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21st century jobs for Native youth?
Web-based multimedia development is one of the hottest areas of the New Economy. And no sector is hotter than animation. There is tremendous global demand for people with the skills necessary to develop animation for television, movies, video games, and the web. Even India, a hotbed for developing the right kind of animation talent, currently needs to fill 35,000 new animator jobs -- and the talent currently isn't there. This presents Native Canadian and Native American youth with a tremendous opportunity. Early talks have begun between Drum Computer, educational software developer The Indigenous Learning Company, and Montreal-based ToonBoom Animation Inc. (the Emmy Award-winning developer of world-leading animation software), designed to lead to innovative new programs that will allow creative Native youth to acquire the skills, tools, and confidence to land jobs in the field of digital animation. Bonus -- with a Drum and an Internet connection, 21st century Native Canadian and Native American animators can work from anywhere -- no more having to leave home to get a decent job!
Touch is on its way
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Gartner Inc. says more than 50% of PCs purchased by users under 15 will have touchscreens by 2015. "An entire generation will graduate within the next 10 - 15 years for whom touch input is totally natural..."
Netbook sales soar in '09, says Strategy Analytics
While 2008 was a big year for netbooks, it looks like 2009 was even bigger. According to Strategy Analytics, netbook shipments grew by 79% in 2009. And 2010 is predicted to be another strong year.
35 million netbooks from Big 6 to be shipped from Taiwan in 2010
Acer (12 million units) and Asus (6 million units) will continue to lead Taiwan-based netbook makers in 2010, according to industry sources.
PC market returns to growth with double-digit gains through 2013, says IDC
Mini-notebooks (netbooks) continued to see strong growth with a 37% gain over the previous quarter, while the mini-notebook share of consumer portables increased to 28% from 14% a year ago.
Intel announces next-generation Atom platform
Intel has announced new Intel Atom processors today that feature integrated graphics built directly into the CPU, enabling a new generation of netbooks and Atom-based entry level desktop PCs.
10 questions to ask about netbooks
Brace yourself - netbooks are about to move into your company. Here's what you need to know before they do. We've seen laptop alternatives before. So what's different about netbooks? Simple: They're really inexpensive and provide better functionality than any smartphone.
American Indian anthropology student makes appropriate use of technology
Daniel Pedro knew when he was a sophomore at Santa Fe Indian School that he wanted to be an anthropologist. He also knew that as a Zuni, he would not be able to touch human remains – a common task for physical anthropologists.
“It was kind of a barrier,” said Pedro, a 20-year-old freshman at the University of New Mexico-Gallup. “I had to find a way to work around it.”
Acer chairman blames HP and Dell for poor ultra-thin notebook sales
Acer chairman JT Wang believes ultra-thin notebooks with long battery-lives will be the future trend in the notebook industry and he recently urged Intel, which plans to mainly push mainstream notebook platforms in 2010 and might invest less resources in ultra-thin notebooks, to turn its focus back to the ultra-thin segment.
Google has its own plan for netbooks
There's still an awful lot about Google's Chrome OS project that remains up in the air, but the company's December 3 '09 demonstration did reveal a bit about how Google thinks the Netbook should evolve.
Score one for netbooks (and smartphones and e-book readers)
Even if Intel launches its next-generation Moorestown platform for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) in the first half of 2010, only limited numbers of vendors are expected to launch related products, since MIDs can be replaced by smartphones, netbooks and e-book readers in terms of functionality.
The Coming Manufacturing Renaissance
Are there new "skunkworks" about to pop up out there? Is there a re-discovered appetite for making things that matter rather than simply "shuffling paper" among our brightest and best? Are we in for a manufacturing renaissance?
It's a cruel world!
It's tough out there! Some people lose their sandals whle kayaking in a mountain lake. Then there's Microsoft, who host a terrific event called Mobius, where invited guests are shown what the company is up to in the mobile space. Look carefully at the photo in the article. Oh, cruel world!
Google talks about their new Chrome OS
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Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year.
Google-crafted Chrome OS will be tailored exclusively for applications hosted as services in the Internet "cloud" and debut on low-cost bare-bones netbooks that have been a booming segment of the laptop computer market.
Finland makes broadband access a legal right
The Finnish government has become the first in the world to make broadband internet access a legal right, forcing telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all the country’s 5.3 million citizens.