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In a move hinted at during a keynote at January’s Open Compute Summit, Facebook is building a data center using new techniques that make it akin to building a giant Ikea desk. The company will use these new “rapid deployment data center” techniques on its forthcoming second data center in Luleå, Sweden, and will share its insights via the Open Compute Project.

The first method Facebook is employing, called the “chassis approach,” is actually more similar to an automobile assembly line, where the chassis is built separately and then built upon from there. In Facebook’s case, the chassis is a 12-foot by 40-foot unit that will sit above rows of racks and house lighting, cable trays, and everything else that typically goes above a row of servers. Facebook data center engineer Marco Magarelli wrote in the blog post detailing the new methods that the company chose the chassis approach…

This year’s Gigaom Structure Data conference is bringing more case studies and end users to the stage than ever before. The focus has shifted from defining big data to discovering how big data can help make better products and bigger profits. That’s why this year’s speakers include Ford, McLaren, Watson Solutions, the FTC, MetLife, GUESS, Google Ideas and more. We hope to see you in New York City.

Three firsts for Gigaom

1. The inaugural Big Data Trivia Night. Produced by the Gigaom editorial team and hosted in downtown NYC with prizes for the top experts in big data, it’s a night out you don’t want to miss. Beer, brain twisters and some free loot (iPad minis) — all thanks to New Relic. Check it out!

2. The inaugural Data Lab track. Gigaom is leading a workshop series called “Data Lab” with speakers from DataHero, Krossover, The Echo Nest…

Samsung launched a new free music app for users of its smart phones Friday that aims to take on Pandora(s P) with a free and ad-free radio streaming experience and a unique interface that takes some design cues from terrestrial radio. It’s the company’s second major foray into music services, and it could signal a shift in direction.

Milk, as the new app is called, offers access to some 200 genre-based stations, as well as the ability to launch custom stations based on artists or songs, just like Pandora. The app’s user interface is however very different from Pandora’s fairly straightforward music player. At the center of the Milk experience is a virtual dial that can be used to quickly scan through stations that are arranged by genre.

At the center of the Milk app is a dial that lets users skip through and browse for stations.

As the users…

Empresa anuncia lançamento de um skate flutuante semelhante ao mostrado no filme De Volta Para o Futuro II. Será que finalmente descobriram a antigravidade?

No dia 03 de março de 2014, uma empresa norte-americana chamada HUVr publicou dois vídeos que fizeram enorme sucesso no YouTube. Em menos de 24 horas, ambos os filmes alcançaram mais de 900.000 visualizações!

O que chama a atenção nos dois vídeos é o produto que a empresa está afirmado que lançará ainda nesse ano: Um tipo de skate que não possui rodas. Um hoverboard claramente inspirado no skate mostrado no segundo filme Back to The Future. De acordo com o que é mostrado, o aparelho parece flutuar mesmo!

Empresa teria criado um hoverboard que flutua igual no filme! Será? (foto: reprodução/YouTube)

O skate exibido na propaganda é muito parecido com o skate futurista usado pelo personagem Martin McFly (vivido pelo ator…

The Galaxy S5 isn’t scheduled for release until April, but it’s never too soon to start thinking about how you’re going to dress it up. UK-based online retailer MobileFun claims to have images and pricing for Samsung’s official Galaxy S5 cases, which include everything from a standard plastic shell to an S-View case with built-in wireless charging.

All of these cases are variations on designs we’ve seen for existing Samsung smartphones. The standard protective case (above) is a clear plastic cover, made from thermoplastic, designed to protect the phone from scratches. There’s also the standard S-View cover (at the top), which replaces the back cover of the phone and features a cutout on the front that allows you to view incoming calls and messages.

Samsung is also offering a wireless charging cover, which is basically the same concept as the S-View cover, but provides built-in support for charging your…