Today's top reads

A lot of things have been said on reservations and newspapers/websites are teeming with every word spoken about the issue. So I'll skip it comfortably and put up something more interesting than that.

1. Why Microsoft Should Fear Apple
It isn't about Apple's market share or even its quarterly sales numbers. It's about perception.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9014686

May be it is only after I converted to Mac that I've started seeing so many articles debating Mac vs. PC. Some are obviously biased, idolizing Apple beyond reason. But some have been decent and helpful.
The one linked here gives a nice overall picture. Anyone considering buying a new machine should read.

2. Wireless Power
New physics theory could cut the cord on power chargers for gadgets.

http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=18341

An idea we pondered over during the initial phase of our Design Project in our sophomore year. Though a professor simply squashed it demanding more "fun" stuff (he already had taken students working on hardcore technology and therefore wanted to have some variety).
Carrying cables with laptops and mobiles has always been a big restriction. It desperately needs a solution. Lets hope some researcher somewhere makes it work. He'll be rich beyond imagination.