Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Update: Boeing’s Black—This Android phone will self-destruct

New secure smartphone for government submitted for FCC approval.

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Wacom lets people share handwritten notes across devices and platforms

Wacom has been pushing into the world of mobile for a while, and its efforts have just culminated in a pretty bold move: A single, cross-platform standard for sharing handwritten notes and sketches between users, regardless of whether they're using a...

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Boeing's extra-secure smartphone finally reaches the FCC (updated)

Boeing said way back in 2012 that it was working on a high-security Android smartphone. Almost two years later, it appears that the company is finally close to a launch -- the hardware, identified as Black, has just passed through the FCC. It's built...

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Samsung unveils Knox 2.0, lets users run Google Play apps even more securely

Exactly a year to the day after it first announced its Knox security solution, Samsung's returned to Mobile World Congress with news that it's making it even easier to secure and manage Galaxy devices. With the launch of Knox 2.0 today, Samsung's...

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The i'm Tracer bracelet means never having to ask 'where's the kid?'

The kooky folks behind the (frankly awful) i'm Watch are a mainstay at Mobile World Congress. This year they've got something a little more useful to show off: it's called the i'm Tracer, and it's the evolution of another GPS tracker the company has...

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Panasonic's newest Toughpad isn't a smartphone, except when it is

When Panasonic said that it was done making smartphones, it meant it. The 5-inch Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1, you see, are very small tablets that just happen to make calls, okay? Both come with a 5-inch 1,280 x 720 LCD display, 2GB RAM, 32GB of...

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Next-generation Broadwell NUCs coming late 2014, says leaked roadmap

Replaceable lids will add NFC and wireless charging capabilities.
    








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Monday, March 17, 2014

OnLive creator's next project could put an end to cellular reception woes

Remember Steve Perlman? The serial entrepreneur has moved on from OnLive's messy transition and launched an enterprise called Artemis, with the lofty goal of fixing the cellular congestion plaguing modern carriers. Called pCell, it works by forcing...

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Learn how to take criticism, or be prepared to fail at life

Business owners: I feel your pain. How do you do it? How do you deal with it? How do you wade into our societal pool and find employees who aren’t thin skinned, self-entitled narcissists? How do you successfully weed out … Continue reading

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MOSS kits let you build the robot of your dreams with color-coded cubes

The big story at this year's Toy Fair was definitely STEM. That stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- four areas of study that educational companies and bureaucracies have been pushing more students to get involved with. So...

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How to run your own e-mail server with your own domain, part 1

Gmail? Apple? The NSA? Forget 'em all—in this series, we take your e-mail back.
    








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Chromecast's Fireplace Visualizer hopes to set hearts aflame on Valentine's Day

Hey, loverboy/gal, Don Juan called to let you know that listening to Sinatra during a steak dinner isn't enough to set the mood for Valentine's Day. You need a roaring fire to induce some serious cuddling time, and that's where Chromecast's seasonal...

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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Meet 'The Dash': smart headphones that let you listen, train and talk (video)

Got a feature list for your dream in-ear headphones? Get ready to screw it up in a ball and be ashamed at how short it was. Enter "The Dash," the name given to a pair of wireless smart headphones currently making waves on Kickstarter. The project is...

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The best alternatives to Google's own Android apps

As Android has evolved, Google's worked increasingly hard to keep users locked into its ecosystem. The search giant creates new apps, retains users by giving them a thoroughly decent out-of-the-box experience and then charges device makers for a...

