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at 12:56 PM

#OMMAGlobal - great question to ask "what old advertising tactic has died already or would you kill off in 2012 in your own company?"

at 10:40 AM

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5843790/the-google-powered-digital-dead-sea-scrolls-are-a-history-buffs-dream

Five of the Dead Sea Scrolls—the world's oldest biblical documents—are now viewable online as searchable, high-resolution images thanks to Google. Talk about some priceless Google Docs.

The scrolls are available in the Israel Museum's online collections just a year after the project started. Developed in partnership with Google the website allows users to dive into the 2,000 year old documents—literally. The images are 1,200 megapixes, which is huge enough to zoom until you can see minuscule cracks in the parchment. Thanks to Google's technology, the scrolls are also easy to navigate. The images load crazy fast and navigate with a smooth slider. Phrases from the documents even turn up in Google search results that will take you to directly to your favorite passage from the early-Christian era. Rejoice! [The Telegraph]

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at 10:37 AM

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/leaked-amd-roadmap-reveals-q1-2012-launch-for-trinity-apu/

Some leaked AMD presentation slides are doing the rounds and they look just about arcane enough to be genuine. Assuming they are, and bearing in mind that they're already a few months old, then the key news is that the Trinity APU could swing into full production as early as January. This successor to the immensely successful Llano range of mobile APUs will be based on "Piledriver" CPU cores, which themselves are variants of the Bulldozer cores in AMD's imminent desktop refresh. Suddenly that Llano-powered laptop you've been ogling doesn't look like such an obvious purchase. Check out the gallery below for more slides, including intriguing references to post-Trinity "Kaveri" and "Kabini" APUs planned for 2013.

Gallery: Leaked AMD slides

[Thanks, Alexandre]

Leaked AMD roadmap reveals Q1 2012 launch for Trinity APU originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VR-Zone | source

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at 9:56 AM

@faithpopcorn - advertising as we know it is over; privacy is over; what do people choose to engage with? #OMMAGlobal

at 9:23 AM

@fredwilson "native monetization systems" paid search, promoted tweets, foursquare specials - native and relevant to users #ommaglobal

at 9:12 AM

RT @jimmy_wales #OMMAGlobal - mobile usage of the Wikia site grew 10x in the last 2 yrs, now representing 10% of traffic to site

at 9:07 AM

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/another-alleged-htc-vigor-leak-hd-display-1-5ghz-dual-core-be/

We know the high-end HTC Vigor exists, but we're still in the dark about its precise specs -- not least because a previous 'leak' turned out to be double Dutch. Now an Italian dude by the name of Fabio Mele reckons he's gotten hold of Verizon's ROM for the Vigor and extracted a ton of information, including tutorial videos (which yielded the render above) and key hardware credentials. And they're some credentials: a 4.3-inch screen with 720 lines of LG-rivalling HD craziness, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB RAM and an 8MP rear camera. The reported ROM also contains HTC's much-hyped Beats Audio software, which we've experimented with on the Un-American Sensation XE. We're taking all this with a pinch of salt if you don't mind, Signor Mele, but we want to believe you, we really do.

[Thanks, Giuseppe]

Filed under: Cellphones

Another alleged HTC Vigor leak: HD display, 1.5GHz dual-core, Beats Audio originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HDBlog (Italian) | source

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at 9:07 AM

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/broadcom-unveils-smaller-more-power-efficient-40nm-nfc-chips/

Broadcom is really throwing its weight behind this whole NFC thing. Its new family of BCM2079x chips have moved to a 40nm manufacturing process which cuts power use by 90-percent and board size by 40-percent. Broadcom claims they're the smallest and most power efficient NFC chips on the market -- and we're not in any position to refute that assertion. The company's Maestro tools have also been upgraded to let their NFC chips speak to a device's Bluetooth and WiFi radios. This could be used to quickly pair with other gadgets using Bluetooth or stream media to a connected television. For more details check out the PR after the break.

Continue reading Broadcom unveils smaller, more power efficient 40nm NFC chips

Broadcom unveils smaller, more power efficient 40nm NFC chips originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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at 9:06 AM

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/san-diego-supercomputer-center-launches-worlds-largest-academic/

A new cloud storage system may not exactly be big news these days, but it is certainly a bit more noteworthy when it's the San Diego Supercomputer Center (or SDSC) behind it. That new service, simply dubbed the SDSC Cloud, also isn't your ordinary cloud storage system -- it's designed specifically for academic and research use, and it's said to be the largest of its kind in the world. That title comes from an initial raw capacity of 5.5 petabytes, which the SDSC notes is scalable by "orders of magnitude to hundreds of petabytes," and which is accessible at sustained read speeds from 8 to 10 gigabytes per second (also promised to be improved over time). Those interested in signing up can do so right now through an application process, with rates starting at $3.25 a month for 100GB of storage. Additional details are in the press release after the break.

Continue reading San Diego Supercomputer Center launches world's largest academic cloud storage system

San Diego Supercomputer Center launches world's largest academic cloud storage system originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Physorg | source

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at 8:52 AM

NFLX signs Dreamworks; AMZN signs Fox - another OTT streaming video nail in cable TV's coffin - http://bit.ly/riqZtk

at 6:56 AM

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5843713/netflix-receives-dreamworks-animation-shot-in-the-arm

Netflix Receives Dreamworks Animation Shot in the Arm Observers are calling the move a first for a large Hollywood studio: Dreamworks Animation will stream its movies and other programming through Netflix instead of the traditional pay television route. The move ends a long-standing Dreamworks content deal with HBO.

Also a first are remarks made by Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, who was confident that consumers have reached a turning point in terms of how comfortable they are with how they consume their content. While such a shift is indeed inevitable, the movement has not yet happened as quickly as Netflix had anticipated. Perhaps this will help!

Netflix, as we all know, could use all the help it can get right now. This deal, and the Discovery one from earlier in the week, are a great re-start. [NYT]

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at 6:54 AM

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/25/switched-on-no-new-wires-one-new-caveat/

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

In the decade that WiFi has blanketed home networks across the United States, several technologies aimed at using existing wiring in the home have met with limited success. These have included MoCA (Multimedia over Coax, which has been adopted by some service providers for implementing multi-room DVRs) and HomePNA (originally for phone lines but later expanded to coax cable as well). At least three dueling standards have also sought to bring high-speed connectivity over electrical wiring. HomePlug, the most successful of these, has had several iterations. The latest - HomePlug AV - is rated at a theoretical throughput of 200 Mbits/sec. However, power line technologies have been held back by high prices and occasional interoperability problems.

But a new approach seeks to be the one protocol to rule them all, operating over phone lines, power lines or coax. Dubbed G.hn, the ITU standard promises up to 1Gbps theoretical throughput, with real-world usage over electrical lines expected to reach between 250Mbps and 400Mbps. If that sounds appealing to you, you're not alone. Service providers like the idea of G.hn since it allows them more flexibility than previous efforts. In fact, they like it so much that -- despite G.hn's capacity -- they have insisted on quality of service standards that could limit or prevent consumers from installing it themselves after they buy adapters from retailers.

Continue reading Switched On: No new wires, one new caveat

Switched On: No new wires, one new caveat originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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at 6:48 AM

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/26/samsung-announces-galaxy-s-ii-lte-and-galaxy-s-ii-hd-lte-handset/

There's some pretty big news coming out of South Korea today, where Samsung has just announced the Galaxy S II LTE handset, along with its even more alluring cousin, the Galaxy S II LTE HD -- the first member of the Galaxy S family to rock an HD display. The new device, pictured on the right, boasts a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD screen with 1280 x 720 resolution, which translates to about 316 pixels per inch. Other than that, its specs are identical to those of the Gingerbread-laced S II LTE, which is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and features 16GB of internal memory, an eight megapixel camera that supports 1080p HD video and the usual collection of WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC capabilities. No word yet on pricing or availability, but the Galaxy S II LTE will be available exclusively on SK Telecom, while the HD variant will be available on all three Korean carriers -- SK Telecom, LG U+ and KT.

Samsung announces Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy S II HD LTE handsets for Korean market originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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at 7:41 PM

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5843564/and-here-is-the-motorola-4g-atrix-2

This is a big day for Motorola, huh? This Is My Next has new details and screens for the Atrix's upcoming successor. Most importantly, their source reports it to have a lovely 4.3-inch qHD screen, an 8MP camera, and 8GB of on-board storage.

It's also, of course, going to have Motorola's Webtop interface. And yes. It'll have 4G. THIS might be your Android phone of choice by the time it comes out. [This Is My Next]

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7:37 PM · at 7:37 PM

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5843679/facebook-cookie-tracks-users-even-when-theyre-logged-out

Facebook Cookie Tracks Users Even When They're Logged Out It's no secret that Facebook and privacy have had some issues. Take today, for example. Thanks to a modified cookie, Facebook knows where you are online—even when you're not logged into Facebook.

So says hacker Nik Cubrilovic anyway, after he discovered during a series of tests that Facebook alters its tracking cookie code the moment you log out, instead of deleting them. Then, when a user being tracked in this manner heads to a web site that contains a Facebook button or widget, the browser continues to send "personally identifiable information" back to Facebook.

"With my browser logged out of Facebook, whenever I visit any page with a Facebook like button, or share button, or any other widget, the information, including my account ID, is still being sent to Facebook," Cubrilovic wrote in a blog post describing the find today.

For the pissed off amongst you, VentureBeat provides this HackerNews tip:

To block Facebook from following you, you need to delete all Facebook-related cookies after logging out. You may also be able to use AdBlock Plus to block Facebook, with the following rules, as reported on Hacker News:

facebook.com^$domain=~facebook.com ~facebook.net|~fbcdn.com|~fbcdn.net
facebook.net^$domain=~facebook.com|~facebook.net|~fbcdn.com|~fbcdn.net
fbcdn.com^$domain=~facebook.com|~facebook.net|~fbcdn.com|~fbcdn.net
fbcdn.net^$domain=~facebook.com|~facebook.net|~fbcdn.com|~fbcdn.net

Next week: Facebook is totally creeping your bedroom window! [via VentureBeat]

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Dr. Augustine Fou's Online Scrapbook

Monday, September 26, 2011

drag2share: The Google-Powered, Digital Dead Sea Scrolls are a History Buff's Dream [Google]

drag2share: Leaked AMD roadmap reveals Q1 2012 launch for Trinity APU

drag2share: Another alleged HTC Vigor leak: HD display, 1.5GHz dual-core, Beats Audio

drag2share: Broadcom unveils smaller, more power efficient 40nm NFC chips

drag2share: San Diego Supercomputer Center launches world's largest academic cloud storage system

drag2share: Netflix Receives Dreamworks Animation Shot in the Arm [NetFlix]

drag2share: Switched On: No new wires, one new caveat

drag2share: Samsung announces Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy S II HD LTE handsets for Korean market

Sunday, September 25, 2011

drag2share: This Is the Motorola 4G Atrix 2 Says This Is My Next [Leaks]

drag2share: Facebook Cookie Tracks Users Even When They're Logged Out [Facebook]

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