Author: InfoForTech

Every now and then, a smartphone brand refreshes an already launched device with a new, exclusive color. This time, it’s Google stepping in. The company has introduced a Japan-exclusive variant of the Google Pixel 10a, and it’s not just a new coat of paint with a catchy name. It’s called Isai Blue, and it comes with its own story. What’s the story behind it? Unlike the usual Pixel palette, this one isn’t inspired by something you can point at in nature. “Isai” translates to uniqueness and individuality. The shade itself has been chosen to reflect the identity and philosophy of…

To improve data center efficiency, multiple storage devices are often pooled together over a network so many applications can share them. But even with pooling, significant device capacity remains underutilized due to performance variability across the devices.MIT researchers have now developed a system that boosts the performance of storage devices by handling three major sources of variability simultaneously. Their approach delivers significant speed improvements over traditional methods that tackle only one source of variability at a time.The system uses a two-tier architecture, with a central controller that makes big-picture decisions about which tasks each storage device performs, and local controllers…

This week, more time than I’d have liked to spend went on talking about the trials of chasing invoices. This is off the back of a customer (who, for now, will remain unnamed), who had invoices stacking back more than 6 months overdue and despite payment terms of 30 days, paid on an avergae of 80 days. But as I say in this week’s video, more than anything, it was the gall of the CEO to take issue with my frustrated tone rather than with their complete lack of respect for basic business etiquette and paying one’s suppliers. And so,…

For a sport that’s more than 150 years old, the opening of the 2026 Major League Baseball season is set to feature an unusual number of firsts. The official Opening Day on March 26 is the earliest in baseball history. The first official game of the season tonight between the Giants and the Yankees — which is Opening Night, not Opening Day, totally different — will be the first-ever game streamed on Netflix.And chances are that some time during that game, a player will tap his helmet or hat after a pitch is thrown, challenging the umpire’s call and triggering…

Across the region, facilities tied to water and power—including desalination plants—have been damaged or exposed to risk as Iranian strikes extend beyond traditional targets.A single strike, however, is unlikely to shut off the gulf’s water supply. The system is designed to absorb isolated disruption, but sustained or multisite attacks would begin to strain supply far more quickly.“In the Gulf, desalination is built with enough breathing room that losing one plant doesn’t immediately show up at the tap,” says Rabee Rustum, professor of water and environmental engineering at Heriot-Watt University Dubai.In Kuwait, Iranian drone attacks have damaged two power and desalination…

There is a massive investment underway in building digital infrastructure for the AI era, and enterprises are on the hunt for IT providers who offer complete solutions. This scenario sets up well for independent software vendors such as Nutanix Inc. who can offer packaged solutions that integrate with existing systems and provide advanced orchestration for AI workflows. Nutanix has been buoyed in recent months by a series of high-profile strategic partnerships, improved earnings and enterprise interest in scalable, full-stack AI platforms. It marks a moment for the independent software vendor and Nutanix’s ability to nurture fresh alliances that allows it…

For years, the technology industry has operated under the shadow of a single, green-tinted giant. NVIDIA, through a combination of visionary leadership and the early realization that GPUs were the secret sauce for parallel processing, effectively “owned” the AI market before most of us even knew there was an AI market to own. But as any long-term observer of this industry knows, dominance often breeds a certain kind of deafness. When a company stops listening to its customers because it believes its product is the only game in town, it creates a massive opening for a disciplined, focused competitor. That…

The legal battle between Epic Games and Apple is escalating once again. For a second time, the warring factions are going straight to the top of the judicial system. Apple is asking for the Supreme Court to review when and how it can charge commissions on mobile purchases made via third-party payment systems. The business has requested a motion to stay on a lower court ruling regarding the fees Apple charges to software developers using those external financial systems rather than the App Store.The last time Apple petitioned for an appeal at the top of the judicial branch, it was…

The quick sale has always been a false promise, a vision forced upon others. Consultative selling might be a solution or the worst thing ever. It’s your call to choose. As Tyler Durden says, “Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need.” While quoting Fight Club can seem like the start of a satirical critique on the nature of selling, it is not that. None can escape the hamster wheel of consumerism; everyone wants to survive, eat well, and live luxurious lives, including work lives. But what we can…

Americans already lose roughly $1,500 a year to spoiled groceries, according to a 2025 CNET survey, but the freezer isn’t always the rescue it appears to be. The freezer feels like a safe haven for anything you’re not ready to use or that bulk haul of produce you bought on sale. The problem? Not everything comes back from the cold in one piece. Some foods need special handling before they’re frozen, while others simply can’t be saved — emerging mealy, mushy or completely inedible.Before you seal something in a bag and call it “saved,” here are 11 common foods that have no…