From PC World: Following weeks of speculation and rumors, a purported early build of Update 1 for Windows 8.1 has leaked online and available on a number of file sharing sites. The download reveals a lot of the features we’ve been hearing about since Update 1 screenshots started appearing. The...
From DailyTech: Bitcoins are a popular decentralized digital "cryptocurrency", an encryption-based form of virtual currency. Based on proof-of-work on the SHA-256d hash, the digital payment form pioneered the field for later cryptocurrency, when it was launched by a programmer or group of...
From X-bit Labs: Lenovo Group and Google have entered into an agreement under which Lenovo plans to acquire the Motorola Mobility smartphone business. The takeover will immediately make Lenovo the world’s third largest maker of smartphones and will let it gain a strong market presence in North...
My Engineering Economics professor once said people are basically illogical when it comes to the value of money. For example, while most people will be willing to go half a mile to a nearby store to save $5 on a $10 box of chocolate, the same person will not bother heading next door to save $5 on a $2000 piece of furniture. Yes, the first scenario indicates a massive 50% variance, while the latter represents a miniscule 0.25% savings -- but what...
From EETimes: IP processor core company ARM is launching a new Server Base System Architecture Specification, as the first 64-bit server chips based on its designs begin sampling.
Although the company has painted a rather vague picture of the details of the specification, the announcement is...
From PC World: Scuttlebutt says Microsoft may have another pleasant surprise in store for desktop PC users with the upcoming Windows 8.1 Update 1 expected in March or April. Microsoft is currently testing having the Windows 8.1 refresh boot to the desktop by default for keyboard-and-mouse PC users...
From DailyTech: At its fifth annual Open Compute Summit in San Jose, Calif., the world's second-largest PC and server processor-maker, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), has announced the start of a crucial transition. It announced the sampling of the Opteron A1100 Series processor and an...
From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. plans to release a patch for Xbox One game console, which will boost performance of the system’s graphics processing unit by 8% - 10%. The update will remove compulsory reservation of GPU horsepower for processing of Kinect’s video data.
Graphics sub-systems of...
From EETimes: Google has agreed to sell Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for $2.9 billion, less than two-and-a-half years after it bought the smartphone and tablet maker for $12.5 billion.
The Motorola/Lenovo combination becomes the world's third largest smartphone maker with a 6% market share behind...
From PC World: Intel is closing down its AppUp online application store as it sees a shift in the market and consumer needs.
Designed originally for netbook computers, the Intel AppUp center was first unveiled in a beta program in 2010, with plans to expand its scope to smartphones, TVs and other...
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