Day: January 1, 2017

Dark fibre vs Layer 2 WAN ?

Hello, can someone please explain the difference between a layer 2 WAN circuit and a dark fibre circuit A layer2 circuit has electronics and is normally a managed offering, so you basically have an Ethernet port at each end. A dark fibre circuit is exactly that – a piece of fibre that runs from one point to another.

China Central Bank Adviser Calls for 6%-7% Growth Target Range

China should set a more flexible 2017 economic growth target to give policy makers more room to enact reform, according to Huang Yiping, an adviser to the People’s Bank of China. He proposed a range of 6 percent to 7 percent for this year, compared with the 6.5 percent to 7 percent objective in 2016, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

French Supermarket Expands Chinese E-commerce Offerings

Carrefour’s Hubei regional office announced the launch of its Carrefour online store, which is the latest online-to-offline business of this French retailer in China. This marks Carrefour’s latest O2O e-commerce market development in China, following similar moves in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Kunming, Wuxi, and Jiangsu.

Reolink Wireless Security Cameras Adopt Dual Band WiFi Technology to Reduce Signal Loss

Reolink, a global innovator in home security and camera solutions, adopts 2.4/5 GHz dual band WiFi technology on its wireless security cameras, to help users get rid of WiFi sigal loss and interference to the largest degree. 2.4 GHz single wireless security cameras, though more widespread in usage , has only 3 non-overlapping channels for transmission, which are congested due to a lot of interfering devices, including microwave ovens, cordless phones, baby monitors, etc.

In 1967, the birth of modern Canada

We like to believe it was a series of political decisions, parliamentary votes, royal commissions and court rulings that remade Canada in its centennial. However, Doug Saunders writes, in its 100 year, the country was officially reflecting realities, ideas and notions of identity that had been brewing beneath the surface for two decades Each month this year, Globe writers will tell their tale of Canada: what its history, geography, peoples and culture mean in their lives.

Invention Secrecy Activity in 2016

From the FAS site – Project on Government Secrecy Invention Secrecy Activity The Invention Secrecy Act of 1951 requires the government to impose “secrecy orders” on certain patent applications that contain sensitive information, thereby restricting disclosure of the invention and withholding the grant of a patent. Remarkably, this requirement can be imposed even when the application is generated and entirely owned by a private individual or company without government sponsorship or support.

NASA ‘mixtape’ highlights best of 2016 space research

The organization’s Goddard Space Flight Center just dropped the tape – in the form of a YouTube video – that samples some of its most notable efforts in 2016. The Maryland-based center is the nation’s largest organization of scientists and engineers who build spacecraft and technology to study the Earth, our solar system and the universe.

Vladimir Putin’s lesson in score-settling

Settling scores is always petty, whether by pouty teenagers, embittered ex-spouses or soon-to-be former presidents. Barack Obama is making himself look small and insignificant when he could be looking like a big man making a graceful exit.

Mystery of the new iPhone full of celebrities’ numbers: iCloud…

Mystery of the new iPhone full of celebrities’ numbers: iCloud glitch makes social media manager’s device link with other people’s address books An iPhone user told yesterday how she was astonished to discover her new handset contained numbers for dozens of celebrities – including David Walliams, Olympian Greg Rutherford and TV presenter Gok Wan. Sophie Highfield mysteriously ended up with the contacts after an apparent iCloud glitch somehow made her Apple iPhone 5S sync with other people’s address books.

Protector seeks protection: Delhi cops to set up cyber security centre

The Ministry of Home Affairs has already approved the proposal, after the force expressed apprehension regarding cyber attacks by Pakistani and Chinese hackers Amid a vicious war against India’s net security, the police force is in the process of setting up a Security Operation Centre , estimated to cost Rs 7.5 crore, to save itself from any such attack. The Ministry of Home Affairs has already approved the proposal, after the force expressed apprehension regarding cyber attacks by Pakistani and Chinese hackers.

Russian hacking hits home in Vermont

Russian hackers penetrated a computer at the Burlington Electric Department that is not connected to the electrical grid, officials say. Burlington Electric found out about the malware when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security notified the utility about a hacking campaign called Grizzly Steppe.

