Thursday, December 4, 2014

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Driverless cars hit UK roads soon

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 03:24 AM PST

googlecarYesterday's Autumn Statement by chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne included information about driverless car tests in the UK.

According to Innovate UK – an arm of the government, £10 million will be plunged into formal trials that will start in January 2015. more»

North Korea behind Sony hack – reports

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 02:46 AM PST

Kim Jong Un, courtesy of North Korea news agencySuspicions that hackers working for the Democratic Republic of North Korea were behind the hack attack on Sony Pictures last week appear to have been verified by US investigators.

Both Bloomberg and Reuters claim to have talked to individuals who are part of the investigation that have outlined their suspicions. more»

Samsung mobile suits get the axe

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 02:30 AM PST

Samsung HQ Silicon Valley - MM picThe head of Samsung's beleaguered mobile division has hung on to his job – as we reported earlier this week.

But there will be blood on the carpet, according to sources who told Reuters that JK Shin's three chief underlings will get their marching orders soon. more»

Servers show mixed results

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 02:09 AM PST

server-racksYesterday we reported that server revenues in Europe the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) only showed minor growth.

Those were figures from Gartner. But data from its deadly rival IDC indicate that things were less gloomy for server vendors in the third quarter of this year. more»

Email does your brain in

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 01:46 AM PST

stressyResearchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have come to the less than startling conclusion that continually checking your email is a stressful business.

It's been known for ages that getting snotty emails from your boss, your ex or the taxman can give you a real headache. more»

Apple App store safety is a myth

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 01:33 AM PST

tumblr_mc8zb8BqH31rttlrno1_400If you believe the Tame Apple Press you would think that the Microsoft and Google App stores were a terrible place full of Apps poisoned with malware, while the Apple App store is so rigorously checked, that all is completely safe. more»

Inbox to replace Gmail

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 01:30 AM PST

330ogleGoogle plans to replace Gmail with Inbox, according to three engineers behind the project.

Lead designer Jason Cornwell said that in the short term Gmail is here to say, but in the longer term the new mail product will replace it. more»

Gangham Style nearly broke YouTube

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 01:28 AM PST

0921-gangnam-style_full_600Gangnam Style, the South Korean pop star’s enduring video phenomenon from 2012, nearly broke YouTube by getting more than 2,147,483,647 views and creating a sort of Y2K fault.

The site’s original view counter was not designed to take that many hits and its developers could not believe that a video would be watched by numbers greater than a 32-bit integer (2,147,483,647 views). more»

Intel builds new Xanadu in China

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 01:27 AM PST

intel_log_reversedIntel has said that it will write a $1.6 billion cheque to upgrade its factory in the city of Chengdu in western China.

The surprise move shows how Chipzilla is deepening ties in a market that is proving increasingly troublesome for rivals like Qualcomm.  more»

Ballmer and Jackson steal everyone’s thunder

Posted: 04 Dec 2014 01:26 AM PST

SteveBallmerMouthAgapeFormer Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson snatched the spotlight away from the current Voles in charge, at a recent Microsoft share meeting.

The shy and retired Ballmer is still the company’s biggest individual shareholder and he sat next to Jackson in the second row of the Meydenbauer Centre auditorium, packed with about 400 shareholders. more»

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