Here’s something strange, but it really works… Go toWikipedia, any random article will do. Click the first link of any article, but skip anything in parentheses (brackets). Repeat this and you will eventually end up on Philosophy. It may take you a few clicks, (it’s taken us between 5 and 25, depending on the article we started at) but it’s amazing how every time we’ve tried here at The Next Web, Philosophy always shows up soon enough....
Apple has reportedly entered into a partnership with the foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the manufacture of its next generation mobile processors,according to DigitTimes’s industry sources. TSMC will use its 28nm and 20nm processes to produce Apple’s upcoming A6 and, presumably, even A7 processors. The Taiwanese foundry is reported to have negotiated a good deal from Apple and its large orders won’t affect the company’s gross margins—currently at 46%—for the worse....
Ever since Transport for London (TfL)announcedit was opening its data for developers to access back in September, a stream of London transport apps have emerged from local developers. For example, last month we wrote aboutBus It London, a web app designed specifically for mobile browsers. But there has been a myriad of other apps covering all transport options in London. If you live in London or, indeed, you’ve ever visited London, there’s a fair chance you were delayed at some point....
Microsoft may have opened up more than one can of worms when it recently leaked its internal project,codenamed ‘Tulalip,’ to the world. Not only did the company have to answer to every major news organization over just what it was up to, but there is a potential legal headache looming between the company and the technical owners of the name,the Tulalip Tribes. When the Tribes found out about the use of their name, they sent Microsoft a note on the matter....
FacebookandTwitter, two of the world’s most popular social networks have prominent Chinese counterparts,RenRenandSina Weibo. With this in mind, it doesn’t come as a surprise thatTumblr, the light, casual blogging platform, gets one too. DianDian (点点), which translates to “bit by bit”, is a new startup dubbed as the Tumblr clone of China. Chinese tech blogTechRicereports that it has received a beta invitation from DianDian, which is currently on closed beta. Its founder Jack Xu, is a “Genius in the Chinese Social Networking industry”....
