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Submission + - I'll pay with Google (cnet.com)

Submitted by eedwardsjr
eedwardsjr writes: If you ever wanted to pay just by saying something out loud, then Hands Free is the way to go.

'Google on Wednesday released to the public a new app called Hands Free, which lets people pay for items in stores by simply telling the cashier, "I'll pay with Google."'

Hey, what could go wrong?

Comment Re: Interoperability starts at the server (Score 1) 111

They call them "standards" but they are very configurable. I can't even count the number of times, I was unable to import "DICOM" images to our "DICOM" PACS because of some slight change in the way the "Standard" was configured. Also we exchange images with some other facilities, and certain studies of ours arrive at their destination and can't be displayed. The "Standard" isn't all that standard.

Comment Re:Doctors: Whiny bitches, all of 'em. (Score 2) 111

I once thought similarly. I'm not so convinced now. I once thought that healthcare technology was just going to take awhile to get better at communicating. I now think the lack of communicating between various systems using the same standard (DICOM, HL7,etc) is intentional to get the Healthcare providers to only buy their product. HL7 is supposed to be a standard, but you have to look in multiple places for the data. One system will use one field and another will use another field for the same data. When you call the companies, they all want the other guys to change their system.

So the technology isn't helping the Provider's work flow.

Banks got their technology right. You can go to almost any bank and access your money. Not the same with healthcare. It just goes to prove you can mess with people's health and lives, but don't you dare mess with their money.

Submission + - Is open-source hardware gaining critical mass? (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by angry tapir
angry tapir writes: The Open Compute Project, which wants to open up hardware the same way Linux opened up software, is starting to tackle its forklift problem. You can't download boxes or racks, so open-source hardware needs a supply chain, said OCP President and Chairman Frank Frankovsky, kicking off the Open Compute Project Summit in San Jose.

Submission + - Clinton regrets, but defends, use of family email server (computerworld.com)

Submitted by dcblogs
dcblogs writes: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that, in hindsight, her decision to use a private email server to conduct official business was not the best one. But she is defending it and said the system was secure. Clinton, at news conference in New York, said the email server that she used had been set up for former President Bill Clinton. The system had "numerous safeguards" and is on home property protected by the U.S. Secret Service, she said. "There were no security breaches," said Clinton. "I think the use of that server, which started with my husband, proved to be effective and secure," she said. It still remains unclear about just how appropriate Clinton's system was. As a general rule, government IT policies don't give federal employees the option of using their own email accounts to exclusively conduct government business.

Submission + - Microsoft reveals Windows 10 will be a free upgrade (mashable.com)

Submitted by mpicpp
mpicpp writes: Microsoft just took another big step toward the release of Windows 10 and revealed it will be free for many current Windows users.

The company unveiled the Windows 10 consumer preview on Wednesday, showcasing some of the new features in the latest version of the operating system that powers the vast majority of the world's desktop PCs. The developer preview has been available since Microsoft first announced Windows 10 in the fall, but it was buggy, limited in scope and very light on new features.

Importantly, Windows 10 will be free for existing Windows users running versions of Windows back to Windows 7. That includes Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows Phone. Microsoft specified it would only be free for the first year, indicating Windows would be software that users subscribe to, rather than buy outright.

Microsoft Corporate Vice President of the Operating Systems Group Joe Belfiore showed off some of the new features in Windows 10. While Microsoft had already announced it would bring back the much-missed Start Menu, Belfiore revealed it would also have a full-screen mode that includes more of the Windows 8 Start screen. He said Windows machines would go back and forth between to two menus in a way that wouldn't confuse people.

Belfiore also showed a new notification center for Windows, which puts a user's notifications in an Action Center menu that can appear along the right side, similar to how notifications work in Apple OS X.

Microsoft Executive Vice President of Operating Systems Terry Myerson revealed that 1.7 million people had downloaded the Windows 10 developer preview, giving Microsoft over 800,000 individual piece of feedback.

Myerson explained that Windows 10 has several main intents: the give users a mobility of experience from device to device, instill a sense of trust in users, and provide the most natural ways to interact with devices.

Submission + - Engineer Ends Console War, Combines Xbox One And PS4 Into Epic 'PlayBox' Laptop (hothardware.com) 1

Submitted by MojoKid
MojoKid writes: It's official, we can finally stop arguing over which is the superior game console, the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Quite frankly, it's a pointless debate, and it took a self-taught engineer to put the argument to rest, which he did by combining both game systems into a 22-inch laptop. Meet the "PlayBox," a gaming laptop that's equal parts Xbox One and PS4 rolled into one. The PlayBox wins the argument because it allows you to play games on either system, and when it comes down to it, the ability to play games is all that matters. Built for a "specific customer," the owner of this prototype system needn't worry about exclusives since he now has a system that can play them all, and do it while taking up no more space than a single console.

Comment Re:Not a bad idea...or so it seems (Score 1) 125

by X-Ray Artist (#48797189) Attached to: Obama Proposes 30-Day Deadline For Disclosing Security Breaches

This is just a show - "I am doing something about this awful data breach problem."

If there any exemptions, you can bet it won't be the "little guy" getting them. More likely the "little guy" will be the example of the consequences. After all the "little guy" makes no significant political party contributions.

Just an observation....

Submission + - Samsung Unveils First PCIe 3.0 x4-based M.2 SSD, Delivering Speeds Of Over 2GB/s

Submitted by Deathspawner
Deathspawner writes: With its SM951 SSD, Samsung ticks all of the right boxes. It might be an unassuming gumstick SSD — it has no skulls or other bling — but it's what's underneath that counts: PCIe 3.0 x4 support. With that support, Samsung is able to boast about cable-melting speeds of 2,150MB/s read and 1,550MB/s write. But with such speeds comes an all-too-common caveat: you'll probably have to upgrade your computer to take true advantage of it.

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