Thursday, February 21, 2013

[Technology] Google's Pixel Chromebook - Microsoft's delight

Google's Pixel Chromebook - Microsoft's delight
http://www.zdnet.com/googles-pixel-chromebook-microsofts-delight-7000011653/
Summary: Google's overpriced and feature-limited new Chromebook Pixel is the best thing to happen to Microsoft's Surface Pro.

AMD Elaborates on PS4's Custom ''Jaguar'' APU
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/02/20/with-playstation-4-sony-reboots-its-games-business/?section=money_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_topstories+%28Top+Stories%29
"At the most basic level, an APU is a single chip that combines general-purpose x86 central processing unit (CPU) cores with a graphics processing unit (GPU) and a variety of system elements, including memory controllers, specialized video decoders, ...

Ford expanding Cleveland plant to meet growing demand
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/9bVlIF52Xw6MyqiFWiTDnM/Ford-to-make-small-engine-at-Ohio-plant.html
It is no secret the auto industry has suffered for years, but things are starting to lean towards the upswing, with Ford announcing that it will be expanding its plant in Cleveland, Ohio.

Samsung under fire over copy-paste bricking
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/feb/21/samsung-copying-bug-android-devices-criticism
Users of a variety of Android-based Samsung smartphones are becoming restive at the mobo's apparent inability to fix a simple bug that has catastrophic consequences.

Petition to legalize phone unlocking reaches goal
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/100-000-Petition-for-Phone-Unlocking/story.xhtml?story_id=11100DKGRGSU
A Whitehouse.gov petition to rescind the recent decision making personal unlocking of cell phones illegal has reached the 100,000 signatures necessary for an official response from the administration.

FCC orders 2M people to power down cell phone signal boosters
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/02/fcc-orders-2m-people-to-power-down-cell-phone-signal-boosters/
The Federal Communications Commission today enacted a set of rules governing the sale and deployment of wireless signal boosters, devices consumers use to improve cell phone signals.

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