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• 5G planning starts
• 3D printers make the grade
• Comcast gets customers to pay its power bill
• Microsoft mulls new model
• Postman Pat can print his own 3D cat
• Swedish cops raid Pirate Bay again
• Microsoft accuses US of double standards
• Germanium displaces silicon
• Scientists use Twitter to track mental illness
• Infosys founders sell $1 billion of shares

5G planning starts Posted: 10 Dec 2014 03:25 AM PST While most people haven't even moved to 4G phone networks yet, manufacturers are already talking about standards for the next faster generation of 5G phones. Major vendors are engaging with the formal standards process, according to ABI Research.  Those include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung, mobile operators and academic bodies. more»

3D printers make the grade Posted: 10 Dec 2014 03:16 AM PST Despite high start up costs, more and more businesses are planning to use 3D printers for a whole variety of applications. IDC surveyed 330 people employed by companies with 100 or more staff that are planning to deploy 3D printing. The survey revealed that the primary uses are prototyping and product development, there are many other reasons for deploying 3D tech. more»

Comcast gets customers to pay its power bill Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:58 AM PST  US telco Comcast has a wizard way to set up public Wi-Fi hotspots on the cheap.  It thought it could get its customers to use their home routers to send a "secondary signal" and get a decent coverage. Now it appears that some people have a problem with the comms company effectively powering its network on their electricity bill. more»

Microsoft mulls new model Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:57 AM PST Software aging lothario Microsoft is mulling if it is worthwhile moving to  a younger sexier subscription-based model. At the recent Credit Suisse Technology Conference last week, Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner was speaking to investors about the fact that Microsoft is interested in exploring new monetisation methods for its Windows line of products. more»

Postman Pat can print his own 3D cat Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:56 AM PST Royal Mail is testing out a 3D printing service at its central London delivery office. The move is to see if there is any interest for the “embryonic” technology, printing items including shoes, jewellery, soap dishes and phone cases. Royal Mail is running a pilot this month that will let customers order “ready-to-print” items from 3D tech company iMakr from its New Cavendish Street delivery office. more»

Swedish cops raid Pirate Bay again Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:55 AM PST Inspector Knacker of the Stockholm yard seized servers, computers, and other equipment believed to belong to the P2P outfit Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay and several other torrent-related sites disappeared yesterday, and although no official statement has been made, it is logical to assume that the Pirate Bay's downtime and the raids were no coincidence. more»

Microsoft accuses US of double standards Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:54 AM PST Software giant Microsoft has accused the US government of operating a system of double standards when it comes to snooping on other countries. Microsoft's executive Vice President and General Counsel, Brad Smith said that by demanding companies hand over customer data stored overseas the US government was operating a double standard that it would not accept from other countries. more»

Germanium displaces silicon Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:30 AM PST Chips today use complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) based on purified silicon substrates to do their magic work. But scientists at Purdue University claim to have created the first modern germanium circuit that cuts silicon out of the equation. The first transistor, created by Bell Labs, used purified germanium cooked up in the Purdue labs in 1947.  more»

Scientists use Twitter to track mental illness Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:21 AM PST Psychologists appear to believe that tweets from Twitter can help them garner data about common mental illnesses. Glen Coppersmith, one of a number of computer scientists at John Hopkins University (JHU) said that looking at tweets from people who publicly mentioned their diagnosis lets them speedily and cheaply collect data on seasonal affective disorder, depression, bipolar disorders and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). more»

Infosys founders sell $1 billion of shares Posted: 09 Dec 2014 07:11 AM PST Shares in Indian software services company Infosys fell on the Mumbai bourse today after four co-founders of the company sold the equivalent of $1 billion in shares. They took advantage of an increased share price this year but the move meant the price of the stock fell by nearly five percent. more»

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