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The USB 3.0 Promoter Group teased us with the prospect of a 10Gbps USB standard back in January, and it now has something to show for its work: the alliance has finalized its specification under the USB 3.1 name. While little has changed with the port format in half a year’s time, its completion lets AMD, Intel and others start work on chipsets that offer twice the bandwidth of USB 3.0 while preserving support for USB 2.0. There’s no public roadmap for the first USB 3.1 devices, although the first related developer sessions will begin on August 21st. Not that the Promoter Group is necessarily in a rush — while Intel’s Thunderbolt 2 will hit an even quicker 20Gbps this year, the new USB format is more likely to receive broad support.

Filed under: Peripherals, AMD, Intel

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Via: The Register

Source: USB Implementers Forum (PDF)

Facebook has announced that it’s switching to using https connections for everyone browsing the social network—which should provide an extra layer of security when you’re doing, well, whatever you do on Facebook.

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Robots
can do a lot of cool things. They can explore the depths of a volcano, or the
far reaches of the solar system. But what about the less important tasks in
life? Mug
Marker spends his days, not too surprisingly, decorating mugs for use in the hot
drink dreams of its makers.

Foursquare switched to editable OpenStreetMap data for its check-in services over a year ago, but many of its users wouldn’t know it when there hasn’t been a way to tweak maps through place pages. As of today, Foursquare is encouraging a little more interaction: Superusers (frequent contributors) in Australia, Brazil, Germany and the UK can now click a web link to edit a location in OpenStreetMap. Those who aren’t keen on signing up for OSM can still leave a note with their proposed changes. There’s no mention of plans to expand access to regular users, but the firm expects additional rollouts to Superusers in areas where map data is less than trustworthy.

Filed under: Cellphones, Internet

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Via: Foursquare Blog

Source: Foursquare

Earlier this year Samsung announced the NX300 compact camera, a camera that is part of the South Korean company’s line up of compact cameras with interchangeable lenses. The camera itself at that time was priced at a pretty expensive $750, and getting the 50mm f/1.8 prime lens would have easily cost you another $500. Well in case that wasn’t pricey enough, Axiom Telecom has announced a special limited edition Samsung NX300 camera that will be plated in 22k gold, and will come bundled in a special box with two lenses – the 55-180mm III and the 45mm 2D/3D lens.

The bundle will also feature a SEF8-A flash, an external battery charger, 16GB of memory, and a leather case and strap. Each camera unit will also be marked with a unique serial number and “Special Edition” engravings. Doesn’t seem too bad, does it? Well if you were thinking of picking one set up for yourself, it is priced at 10,000 Saudi Riyal which is about $2,700 after conversion, and will be available via Axiom Telecom’s website in Saudi Arabia. A little ostentatiousness never hurt anyone, right?

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