From EETimes: Facebook helped define a low cost 100 Gbit/second optical Ethernet transceiver it expects to start deploying next year. The move is another example of ways big data centers are driving design in computers and networking.
Facebook specified a 100G transceiver using single-mode fiber it...
One thing I have noticed about elementary school is the number of hands-on projects teachers give to students. Whether they were dioramas, models, or other artwork, there were always a handful each year. As for myself, I have never been good at art, whether the visual or performance arts, yet I enjoyed the projects. I stopped playing piano when I was in grade three, and I vowed to never touch instruments again. I also recently pulled out a drawer...
From InfoWorld: Google will stop some Flash content from automatically playing starting Sept. 1, a move it decided on earlier this year to improve browser performance.
Flash, made by Adobe Systems, is still widely used for multimedia content, but security and performance issues have prompted calls...
From PC World: When HTC and Valve unveiled the SteamVR-powered Vive earlier this year, the launch date was almost as surprising as the reveal itself: The virtual reality headset will launch in time for the holidays, the companies said. That timeframe would give the Vive crucial “first to market”...
From CNET: Apple will show off its next iPhones on September 9 at an event in San Francisco.
The event will be held exactly a year after the company introduced the iPhone 6 and its larger sibling, the 6 Plus. The two phones have become Apple's best-selling devices ever and have made Apple the most...
From ComputerWorld: SK Hynix, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, announced that it plans to invest $38.9 billion to build three new semiconductor fabrication plants by 2024.
South Korea-based SK Hynix's proposed investment tops other deals by semiconductor giants, such as Intel and...
From InfoWorld: Yahoo pitched mobile developers on new tools at a New York conference on Wednesday, aiming to inspire them to go out and build disruptive apps.
"There hasn't been a single industry that hasn't been disrupted by mobile applications, starting with music, gaming, travel, retail, and...
From PC World: Alienware’s refreshed laptops announced today at Pax Prime will feature better screens, Thunderbolt 3 and even a new AMD GPU but oddly won’t feature Intel’s latest CPU.
The company announced three refreshed laptops: Alienware 13, Alienware 15, and Alienware 17, with the numeral...
From CNET: No, the Apple Watch hasn't completely dominated the wearables market just yet -- but it's getting there.
In researcher IDC's latest quarterly report on wearables, Apple's first smartwatch -- which went on sale in April -- debuted at the No. 2 spot, just behind category leader Fitbit...
From InfoWorld: The Windows version of Microsoft Office 2016 appears to be less than a month away, according to a leaked internal document.
A screenshot from Microsoft's employee intranet lists a September 22 release date for Office 2016 on Windows, WinFuture.de reports. Microsoft released a Mac...
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