Fwd: enlighten

'Enlighten 3 offers a unique method of implementing advanceddynamic lighting inside of digital content, which not only improves the image visually as compared to the older Enlighten technology, but also offers significant performance gains. "Lighting is the most critical element in producing computer graphics that reflect the realism of the natural world," said Masaki Kawase, lead software engineer, YEBIS, Silicon Studio. "Post processing is an integral part of this. With the inclusion of YEBIS 3 Post Processing Effects Middleware is Forge, artists will more easily be able to realize their creative vision."

By using Enlighten, game developers can create realistic light effects. Although this isn't entirely new, many games today still feature ambient lighting, seemingly coming from no source; or if a source is shown, the light often does not actually emit from it.'

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/geomerics-enlighten-3-dynamic-lighting,28673.html

 

Fwd: Neutrality

'While Mr. Obama's position stunned officials at the FCC, he wanted to push for strong rules ensuring net neutrality right after his 2008 election over Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.). The FCC's chairman at the time, Julius Genachowski, supported Mr. Obama and aimed to write strong rules preventing broadband providers from making some websites work faster than others for fees…

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​...

Mr. Obama made them clear in a 1,062-word statement and two-minute video. He told the FCC to regulate mobile and fixed broadband providers more strictly and enact strong rules to prevent those providers from altering download speeds for specific websites or services.

​..​

That essentially killed the compromise proposed by Mr. Wheeler, leaving him no choice but to follow the path outlined by the president.'

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-white-house-thwarted-fcc-chief-on-internet-rules-1423097522

​I pay my Internet Service Provider for high speed access, but that ISP has been charging Netflix to provide that same access. 

 The only issue is whether Netflix can pay for preferential treatment?  I would think that technology would make this unnecessary, because I am now getting at least 60 megabits per second downloads, but I am not sure of the issues involved.  Perhaps

​all that ​

Netflix

​streaming ​

causes bottlenecks

​ on the Internet​

?

Although I don't know this for certain, it would seem that one service paying ​preferential treatment would negatively impact other services.

Fwd: Dell

'While You Weren't Looking, Dell Made Android Tablets Interesting Again

 

First off—just to get this out of the way—it's the thinnest tablet the world has ever produced. At just 6mm thick, the badass gunmetal-grey aluminum chassis handily takes the crown from Sony's 6.4mm thick Xperia Z2 slate. See how my 10.4mm Moto X looks ridiculously fat by comparison? The Dell is thin, no joke.

 

Second, this slate also comes with arguably the world's best tablet screen: a gorgeous 8.4-inch, 2560 x 1600 OLED panel with colors to die for. 

http://gizmodo.com/while-you-werent-looking-dell-announced-the-worlds-mos-1632621335

 

Fwd: The Machine

'The Machine's design includes other novel features such as optical fiber instead of copper wiring for moving data around. HP's simulations suggest that a server built to The Machine's blueprint could be six times more powerful than an equivalent conventional design, while using just 1.25 percent of the energy and being around 10 percent the size.'

 

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/533066/hp-will-release-a-revolutionary-new-operating-system-in-2015/

World Trade Center and Memorial on iPhone. In this photo it looks like they are still constructing it.

Verizon Wireless will hand out freebies on November 26 - CNET

Not sure yet how to take advantage of these offers...

http://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-wireless-will-hand-out-freebies-on-november-26/

Top scientists react to the game "2048"

One of my favorite games ...

Top scientists react to the game "2048"

Best Smart Phones

http://www.businessinsider.com/best-smartphones-2014-10?op=1

I have the iPhone 6 Plus on order.

As rumors swirl of consumers bending Apple's iPhone 6, CNN put them to the test.

http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2014/09/24/iphone-6-plus-bend.cnnmoney/index.html?iid=V_Taboola

Apple’s iOS 8 is here — and there’s no shortage of problems | New York Post

http://nypost.com/2014/09/18/apples-ios-8-is-here-and-theres-no-shortage-of-problems/

iOS 8 on the iPhone 4S: Performance isn’t the (only) problem | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/09/ios-8-on-the-iphone-4s-performance-isnt-the-only-problem/

in-anticipation-of-iphone-6-walmart-sells-iphone-5c-for-97-cents

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/in-anticipation-of-iphone-6-walmart-sells-iphone-5c-for-97-cents/

 

If I wanted a cheap iPhone I would hold out for Apple to drop the price of the 5S to $100.  I think that it might already be the price in some places.

 

The 5S is a 2013 model.

The 5C is a slightly cheaper version of the iPhone 5, which is a 2012 model.  I have the iPhone 5.  My intent is to upgrade to one of the versions of the iPhone 6, but I might look at other brands too.

 

 

Is Apple’s iOS Backdoor Not a Backdoor?

Is Apple's iOS Backdoor Not a Backdoor?

Watched the iOS "8" developer conference yesterday

Apple is coming out with cool stuff for iOS, but especially for developers.

 

iPhone 5s/5c stocks being liquidated

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/557341/20140630/iphone-6-release-date-imminent-walmart-cut.htm

 

Tim Cook is setting Apple up for its next big hit and he isn’t getting the credit he deserves

http://qz.com/224151/tim-cook-is-setting-apple-up-for-its-next-big-hit-and-he-isnt-getting-the-credit-he-deserves/

Where Is Qualcomm, Inc's Snapdragon 805?

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/05/21/where-is-qualcomm-incs-snapdragon-805.aspx

 

 

What the iPhone 6 will look like.

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/what-will-the-iphone-6-look-like-~UpCr9iqR5u7_hFoCcix5g.html?cmpid=yhoo

 

 

5 Reasons Apple Looks Like the Next Sony - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kylesmith/2014/03/25/5-reasons-apple-looks-like-the-next-sony/

How iPads and smartphones are killing jobs

A testing ground for this is the debate over whether to raise the national minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10, as President Obama and many Democrats would like. Historically, raising the minimum wage has usually had no meaningful impact on hiring, regardless of what partisan advocates may claim. But this time may, uh, be different. Up till now, automation has mostly been used to streamline industrial assembly lines and other complex systems. Now, technology has gotten so cheap that a few iPads outfitted with ordering and purchasing software may be cheaper than a staff of retail clerks earning minimum wage. If the pay threshold were to rise to $10.10, it could boost overall costs at some employers by nearly 10%, according to BlackRock analysis. That may be enough to persuade a whole range of companies to replace workers with gizmos wherever possible.

 

http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/how-ipads-and-smartphones-are-keeping-people-out-of-work-175925590.html