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Submission + - Digg.com Being Scrapped By Betaworks (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Betaworks is scrapping Digg.com, but not entirely. A new ad campaign launched via Twitter at ReThinkDigg.com promises to "make Digg a startup again" and "create a new v1 from scratch," essentially "baptizing" the site from its negative press it has accumulated over the years. But other than piggybacking on the site's rank to generate new hype and revenue, what's the point? Is Digg really even relevant anymore following all the sock-puppeting and "pay for Diggs" schemes?
Programming

Submission + - Twitter Is Officially Killing the API (silicon-news.com) 1

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Several blog posts on the Twitter development blog, statements issued, app updates and the now-tarnished Twitter-LinkedIn deal following the micro-blogging service cutting LinkedIn off from using its API all strongly support the fact that Twitter is phasing out its API in lieu of forcing users to use its own access methods to drive ad clicks and monetization. But is the service shooting itself in the foot by killing off custom user-facing apps, automated publishing methods and other niche apps in favor of the bland stock app?
Iphone

Submission + - iPhone 5 Drawings Based On Latest Rumors (postimage.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Hi,

Concept drawings of the iPhone 5, based on the very latest rumors (A 19-pin port, dimensions of 120mm x 58.6mm x 7.9mm, 4-inch screen, Liquidmetal Back Plate), have been attached.

If you'd like to use one of the images, feel free to email me:

http://postimage.org/image/6gsb5goo1/
http://postimage.org/image/6rszpj4wf/

Best regards,

Nickolay
Google

Submission + - Employment at Google (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Bean bag chairs, nap pods, free meals, high pay and an atmosphere encouraging innovation are just a few of the many reasons one would wish to work at one of Google’s many locations around the world. But unfortunately, most of us don’t have Ph.Ds from Ivy-league universities under our belts. However, fear not for there is another route to getting into the company that many overlook due to its obscurity — though not without a cost.
Microsoft

Submission + - The Xbox 720, Windows 8, and Surface Will Unite Computing (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anthony_Cargile
Anthony_Cargile writes: The Xbox 720 is nearing, along with the coincidental(?) release dates of Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface. With all three exhibiting the Metro interface and integrating cloud computing within their operation, it’s no surprise that Dave Cutler (of DEC VMS and Windows Azure fame) has joined the Xbox team to work on the 720 – but what implications does this bring about for the integration of Microsoft’s flagship operating system, gaming platform, and now tablet? A world of fully integrated and seamless computing is very near in the realm of Microsoft products.
Cloud

Submission + - Facebook's Infrastructure Flaws (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anthony_Cargile
Anthony_Cargile writes: Facebook just released pictures (shown in article) of the servers and disk trays that comprise their server infrastructure, along with the novel idea of moving power supplies outside of the server separately on the rack. But with the innovation comes very inherent flaws: lack of seismic bracing, no DC bus in favor of lossy cables, and questionable heat management practices are quickly apparent in the released pictures from the eyes of experienced systems engineers.
Cloud

Submission + - The Xbox 720 and Dave Cutler's Windows Azure Integration (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anthony_Cargile
Anthony_Cargile writes: The Xbox 720 is nearing, along with the coincidental(?) release dates of Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface. With all three exhibiting the Metro interface and integrating cloud computing within their operation, it’s no surprise that Dave Cutler (of DEC VMS and Windows Azure fame) has joined the Xbox team to work on the 720 – but what implications does this bring about for the integration of Microsoft’s flagship operating system, gaming platform, and now tablet? A world of fully integrated and seamless computing is very near in the realm of Microsoft products.
Cloud

Submission + - Where Are the Smart Grid's Solid State Transformers? (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: In the early 1900s, Nikola Tesla pioneered the concept of applying Faraday’s law of inductance to alternating current electric power transmission/distribution through the use of iron-core transformers. The year is 2012 and despite the many advances in silicon-based power conversion, even going so far as to put direct current back on the grid via silicon-powered long distance HVDC lines, iron core transformers still form the backbone of the "smart" power grid.

Even with all the hype of a "smart grid" that self-regulates and even carries data, these ancient and outdated behemoths glare in the face of Siemens and General Electric’s research into the subject. So why aren’t switched-mode power supplies used on the grid at the distribution-level? Let’s analyze this in-depth.
Idle

Submission + - The Amazing Complexities of Light Bulbs' Flickering (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Incandescent light bulb flicker is an amazingly more complex subject than most might think: everything from electric power distribution anomalies to quantum effects of tungsten filaments and alternating current harmonics can cause lights to flicker, along with just external forces shaking them of course. This page goes in-depth with all the numerous possibilities of light flickering, described for anyone of any background in Science to understand more about a common-yet-complex everyday observation.
Cloud

Submission + - The State of the "Smart Grid" (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by be new here
be new here writes: The "smart grid" has been hyped for years, with talks of everything from utility frequency changes and better energy management. But what is the current state of the smart grid, and what changes are imminent in the immediate future? This article analyzes the smart grid in terms of the consumer/business end and the utility companies' end (the micro- and macro-side, respectively) as to what makes the grid "smart" now, as well as what we can expect within the next year or so. Also interesting is Cisco's involvement in the grid with their new "rugged" FAR grid routers, featured in the R&D stage in the article's video.
Cloud

Submission + - SSDs in the Enterprise and the Software Driving Them (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anthony_Cargile
Anthony_Cargile writes: Solid state disks are being rapidly deployed in the datacenter by numerous big names, and with their physical deployment comes an interesting paradigm shift in the software that runs atop them: a modernized return of the mainframe era's single level store coupled with XIP (eXecute in place) technology to remove layers of costly abstraction between database software and physical media for better optimized performance to meet cloud demand. Top 10 enterprises are already making this a reality, and open source movements are following in their footsteps.
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Releases Tablet: Microsoft Surface (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by Anthony_Cargile
Anthony_Cargile writes: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer just released Microsoft's tablet, Microsoft Surface (the name of an existing technology being extended by Windows 8 to the mobile market). It does not include any collaboration by Barnes and Noble, quelling those rumors, and is Windows 8-based running software very similar to what existing Microsoft Surface products have been running in restaurants for over a year now.
Power

Submission + - Wireless Power and Why AC Cords Aren't Disappearing (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by be new here
be new here writes: Chances are, you've seen the wireless charging mats built for smartphones in the aisles at stores, where one can place a phone on a mat and charge it without interconnecting wires. With near-field wireless power via induction becoming prevalent around us, why isn't the AC power cord disappearing altogether? The answer may surprise you.
Power

Submission + - The State of the Smart Grid (silicon-news.com)

Submitted by be new here
be new here writes: The "smart grid" has been hyped for years, with talks of everything from utility frequency changes and better energy management. But what is the current state of the smart grid, and what changes are imminent in the immediate future? This article analyzes the smart grid in terms of the consumer/business end and the utility companies' end (the micro- and macro-side, respectively) as to what makes the grid "smart" now, as well as what we can expect within the next year or so. Also interesting is Cisco's involvement in the grid with their new "rugged" grid routers, featured in the R&D stage in the article's video.

Submission + - Fidelity of women determined by gene compatibility with mate (ucsd.edu) 1

Submitted by dsinc
dsinc writes: Preferences for mates that possess genes dissimilar to one’s own at the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a polymorphic group of loci associated with the immune system, have been found in mice, birds, sh,
and humans. As the proportion of MHC alleles couples shared increased, women’s sexual responsivity to their partners decreased, their number of extrapair sexual partners increased, and their attraction to men other than their primary partners increased, particularly during the fertile phase of their cycles.

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