In 2009-2010, AMD launched the entire 4 chip Evergreen series in 6 months. By previous standards this was a quick pace for a new design, especially since AMD had not ...
When AMD originally spun off its foundry business in 2008, the resulting Foundry Company (as it was called back then) was 55.6% ATIC owned and 44.4% AMD owned. Since then ...
At its 2012 Financial Analyst Day, AMD mentioned a conscious shift towards being a more agile company. Wanting a bigger piece of the high margin server market, AMD is willing ...
AT&T recently started taking heat as subscribers with grandfathered unlimited data plans saw their downstream throughput throttled after consuming just over 2GB on AT&T's 3G HSPA+ network. The primary complaint ...
On our last day at MWC 2012, TI pulled me aside for a private demonstration of WiFi Display functionality they had only just recently finalized working on their OMAP 5 ...
Imagine a gaming service similar to Steam, where instead of having to wait a few hours for the game to download, you could get started in just a few minutes. ...
E-mails leaked today from a private US intelligence company directly mention charges drawn up in the US against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Melbourne, Australia paper The Age obtained the e-mails ...
A Russian hacker dramatically demonstrated one of the most common security weaknesses in the Ruby on Rails web application language. By doing so, he took full control of the databases ...
Given the size and scale of its database, it's remarkable we don't see more US defamation lawsuits filed (rather than just threatened) over Wikipedia entries. It's even more remarkable when ...
Apple may have redesigned the Smart Cover for the iPad 3 introduction expected on Wednesday. While the original Smart Cover connected to the side of an iPad 2 via magnets ...
Imagine a gaming service similar to Steam, where instead of having to wait a few hours for the game to download, you could get started in just a few minutes. ...
E-mails leaked today from a private US intelligence company directly mention charges drawn up in the US against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Melbourne, Australia paper The Age obtained the e-mails ...
A Russian hacker dramatically demonstrated one of the most common security weaknesses in the Ruby on Rails web application language. By doing so, he took full control of the databases ...
Given the size and scale of its database, it's remarkable we don't see more US defamation lawsuits filed (rather than just threatened) over Wikipedia entries. It's even more remarkable when ...
For those of you having problems restoring from Time Machine under OS X 10.7.3, Apple has issued a supplemental update to fix some bugs. Read More: Apple Read the comments ...
Google's new privacy policy pulls together usage data from of its different services: YouTube, Gmail, Docs, etc. and uses it to create a more clear picture of its users. If ...
Considering how important it is, backing up in Windows is never as simple as it should be. Until now. Genie Timeline Home 2.1 reduces the backup process to just three steps: pick ...
Microsoft's silent Nokia takeover, which started with last year's Windows Phone agreement, is starting to pick up momentum. This afternoon Nokia emailed that Ovi Share will close up, effective the ...
Cocoon has provided us with a set of Grid-It organizers to review, and giveaway to a couple of BetaNews readers. We’ve got a larger and smaller one than the one ...
Lots of people are talking about Windows 8's new Metro UI, following last week's release of the Consumer Preview. Metro has a great deal of potential, but compared to the desktop ...
From a 1961 British Pathe newsreel called "Beat The Bandit", a remarkable anti-theft system for a briefcase: As the man runs off with the case three telescopic poles spring out ...
(Reuters) The Atlantic has a list of the 31 advertisers on this morning's episode of the Rush Limbaugh show. I just put my Netflix account on hold, and will cancel ...
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There's a story making the rounds right now suggesting that the use of hair relaxers—products that are used more often by African American women than women of other ethnicities—might cause ...
Last week, I blogged about the Mother Jones investigation into labor conditions in ecommerce warehouses. Now Fair Warning and several California newspapers have an expose on the conditions inside Schneider ...
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh hope the new imaging technique will help them identify neural connections broken by traumatic brain injuries and other neurological disorders. [Read more]
With 16:10, 24-inch monitors finding themselves an increasingly endangered species these days, it's good to know which ones stand ahead of the pack. [Read more]
It's been a few months since Ford promised us that juicy refresh to its whips' infotainment system, but it looks as if the wait is about to come to an end. The Built Tough manufacturer says it's finally shipping those 2GB USB sticks (plus an SD card if you have Navigation) to proud owners of MyFord Touch-equipped rides. Included in the fresh update -- which promises to be faster, simpler and better -- are things such as easier controls, audio support for tablets, improved Sirius commands and the ability to ...
