Day: October 18, 2013

Apple again said to be trimming iPhone 5C production

NPD Displaysearch says Apple’s trimming production of the iPhone 5C, while bolstering production of the higher-end iPhone 5S…….


Forget Wi-Fi, boffins get 150Mbps Li-Fi connection from a lightbulb

Many (Chinese) hands make light work……


Crossing the Divide From Software Dev To Hardware Dev

First time accepted submitter szczys writes “Quinn Dunki spent decades developing software before she fabricated her own 6502-based computer. Here she talks about crossing between software and hardware (or the other way around) and why this is easier today than it has been in the past.”……


Saturn’s blings: Diamonds may float in the planet’s atmosphere

Researchers believe diamond rain and hail are present on Jupiter and Saturn, and that future generations could send robots to harvest such precious precipitation…….


Tech’s Highest-Paid Engineers Are At Juniper

Phoghat writes “The guys at Glassdoor have compiled a list of the 25 tech companies with the best salaries for software engineers. Google and Facebook made the list, of course. So did Apple and Twitter. But the company at the very top is a bit of a surprise: networking gear maker Juniper Networks.”……


Crave Ep. 142: Electronic makeup gives new meaning to inter-‘face’

Electronic makeup turns devices on and off with a blink, the underwater Internet is swimming to an ocean near you, and video-chat with your pet while at work…….


How to find files via the OS X Terminal

If you need to search for files in OS X, one option it is to use the OS X Terminal application and some of its services…….


Apple’s top bean counter: New spaceship HQ won’t emit ‘one atom of carbon’

Cupertino’s latest torus attraction to be ‘best office building ever built’……


Dell’s Windows 8.1, quad-core tablet now on sale for $299

Intel’s quad-core Bay Trail processor powers Dell’s new 8-inch tablet — one of the first devices up for sale with the chip…….


Are Cable Subscribers Subsidizing Internet-Only TV Viewers?

waderoush sends a tongue-in-cheek open letter to cable TV subscribers from somebody who has cut the cord in favor of streaming shows over the internet. “Dear Cable TV Subscriber: I don’t think I’ve ever told you how grateful I am. I haven’t paid a cent for cable television since 2009. Yet I have on-demand access…