Fortifying computer chips for space travel
Space is cold, dark, and lonely. Deadly, too, if any one of a million things goes wrong on your spaceship. It's certainly no place for a computer chip to fail, which can happen due to the abundance of radiation bombarding a craft. Worse, ever-shrinking components on microprocessors make computers more prone to damage from high-energy radiation like protons from the sun or c...
Technology
Fortifying computer chips for space travelSpace is cold, dark, and lonely. Deadly, too, if any one of a million things goes wrong on your spaceship. It's certainly no place for a computer chip to fail, which can happen due to the abundance of radiation bombarding a craft. Worse, ever-shrinking components on microprocessors make computers more prone to damage from high-energy radiation like protons from the sun or c...TechnologySeptember 13, 2015, 4:3:45Fortifying computer chips for space travelsource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150904195347.htm | September 13, 2015, 4:3:45
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Understanding of complex networks could help unify gravity and quantum mechanics
Mathematicians investigating one of science's great questions -- how to unite the physics of the very big with that of the very small -- have discovered that when the understanding of complex networks such as the brain or the Internet is applied to geometry the results match up with quantum behavior....
Science
Understanding of complex networks could help unify gravity and quantum mechanicsMathematicians investigating one of science's great questions -- how to unite the physics of the very big with that of the very small -- have discovered that when the understanding of complex networks such as the brain or the Internet is applied to geometry the results match up with quantum behavior....ScienceSeptember 13, 2015, 4:2:58Understanding of complex networks could help unify gravity and quantum mechanicssource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150910084602.htm | September 13, 2015, 4:2:58
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Samsung apparently won't be laying off 10 percent of its workforce after all
Samsung has rubbished Bloomberg's report from yesterday stating that the vendor would cut 10 percent of the workforce at its corporate headquarters. South Korea's Yonhap News, quoting a high-ranking Samsung official, states that a portion of the workers will be relocated, with no job cuts expected at its headquarters for the time being....
Marketing
Samsung apparently won't be laying off 10 percent of its workforce after allSamsung has rubbished Bloomberg's report from yesterday stating that the vendor would cut 10 percent of the workforce at its corporate headquarters. South Korea's Yonhap News, quoting a high-ranking Samsung official, states that a portion of the workers will be relocated, with no job cuts expected at its headquarters for the time being....MarketingSeptember 13, 2015, 4:1:48Samsung apparently won't be laying off 10 percent of its workforce after allsource: http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-apparently-wont-be-laying-10-percent-its-workforce-after-all | September 13, 2015, 4:1:48
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This is the new ‘Nexus 5X’
The phone you see in the image above is the Google “Nexus 5X,” which currently happens to be the running name for the 2015 version of Google’s next-generation Nexus 5 handset. The newly leaked image has all the design elements seen in previous leaks, including photos of an early prototype rear shell and protective cases that are already on sale in some shops....
Hardware
This is the new ‘Nexus 5X’The phone you see in the image above is the Google “Nexus 5X,” which currently happens to be the running name for the 2015 version of Google’s next-generation Nexus 5 handset. The newly leaked image has all the design elements seen in previous leaks, including photos of an early prototype rear shell and protective cases that are already on sale in some shops....HardwareSeptember 7, 2015, 23:40:32This is the new ‘Nexus 5X’source: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/huge-leak-nexus-5x-121502542.html | September 7, 2015, 23:40:32
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Lenovo Blatantly Rips Off The iPhone 6 Design
Congratulations Lenovo, you just produced the most accurate iPhone 6 ripoff! The company just unveiled a new phablet called the Lenovo Phab Plus. It’s huge, and it looks exactly like an iPhone 6. The company might think that it can pull this off due to the different form factor, but there is no way you can’t see an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus in these pictures:...
Hardware
Lenovo Blatantly Rips Off The iPhone 6 DesignCongratulations Lenovo, you just produced the most accurate iPhone 6 ripoff! The company just unveiled a new phablet called the Lenovo Phab Plus. It’s huge, and it looks exactly like an iPhone 6. The company might think that it can pull this off due to the different form factor, but there is no way you can’t see an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus in these pictures:...HardwareSeptember 7, 2015, 23:33:36Lenovo Blatantly Rips Off The iPhone 6 Designsource: http://techcrunch.com/2015/09/07/lenovo-blatantly-rips-off-the-iphone-6-design/?ncid=rss | September 7, 2015, 23:33:36
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Sword-wielding robot samurai are coming, and this video proves it
Just because the robot apocalypse is coming, that doesn't mean our new masters will use lasers to oppress us. Some might use samurai swords. That's the conclusion you'll have to come to once you get a look at a recent demonstration set up by Japanese robotics company Yaskawa Electric Corporation. In a video titled "Yaskawa Bushido Project," t...
Robotics
Sword-wielding robot samurai are coming, and this video proves itJust because the robot apocalypse is coming, that doesn't mean our new masters will use lasers to oppress us. Some might use samurai swords. That's the conclusion you'll have to come to once you get a look at a recent demonstration set up by Japanese robotics company Yaskawa Electric Corporation. In a video titled "Yaskawa Bushido Project," t...RoboticsSeptember 6, 2015, 22:27:5Sword-wielding robot samurai are coming, and this video proves itsource: http://mashable.com/2015/09/05/robot-samurai/ | September 6, 2015, 22:27:5
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Guild Wars 2 is now available for free, and its paid expansion will include raids
Just one day after announcing a release date for its new expansion, Heart of Thorns, developer ArenaNet unleashed even more major news for massively multiplayer RPG Guild Wars 2....
