Feb 15
Every single time I visit some low-rent website which gives the option of downloading an ill-considered, poorly-designed, incomplete, app-based version of itself, a small part of me dies. More »
Feb 15
Korean police contradict Samsung over fatal gas leak, say acid got into the environment
Posted in: Today's Chili 
Samsung has already been given a small fine for not reporting a fatal gas leak promptly enough, but now it could be in more serious trouble. At the time of the accident, which led to the death of a maintenance contractor, the manufacturer released a statement indicating that the leak of hydrofluoric acid had been “contained.” But CCTV footage seen by investigators now suggests that some of the lethal gas reached beyond the confines of the chip plant. A local environmental group claims to have detected high levels of the gas within a couple of kilometers of the building — an area with tens of thousands of residents. Police still appear to be investigating, but if all this turns out to be true then another $1,000 ticket probably isn’t going to fix it.
Source: Yonhap News
Feb 15
NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 690 currently wears the world’s-fastest-graphics crown, unless you count the limited edition Ares II, by cramming two Kepler GPUs onto one mainstream board. When it comes to improving on that, some leaked European retailer listings suggest NVIDIA might not wait on a completely next-gen architecture, but may instead try to deliver similar performance through a less power-hungry single GPU design. The listings, gathered together by TechPowerUp and VideoCardz, point towards a pricey new flagship, the GeForce GTX Titan, that would be a graphics-focused adaptation of the beefy Tesla K20 computing card. It’d pack 2,688 shader units, a 384-bit memory bus and 6GB of RAM, all with one chip — for reference, the GTX 690 needs two GPUs to offer 3,072 shader units and has 4GB of RAM. There’s no confirmed unveiling date, and the primary leak on a Danish site has actually been pulled, but ASUS and EVGA are rumored to be launching their own GTX Titan variants as soon as next week, possibly in the $1,000 to $1,200 ball park. That’s a short wait for what could deliver a serious boost to game performance, not to mention bragging rights.
Filed under: Desktops, Gaming, Peripherals, ASUS, NVIDIA
Via: Bright Side of News, Bit-Tech
Source: TechPowerUp, VideoCardz.com, EuroSys
Feb 15
‘Swamp People’ Premiere: Jay Paul Jumps In The Water, Gets A Massive Gator In A Headlock (VIDEO)
Posted in: Today's Chili“Swamp People” was back with a season premiere that featured alligator wrestling in the water. Not that this was the intended plan going into the capture of 12-foot, 650-pound alligator, but Jay Paul Molinere had to improvise.
After shooting the alligator, Jay Paul realized that it was only injured. So to capture him, Jay Paul jumped into the water — with the gator! His father, R.J. Molinere Jr., was on hand, trying to give his son words of encouragement. It’s hard to fathom what it must be like to see your son putting a massive alligator into a headlock.
Jay Paul managed just that, which ultimately worked. R.J. said he was scared the gator would go into a death roll, which could have easily drowned Jay Paul. But everything came out all right in the end.
Feb 15
American women are clueless when it comes to knowing what it takes to get married and overcome divorce — that’s the bottom line in Suzanne Venker‘s new book How to Choose a Husband And Make Peace With Marriage.
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Feb 15
When HTC CEO Peter Chou showed off his company’s next flagship phone, the M7 / HTC One a few weeks ago, he had both black and silver versions in hand. Shortly after, known press pic source evleaks snagged a promo image in silver and now has posted another to Unwired View, this time of the black one. Still sporting a unique two button design seen previously and what we assume is a Sense 5.0 homescreen widget, this pic also flashes New York localized info, as compared to the earlier leak’s London home. For now, we’re left counting down until its expected unveiling on the 19th in… New York and London — see you there.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, HTC
Source: Unwired View
Feb 15
Buffalo – BSMPB05BK – Compact dual iPhone and Android smartphone battery charger
Posted in: Today's Chili
With 4 AA batteries, you can charge your iPhone or Android smartphone with Buffalo’s new mobile battery charger “BSMPB05BK” anytime.
It’s a very compact, portable small stick, so you can take it with you in your pocket or bag very easily.
Size is 42.4mm x 100.7mm × 23.9mm.
It will be out in late February.
Feb 15
Opera has acquired Skyfire Labs, a company that deals with mobile cloud solutions and mobile video optimization and is best known for its Rocket Optimizer software. By combining the two companies, both will offer joint products, with the announcement saying that Opera’s Web Pass is one of the main focuses. The deal is expected to be final before March 15.
The Rocket Optimizer software provides mobile operators with a way to optimize video delivered over mobile data networks when traffic is high, increasing capacity by 60-percent (on average). This is achieved by shrinking the content’s size, and can be utilized near instantaneously when users are having issues with connecting to the content or with quality.
By using this, common problems experienced with streaming videos and audio are minimized, such as rebuffering, stalled buffering, and delayed start times. On top of this, Skyfire also offers another product called Skyfire Horizon, an extension for mobile browsers that allows for personalization.
Opera’s CFO/CSO Erik Harrell offered this statement. “The market opportunity for video/media optimization solutions geared towards operators and consumers is significant. After a thorough evaluation of this market, we strongly believe Skyfire is the clear leader for the future in this space.” After everything is finalized, Skyfire’s CEO will also be Opera’s Operator Business EVP. The acquisition involved an upfront $50 million cash consideration and $26 million in escrow including earn-out payments based on performance; the total acquisition figures could reach $155 million.
[via Opera]
Opera acquires Skyfire Labs for up to $155 million is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Feb 15
A meteorite has just exploded over Russia. This doesn’t feel good when you know that a 150-foot asteroid is about to fly by Earth—and you read about the actual effects of an impact if astronomers’ calculations are wrong. The Guardian is reporting that 474 people have been injured. More »
Feb 15
Meteorite Streaks Across Russian Urals, Leaves At Least 100 Injured (VIDEO)
Posted in: Today's ChiliMOSCOW — A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 400 people, many of them hurt by broken glass.
“There was panic. People had no idea what was happening. Everyone was going around to people’s houses to check if they were OK,” said Sergey Hametov, a resident of Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, the biggest city in the affected region.
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