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An anonymous reader writes: The resurrection of the Nokia brand may happen in the fourth quarter of this year, which could make for some really nostalgic holiday gifts. According to Chinese site ThePaper (in Chinese), Nokia executive Mike Wang confirme… Continue reading New Nokia Smartphones and Tablets Are Coming in Late 2016: Company Executive
An anonymous reader writes:Intel has announced it’s launching silicon photonics, a product 16 years in the making, to enhance the use of optics for data center traffic management. It has a tremendous advantage over other silicon solutions, Intel execut… Continue reading Intel’s New Silicon Photonics Module For Data Centers Beams Info at 100Gbps Across 2km
Earlier this year, Xbox chief Phil Spencer expressed desires to see a steady stream of hardware innovation rather than a typical seven-year gap between different console generations, noting smartphone market as inspiration. In an interview with Engadge… Continue reading Microsoft Says Upcoming Project Scorpio Might Be the Last Console Generation
An anonymous reader writes:Fancy some super nerdy bedtime reading? NASA has announced that it will now provide public access to all journal articles on research funded by the agency. Any scientists publishing NASA-funded work will be required to upload… Continue reading From Now On You’ll Be Able To Access NASA Research For Free
According to a report on AdAge, Verizon Wireless is trying to add more bloatware to Android phones by installing apps from other companies in exchange for payment. From the report: The wireless carrier has offered to install big brands’ apps on its sub… Continue reading Verizon Offered To Install Marketers’ Apps Directly On Subscribers’ Phones
An anonymous reader writes: Chip maker Intel has entered an unlikely partnership with British semiconductor firm ARM in an effort to boost opportunities for its foundry business. The licensing agreement, which was confirmed at the Intel Development For… Continue reading Intel To Manufacture Rival ARM Chips In Mobile Push
An anonymous reader writes: Nvidia has called out Intel for juicing its chip performance in specific benchmarks — accusing Intel of publishing some incorrect “facts” about the performance of its long-overdue Knights Landing Xeon Phi cards. Nvidia’s pr… Continue reading Nvidia Calls Out Intel For Cheating In Xeon Phi vs GPU Benchmarks
Reader wierd_w writes: According to Business Insider, the NSA is worried about the possible scope of information leaked from the agency, after a group calling themselves the ‘Shadow Brokers’ absconded with a sizable trove of penetration tools and techn… Continue reading NSA Worried About Implications of Leaked Toolkits
Reader prisoninmate writes: Immediately after announcing the availability of the first point release for the Linux 4.7 kernel series, Greg Kroah-Hartman also informed the community about the launch of Linux kernel 4.6.7, which is the seventh maintenanc… Continue reading Linux Kernel 4.6 Has Reached End of Life, Users Urged To Move To Linux 4.7.1
Devindra Hardawar, writing for Engadget: We’ve seen plenty of unique dev kits from Intel, including the SD card-sized Edison, but not one as powerful as this. Intel announced Joule today, a tiny maker board that will allow developers to test RealSense-… Continue reading Intel’s Joule is Its Most Powerful Dev Kit Yet