Comment: Re: A few things to watch out for (Score 1) 235
We have very sophisticated wire connectors here in the EU. You can see several examples here. Stew terminals are in fact in most cases not allowed any more in the EU (see here for more details)
Comment: Re:TeX for Math (Score 1) 300
I think you mean LaTeXiT.
The trick with the PDF is made using Link Back. This is a framework for OS X, where applications can embed documents from other applications in their own documents. The embedded documents are still editable by the original application. It's similar to OLE on Windows, but much more lightweight. It's mainly based on PDF with some additional metadata. It's easy to implement and very nice for the user. I find it a quite elegant solution.
Comment: Re:Retina Display is good and all, but... (Score 1) 683
I expect the system font will be a bit smaller due to the sharper text.
[...] The number of pixels required to measure a point will change with dpi but the size of the font shouldn't.
I think what he meant was: They might reduce the size of the fonts. On a sharper display, a 10 point font might be as readable as a 12 point font on a not so sharp display.
Comment: Re:Just what market needed... (Score 1) 240
You know that the GEMA is also reading Slashdot? So just to clarify: Google Music is NOT working in Germany and there is no way to get it to work. Google has secured it with a GEO-IP filter on the register page. Because you cannot circumvent such an IP filter, there is no way to register for Google music from Germany and hence no way to use it in Germany.
Of course it will work fine for US citicens during their vaccation in Germany, because once you have registered no further filtering will happen (for now).
+ - Android, Microsoft, Linux, and the GPLv2->
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msobkow writes "There may be some issues with Android products whose manufacturers are paying for the Microsoft patent portfolio.
Make of it what you will, it's just how I've always read the GPL."
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Make of it what you will, it's just how I've always read the GPL."
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+ - Fukushima's fallout worse than thought->
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gbrumfiel writes "A new study posted for open peer-review suggests that the nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi released far more radiation than the Japanese government initially estimated. The study uses global radioisotope and meteorological data to calculate the size of the release from the plant. Nature News reports that, contrary to official claims, the model shows that fuel being stored in a pool at unit 4 released a significant amount of cesium-137, a long-lived contaminate that has spread across the countryside. It also says that some Xenon-133 may have early on in the accident, suggesting that the plant was already damaged before it was hit by a tsunami. Overall, it estimates that Fukushima released about twice as much cesium-137 as the government claims and half as much as Chernobyl."
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+ - Amazon Is Making 'Millions More' Kindle Fires->
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derGoldstein writes "From Business Insider: "Amazon is ramping up production on its new Kindle Fire tablet after seeing a huge demand, according to the company's earnings report.
In a statement, Jeff Bezos said Kindle Fire pre-orders are causing Amazon to increase capacity and produce "millions more" tablets than it had originally planned. It seems like we finally have a viable competitor to the iPad. This is the first time we've seen a tablet manufacturer talk about producing "millions" of new tablets due to high demand.""
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In a statement, Jeff Bezos said Kindle Fire pre-orders are causing Amazon to increase capacity and produce "millions more" tablets than it had originally planned. It seems like we finally have a viable competitor to the iPad. This is the first time we've seen a tablet manufacturer talk about producing "millions" of new tablets due to high demand.""
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+ - The Underlying Principle of Programming-> 3
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high_rolla writes "I was recently asked, by someone wanting to get into programming, what they could do to help prepare themselves. I figured that working out what the underlying principle of programming is and then attacking that would be a good place to start. My initial thoughts are that it is problem solving. Pretty much everything you write will have the aim of solving a problem. So if you want to become a better programmer, start by becoming a better problem solver. Would be keen to get your opinions on this. Is there a flaw in my thinking or is there a better foundation that I'm missing?"
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+ - Apple Granted Patent for Slide to Unlock->
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generalhavok writes "The United States Patent & Trademark Office today approved Apple's patent on the slide to unlock gesture used on iOS devices. Interestingly, this patent was earlier dismissed in Europe due to prior art. With many Android phones using a similar slide gesture, it will be interesting to see how this new patent will come to play in the patent wars between Apple and Android vendors."
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+ - Building A Mobile App Business->
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jfruhlinger writes "The initial App Store gold rush may have played itself out, but you can still build a profitable business selling mobile apps. The keys are similar to those for any business: know your market, serve a need, be realistic about your business model — but there are some twists specific to the smartphone world."
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+ - SUSE Top Exec: Interoperability is key ->
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mikesd81 writes "President and GM of SUSE Linux shared with IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant his views on the future of open source, his strategy for competing against Red Hat, and SUSE's plans for helping customers build private and hybrid clouds. He also outlines his philosophy of working with the community and where the Linux Desktop is headed."
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+ - Smartphone Malware Could Identify Words Typed on N->
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Zothecula writes "If you're looking for a reason to buy an iPhone 3GS as opposed to an iPhone 4, besides the lower price, here's one: it's technically possible that malware on an iPhone 4 — if that phone were placed beside its user's computer keyboard — could be used to deduce what the user was typing. Once that data was stored on the phone, it could then be transmitted to another party. According to researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, who were able to use one of the phones for this purpose, any smartphone made within the past two years should be capable of doing so."
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+ - ARM Cortex-A7 and big.LITTLE unveiled-> 1
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An anonymous reader writes "ARM has unveiled its replacement for the Cortex-A8 mobile chip which so many of us rely on to power our smartphones. The Cortex-A7 will offer up a five-fold gain in power efficiency while being 5x smaller than the A8. It will measure less than 0.5mm squared.
The bigger news, however, is the introduction of big.LITTLE processing, which will see the A7 combined with the high-performance Cortex-A15. In a setup similar to how Nvidia's Optimus works, ARM will switch between the two processing cores depending on what your phone or tablet is trying to do. The OS will be run on the A7, but playing games, watching video, or loading up a web browser will be handled by the faster A15. The end user won't notice the swicth as it happens in no more than 20 microseconds.
Expect to see the A7 and big.LITTLE processor packages appearing in 2015. Several chip manufacturers have already licensed the parts including Braodcom and TI."
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The bigger news, however, is the introduction of big.LITTLE processing, which will see the A7 combined with the high-performance Cortex-A15. In a setup similar to how Nvidia's Optimus works, ARM will switch between the two processing cores depending on what your phone or tablet is trying to do. The OS will be run on the A7, but playing games, watching video, or loading up a web browser will be handled by the faster A15. The end user won't notice the swicth as it happens in no more than 20 microseconds.
Expect to see the A7 and big.LITTLE processor packages appearing in 2015. Several chip manufacturers have already licensed the parts including Braodcom and TI."
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+ - Gigabyte's solution to the ASPM bug: use Windows.->
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dotancohen writes "Gigabyte's response regarding kernel power regression issues due to their BIOS bug:
"...since our products only support Windows OS... We suggest you to install Windows OS to prevent having problems. If you install the Windows OS and still have any problems, please provide the error message screenshot for us, so we can try to see how to help."
I wonder if Gigabyte will provide the unlock keys for the EFI boot loaders with a policy as clear as this?"
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"...since our products only support Windows OS... We suggest you to install Windows OS to prevent having problems. If you install the Windows OS and still have any problems, please provide the error message screenshot for us, so we can try to see how to help."
I wonder if Gigabyte will provide the unlock keys for the EFI boot loaders with a policy as clear as this?"
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