Content-Hungry Smartphone Users Balk at Ads; Promises, Challenges of Exascale Computing

View newsletter in a browser window. Content-Hungry Smartphone Users Balk at Ads Colin Johnson recently wrote about the increased adoption of a two tier service model for content: ad-free mobile subscriptions backed by advertising-based Web services. He noted that users were forcing companies to adopt this approach because they (the users) refuse to pay additional subscription fees to view content containing ads on mobile devices. Also, I invite you to register for a Smarter Technology editorial eSeminar taking place Tuesday, March 29, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 1:00 p.m. Eastern by clicking here. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Smart Ways to Incorporate Social Networking into Your Enterprise" will provide you with vital information about how your company can efficiently and effectively incorporate social networking tools into your business plan. Click here to register. READ MORE >> The Promises and Challenges of Exascale Computing Exascale computers will improve simulations, allow for more realistic modeling of complex natural processes, and offer better insight into the underlying science of those processes. READ MORE >> 24 Cities Get Grants to Become Smarter IBM has awarded 24 cities grants to help make them smarter. Announced last week, the awards are the first batch of the 100 grants IBM plans to bestow over three years as part of its Smarter Cities Challenge program. READ MORE >> Global Surveillance System Aims to Prevent Pandemics Online data mapping could soon play a vital role in preventing transmission of deadly diseases from animals to humans. READ MORE >> Intelligent Software for the Urban Electric Vehicles Problem As plug-in electric cars like the Nissan LEAF become more popular, there will be many cars driven into city parking garages during the day that will need charging. Unlike charging cars at home at night, when electricity use is low, these cars will need electricity during peak power demand periods. One way to address these potential problems is to use a combination of intelligent software and grid modernization. The idea involves smart meters gathering real-time information about charging, analyze the charging load distribution throughout a city, and then using additional intelligence to balance loads across geographically dispersed substations. WATCH NOW >> Now in 3D: Copy and Paste! READ MORE >> Nanogenerators to Enable Battery-Free Handhelds READ MORE >> Smarter Cities and Smarter Buildings (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy