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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Toshiba Chromebook 2 (2015) - Full Reviews and Benchmarks





With the proliferation of powerful apps available online (office suites, music apps and email clients to name a few) the Chrome OS platform is becoming robust enough for customers to take Chromebooks seriously. Toshiba has armed the Chromebook 2 CB35 ($330) notebook with a 13.3-inch full-HD display, an Intel Celeron 3215U processor and 4GB of RAM. While those features are on a par with the average Chromebook, the CB35's lengthy battery life and brilliant, accurate screen make it stand out from the competition.
- See more at: http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/toshiba-chromebook-2-cb35#sthash.YzcVoDgd.dpuf

Toshiba Chromebook 2 (2015) - Full Reviews and Benchmarks

Friday, October 09, 2015

2-in-1 decision challenge: Surface Book, Surface 4 Pro, XPS 12 or iPad Pro? | ZDNet


"Last month, I was leaning towards going "all in" on iOS with an iPad Pro. Microsoft and Dell have made that decision much more difficult with new 2-in-1 products."

Is it safe for Americans to buy Huawei-built Nexus phones? | ZDNet

"at Congress was up in arms about were routers and communications devices used in enterprise systems, not consumer-level smartphones. Even so, we are now considering trusting our most personal information to Huawei-built devices. Smartphones are both incredibly personal and incredibly data-intensive. If anything will be of interest to an organization interested in stealing secrets, it would be the personal data found on a smartphone.

Except for one thing: that's not really China's style. China tends to conduct big-picture espionage. The country seems far more interested in big scores, like the plans for our F-35 multirole and F-22 tactical fighters. China seems more than willing to let US taxpayers foot the bill for stolen R&D, which eventually found its way into its Chengdu J-20 Dragon fighter.

In fact, according to the 2013 edition of the always-excellent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 30 percent of all cyberespionage activities originated in China. By contrast, the former Soviet states are into financial hacking. The same Data Breach Investigations Report attributes 40 percent of all financial hacking to Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia.

One of the issues I am particularly curious about is how we, as a global culture, manage technologies that are supplied by nations we may or may not have cordial relationships with. This is of particular concern since national policies can be so transitory, based on whatever regime is in power at any given time."

How Microsoft's Surface Book could save Windows



How Microsoft's Surface Book could save Windows

CEO Satya Nadella’s vision for Microsoft

NYTimes: Review: ‘Steve Jobs,’ Apple’s Visionary C.E.O. Dissected

Thursday, October 08, 2015

The stunning Surface Book may reignite PC maker hostility towards Microsoft http://www.pcworld.com/article/2990900/computers/the-stunning-surface-book-may-reignite-pc-maker-hostility-towards-microsoft.html#tk.rss_all

"Microsoft’s foray into notebooks with the Surface Book is certain to tick off its computer-making partners, but there’s little recourse for the latter except to grin and bear it, analysts said today.

“If I’m an OEM, I’m not happy,” said Jan Dawson, chief analyst at Jackdaw Research. “The big difference between [the Surface Book] and the Surface Pro three years ago is that the Surface Pro was claiming to be a new category. Now Microsoft is saying the Surface Book is the best, thinnest Windows PC, not the best from Microsoft. It’s unqualified.”

Microsoft device boss Panos Panay certainly didn’t qualify his boasts about the Surface Book. “Ounce for ounce, pound for pound, this is the fastest 13-in. laptop ever made anywhere on any planet,” an energetic Panay said Tuesday as he unveiled the device. “This is the ultimate laptop.”

Microsoft leaves Apple in the dust with tablet and laptop innovation in 2015




Microsoft leaves Apple in the dust with tablet and laptop innovation in 2015

Hands-On With Microsoft Surface Book: Tech News 2Night 439

Hands-on with the Microsoft Surface Book

Everyone is copying Microsoft's Surface | The Verge

Back in 2001 when the first real tablet PC running Windows emerged, Gates was bullish in an interview with CNN: “Within five years I predict it will be the most popular form of PC sold in America,” he said. Apple’s iPad won the tablet popularity race nearly 10 years later, but it hasn’t become the most popular form of PC yet.



Gates saw the value of a convertible tablet complete with a keyboard and a pen 15 years ago, but it’s not Apple that’s leading the industry forward with the idea of a modern tablet. It’s Microsoft.



We've seen some weird and wonderful two-in-one tablets over the years, thanks largely to Windows 8, but it seems the industry as a whole is settling on a combination of detachable keyboard, tablet, and some type of kickstand or adjustable hinge. Microsoft's Surface Book is a fresh take on the laptop, but Google, Apple, HP, Dell, and others all seem to be taking a lot of inspiration from the Surface Pro 3.



Everyone is copying Microsoft's Surface | The Verge

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Release Date, News, Pricing and Specs - CNET



Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Release Date, News, Pricing and Specs - CNET

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Release Date, News, Pricing and Specs - CNET







Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Release Date, News, Pricing and Specs - CNET

Monday, October 05, 2015

Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Time and Relativity

How Steve Jobs played Carly Fiorina like a fool

"Within the tech industry it is argued that Fiorina was fired from HP in 2005 "because she did her job poorly" especially since her high profile moves, such as the merger with Compaq, ended badly for HP.  But Levy tells a tale that encapsulates her stunning failures at HP even greater. In  January of 2004, Fiorina proudly announced her showstopper at CES - the flagship event for consumer electronics. That showstopper? The baby blue HP iPod. I can almost hear the reader question "The baby blue HP iPod?". Yes, the baby blue HP iPod.



Fiorina had sealed a deal with the Steve Jobs-led Apple for HP to sell HP branded iPods. Now, you may wonder, why on earth would a company whose motto was "Invent!" be excited about rebranding another company's product? Well, for one, up to that point Apple had not had much success getting the 3 year old iPods into retail stores - Apple mainly sold iPods online and at Apple stores. So Fiorina thought she had her big break, she could rebrand another company's product and sell it at your neighborhood Big Boxmart store. In exchange, Apple got HP to ship all their PCs with the iTunes store pre-installed. This was pretty significant for Apple, as HP had a large market share in PCs, and the move allowed Apple to grow its iTunes store business.



Levy however, details the flaws with Fiorina's plan



In return, HP got the right to sell iPods. But not in a way that could possibly succeed. Fiorina boasted to me that she would be able to sell the devices in thousands of retail outlets; up to that point Apple mostly sold them online and in its own stores. But by the time in mid-2004 that HP actually began selling its branded iPods, Apple was expanding to multiple retail outlets on its own. And soon after HP began selling iPods, Apple came out with new, improved iPods — leaving HP to sell an obsolete device. Fiorina apparently did not secure the right to sell the most current iPods in a timely fashion, and was able to deliver newer models only months after the Apple versions were widely available.

The HP iPod never made up more than 5% of total iPod sales."



How Steve Jobs played Carly Fiorina like a fool

Samsung Gear S2 - Unboxing & Review!

The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia



The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia

3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Parasite-Fighting Therapies - The New York Times




3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Parasite-Fighting Therapies - The New York Times