Source: http://www.infoworld.com/d/computer-hardware/chip-makers-fight-dwindling-gains-in-efficiency-597
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Chipmakers fight dwindling gains in efficiency
The latest generation of graphics chips have 3 billion transistors and consume about 200 watts of energy. The numbers are impressive -- until you consider that the human brain has the equivalent of a trillion transistors and consumes just 20 watts of energy, or far less than it takes to run a light bulb.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Daily Crunch: Lawn Care Edition
How To Watch The Space Shuttle?s Last Flight Tomorrow Review: Motorola Xoom ? The Android Tablet Redefined Automower 305 Is Latest Mower From Husqvarna, Will Help Win Neighborhood Contest For Best Lawn Joystickers: For When You Wish Your iPhone (Temporarily) Had More Buttons Little Magic Stories: Interactive Art With The Kinect
Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/24/daily-crunch-lawn-care-edition/
Firefox 4 infographic from Mozilla taunts IE9
For the most part Rouget relies in Firefox's pure, numerical superiority, rather than real-world use cases. Firefox 4 supports more of the HTML5 and CSS3 standards. Firefox implements almost the entire JavaScript API, as opposed to IE9's mediocre 48%. Firefox supports more Web technologies. To really drive it home, the infographic even shows how Firefox 3.5 and 3.6 are superior to Microsoft's latest offering.
Don't be mesmerized by the tawdry typography, though: with juicy propaganda it's always what isn't said that matters. There is no mention of IE9's hyperspeed JavaScript engine, Chakra. There's no mention of pinned tabs or per-process tabs or Tracking Protection Lists. It feels a bit like a scrawny, bespectacled geek throwing stones at a fat billionaire with three trophy wives -- the nerd is probably right, but the pimp doesn't really care.
There's no doubt that Firefox 4 implements a broader range of Web technologies -- and don't get us wrong, it is an excellent browser -- but more stuff doesn't necessarily equate to better stuff. You can do a lot more with a pick-up truck than a Ferrari, but choosing which one you want to drive isn't necessarily an easy decision
Firefox 4 infographic from Mozilla taunts IE9 originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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How to change a default application on Android
When you first try an alternative launcher or Web browser, Android asks if you'd like that application to be the default from now on. You may say yes and then come to regret it later on - perhaps you've decided you like another launcher better, or wish to go back to using the stock Android browser.
While you could always uninstall the application you no longer wish to be the default, that's a bit of a brute-force solution. Perhaps you still want it on your system, but only wish to use it every now and then.
To make an app stop being a "default application" for a certain type of action, do this:
1) Go to Settings > Applications > Manage applications.
2) Locate your application in the list. If the list is too long, you can hit the Running tab, because your app most likely is still running somewhere in the background.
3) Once you've located it, tap its name.
4) You will now find yourself in the Application info screen. Scroll down until you see the heading which says Launch by default.
5) Press the Clear defaults button, shown in the screenshot.
When you next try to perform the operation previously associated with this app (launch a browser, go to the home screen, etc.), you will be presented with a dialog letting you choose what app should be used. Presto!
How to change a default application on Android originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Obama administration gets poor grades on Internet privacy
The Electronic Privacy and Information Center delivered average to poor grades to the Obama administration on consumer privacy issues, saying in its annual privacy report card that the federal government has done worse this year in protecting civil liberties.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=e3afca2edec957325da148c36d8ce970
Huawei sues to stop Motorola's deal with Nokia Siemens
Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications giant that has run up against U.S. government opposition as it seeks business in the United States, announced Monday that it was suing to stop its former partner, Motorola, from transferring what it said were trade secrets to a rival.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=8ea0f93f84429dac8836888448734a36
At 10, dance-dancing his way to Guinness record
Let other parents stick honor-student bumper stickers on their cars. Ted Wada has a framed certificate from Guinness World Records on his mantel to celebrate his 10-year-old's excellence in . . . video gaming.
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=edc32d6eb7eb3c4693e7569a355f8661
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