When I first learned calculus in high school, one of the biggest topics we went through were derivatives. In essence, 80% of the class was about taking derivatives and solving for related questions. The definition of a derivative can be seen as a slope of a curve, otherwise referred to as the rate of change. However, English has another meaning for it. Derivative, in daily terms, means something that is based off of something else. Looking at...
From X-bit Labs: Sony has announced two new digital cameras – the A7 and A7R -- that it claims to be the world's first full-frame mirrorless cameras. The A7R has a 36.4-megapixel effective resolution and uses a 35mm Exmor CMOS sensor.
The Sony A7 camera has 24.3-megapixel resolution and uses the...
From X-bit Labs: Sony has announced prices and release dates for its new batch of portable VAIO Flip and Tap PCs.
Sony gave up the details on the VAIO Flip, VAIO Tap 11 and VAIO Tap 21 today. All three are due to be released throughout this fall.
The VAIO Flip has a laptop form factor that...
From DailyTech: Intel Corp. said on Tuesday that it would delay beginning of mass production of its next-generation central processing units code-named Broadwell. The decision was conditioned by slow demand for personal computers in general and microprocessors in particular and not by low yields...
From X-bit Labs: After Advanced Micro Devices unveiled its Mantle application programming interface earlier this month, some believed that Mantle is a version of API that powers Microsoft Xbox One or Sony PlayStation 4 game consoles that are based on AMD Radeon graphics hardware. Nonetheless, Mantle...
From CNET News.com: If you've been waiting to get your hands on Sony's latest mobile gear in America, today's the day.
Sony has just placed unlocked versions of its Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra Android handsets up for sale at its US retail website. The company has also added its Smartwatch 2...
From DailyTech: BlackBerry will send a letter out via print media tomorrow in an effort to let BlackBerry users know that they "can continue to count on BlackBerry."
BlackBerry has had a rough time, and it's constantly all over the news. It once went from a big player in the U.S. smartphone market...
From DailyTech: Of Microsoft's Surface family, Surface RT seems to be that uncle you try to avoid at Christmas. Now, Microsoft is saying that using "Surface RT" as a branding name was a mistake for the product.
Jack Cowett, Microsoft's product marketing manager for Surface, said that the branding...
From X-bit Labs: Western Digital Corp., a leading manufacturer of digital storage solutions, has expanded its small- and medium-sized (SMB) storage solution portfolio with the introduction of the new WD Sentinel DS5100 and WD Sentinel DS6100 (S-series) ultra-compact network storage plus servers...
From X-bit Labs: Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD), has announced the Toshiba Q-series Pro solid-state drives. The new drives will serve high-performance desktops and laptops and will replace previous-generation Q-series SSDs. Keeping in mind that performance of modern solid-state is very...
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