Tuesday, September 2, 2014

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Russian sex mad geckos die in space

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:45 AM PDT

lizardA team of sex mad geckos who were sent by the Russians to see what they could do in zero gravity returned to earth stone dead.

The geckos were sent aboard Russian satellite Foton M-4 to study effects of zero gravity on reproductive systems. more»

Logicalis buys into wi-fi outfit

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:52 AM PDT

Clouds in Oxford: pic Mike MageeIT firm Logicalis said it has taken a 51 percent stake in a German company.

ITUMA, which is privaly owned, offers wi-fi services including 3D in location navigation, product promotions and retail ordering.

Why is Logicalis interested in this kind of stuff?  more»

Celebrity leak was Apple cock up

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:50 AM PDT

lawrrenceThe coverage of the leak of celebrity photos from Apple's iCloud has been surprisingly free of blaming Job's Mob for the leak.  

In fact, some of the coverage has even praised Apple's security for its magical encryption which apparently absolved Jobs' Mob of all the blame for the hack. more»

EU watchdog investigation approves Micros takeover

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:32 AM PDT

watchdogEU watchdogs, which have been snuffling around the hindquarters of Oracle's $5.3m takeover of Micros have barked that the deal has come up smelling of roses.

Oracle’s $5.3m takeover of retail and hospitality technology firm Micros Systems still has to get shareholder approval. more»

US tech companies rally against China

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:31 AM PDT

55_Days_at_Peking-633098393-largeUS companies are moaning that Chinese regulators are ganging up on Western tech outfits in a bid to shut them out.

The American Chamber of Commerce in China is fuming about a series of investigations scrutinising at least 30 foreign firms, as China enforces its 2008 anti-monopoly law. more»

Microsoft defies judge’s cloud ruling

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:30 AM PDT

cloud 1A US judge has demanded that software giant Microsoft hand over emails which are stored on a foreign server to the government. Microsoft however has refused to do so until its appeal is heard in another court.

Apparently, the emails are sitting on a server in Ireland. more»

Intel releases eight core desktop CPU

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:29 AM PDT

Core-i7-EE-chip-538x600Chipzilla has released its first eight core desktop CPU targeted at gamers and computer users who need a little extra.

Dubbed  Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition processor, the chip has 16 computing threads which, along with support for the latest DDR4 memory.  more»

Tablet sales go slow

Posted: 01 Sep 2014 07:52 AM PDT

ipad3Market research firm IDC said it has lowered its forecast for tablet sales in 2014 almost halving its estimate of how many will ship.

The reason for that, according to the company, is that buyers in mature markets are contributing to flatness.  more»

White Bull readies startup show

Posted: 01 Sep 2014 07:38 AM PDT

White BullWhite Bull Summits, which runs an annual conference aimed at connecting startups and funds each year, said it is looking for nominations for 13 awards for people that have made a difference in the field.

It has 13 new categories which it will award at its Barcelona conference next month, including best male entrepreneur, best female entrepreneur, best law firm, best in communications and PR, best angel, best corporate VC, best executive search and others. more»

ARM ups 64-bit hype

Posted: 01 Sep 2014 07:24 AM PDT

arm_chipChip licensing company ARM said it has signed its 50th licensing agreement for the v8-A processing technology and said 27 firms have signed up for the show.

Although it did not specify the names of the 27 companies they include the usual suspects like Samsung and we know that Intel is now a big ARM customer too. more»

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