screen
| | | The home screen as it stands cannot last. In reality, what we're looking at is the end times for the traditional grid of icons that we've become so familiar with since the iPhone was introduced in 2007. (TechCrunch) Why This Is Important: Yahoo's recent acquisition Aviate, allows users to organize information on their phones and bring it up just when its needed.
| | | | |  | "We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works." ― Douglas Adams,an English writer, humourist, and dramatist.
| | | Blog Post of The Day | Could A Civil War-Era Law Stamp Out Bitcoin?
By Robert McMillan The Congressional Research Service recently took a close look at Bitcoin, and it discovered a rather unexpected land mine that could bring down the world's most popular digital currency: the Stamp Payments Act of 1862. More » |
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