The China Chip Advances—and May Compete with Intel Soon
• Technologyreview.comThe country's first homegrown microprocessor could be used in Internet servers and routers.
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Time-Lapse Camera Wins Raspberry Pi Coding Contest
• Wired.com12-year-old Aaron Hill has won a British competition asking teenage programmers to write software for the Raspberry Pi.
Security Guru Pledges to Strengthen Critical Computers
• David Talbot via TechnologyReview.comComputer-security researcher Eugene Kaspersky says he is testing control software that won’t run malicious code.
The HP Way, and How It Completely Screwed HP
• Robert Beckhusen via WIRED.comThese days Hewlett Packard can’t do anything right. But, in particular, it really can’t do software.
Porn Sites Match Your Face to Sex Stars
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, by Paul WagenseilEver see an attractive person and wonder what he or she looked like naked?
Report: French officials accuse US of hacking Sarkozy’s computers
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Julian PecquetThe United States used U.S.-Israeli spy software to hack into the French presidential office earlier this year, the French cyberwarfare agency has concluded, according to the newsmagazine l’Express.
Over 1 Million Apps Have Been Submitted to iOS App Store
• Christina Bonnington via WIRED.comMobile app development hit a major milestone today when Apple accepted its one-millionth — yes, one-millionth — app for sale in the App Store, further underscoring Cupertino’s lead in the apps space
Nintendo Wii U Review: Sounds Gimmicky, But Makes Good Games More Good
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comA new Wii, a little bit like the last Wii, that gains a surprising amount from what sounds like a gimmick--even if every game doesn't take advantage of that.
Simulated Brain Ramps Up To Include 100 Trillion Synapses
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comIBM is developing a cognitive computing program under a DARPA program and just hit a major high.
From Google, A Breathtaking Interactive Journey Through The Stars
• http://www.popsci.com, By Colin LecherIt's like the trippy parts of A Space Odyssey for Google Chrome, basically.
What is HTML?
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, Ryan GoodrichHTML, or HyperText Markup Language, is the programming language used to display Web pages via an Internet browser
Will your next smartphone take a baby's temperature?
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Will ShanklinIs smartphone evolution at a standstill? Today's batch of phones have ultra-sharp displays, zippy performance, and great cameras. What's left? One man hopes that the next big thing will be infrared sensors.
Antivirus Software Pioneer John McAfee Believes He Is About To Die At The Hands Of Police
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Nicholas CarlsonAntivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee is reportedly on the run from the police in Belize.
Google Foretells Big Switch to Networks of the Future
• http://www.wired.com, By Cade MetzIn the summer of 1998, when Larry Page and Sergey Brin were drafting an official business plan for the company they hoped to build around their Google search engine, they asked Guido Appenzeller for a little help.
Ask a Geek: How Can I Permanently Delete My Computer Files?
• http://www.popsci.com, By Jake LudingtonMake sure nobody will ever see your classified documents.
Dronestagram Reveals the 'Real Places' Hit by U.S. Drones
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, StaffGoogle Maps' satellite view offers an easy way to virtually visit hard-to-reach spots around the world, from tropical islands to Antarctica.
Microsoft’s Real-Time Translator Speaks in Your Voice
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Tom SimoniteSoftware turns English into synthesized Chinese almost instantly.
Apple Is Looking At Dropping Intel
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jay YarowApple is exploring how to drop Intel chips in favor of its home grown chips, Adam Stariano, Peter Burrows, and Ian King at Bloomberg report.
Ohio recently installed untested, uncertified software patches on ES&S voting machines...
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by Kathleen GeeOhio recently installed untested, uncertified software patches on ES&S voting machines in 39 counties, says liberal tabloid
How close are we to holographic gaming?
• howstuffworks.com, by Wesley FenlonStarships! Warp drive! Teleportation! "Star Trek" has given real scientists more futuristic technologies to strive for than any other piece of science fiction
The States with the Riskiest Voting Technology
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Mike OrcuttSome states—including swing states—are more vulnerable to glitches that could tip the election. But the lack of a paper backup means such errors can go undetected.
Whittling With Lasers: Constructable Brings Handheld ‘Pew Pew’ Power to your Workshop
• http://www.wired.com, By Tim MalyHere’s the thing about contemporary rapid prototyping tools — while they’re rapid compared to sending your designs off to a factory, they still aren’t all that rapid.
IBM Transistors Made Of Nanotubes Could Replace Silicon, In Ever-Tinier Computer Chips
• popsci.comSilicon can't keep up with our demand for smaller and faster chips, but IBM researchers may have found a way to continue accelerating chip performance with a whole new kind of transistor.
Consolation Prize: The Game Console Is Dead. What Will Replace It?
• http://www.wired.com, By Chris KohlerIn November, Nintendo will release Wii U, the first update to the groundbreaking motion-controlled gaming console that took the industry by storm in 2006.
Turn An Android Device Into A Pocket-Size Media Center
• http://www.popsci.com, By Adam DachisThe notion that a home entertainment center must be in your actual home is antiquated.
Government Not Happy With App That Allows Users To Encrypt Cell Phone Communications
• http://govtslaves.info, Ryan GallagherLately, Mike Janke has been getting what he calls the “hairy eyeball” from international government agencies.
Meet Alto, The Gmail Replacement You Won't Believe Was Made By AOL
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Nicholas CarlsonAOL's problem is it largely depends on two declining sources of traffic, people who use AOL to get online and Web-based AOL.com email users.
Megaupload Is Dead. Long Live Mega!
• http://www.wired.com, By Charles GraeberThey’ve been indicted by the U.S. government for conspiracy and briefly thrown in jail, but Kim Dotcom and his partners in the digital storage locker Megaupload have no intention of quitting the online marketplace.
New Programming Language Makes Social Coding Easier
• technologyreview.comThe language, Dog, is designed to reduce the complexity of existing programming languages.
Dear Mystery Algorithm That Hogged Global Financial Trading Last Week: What Do You Want?
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowOn Friday, a single mysterious program was responsible for 4 percent of all stock quote traffic and sucked up 10 percent of the NASDAQ's trading bandwidth. Then it disappeared.
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