Thursday, March 21, 2013

[Technology] Google upgrades YouTube's 'engines'

Google upgrades YouTube's 'engines'
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/youtube-says-has-one-billion-monthly-active-users/380171-11.html
Serving up billions of hours of video every month would put huge strain on most websites. Social networks such as Twitter and Tumblr still occasionally struggle with much smaller numbers of people viewing just text and pictures.

Canon EOS Rebel SL1
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/cameras/news/canon-announces-eos-rebel-sl1-worlds-smallest-and-lightest-dslr-camera-345174
About 6.5 years ago, Olympus announced the E-Volt E-410, which at that point became the smallest dSLR ever. In the years since, I don't remember anybody attempting to match it for size.

Apple is accused in lawsuit of infringing on Intertrust patents
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/software-coompany-intertrust-accuses-apple-of-infringing-patents/1091269/
Apple is famous (or notorious, depending on your point of view) for going it alone on some technologies rather than joining the rest of the tech crowd.

Volkswagen plans 10 new plants outside Europe: Recalls cars in China
http://www.rushlane.com/volkswagen-plans-10-new-plants-1270635.html
Decline in car demand at their home market in Europe, has made Volkswagen work on establishing 10 new plants outside Europe, 7 of them in China.

Unlocked Android Smartphones Will Free Consumers
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/03/21/174891695/samsungs-on-a-roll-but-can-it-beat-apple
The 9.7-inch iPad costs Apple $316 to make and sells for $499. The 4-inch iPhone costs Apple $207 to make and sells for $649. Yet, most consumers buy iPhones and other overpriced smartphones like hotcakes because they pay a little upfront while ...

At Samsung, the brains of TVs matter as much as their size
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/03/21/samsung-85in-uhd-tv-to-set-you-back-40k/
For the world's No. 1 TV seller, it's no longer all about bigger screens and thinner panels. Televisions have to be smart too.

Chevrolet promises big changes in Camaro
http://www.motorward.com/2013/03/2014-camaro-ss-teased-ahead-of-new-york-debut/
It will show the SS version of the sporty car at the New York Auto Show. Camaro SS. The 2014 model represents the most significant change for the fifth-generation Camaro (Photo: Chevrolet).

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