Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 15 June 2010 at 00:04:00 Parallel processing standard approved by Khronos Group An update to the OpenCL parallel processing standard has been ratified. Standards organisation Khronos Group said that it was releasing the OpenCL 1.1 certification…
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OpenCL 1.1 gets the go-ahead
For a neurotic nature such as mine–one, that is to say, in which the intermediaries, the nerves, perform their functions badly, fail to arrest on its way to consciousness, allow indeed to reach it, distinct, exhausting, innumerable and distressing, the plaints of the most humble elements of the self which are about to disappear–the anxiety
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Proust on Homesickness
Nabokov succinctly captures the two sides of cynicism–one jaded and pessimistic, the other selfish and contemptuous–in the person of the sadistic Axel Rex: On such occasions Rex could talk endlessly, indefatigably, inventing stories about non-existent friends and propounding reflections not too profound for the mind of his listener and couched in a sham-brilliant form. His culture
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The new Xbox 360 was shown off at Microsoft’s E3 keynote today. While it is slimmer, smaller and sexier than the first-gen Xbox 360, you can’t call it the “Slim” Xbox 360. Although it was rumored and discussed in the press for weeks and months as the Slim 360, Microsoft in their keynote and in the official fact sheet only refer to the device as the “new” Xbox 360
First Look Over in Singapore Nokia is getting busy announcing a whole host of new midrange handsets at its Connection event. So the Nokia bods thought it was only right that it gave ample airing to its flagship smartphone, the Nokia N8, over here in Britain.We’ve seen the hardware before , when we showed it off in glorious lime green. Pocket-lint was on hand once again to give it a going over to determine whether or not Nokia’s new star player has a chance of competing with Apple and Android in the heavily contested smartphone market.The main selling point of the N8 is that it is the first Nokia handset to feature the Symbian^3 operating system
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Nokia N8 – First Look
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 15 June 2010 at 03:09:00 Art museum seeking out user videos for new exhibit The iconic Googenheim art museum is looking to produce a new feature based on YouTube videos. The video sharing service said that it would be partnering with the art museum..
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YouTube videos to be featured by Googenheim
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Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 15 June 2010 at 02:19:00 Service will aim at enterprise cloud sector Verizon Business has added hosted storage to its line of enterprise IT services. The company said that it would be launching not only a cloud storage service but hosted storage..
I’m knee deep in software development for a couple of motion control projects, and have had the feeling that I’ve been re-inventing the wheel for a while. Well, I wish I would have found grbl sooner. It appears to be a mostly complete implementation of the g-code standard, written to run on an Atmega328-based Arduino
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Grbl, an Arduino-based g-code interpreter
The first street version of the extreme off-roader made famous by Top Gear rolled off the UK production line this month – and was shipped straight to Uganda.The virtually indestructible Wildcat 300STR had been ordered by a customer keen to make an impression at his local golf club.As well as the usual Wildcat features – V8 petrol engine, fully welded tubular chassis, heavy duty differentials and drive shafts – the first production 300STR added air conditioning, Bluetooth, iPod dock, stereo hi-fi and enough space in the rear for a set of clubs.That particular Wildcat may be winding its way to East Africa, but it is now the template for a fully fledged road-going version of the Dakar Rally veteran.
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Street version of extreme off-roader rolls off the production line
The eyes of the world will be looking upon Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo tomorrow as he attempts to single-handedly take his country past the opening round of the World Cup . (Will Didier Drogba have anything to say about that
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Cristiano Ronaldo re-launches online presence in time for big game tomorrow: Facebook, YouTube, and more!
The Electronic Entertainment Expo kicks off officially tomorrow, and some pre-show events have already gotten underway. If you’re a gamer excited to see what this year’s E3 has to offer, stay tuned to Mashable Mashable for our coverage — and while you wait for the big reveals, take a brief look at some of the major trends we’re forecasting for this year’s show.Motion Control Microsoft already showcased their new motion controlling system Kinect at a media briefing earlier today, and we expect Sony to follow suit tomorrow with new details on their PlayStation Move motion-sensing system. This brings Microsoft and Sony up to speed with Nintendo, whose current-generation Wii console truly ushered in the motion-control age back in 2006.
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PREVIEW: What to Expect at E3 2010
Those of us who were covering the Microsoft E3 keynote live here at TFTS headquarters were impressed by the Mircosoft tech, but a little put off when Microsoft didn’t announce the pricing for the new add-on. US game retailer GameStop has now added the add-on to it’s only store, and the Kinect-only bundle is set at $149.99. It’s more expensive than anticipated (sub-$100 prices were rumored for a long time), but as you can see above, GameStop also posted the Kinect coming in bundles with the old (not the ’slim’) Xbox 360.
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E3 2010: Kinect Pricing Spoiled By GameStop? [GameStop Allowing Pre-Orders For Microsoft Kinect At $149.99 - Too Expensive?]
Well that’s the questions isn’t it? How about exchanging an iPhone 3GS for the bigger iPhone-ish iPad or how about cold hard cash or even an iPod Touch, or even if you are that desperate try offering the HTC EVO 4G , no doubt you may get a buyer then.However what you don’t do is slap an advert on Craighslist like some gormless idiot did as according to an article over on Mashable by Lauren Indvik by way of a report by ABC15 ; 20 year old Jacob Walker actually posted an article on craighslist wanting to trade Pot for an iPad.Yes folks this dimwit even posted an image of the iPod Touch and 7 gram stash of marijuana he was willing to exchange for a 32GB iPad
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How Much Is A 32GB Apple iPad Worth?
Tom Keating tweeted , “iPhone 4 has 802.11n, but not the “awesome” 802.11n http://regator.com/?u=40ntu8 ” 2010-06-15T01:29:30Z Tom Keating tweeted , “DOES THE IPHONE4′S RETINA DISPLAY ignore the science of optics?… http://regator.com/?u=40ntk2 ” 2010-06-15T01:19:06Z Tom Keating posted Microsoft Kinect Adds Video Chat 2010-06-14T13:54:48Z
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Those who boldly predicted box office glory for The Karate Kid perhaps cracked a grin at this weekend’s returns , maybe they sent a “told you so!” text… well, in the future, these successful prognosticators could get to celebrate in a sea of dollar bills. Despite the best efforts of the film industry, federal regulators approved a plan from Media Derivatives Inc
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Trading of Box Office Futures Approved
So regular TFTS readers will note that we’re (or at least myself) are a bit crazy for the Samsung Galaxy S – a hot Android phone with a big OLED screen and fast processor.
Scientists from the University of Leeds have discovered the mechanisms of a protein known to play an active part in the inherited kidney disorder, Dent’s disease. The findings provide a new focus for future therapies for the disease, for which there is currently no cure.
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Findings provide new therapeutic route for rare kidney disease
Khidr Suleman, V3.co.uk , Monday 14 June 2010 at 00:15:00 New charter designed to increase customer participation The SAP UK & Ireland User Group (UKIUG) is to work on a new charter designed to increase awareness of the company’s BusinessObjects portfolio….
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SAP seeks to raise awareness of BusinessObjects
A new kind of universal remote control called the CYCLOPS is set to change the face of TVs and other consumer electronics devices. Genos unveils an ergonomically designed universal remote controller, invented using Play Dough