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Submission + - First Windows commercial C++ compiler base on CLANG available (embarcadero.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Embarcadero bought CodeGear which was the compiler arm of Borland many years ago. Today, they released a 64 bit Windows compiler based on CLANG. No word on wether they are putting their changes back into the public repository.
China

Submission + - Russia And China Withdraw Bid for Internet Control (techweekeurope.co.uk)

judgecorp writes: "Russia, China and other nations have withdrawn proposals to take control over the Internet within their borders. The proposals, handed to the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) on Friday, caused widespread dismay and protest. The WCIT event in Dubai, run by the UN agency ITU, is working on new International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) which are due for their first revision since the emergence of the mass Internet. The line-up of nations wanting to formalise their power to restrict the Internet included Russia, China, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Sudan and Egypt. Their proposal has been withdrawn without explanation, an ITU spokesperson confirmed."
Power

Submission + - Nano-sandwich material claimed to boost solar cell efficiency by 175 percent (gizmag.com) 1

cylonlover writes: One of the main reasons that solar cells aren’t more efficient at converting sunlight into electricity is because much of that sunlight is reflected off the cell, or can’t be fully absorbed by it. A new sandwich-like material created by researchers at Princeton University, however, is claimed to dramatically address that problem – by minimizing reflection and increasing absorption, it reportedly boosts the efficiency of organic solar cells by 175 percent.

Comment Re:Maps sure, but what about the OS? (Score 1) 451

I logged in just for this!

Did your 2.5 year old device stop working. Has it become a brick because you can't load iOS 6 onto it.

I don't think so, it still has ALL of the functionality that you paid for originally.

Apple did not promise extra functionality when you purchased it and is not required to supply extra functionality.

Comment Re:OMG big brother... (Score 1) 353

Right, so we might as well stop selling knives, because someone might stab someone in the future. Or stop selling guns, or stop selling axes, or matches.

All these things COULD be used to do damage.

Where do you draw a line, and why do you draw it. I suspect its arbitrary.

Comment NO!! (Score 2, Insightful) 233

No corporation is required to have a succession plan. Why should Apple?

You are going to say that Steve is so important to Apples success and continued success that a plan should be required.

I'm going to say that Steve is one man that relies on many people to come up with a successful product.

If there is no law that requires a succession plan, then Apple should not be made to make a plan.

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