Friday, October 31, 2014

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Sony saved by expelling the Welsh

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 02:42 AM PDT

hollow-crown-welshIt seems that getting rid of its Welsh CEO Howard Stringer has been good for the struggling Japanese outfit Sony.

Sony reported a second-quarter operating loss which was a lot narrower than the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street had predicted. more»

Android creator walks from Google

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 02:41 AM PDT

Forbidden-Planet-528x812Andy Rubin, co-founder of the  Android mobile business and head of its robotics effort is leaving Google.

According to a statement from Google, Rubin will start a company to support startups interested in building technology-hardware products.

It is possible that Rubin is getting a little bored. more»

Top TV makers reject OLED

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 02:40 AM PDT

tv58Samsung and LG have decided that the world is not ready for OLED and the next generation of TVs will run on quantum dot technology.

The problem is that they can't come up with a way of making OLED affordable for the mass market. more»

Dell comes back from the dead

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 02:33 AM PDT

i-walked-with-a-zombie-from-left-everettBeancounters at IDC are claiming that Dell's US shipments grew 19.7 percent during the third calendar quarter of 2014.

If this is the case, then it would appear that business is turning around for the tin box shifter.

Jeff Clarke, Dell's vice chairman, Operations, and president, Client Solutions said that the reason for the increase was a strong notebook performance in the US and accompanying overall worldwide growth reflects the continued momentum. more»

Tim Cook is gay – so what?

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 02:32 AM PDT

tim-cook-glareThis morning the Tame Apple Press is full of praise for Apple CEO Tim Cook "coming out as gay as if it is really important.

Writing in Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook, unprompted, has said that he is gay. It was news that comes as no surprise to anyone, so why in 2014 was it news? more»

Intel impedes Windows 10

Posted: 31 Oct 2014 02:28 AM PDT

Intel-logoA report said that sales of notebooks using Microsoft Windows 10 are likely to be hit because Intel will be tardy releasing an appropriate chip.

Digitimes Research said that the Intel Skylake microprocessor is supposed to be ready at the beginning of the third quarter in 2015 but will probably not hit the streets until the end of next year or even 2016. more»

UK government to offer free wi-fi

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 08:55 AM PDT

Ed VaizeyThe government has a plan to offer free wi-fi in over 1,000 public buildings across the UK in a bid to make everything a little more accessible.

According to the Telegraph, we'll soon have free wi-fi offered in libraries, museums, and other buildings as part of the government's plans to turn our cities into "super connected cities". more»

Tablet market continues to grow

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 08:40 AM PDT

iPad-miniWhile some say that the phenomenal growth of tablet sales is starting to wane, a report today claims that the situation is quite different.

IDC said that the worldwide tablet market grew by 11.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014 – shipments totalled 53.8 million units. more»

Parallel worlds really do exist

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 08:32 AM PDT

saturnIt seems that the dreams of sci-fi writers have a basis in science because academics have come up with a new theory based on the existence of parallel universes.

The scientists, at Griffith University, claim that they've taken interacting parallel worlds out of the realm of science fiction and into that of hard science. more»

Semiconductor firms have Moore’s Law hope

Posted: 30 Oct 2014 08:23 AM PDT

minionsOne of the problems with semiconductor firms like Intel continually shrinking the size of chips is that soon they'll be up against the limits of the lithographic methods used to make microprocessors.

But scientists at UC San Diego may have an answer which will let Intel engineers sleep easy in their bunny suits at night. more»

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