In development: a database of megalithic burials . “The study linking archeology, biology and history would lead to building a database to provide information on disease process, and, more importantly, to indicate conditions that could have led to the development, maintenance and the changing manifestations of disease through time.”
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Erasing the News: Should some stories be forgotten?
In September 2016, a newly formed committee of four editors at the Tampa Bay Times hosted the first of what will be quarterly meetings to develop policies for requests to remove or alter stories in online archives. This is yet another disruptive twist for journalism in the digital age: the possibility of erasing the historical record.
Using external GPUs on Mac laptops
David Lee has an interesting video demonstrating desktop graphics processors on a Mac laptop. The full PCIe graphics cards can power a laptop’s graphics via an external Thunderbolt enclosure.
MacRumors: What to Expect in 2017
Another nice year-end wrap up from MacRumors. This looks ahead to what’s rumored or speculated from Apple in 2017.
AirPods, Pokemon And 10 Of The Most Notable Tech Stories Of The Year
Recode’s Kara Swisher and The Verge’s Lauren Goode took a look back at what they consider to be the top 10 technology related stories of 2016. Coming in at No.
BioTime, Inc. (BTX) Given “Buy” Rating at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.
‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. in a report released on Saturday. Separately, Chardan Capital assumed coverage on BioTime in a research report on Friday, February 19th.
What to expect from Apple in 2017
The iPhone 7 turned out to be a great phone , but Apple upset a lot of people by removing the headphone jack. The AirPods were delayed two months , meaning most people couldn’t get them in time for the holidays.
The Latest Windows 10 ‘Game Mode’ will Squeeze Extra Performance Out of Your PC
Windows 10 happens to give major game perks for gamers such as DirectX 12. However Microsoft has planned to bolster the OS further with a specific ‘Game Mode’. This will be able to prioritize the system resources for the game being played so that it can be run more smoothly.
Nation-Now 16 mins ago 11:45 p.m.You can get a taste of virtual reality at Facebook pop-up stores
Pat Walsh, 25, tries out a Facebook virtual reality experience at Denver International Airport on Dec. 27, 2016. Consumers and travelers may have bumped into these pop-up Facebook “stores” over the holidays at airports and malls.
Bank of Montreal Can Sells 306,314 Shares of 8 8 Inc
Bank of Montreal Can reduced its stake in shares of 8 8 Inc by 46.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 355,631 shares of the company’s stock after selling 306,314 shares during the period.
The best stylus for your iPad or other touchscreen device
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Review: Apple’s Airpods as Irritating as They Are Impressive
The AirPods represent Apple’s vision of the mobile future. The company announced them at the same time that it unveiled the iPhone 7, the first model of its smartphone to lack a headphone jack.
The slow death of Flash
The Flash Player plugin, a proprietary piece of software required to load Flash content in a web browser, was originally a big part of what made the technology so revolutionary. It guaranteed the content would look and behave the same way for anyone who loaded it, regardless of what type of browser or computer they were using.
The slow death of Flash
The Flash Player plugin, a proprietary piece of software required to load Flash content in a web browser, was originally a big part of what made the technology so revolutionary. It guaranteed the content would look and behave the same way for anyone who loaded it, regardless of what type of browser or computer they were using.
This year Microsoft, not Apple, built the hardware we didn’t know we wanted
Microsoft’s Surface Studio introduction video has blown well past 10 million views on YouTube. That’s an impressive achievement for what’s essentially an advertisement for a very expensive, very niche PC.
This year Microsoft, not Apple, built the hardware we didn’t know we wanted
Microsoft’s Surface Studio introduction video has blown well past 10 million views on YouTube. That’s an impressive achievement for what’s essentially an advertisement for a very expensive, very niche PC.
Best iPad Pro 12.9 keyboards: Turn your Apple tablet into a laptop alternative
It’s time to get a keyboard for that fancy Apple iPad Pro you’ve just bought or been given as a nice little, but not little at all, pressie. Apple’s most powerful and priciest iPad to date, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro , has a starting price of A 679, and is claimed to be a device that is capable of replacing laptops.
Cut the cordTech titans shun screen time for their kidsScreen time is …
He created one of the world’s biggest tech companies earning him billions but the late Steve Jobs, the man behind the iPod, iPad and iPhone, once let slip to a New York Times journalist that he strictly limited his children’s use of technology. And, as it turns out, the chief technology officer of eBay sent his children to a Waldorf school where screen time is actively discouraged and the use of screens at home is frowned upon.
Top 10 desktop, tablet, smartphone and mobile device stories
There has been a lot of change in IT this year, but the one constant has been the continued decline of the PC industry. In March, Computer Weekly reported Windows 10 had done little to stimulate upgrades in business.
AMD Unveils Radeon Instinct Chips
The new Radeon Instinct GPU-based accelerators unveiled yesterday by chipmaker AMD are aimed at dramatically improving the capabilities of machine intelligence in server computing, the company said. In addition to the new hardware, AMD also announced new software frameworks and a new open source library for GPU-based machine learning implementations.
Why connecting all the world’s robots will drive 2017’s top technology trends
If you want to make predictions for the future, you need to find the trajectory of events in the past. So to work out what shape digital technology will likely take next year, we should look back to the major developments of 2016.
