Comment Answer = NO (Score 0) 84
See subject.
Comment Re:TIS-1000 ? (Score 0) 205
Exactly! It's not a general purpose processor in the sense that it can run an OS. I wasn't involved in the latest design, but the first chip we taped out (AsAP 1) only had a register file. It didn't even have local memory like a cache or DRAM. It's very efficient for software pipelined tasks, which is more aligned with DSP workloads.
Comment Re:From the Article... (Score 0) 226
Any distro using kernel 3.19.7+ is affected. This includes the second most popular distro Fedora as well. That's how I originally discovered the bug and tested the fix. I only used 4.0.3 to first confirm the bug was still there before starting to bisect the commits.
Comment MP3 Audio Explanation? (Score 0) 60
Could someone provide a link to an MP3 from an untrusted random site that I can listen to which explains how this vulnerability work? Reading is hard!
Comment Re: Which iDevice? (Score 0) 488
Same here. I feel each Android release makes my device snappier.
Comment Re:What is it about the Nook? (Score 1) 132
I just bought a Nook Simple Touch from OfficeMax for $59! Besides price my other big selling point was ePub support. I didn't want to buy a device that only works with Amazon and nothing else (unless you do decryption and conversion). I heard that B&N's bookstore is larger than Amazon's but that is just something I heard. I read mostly tech books from O'Reilly so it's not much of an issue for me. The Kindle eInk device does have a better display and some nice extra features but it's not worth over 2x the price. Plus the Nook Simple Touch can be rooted and run normal Android apps, not sure about the Kindle Paperwhite. I have a tablet already so rooting didn't appeal to me but it might to others. I think the Nook is a great lower costs alternative to the Kindle.
Comment What about SVG? (Score 0) 246
Is there anything wrong with SVG? It supports animations, already has good editors, and is supported by most browsers although only some browsers support animation. I think everyone agrees that we don't need a new standard for something not frequently used.
Comment Re:Dev Board (Score 0) 79
The PandaBoard is actually cheaper.
Comment PandaBoard (Score 0) 79
The specs for this board are similar to the specs for the PandaBoard, which is less than $200. Linaro also works on the PandaBoard. Is this just a new development board based on Samsung's SOC that happens to support Linaro?
Comment To the Untrusted list! (Score 0) 330
This post reminded me to add doubleclick.net to my untrusted list in NoScript. How convenient that slashdot.org uses them.
Hacking the Tux Droid 87
Rockhopper writes "Ars Technica has a combo review/hack guide for the Tux Droid, a programmable penguin. 'Tux is completely programmable at practically every level, and all of the source code of the firmware and software used by the droid is available from Kysoh's version control repository. There are several ways to program the droid's behavior, ranging from modifying the firmware to coding a gadget in Python.' There's a sample Python script that will cause Tux to speak IRC messages out loud when the user's name is mentioned."
Intel Ramps Up 45nm Chip Production, Announces 'Atom' Line 126
Multiple readers have written to tell us of the latest developments out of Intel. Earlier this week, Intel announced the Atom brand of low cost, low power consumption processors. The CPUs, measuring only 25 square millimeters, are the result of the Silverthorne and Diamondville projects. The announcement has caused this CNet columnist to question whether Intel can "spur innovation in ultrasmall devices the way it has in the PC and server industry." Concurrently, Intel has increased its production of 45nm processors to a rate of roughly 100,000 chips per day. As TG Daily notes, the massive investments Intel has made into chip production will make it difficult for AMD to catch up.
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