Friday 6 September 2013

Facebook tells employees, 'build something' -- with a table saw

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Facebook tells employees, 'build something' -- with a table saw

08.30.2013 10:04 PM

Facebook hopes a large wood working shop installed in one of its buildings on the Facebook campus will inspire some of its employees to apply some new thinking to the jobs they were hired to do.

Apache Software Foundation may have hit a midlife crisis

09.01.2013 10:00 AM

The Apache Software Foundation has had a profound impact in shaping the open source movement and the tech industry at large. But tensions inside and around the nonprofit are raising questions about its ongoing role in open source projects today.

 

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Windows XP's user share nose-dives

09.02.2013 6:42 AM

Maybe people are listening to Microsoft's demand that they ditch Windows XP.

Large-screen smartphones, tablets, PCs expected at IFA

09.02.2013 9:35 AM

A smart watch from Samsung Electronics, an Acer smartphone that can shoot 4K video, and a Sony smartphone with a 20-megapixel sensor are among the announcements expected at this year's IFA consumer electronics show.

Steve Ballmer on Microsoft's Nokia Devices & Services buy

09.02.2013 10:15 PM

Microsoft has bought the Devices & Services division of Nokia. Here's what Steve Ballmer had to say about the acquisition.

Intel's new Core i7 Extreme Edition series: Gaming power for those who can afford it

09.03.2013 12:01 AM

Surprise! Intel's most powerful CPU isn't based on its new Haswell architecture. Meet the Ivy Bridge-E series.

Amazon unveils new Kindle Paperwhite with fall ship dates

09.03.2013 9:43 AM

Promises "a new display technology" that will offer higher contrast and better reflectivity.

AMD to ship 64-bit ARM chips to server makers next year

09.03.2013 12:30 PM

ARM processors are used in most smartphones and tablets, and are being tested in servers as an alternative to the widely used x86 chips.

Smartwatch parade keeps on ticking with Qualcomm's Toq

09.04.2013 11:49 AM

Besides its newly unveiled smartwatch mobile chip vendor Qualcomm is investing in mobile services to help drive demand for its processors, including streaming music with Rhapsody and "microlocation" deals with the Miami Dolphins.

Asus demos two new Zenbooks, three Transformers, and an ultraportable laptop at IFA

09.04.2013 3:41 PM

New proudcts include Ultrabooks with Gorilla Glass lids, Windows/Android hybrids, and a budget-oriented ultraportable.

Fire-hit SK Hynix DRAM plant in China to resume operations soon

09.04.2013 8:25 PM

A fire at a SK Hynix memory chip plant in Wuxi, China will have no impact on the company's DRAM production, the company said on Thursday, adding that the factory will resume operations soon.

Survey: Almost 90 percent of Internet users have taken steps to avoid surveillance

09.04.2013 10:52 PM

Hackers, criminals and advertisers are at the top of the list of groups people wish to avoid, according to the survey from the Pew Research Center's Internet Project and Carnegie Mellon University.

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