Thursday, August 19, 2010
IT News HeadLines (HardOCP) 19/08/2010
FCC: You're Not Getting The Broadband You Pay For
A new report from the FCC says that you are only getting about half the advertised internet speed your ISP claims you are getting. How can this be? The clever use of marketing phrases like "up to" that keeps them from being held accountable for not giving you the full advertised speed. In other words, consumers need a better, publicly agreed upon measure of broadband performance that reflects the network operation and end-user experience. The NBP's Recommendation 4.3, calling on the FCC to work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, consumer groups, industry and other technical experts to develop broadband measurement standards is designed to address this issue. Comments
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I'm A Mac Guy Uses Jailbroken iPhone
At least ten people have sent me this video clip of Justin Long using his jailbroken iPhone on the Jimmy Kimmel show. Despite the fact I can't stand the guy, the clip is pretty funny and the fact he uses a jailbroken iPhone is even funnier. Comments
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Robots That Develop Emotions in Interaction with Humans
Because teaching robots "anger" when dealing with humans is always a good idea. Skynet approves of this news post. The robots are capable of expressing anger, fear, sadness, happiness, excitement and pride and will demonstrate very visible distress if the caregiver fails to provide them comfort when confronted by a stressful situation that they cannot cope with or to interact with them when they need it. Comments
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Robots That Develop Emotions in Interaction with Humans
Because teaching robots "anger" when dealing with humans is always a good idea. Skynet approves of this news post. The robots are capable of expressing anger, fear, sadness, happiness, excitement and pride and will demonstrate very visible distress if the caregiver fails to provide them comfort when confronted by a stressful situation that they cannot cope with or to interact with them when they need it. Comments
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Investors Chide Michael Dell
According to a recent regulatory filing, about one fourth of Dell's shareholders want to give Michael Dell the boot. Hey, I heard that guy from HP is looking for a job. "Mr. Dell is quite properly an iconic figure at the company," said Joseph A. Grundfest, a Stanford law professor and co-director of the Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance. "It is extremely rare to have that amount of shareholder disaffection directed toward an executive who is so central to the company's past, present and future." Comments
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IBM Breaks Double Digit Performance Barrier
IBM announced today an IBM POWER7-based system with IBM DB2 database software and IBM System Storage broke all previous records and topped the 10 million transactions per minute mark using the industry standard TPC performance benchmark, easily besting all results previously achieved by competitors such as HP and Oracle. Comments
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Astro A40 Gaming Headset and MixAmp Review
Astro Studios is famous among console gamers even if you don't know why. It designed the XBOX 360, but can a bunch of design gurus put together a team to build a gaming headset that is worth $250? We have learned that looking cool and sounding great are two different things in our past reviews. Can Astro pull it off?
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US Students Not So Worldly Wise
I hate to say it but it is pretty embarrassing that students in the U.S. think Beethoven is a dog and Michelangelo is a computer virus. Hey, a least they are good at video games and texting. Most young Americans entering university this year can't write in cursive, think email is too slow, that Beethoven's a dog and Michelangelo a computer virus, according to an annual list compiled by two academics at a US college. To students who will get their bachelor's degrees in 2014, Czechoslovakia has never existed, Fergie is a pop singer, not a duchess. Comments
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No Charges in School Laptop-Spying Case
While I am sure there will no doubt be some cash settlements before this all over, the criminal portion of the laptop spying case comes to a close with no charges filed. U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger says investigators have found no evidence of criminal intent by Lower Merion School District employees who activated tracking software that took thousands of webcam and screenshot images on school-provided laptops. Comments
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EU Loses Case Over Taxes on US Tech Items
The European Union has until the end of next month to appeal a decision by the WTO to block the collection of illegal tariffs on high-tech items from the US. The European Union is weighing whether to appeal a World Trade Organization ruling that condemned the bloc for illegally collecting tariffs on billions of dollars worth of high-tech goods from the U.S., Japan and Taiwan. EU spokesman Patrizio Fiorilli said officials were still studying the decision, even though they've had weeks to read through the 444-page confidential report. Comments
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The Rise of Text Messaging
Today's totally obvious infographic is brought to you by the crew at Mashable. I say totally obvious because I don't think the information provided here will come as a surprise to anyone. Are you surprised? Text messaging is one of the most popular communication methods in the world. The cost of a cell phone and SMS plan compared to that of a computer and a broadband connection has made texting extremely popular in developing countries, and "unlimited messaging" plans have made it the communication medium of choice for teens everywhere (beating face-to-face conversation and e-mail in popularity). Comments
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Intel, Micron Achieve Another Flash First
Intel and Micron are sampling their first 3-bit-per-cell (3bpc) NAND flash memory on 25-nanometer (nm) process technology, producing the industry's highest capacity, smallest NAND chip. The 8GB device offers improved cost efficiencies and higher storage capacity for the competitive USB, SD (Secure Digital) flash card and consumer electronics markets. Flash memory is primarily used to store data, photos or other multimedia for use in capturing and transferring data between computing and digital devices. Comments
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3 Clocks, One Perfect Cube
This sure seems like an awful lot of effort just to get a perfect cube once every twelve hours but there is definitely a cool / nerd factor here that can't be denied. Comments
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