Big East ChampionshipOne of the 3D early adopters and looking for something to watch? While there are many conference championships taking place in the run up to March Madness this week, ESPN 3D's cameras are set to catch all the action at the Big East Championship, meaning several games each day, leading up to the final game Saturday night. Last year it was Kemba Walker and UCONN lighting up the stage on their way to an NCAA Championship, now we'll see which team makes a run in 2012.(All week, ESPN ...
If you thought Google's Kansan stab at blistering gigabit speeds was lust-worthy, then this latest fiber feat out of Germany should have you flooding the room with drool. Part of Deutsche Telekom's OSIRIS (Optically Supported UP Router Interfaces) project, the telco's T-Labs team managed to successfully transfer data "over a single optical fiber wavelength channel" from Berlin to Hanover and back at speeds of up to 512Gbps -- that's over half a terabit. It's hard to imagine just what exactly you'd be able to do with all that bandwidth (upload ...
It's Monday, and almost as regular an occurrence as the day itself, we're here to help by letting you listen into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 5:30PM. Please be a part of it by reviewing the list of topics after the break, then participating in the live chat as you listen in. Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PMJoin the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:00:00 ...
SkyMiles distributor Delta isn't a newcomer to the land of in-flight WiFi freebies. And, while this time it's not setting a time limit on your browsing, you'll have to stay within the Amazon virtual walls to take advantage. The hook-up between the airline and online retail giant will allow passengers to do some up-in-the-clouds shopping at no cost, including its Wireless store. Delta says the goal is to offer a "convenient way to shop online at 30,000 feet for things they want on the ground." Other bits announced are also ...
One of the most common questions I get is “if I can bank online, why can’t I vote online”. A recently released (but undated) document ”Supplement to Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment” from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council addresses some of the risks of online banking. Krebs on Security has a nice writeup of the issues, noting that the guidelines call for 'layered security programs' to deal with these riskier transactions, such as: methods for detecting transaction anomalies; dual transaction authorization through different access devices; the use of ...
This morning, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal next term of United States v. Jones (formerly United States v. Maynard), a case in which the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals suppressed evidence of a criminal defendant's travels around town, which the police collected using a tracking device they attached to his car. For more background on the case, consult the original opinion and Orin Kerr's previous discussions about the case. No matter what the Court says or holds, this case will probably prove to be a landmark. Watch ...
In my research on privacy problems in PACER, I spent a lot of time examining PACER documents. In addition to researching the problem of "bad" redactions, I was also interested in learning about the pattern of redactions generally. To this end, my software looked for two redaction styles. One is the "black rectangle" redaction method I described in my previous post. This method sometimes fails, but most of these redactions were done successfully. The more common method (around two-thirds of all redactions) involves replacing sensitive information with strings of XXs. ...
When Brazilian president Dilma Roussef visited China in the beginning of May, she came back with some good news (maybe too good to be entirely true). Among them, the announcement that Foxconn, the largest maker of electronic components, will invest US$12 billion to open a large industrial plant in the country. The goal is to produce iPads and other key electronic components locally. The announcement was praised, and made it quickly to the headlines of all major newspapers. There is certainly reason for excitement. Brazil lost important waves of economic ...
Earlier this week, Facebook expanded the roll-out of its facial recognition software to tag people in photos uploaded to the social networking site. Many observers and regulators responded with privacy concerns; EFF offered a video showing users how to opt-out. Tim O'Reilly, however, takes a different tack: Face recognition is here to stay. My question is whether to pretend that it doesn't exist, and leave its use to government agencies, repressive regimes, marketing data mining firms, insurance companies, and other monolithic entities, or whether to come to grips with it ...
#pastperfect This 1968 promotional video for Honeywell's electronics and computing equipment also includes a glimpse of the company's work in obviously-faked-robotics. Miss Honeywell might be billed as the 'world's first ...
#youtube Disney and YouTube's content deal is alive, which means that roughly 70 episodes from Disney Channel shows are now available for free viewing on YouTube. Fan favorites like Hannah ...
#appoftheday There's something moody and wonderful about timelapses we can't get enough of. They're simple, beautiful and transfixing. Now there's an app that allows you to easily create both timelapses ...