Nvidia Falls as Citron Research Says Stock – Belongs at $90′
Shares of graphics chipmaker Nvidia Corp. fell the most in almost month after an investment newsletter run by activist short seller Andrew Left said the stock “belongs at $90.” Nvidia has more than tripled this year to $117.32 at Tuesday’s close.
Why 2016 a vibrant season to the computing industry
As the semiconductor industry matures and consolidates, the year 2016 has been a vibrant season to the computing industry with latest breakthroughs. A year ago, analysts were divided over whether virtual reality would gain traction in 2016 or just crash and burn again.
Lenovo rolls out refreshed ThinkPads featuring Kaby Lake CPUs and Optane SSDs
Lenovo on Wednesday announced a smattering of new ThinkPad notebooks and accessories, some of which will ship with exciting new technology like Intel’s Optane solid state drives. Lenovo has four new ThinkPad T-Series models in the pipeline the T470, T470p, T470s and the T570 as well as the budget-minded L470 / L570, the ThinkPad Yoga 370, the ThinkPad 13 and the ThinkPad X270.
IoT Ready to Light Up in 2017
Much work has been done in 2016 laying foundations for the Internet of Things. Next year, IoT needs many stories about deployments.
Stanford scientists see big potential for tiny wires
Assembled with the help of diamondoids, the microscopic nanowires can be seen with the naked eye because the strong mutual attraction between their diamondoid shells makes them clump together, in this case by the millions. At top right, an image made with a scanning electron microscope shows nanowire clusters magnified 10,000 times.
Streaming devices that bring your TV back to life
Whether you choose Google’s Chromecast, the Amazon Fire Stick with Alexa Voice Control, or Roku Express+, a number of devices are available that can be connected to your TV to enable you to watch streamed programming Like it or not, internet streaming is now ubiquitous in modern-day living. Whether you live a “Netflix and chill” kind of life, or enjoy watching YouTube tutorials or video blogs, you may find that you’re spending far more time on your tablet or laptop and neglecting your TV.
Leawo Celebrates 2016 Christmas Day by Offering 50% Discount for Apple Utility Products
Christmas is one of the most important holiday for people. To celebrate the approaching of 2016 Christmas Day, Leawo Software starts the second period of its 2016 Christmas Giveaway and Special Offers activity today.
Chinese Hackers Charged With Trading on Stolen Law Firm Data
Three Chinese hackers made more than $4 million in illicit profits after breaking into the servers of top deals law firms in New York, the U.S. said in announcing charges and the arrest of one of the men. The three targeted at least seven major international law firms that had been retained by companies to advise on deals and successfully got into the e-mail accounts of senior lawyers at two of the firms, according to the indictment unsealed Tuesday.
Bye bye, 2016: The Linux, Chromebook, and open-source stories of the year
In many ways, I can’t wait to kiss 2016 goodbye. It’s been full of bad news, including the passing of greats like Muhamed Ali, David Bowie, and John Glen.
AMD: Zen Server Sales Alone Could Be Worth $1 Profit Per Share In 2018
CEO Su says double-digit market share for servers. A 15% share in 2018 could be worth $2.5 billion in revenue.
Export selected items from RSS reader using Microsoft PowerShell
Do you want to export your favorite items from RSS reader? With reader’s API is such task easy to automate. Once upon a time there was Google RSS Reader, but its management decided to destroy it.
Export selected items from RSS reader using Microsoft PowerShell
Do you want to export your favorite items from RSS reader? With reader’s API is such task easy to automate. Once upon a time there was Google RSS Reader, but its management decided to destroy it.
Tablet for my folks
My folks has decided he’d like a tablet rather than me repairing/replacing his old desktop PC.
Tablet for my folks
My folks has decided he’d like a tablet rather than me repairing/replacing his old desktop PC.
FormFactor Inc. (FORM) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages
Shares of FormFactor Inc. have been assigned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.
Last Week on Channel 9: December 19th-December 24th, 2016
Even though the Channel 9 Studios are closed for the Holidays, our content authors, producers and all around awesome show hosts continued to roll out the posts, giving us all something to watch while off from worka If Star Wars: A New Hope is a parable of incident management, as Kellman Meghu demonstrated, then Star Wars: Rogue One is a lesson in a security breach. Here’s what the Empire missed.
Mozilla mulls end of Firefox support for Windows XP and Vista in 2017
While it has been known for a number of years that Mozilla planned to drop support for Windows XP from its Firefox browser, it made sense for that to occur sometime after Microsoft officially ended support for the aging operating system . Now, almost two years after Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, Mozilla has clarified its intentions for ongoing support.
In 2016, emoji kept it Y’
Who needs words when you have Y Y Y Y Y Y’ Y’ Y Y’ Y 3 4 Y’ Y Y Y Y ‘ Y’ Y’ ? In addition to everything else that happened in tech this year, something small, cute and unassuming wormed its way into your smartphone, your social network and even your MacBook keyboard. While emoji have been around a while, this was the year these pictographs firmly lodged themselves into our lives.
In 2016, emoji kept it Y’
Who needs words when you have Y Y Y Y Y Y’ Y’ Y Y’ Y 3 4 Y’ Y Y Y Y ‘ Y’ Y’ ? In addition to everything else that happened in tech this year, something small, cute and unassuming wormed its way into your smartphone, your social network and even your MacBook keyboard. While emoji have been around a while, this was the year these pictographs firmly lodged themselves into our lives.