Gaming
Guild Wars 2 is now available for free, and its paid expansion will include raidsJust one day after announcing a release date for its new expansion, Heart of Thorns, developer ArenaNet unleashed even more major news for massively multiplayer RPG Guild Wars 2....GamingSeptember 6, 2015, 22:25:12Guild Wars 2 is now available for free, and its paid expansion will include raidssource: http://www.polygon.com/2015/8/29/9224269/guild-wars-2-free-to-play-arenanet-heart-of-thorns-expansion-raids-raiding-mmo | September 6, 2015, 22:25:12
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FIFA 16 burnishes the career modes with preseason tournaments and practice
Over the years, EA Sports' FIFA series has tiptoed a fine line of not fixing what isn't broken. That said, major parts of the game will wind up needing something new after a few years, not because they're bad or outdated, just because they're due. In FIFA 16, the career modes are the squeaky wheel getting the grease....
Gaming
FIFA 16 burnishes the career modes with preseason tournaments and practiceOver the years, EA Sports' FIFA series has tiptoed a fine line of not fixing what isn't broken. That said, major parts of the game will wind up needing something new after a few years, not because they're bad or outdated, just because they're due. In FIFA 16, the career modes are the squeaky wheel getting the grease....GamingSeptember 6, 2015, 22:24:34FIFA 16 burnishes the career modes with preseason tournaments and practicesource: http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/6/9269125/fifa-16-burnishes-the-career-modes-with-preseason-tournaments-and | September 6, 2015, 22:24:34
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20 Cool Things Google Search Can Do
You can do a lot of things on Google Search but Google Search just keeps on giving. From easter eggs to handy shortcuts that give you want you want and what you need almost instantly, Google Search is becoming an indispensable tool to students, travelers, the curious and the bored....
Google/Android
20 Cool Things Google Search Can DoYou can do a lot of things on Google Search but Google Search just keeps on giving. From easter eggs to handy shortcuts that give you want you want and what you need almost instantly, Google Search is becoming an indispensable tool to students, travelers, the curious and the bored....Google/AndroidSeptember 6, 2015, 4:36:5420 Cool Things Google Search Can Dosource: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/google-search-fun/ | September 6, 2015, 4:36:54
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Game|Life Podcast: Will Apple Finally Announce a TV Gaming Platform?
Oh, this always comes up and then they never do, but anyway, it lets Matt Peckham and I get into a pretty fun discussion about phones, tablets, TVs, microconsoles and the like on this week’s Game|Life Podcast. He also quizzes me about Tokyo Game Show—did you know I’m going to Tokyo Game Show soon?—and I have some more thoughts on the current state of Super Mario Maker....
Gaming
Game|Life Podcast: Will Apple Finally Announce a TV Gaming Platform?Oh, this always comes up and then they never do, but anyway, it lets Matt Peckham and I get into a pretty fun discussion about phones, tablets, TVs, microconsoles and the like on this week’s Game|Life Podcast. He also quizzes me about Tokyo Game Show—did you know I’m going to Tokyo Game Show soon?—and I have some more thoughts on the current state of Super Mario Maker....GamingSeptember 6, 2015, 4:35:45Game|Life Podcast: Will Apple Finally Announce a TV Gaming Platform?source: http://www.wired.com/2015/09/gamelife-podcast-apple-tv-tokyo-game-show/ | September 6, 2015, 4:35:45
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To get girls more interested in computer science, make classrooms less 'geeky
A new study found that three times as many female high school students were interested in enrolling in a computer science class if the classroom was designed to be less 'geeky' and more inviting....
Design
To get girls more interested in computer science, make classrooms less 'geekyA new study found that three times as many female high school students were interested in enrolling in a computer science class if the classroom was designed to be less 'geeky' and more inviting....DesignSeptember 6, 2015, 4:33:24To get girls more interested in computer science, make classrooms less 'geekysource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150827121928.htm | September 6, 2015, 4:33:24
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Customizing 3-D printing
Researchers have designed a new system that automatically turns CAD files into visual models that users can modify in real time, simply by moving virtual sliders on a Web page. Once the design meets the user's specifications, he or she hits the print button to send it to a 3-D printer....
Technology
Customizing 3-D printingResearchers have designed a new system that automatically turns CAD files into visual models that users can modify in real time, simply by moving virtual sliders on a Web page. Once the design meets the user's specifications, he or she hits the print button to send it to a 3-D printer....TechnologySeptember 6, 2015, 4:32:45Customizing 3-D printingsource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150903131424.htm | September 6, 2015, 4:32:45
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Identifying illegal websites in photos
European computer scientists have developed a way to "read" web addresses in images that could improve filters for blocking pornographic, gambling and other sites. They provide details in the new issue of the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems....
Technology
Identifying illegal websites in photosEuropean computer scientists have developed a way to "read" web addresses in images that could improve filters for blocking pornographic, gambling and other sites. They provide details in the new issue of the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems....TechnologySeptember 6, 2015, 4:32:0Identifying illegal websites in photossource: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150901120803.htm | September 6, 2015, 4:32:0
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Google joins forces with other tech giants to create next-generation video format
Google has joined forces with six other industry giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Mozilla, to form the Alliance for Open Media. The alliance's main goal is to work together to create new open source formats and codecs for online video, audio, and other streaming media....
Google/Android
Google joins forces with other tech giants to create next-generation video formatGoogle has joined forces with six other industry giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Mozilla, to form the Alliance for Open Media. The alliance's main goal is to work together to create new open source formats and codecs for online video, audio, and other streaming media....Google/AndroidSeptember 6, 2015, 4:31:16Google joins forces with other tech giants to create next-generation video formatsource: http://www.androidcentral.com/google-joins-forces-other-tech-giants-create-next-generation-video-format?utm_source=related&utm_medium=module&utm_campaign=nextv2 | September 6, 2015, 4:31:16
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Samsung's new DRAM module will lead to smartphones with 6GB RAM
APIs Are The New FTEs
