According toGizmodoApple has been awarded a patent for the use of LiquidMetal for use with its batteries. At first that seams awkward because LiquidMetal is mainly known because it is scratch resistant, super strong, and light. Seems more pertinent to use it on the outside of a phone, right? The reason why Apple is planning on using it in the inside, and for the battery, has everything to do with fuel cell development....
Why your SaaS success is all about ‘Net Dollar Retention’ Here’s how you calculate NDR What is Net Dollar Retention? NDR is a metric expressed as a percentage. It illustrates the (change in the) amount of revenue from the current users a company can retain compared to another period with taking downgrades, upgrades, and churn into account. NDR, or Net Dollar Retention, is not as well known as MRR, but a very valuable (if not more valuable) metric....
While readingHarper’s Weekly Review, I was struck by the following quote: “astronomers spotted a zombie supernova 21 million light years from Earth…” Um, what is a zombie supernova?! And should we be afraid? The original article came fromScience Daily, reporting on a supernova that was discovered 6 days ago on 24 August 2011, approximately 21 million light years away from Earth, which is closer than any other of its kind in a generation....
Earlier this weekrumors swirledthat after a somewhat troubled life, the Zune brand was going to be axed and the product diffused into the set of services at Microsoft run by the Live team. I verballyfought againstsuch an action. In due course, and due of course to my coarse calls, the Zune team came out and explained that no,they were not being shut and shuffled. Everyone who uses Microsoft products breathed a sight of relief....
It’s that time of year again. CES is almost here and that means we’re about to receive on onslaught of new robot technology. Most of it’s going to be awful, some of it’s going to be amazing, and all of it’s going to be over-hyped because, hey, it’s Vegas. Based on the contents of the dumpster fire that is my inbox, home robots are going to make a huge splash at CES....
