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Patrick Nelson was editor and publisher of the music industry trade publication Producer Report and has written for a number of technology blogs. Nelson wrote the cult-classic novel Sprawlism.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Patrick Nelson and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
Future wireless networks will have no capacity limits
Calculations that suggest there will be caps on the amount of data that wireless networks can transmit are wrong, according to researchers at Linköping University.
New tech harvests electricity out of thin air
Internet of Things sensors and communications gear could be powered by air temperature fluctuations, inventors from MIT say.
Companies ready to spend on IT hardware again
The recent IT spending slowdown, caused by enterprises assessing cloud computing services, is about to end, Morgan Stanley says. Investors could see double-digit earnings growth from the IT hardware sector in 2018.
IoT: Sensor-as-a-service, run by blockchain, is coming
Nokia is launching a blockchain-driven Internet of Things (IoT) sensor network for its telco equipment users to sell on.
Small wake-up receivers could extend IoT sensor life
Ultrasonic signaling that triggers sensors to switch on or off could add to efficiency efforts being made in IoT design, researchers at Stanford University say.
5G won’t cope, terahertz will provide more bandwidth
Researchers say 5G won't be able to accommodate the growing demand for bandwidth. Terahertz-frequency networks, with their larger capacity and smaller power needs, will be the better option.
Internet slowdowns might become a thing of the past
A new way of providing the same optical bandwidth optimization as one sees in huge-scale core networks could appear in homes and small businesses.
Data could one day be stored on molecules
Academics are frantically searching for ways to best store and retrieve the exabytes of data being produced daily. Chemistry is superseding traditional engineering routes.
Buildings should behave like humans
Artificial intelligence, along with real-time IoT, must be incorporated into buildings to make them smarter and healthier, says a major construction firm.
Breakthroughs in magnetism will change storage and computing
Solid-state memory hold your horses. Magnetic media isn’t dead yet. Neural networks and vast efficiencies are coming to help out the aging technology.
France goes after companies for deliberately shortening life of hardware
French prosecutors investigate a "planned obsolescence" complaint against printer maker Epson. A conviction could have far-reaching global ramifications.
Artificial intelligence may not need networks at all
Teaching AI machine learning systems that they don’t need a lot of resources could make neural networks portable and reduce data transmission costs.
Data ‘tsunami’ to absorb 20% of world electricity
Unprecedented data traffic growth, along with global emissions from data centers, will impede attempts to rein in climate change, say experts.
New global internet reliability concerns emerge
Undersea internet-carrying cables are susceptible to a cut and are an accident waiting to happen, experts say.
How artificial intelligence will self-manage the data center
HPE's artificial intelligence (AI) predictive engine brings us one step closer to having self-managing data centers.
How to handle the vanishing radio spectrum: Share frequencies
Researchers say one way to alleviate the upcoming radio frequency crunch is to share public safety frequencies temporarily with secondary users, such as IoT sensors.
Microsoft, Daimler to use fuel cells to power data centers
Microsoft and Daimler say hydrogen fuel cells could provide better energy solutions for data centers than existing electrical grid and backup power technology.
Researchers developing building-free data centers
A new outdoor server farm concept that uses vats of liquid-cooled computers instead of buildings could be literally located in farmland.
Blockchain poised to disrupt traditional retail operations
Smart contracts and a blockchain-based decentralized database platform could provide direct sales to consumers and reduce prices by 30%.
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