The Year We Went on Offense Against DRM: 2016 in Review

A decade ago, DRM seemed like it was on the ropes: it had disappeared from music, most video was being served DRM-free by YouTube and its competitors, and gamers were united in their hatred of the technology. But by 2016, DRM had come roaring back, finding its way into voting machines, insulin pumps, and car engines.

As it Happened: Leap Second 37

At the end of 2016 timekeepers added an extra second to the time we use to track our everyday activities. This is needed to match the astronomical time, measured through the Earth’s slightly irregular rotation frequency, to the exact duration of a second defined through our atomic clocks.

ISPs face volume and velocity challenges

By 2020, IoT will include 26 billion units installed generating large quantity of Big Data that needs real time processing and analysis. Gordon Moore, who created the Moore’s Law, has predicted that technological advances would lead to doubling of the number of transistors on a chip approximately every two years.

Driverless New Year: Self-Driving Startups To Watch in 2017

For the auto and tech industries, it was the year the companies that already placed their bets on self-driving technology began showing their hands. Auto giants — some of which were increasingly aware that they were moving into relatively uncharted territory – began buying up or otherwise forging partnerships with tech startups.

Evidence of Russian malware found on Vermont utility computer

As if tension between the United States and Russia wasn’t already high enough , government officials recently disclosed that they’ve found evidence of Russian malware on a computer belonging to a Vermont utility company. Burlington Electric Department , an electric utility provider in Burlington, Vermont, said in a press release last Friday that the Department of Homeland Security alerted US-based utilities of a malware code used in a Russian hacking campaign dubbed Grizzly Steppe.

Macau Gaming Revenue Rises 8% in December

Casino revenue in Macau increased in December, extending the industry’s recovery to a fifth month as the Chinese gambling hub’s efforts to reinvent itself drew more  Gross gaming revenue rose 8 percent from a year earlier to 19.8 billion patacas , according to data from Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, following a 14.4 percent increase in For the full year, casino revenue fell 3.3 percent to 223.2 billion patacas, easing from the 34.3 percent drop recorded in 2015. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect a 7 percent increase in gambling revenue in 2017, in a recovery led by mass market players.

Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available

Postdoctoral fellow positions in neuroscience are available at the Department of Neurosurgery in the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in the . We are looking for highly motivated postdocs with experience in both in vivo and in vitro to join our research team for performing US federal government funded research projects.

The Mannequin Challenge In Space

You might have thought all those other stupid mannequin challenge videos were good….right up until the astronauts on the International Space Station decided to take the challenge . Imagine pulling that off in zero gravity.

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Letter From Europe – First In 2017 – 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio RWD A 4 Door Ferrari – 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Thumbs Up As Grand Prix Editor of FORZA, a magazine about Ferrari I have most definitely not been a fan of the Italian-Canadian boss of FCA. FCA which stands for Fiat-Chrysler is an awful lot more than that.

Intel’s i7-7700k overclocked to a ridiculous 7GHz thanks to liquid nitrogen

Intel’s much-anticipated high-performance Kaby Lake processors are almost here, which means anyone with a PC built for gaming or other heavy lifting tasks will have to decide whether or not it’s time for an upgrade. The i7-7700k chip, which will likely succeed the 6700k as being the go-to for overclockers and enthusiasts, will definitely be in high demand, but just how much room is there for tweaking? Well, if you happen to have a bit of liquid nitrogen sitting around, the answer is a whole lot.

New Year’s Eve ball drop origin

Among the most notable of New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world, the history of the Times Square ball drop is rich with time-telling tradition. On December 31st of every year, a glittering orb slowly descends a pole on the roof of the One Times Square building for the minute leading up to the new year.

Live updates: Raiders vs. Broncos, Sunday

Get live scoring updates, news and analysis Sunday at 1:25 p.m. when the playoff-bound Raiders travel to Denver to face the Broncos. The Raiders can clinch the AFC West championship with a victory over the Broncos , who will be playing their last game under coach Gary Kubiak, who is expected to resign after the season for health reasons.