Google chases Microsoft with beefed-up Translate speech tools

From InfoWorld: Microsoft spent the last half of 2014 getting everyone excited about Skype Translator, a new technology that translates real-time conversations between two people speaking different languages over Skype. The new feature went into an invite-only preview in December.

Not to be left...

AMD's chip chief departs, as do other key execs

From PC World: AMD chip chief John Byrne has left the company, accompanying AMD’s chief strategy officer and its chief marketing officer out the door, according to the company.

Byrne, as well as chief marketing officer Collette LaForce and chief strategy officer Raj Naik, have left to pursue other...

Windows 7 mainstream support ends today

From CNET: Unlucky for some: it's 13 January 2015, and that means the end of free support for Windows 7.

Happily that doesn't mean your computer is going to automatically break or stop working, but it does mean Microsoft will no longer offer free help and support if you have problems with your...

LG G Flex 2 Packs Snapdragon 810, Hits Preorder for ~$699 in Europe

From DailyTech: LG Electronics, Inc. (KRX:066570)(KRX:066575) will test the waters this winter with the upcoming launch of the LG G Flex 2. The smartphone's predecessor drew mixed reviews, with some drawn to the unique concept of a durable, flexible phone, and others less than impressed. The...

Samsung's new Galaxy A7 packs bigger screen, more processing power

From PC World: Samsung is coming out with a new phablet, that will incorporate a metal frame, and comes at “competitive price point”, according to the Korean electronics maker.

The A7, unveiled on Monday, comes just a few months after Samsung announced its two smaller siblings, the A5 and the A3...

Android KitKat eats up 39% of market; Lollipop still off radar

From CNET: Android phone makers and carriers are filling up more devices with KitKat. Lollipop? Not so much.

In its latest Android Developers Dashboard posted earlier this week, Google revealed a 39.1 percent market share for Android 4.4 KitKat. Specifically, that percentage reflects the Android...

iPhone 6 Drives Apple Market Share to New Highs in U.S., Europe

From DailyTech: The latest Kantar World Panel data is in, showing smartphone platform sales market share globally for November 2014. The results show a continuation of trends we saw in Q3 2014 -- namely Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android losing a bit of ground in some affluent markets and Apple, Inc....

Western Digital Red Pro WD4001FFSX 4TB Review (Page 1 of 11)

In the modern Protestant church, you may notice worship style vary vastly between congregations of different denominations. Now, for those among us who do not attend church, or are not familiar with this stuff, let me start you off with some technical jargon. In the 'high church' model, which you can see in such as the Lutheran tradition, places a lot of emphasis on liturgy. These practices originates from the Catholic Church, which, during the...

Gigabyte Force M63 Review (Page 1 of 4)

During the first few weeks of starting in my job, one of the biggest things I learned was the SOLID principles of programming. Each of the letters stands for a certain principle, so I started from the beginning. The first letter S stands for Single Responsibility Principle, or SRP. In essence, SRP states every class should only have one responsibility. This responsibility should be completely covered by the class. By focusing on a single concern...

Exploit allows Asus routers to be hacked from local network

From PC World: A vulnerability in Asuswrt, the firmware running on many wireless router models from Asustek Computer, allows attackers to completely compromise the affected devices. Malicious hackers, however, need to launch their attacks from within the local networks served by the vulnerable...

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