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

New Roku Channels - February 28, 2014

New Roku Channels - February 28, 2014Twenty-six new channels were launched in the Roku Channel Store this week, bringing content in the categories of Fitness & Outdoors, Food, Games, Internet TV, Kids & Family, Movies & TV, Religion & Spirituality, Science & Technology, Special Interest, and Travel to the Roku. Click on the links below for more details on each channel.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Updated Hypervisor Top Level Functional Specification

We have recently published a new version of the Hypervisor Top Level Functional Specification for Windows Server 2012 R2 / Windows 8.1.  You can grab a copy here:

http://ift.tt/1gNSkJf Top Level Functional Specification v4.0.docx

Now, when you first open this document and start looking through it – you are probably going to think to yourself “Good grief! This is much too detailed for me!”.  And yes, it is a very technical document.  It is essentially a guide to how to build your own virtualization solution on our hypervisor.  That said, a couple of times a year I direct people to read this document so they can get answers to questions such as:

  • Can I discover the hypervisor version from inside the virtual machine?
  • How are virtual processors actually scheduled by the hypervisor?
  • How does the hypervisor handle machine check events?

There is a lot of good information in there – so I would recommend taking the time to read it through.

Cheers,
Ben



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Temple Infographic 2013: I Love to See the Temple

I’ve written before about Brian Olson’s LDS Temple Models in 3D and about his 3-D Rendering of the Provo City Center Temple. Brian has also done a 2013 update of his infographic about LDS Temples. Click the image below to go to the page to see the interactive graphic. On that page, you can click the […]

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Link Your Google+ Account to Your Mormon.org Profile

I recently wrote about how you can create your own profile on Mormon.org and print personalized pass-along cards with your own picture. Now you can link your Mormon.org profile to your Google+ account, which earns Google authorship ranking which may help your profile be seen more. Here are the step-by-step instructions: Go to http://ift.tt/1d7C8P5 sign in with […]

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

7 classic versions of Windows and Mac OS you can run in a browser

It's the easiest way to revisit the operating systems of yore.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

CES2014: ORIGIN PC Announces Amazing Customizable PC Case

ORIGIN PC is known for their awesome high-performance PCs. Today, ORIGIN PC has announced two amazing new case designs that will serve as the backbone of their MILLENIUM (mid-tower) and GENESIS (full-tower) PCs. What makes these new cases newsworthy is the combination of striking industrial design, customizability, and extensibility. I had the opportunity to see these new PCs just before CES 2014 started when CEO Kevin Wasielewski gave me a private tour of this new lineup of ORIGIN PCs. I left wanting one!

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Bold and clean lines define the look of the new MILLENIUM and GENESIS PCs from ORIGIN (Click/Tap to enlarge)

ORIGIN PC has taken a different approach with the design of this new PC case system. The only difference between the MILLENIUM and GENESIS PCs is the expansion base which can accommodate additional radiators for liquid cooling, or extra drives (up to 12 3.5” drives or 24 2.5” drives). It’s easiest to see the difference when you look at the MILLENIUM and GENESIS cases side-by-side:

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MILLENIUM mid-tower case (left) next to GENESIS full-tower case (right) - (Click/Tap to enlarge)

If you own a MILLENIUM PC, you can always upgrade your PC to become a GENESIS by ordering the full-tower expansion kit. Here’s what the expansion base looks like setup for cooling:

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Expansion base setup for dual cooling radiators - (Click/Tap to enlarge)

And here’s what the expansion base looks like setup for storage:

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Expansion base can be setup to hold up to 24 2.5” drives - (Click/Tap to enlarge)

Here is a summary the unique and notable features included in the MILLENIUM and GENESIS cases:

  • Variable Mounting system enables motherboard to be oriented four different ways so that you can optimize the placement and visibility of your PC’s internal components
  • 4-Way NVIDIA SLI support in any orientation (using Variable Mounting)
  • Dual-Hinge front door enables left-to-right or right-to-left opening directions
  • 5 hot-swappable hard drive bays with optional locking mechanism
  • Full-tower expansion kit enables MILLENIUM case to be converted to GENESIS case
  • Smart Fan Controller allows you to easily toggle between full manual control of fans and motherboard fan control
  • Remote controlled LED lighting system

To learn more about the new MILLENIUM and GENESIS desktop PC cases, please visit www.originpc.com.

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