There was a time when high school science projects involved baking soda volcanoes dropping egg-filled containers from helicopters. That may actually still be the case, but not for a batch of 1,600 high school students at this year’s 2013 Intel International Science. 18-year-old Eesha Khare developed a super-capacitor with a special nano-structure that allows more… Continue reading 30-second cellphone recharge technology developed by high school student
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5 most frivolous tech lawsuits
“The penalty for laughing in court is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.” – H. L. Mencken Indeed, there have been some laughable lawsuits. It seems every year something more frivolous than the last makes the headlines. Lawyers seem bent on sticking themselves… Continue reading 5 most frivolous tech lawsuits
It Could’ve Been Worse: Intel’s Billion-dollar Blunder
You don’t make it to a billion-dollar blunder without making a few mistakes along the way, or so should be the motto of the day for Intel. The world’s largest chip maker has distributed roughly 8 million faulty Cougar Point chips, and the cost to fix this mess: one billion dollars. The problem is that… Continue reading It Could’ve Been Worse: Intel’s Billion-dollar Blunder
1000 Core “Proof of Concept” By Intel Stirs The Imagination
It’s a thing that the imagination can hardly conceive and the most avid gamer could only wish for. Intel has brought us a step closer to having the unicorn-like 1,000-core processor with a “proof of concept” that can perform nearly 20X faster than “modern computers.” A team of scientists lead by Dr. Wim Vanderbauwhede have… Continue reading 1000 Core “Proof of Concept” By Intel Stirs The Imagination
Intel’s Suicidal New Business Model: Charge Twice For The Same Product
Geeks and nerds everywhere, prep your fingers for some angry typing in the blogosphere, this one is going to get messy. Intel has decided it doesn’t make enough money selling you a single product once, so now it’s experimenting with selling you that product twice. This genius marketing strategy is in place at Best Buy,… Continue reading Intel’s Suicidal New Business Model: Charge Twice For The Same Product
Intel to Malware: “You Shall not Pass!”
You may have heard that Intel bought McAfee a few weeks ago. Well that decision had a lot of people scratching their heads. Personally, I thought the CEO said ‘I got a virus, we should buy a copy of McAfee’ and an intern misheard him and bought the entire company instead. Intel decided to have a big… Continue reading Intel to Malware: “You Shall not Pass!”
Hey Geek, My Laptop’s Tougher Than Yours
You need a computer you can take anywhere, a laptop designed for life on the site or the road. You need it to be shock-resistant, but you want it to have power. For you, good news, with Panasonic today updating some of the models in its Toughbook laptop range. The Toughbook CF-52 now runs on… Continue reading Hey Geek, My Laptop’s Tougher Than Yours
Intel’s Mock News Campaign
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_k-Qs39BWs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Intel has begun a campaign to let the world know it isn’t just a chip manufacturer. A series of YouTube videos showing ‘mock’ news reports about intelligent, non-PC devices that make use of Intel technology. Each of the 3 videos focuses on a different area where an Intel-powered device is improving people’s lives in… Continue reading Intel’s Mock News Campaign
Google Poised to Invade Yet Another Market: Your Living Room
Nobody has their hands in as many industries as Google. Nobody. As early as this summer, we may begin to see GoogleTV – the internet TV joint venture between Google, Sony and Intel – taking over our living rooms. The service would allow internet streaming content to be broadcast on your TV as easily as… Continue reading Google Poised to Invade Yet Another Market: Your Living Room
Google, Intel and Sony Team Up for GoogleTV
Where Microsoft and Apple have failed, Google, those arrogant so-and-so’s, think they can succeed. Today, the New York Times reported the massive search company is teaming up with both Intel and Sony to produce technology to take control of your living room. Details are sketchy so far, and no-one quite knows if ‘GoogleTV’, as the… Continue reading Google, Intel and Sony Team Up for GoogleTV