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Submission + - Hot Idea for a Faster Hard Drive (sciencemag.org) 2

Submitted by sciencehabit
sciencehabit writes: An ultrashort heat pulse can predictably flip a bit in a magnetic memory like the one in your hard drive. The surprising effect could ultimately lead to magnetic memories hundreds of times faster and more energy efficient than today's hard drives. It also provides a way to control the direction in which a bit is magnetized without applying something else that has a direction, such as a magnetic field.

Submission + - 3-D Printer-Created Jaw Implanted in 83-Year-Old Woman

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: A group of medical researchers from Belgium and the Netherlands successfully replaced the jaw of an 83-year-old woman with a 3-D printer-created lower jaw in what doctors say was the first operation of its kind.

The transplant operation conducted in the Netherlands in June was meant to treat the woman’s osteomyelitis, a severe bone infection that affected her entire lower jawbone, but details of the groundbreaking procedure have just emerged.

Comment Re:Wearable Computers (Score 1) 22

by jpwilliams (#38947817) Attached to: Nascent Graphene Institute Makes Steps Toward Transistors
I guess a mobile is almost like a wearable computer. I'm picturing something that's actually integrated with clothing or, extremely, the body. Something not controlled exclusively by the fingers and voice. If the components are integrated with the clothing, that's where the heat reduction might be important.

I'm thinking more like the computers in Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson or the visors in Counting Heads, which are kind of like ball caps with a HUD.

Comment Re:Seems rediculous but... (Score 2) 59

by jpwilliams (#38947775) Attached to: Indian Engineers Modify Kinect To Help the Blind Walk With Confidence
Actually Microsoft has had plans beyond gaming for the Kinect for some time. They just announced/released the "Kinect for Windows" for Laptops and Desktops, and they have been testing the technology in classrooms and medical facilities, as well as releasing a Kinect SDK for the non-hacker.
Google

Submission + - Google Privacy Changes (afmediagroup.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: This week, the European Union and France’s National Commission for Computing and Civil Liberties (CNIL) asked Google to pause the rollout of its new privacy policy changes.

The reason? To provide time for the EU’s Article 29 Working Party, which regulates data protection issues, to investigate possible user privacy and data protection concerns.
Businesses

Submission + - Mark Zuckerberg Orders Banks to Shut Up (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by
redletterdave
redletterdave writes: "In the weeks leading up to Facebook's massive $100 billion initial public offering, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and the other banks involved in the IPO to stop leaking information to the media. Zuckerberg was reportedly unhappy that the banks leaked details about his company's Wall Street debut, including the Feb. 1 date it chose to file its S-1 paperwork with the SEC. Facebook execs are also miffed about the subtle rivalry between Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, which were jockeying to become the lead underwriter for the IPO, the largest since Google's $1.7 billion offering in 2004. The banks are heeding Zuckerberg's warning, urging their employees to keep quiet about Facebook's filing, because disobeying Zuckerberg's wishes could mean getting dropped from one of the most lucrative IPOs in recent memory. The banks stand to make $40 million from their deals with Facebook."

Comment Good for Entrepreneurs (Score 2) 25

by jpwilliams (#38910285) Attached to: Bloomberg Open Sources Its Market Data Distribution Technology
This is great for entrepreneurs who want to build better representations of these massive data sets. As someone pointed out, the feed isn't free, but this is still a big move. The financial sector is in need of some major tech overhaul. Even though this helps Bloomberg, it helps the marketplace too.

Submission + - Newfound Exoplanet is best yet candidate for supporting life (scientificamerican.com)

Submitted by uigrad_2000
uigrad_2000 writes: With all the new exoplanets discovered recently with Kepler, it seemed a sure thing that the first exoplanet in the habitable zone of a star would be found soon. It's been found now, but the irony is that Kepler was not involved!

GJ 667Cc, is at least 4.5 times as massive as Earth, and lies in the habitable region of its host star, reports Scientific American. It was discovered by comparing public data from the ESO to recent observations from Hawaii and Chile. As opposed to the stars Kepler is watching, this is only 22 light years away, making it even more interesting.
Privacy

Submission + - Apple Bug That Lets You Spy on a Stranger's iPhone (gizmodo.com)

Submitted by skywolf86
skywolf86 writes: The story is simple: a friend's son had some trouble with his iPhone 4. Being an awesome mom, our friend took it into the Apple Store when her kid was at school. School. Not college or grad school, but I'm-under-18 school. When she got it back, her kid's phone was in perfect working order—but it had also become a portal into another man's private life. No matter how many times we've reset the phone and entered our friend's information, every incoming and outgoing iMessage meant for Wiz shows up on her child's phone. His phone had become her son's phone—and there was an iMessage bevy of stuff you wouldn't want your child to see.
story
http://gizmodo.com/5880593/the-apple-bug-that-let-us-spy-on-a-total-strangers-iphone
Digital

Submission + - Steve Jobs Listened To Vinyl At Home, Neil Young S (npr.org)

Submitted by
gral
gral writes: "Steve Jobs, the "pioneer of digital music" who brought us the iPod, listened to vinyl records when he was at home because the quality of the sound is better than current digital formats can produce, rock 'n' roll legend Neil Young said Tuesday.

Read the rest of the story at:

NPR.org Story"
Programming

Submission + - Leaked Code for iPad 3 Reveals LTE Options, A6 Chi (ibtimes.com)

Submitted by
redletterdave
redletterdave writes: "Apple may be building two versions of its third-generation iPad, the iPad 3, including a device with a Wi-Fi only option and a device with Wi-Fi, embedded GSM, CDMA and global LTE for all carriers. All versions of the "iPad3," which is expected to be unveiled in February but released in March, will also likely feature a new quad-core A6 processor. The news comes from an unnamed source to BGR that claims it is in possession of Apple's next-gen tablet.The unnamed source procured the iPad 3 data using a development and debugging tool called iBoot. The user was then able to output the iPad 3 data on another monitor, which revealed several interesting components about Apple's next tablet."

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