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Submission + - World has 295 exabytes of storage space (pcpro.co.uk)

Submitted by nk497
nk497 writes: Researchers have added up the world's computing capacity, and it apparently works out to 295 exabytes — or 295 billion gigabytes. The University of Southern California researchers said that includes all the information we can "store, communicate and compute". In 2007, the world sent 1.9 zettabytes of data over broadcast technologies, and 65 exabytes over communications systems, notably cell phones.
Hardware

Submission + - Why the Arduino Won and Why It’s Here to Sta (makezine.com)

Submitted by ptorrone
ptorrone writes: For years — students, journalists, makers and old-school engineers — have asked why the open source microntroller platform, the Arduino, has taken off, with over 100k units "in the wild" — it's the platform of choice for many. MAKE's new column discusses why the Arduino has become so popular and why it's here to stay. And for anyone wanting to build an "Arduino killer" (there are many) — MAKE outlines what they'll need to do.
Censorship

Submission + - Google executive kidnapped (cnn.com) 2

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Egyptian plainclothes wearing buzzcut men kidnapped a
google marketing executive yesterday for tweeting about the
government. Google had since opened a telephone to tweet
service. His whereabouts are still unknown.
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