#drugs 50 unsuspecting kids in Chatham, New Jersey recently received a breast cancer drug from their local CVS instead of the fluoride pills they asked for. The kids took tamoxifen ...
#magnets Payton Bushnell is the adorable three-year-old you see above. She's also the incredibly fortunate young lady who swallowed an astonishing 37 (THUR-TEEE SEVV-UNNN) rare-earth magnets lived to blabber about ...
#forwhatitsworth AT&T's unlimited data contracts always had limits, Apple fixes Time Machine on OS X Lion, and the USDA will be tweeting bad beef. More »
#dropbox If you use multiple machines, you may be frustrated by the fact that your desktop—where many of us keep our current projects—doesn't stay in sync between computers. While you could drag the files to your Dropbox manually, reader tpflanz has a simpler solution: just move your Desktop to your Dropbox. More »
#webapps Docracy is a free web service that not only provides legal documents for anything from a non-disclosure agreement to an apartment lease (and more), but it also lets you sign the documents as well. More »
#appdeals The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. More »
#socialnetworks Web site Nextdoor connects you to your neighbors with a private social network built around where you live. Sounds a little silly, but it's actually got some potential. More »
Pinterest continues to present opportunities for inspiration, engagement and organization. But who would have thought it could act as an event calenda…
Spain's National Court has asked Europe’s highest court to clarify jurisdiction issues in cases involving individual privacy complaints against Google and search...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will require Western Digital to sell off assets used to manufacture desktop hard drives to a competitor as a condition of its...
As the Republican primaries rage on, Facebook users are busy talking about what's going on. Tomorrow is Super Tuesday, the day for predicting Republican presidential primaries in nine states. Social media hasn't been the best at predicting who is going to win - but it's definitely shown who is the most talkative. Facebook users are not talking much about Santorum. That's probably because they're too busy sharing this rather literal viral graphic of the joke that's been going around for sometime now. Sponsor The awesome gaylords over at Unicorn Booty ...
It was only a matter of time before phishing scams began popping up on Pinterest, the online image-based social network. The first, most obvious scam is for a Starbucks gift card. Users should also watch out for Cheesecake Factory gift card scams, which use similar language: "Free giftcards to all Pinterest users!" Pinterest scams are different from Facebook's in two ways. "Pinterest is a new platform that users may have less sophistication in understanding what looks legitimate, and what looks like a scam, since they haven't had much exposure to ...
Passwords are dead. Of course, passwords have been dead for over a decade, but the problem with this dead technology is that it just won't die. The successful breach of security nearly one year ago on the RSA division of EMC targeted an all-too-weak two-factor authentication system. For a moment during the Tuesday round of keynotes at the conference that bears his company's name, RSA Executive Chairman Art Coviello, Jr looked despondent, helpless, like an executive pleading the Fifth. But this time, Coviello didn't just blame the usual suspects. Striking ...
With the right data, you can get a pretty interesting picture of an area. Whether it's a state, city, or even a street, you can learn a lot from data. Do you need to pack a coat if you're visiting in March? What's the elevation, cost of living, how many people live there? But to answer what is it like? That takes a bit more doing. This was the topic of Jesper Andersen's talk at Strata, "Building a Data Narrative: Discovering Haight Street." The idea, to "see how far we ...
We've been skeptical of social media's ability to predict election results, but that hasn't stopped a slew of social media experts spending the eve of Super Tuesday from rolling out predictions for Republican presidential primaries in nine states tomorrow. The reason we're skeptical is simple: social media is often echoing poll results, and in some cases amplifying those poll results. When social media has "predicted" the results of a primary with some accuracy, it has almost always been in line with what more scientific polls were predicting. In other words, ...
We started work on Basecamp Next back in April of last year. Initially it was just a tiny team: JF, JZ, and me exploring whether it would even be a ...
Today, Jeffrey Zeldman shared a new alternative to the venerable Phark CSS image replacement method better known by its surely-that’s-far-enough negative 9999 pixel indent. I’ve long since found my own ...
A few years ago I used to be a hothead. Whenever anyone said anything, I’d think of a way to disagree. I’d push back hard if something didn’t fit my ...
I’ve been with 37signals as a remote system administrator for a month now and thought I would share some observations on Operations: User Experience I’ve been thoroughly impressed by how ...
Over the last year, we’ve spent a ton of time on little details that really make using the all new Basecamp a real pleasure. That’s not to say it’s perfect ...
