Comment Re:So when will the taxi drivers start protesting? (Score 1) 583
Seeing as Uber is largely funded by Google and driverless taxi's are, in fact, the end game of Uber - I don't think there will be much.
Comment Too bad the video is bad... (Score 1) 158
Why couldn't they have used the amazing Carl Sagan video?
Comment Re:Not the technology (Score 1) 369
The point is the discrimination nature of the ban. You can read a book, look at a physical datebook, do a Suduko puzzle. Why is a Kindle singled out?
Comment Re:At Least (Score 2) 226
"But the ONLY thing Intel uses of AMD that is known is X64" - No. AMD and Intel each have hundreds (if not thousands) of patents in regards to chip technologies. Fab process, cache design, NB, SB...It's not just a license to use x86 that each hold over each others head.
Comment Re:At Least (Score 1) 226
No, it's not null and void but Intel has a year to approve. They would lose their AMD64 license. Interesting to note, the new agreement also expires if AMD ever reaches 35% market share (which is extremely unlikely before the 2015 expiration date.)
Comment Re:That is a "defense"? (Score 1) 220
Wait a second, you're saying they have to allow me to tether my iPad on AT&T's LTE network?
Comment BBM?? (Score 1) 283
For Heins, RIM’s ace in the hole is BlackBerry Messenger, which he says delivers mobile messaging capabilities that are unique in the smartphone market. “[BBM is] what attracts people to BlackBerry,” he said. “This is our BlackBerry experience we can deliver — there’s no other system out there where you can read, write, check if you’ve read my message. We want to make it as differentiated as possible. Going cross platform and opening up would be losing that advantage. I think there’s a huge difference between somebody who just provides the phone and the hardware and someone who provides services.”
Did someone note give Heins the memo about iMessage which gives a identical BBM experience integrated with the SMS app?
Comment Premium Price??? (Score 2) 657
People fully expected the ipad to have a $1000 price tag upon its release, and blew away expectations with it's price point. Why is it a premium?
Comment Go to the HW side (Score 1) 559
AMD is massively ramping up their HSA and OpenCL teams, and is very challenged in finding individuals in this sector.
Go to their careers website and search for CUDA, the relevant experience will help you get a job in the dev or QA side (both places they need to fill).
Comment Re:Why all the modding down on Macs? (Score 1) 732
As someone who regularly has to purchase modern machines, I'll challenge the statement it's exactly the same. Being able to click anywhere on the pad versus a specific point is of tremendous value. It's hard to go back. I'll also state the sensitivity and responsiveness is noticeably different, especially from HP's.
Comment Why all the modding down on Macs? (Score 0) 732
There was no reason he shouldn't consider them, especially with his price range. The fact she doesn't even want to shop for the laptop means she less interested in the purchase than he is. The MacBook is good at most of what 80% of the population wants to do - browse the web, check email, and manage their music.
Comment Re:not quite (Score 3, Informative) 288
Source: I'm old and I remember that happening.
Supplemented by the fact the article specifically mentions that fact.
Comment Re:Literally (Score 1, Flamebait) 355
There is the key that people gloss over. "No extra cost". You forget the (literally) billions of dollar it takes to put the infrastructure in place. It's illogical to think that money came from no where, and doesn't' have a value that should be properly compensated. While $20 may be on the high side, it gets really old to hear the "no extra cost" argument. Companies invest in infrastructure to make profit, news at 11. AT&T made $3.5 billion last year. Apple made $26 billion. If you are going to harp on someone for charging to much for too little, pick a different target.
Comment Thermonuclear War... (Score 5, Funny) 184
"I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong" - Steve Jobs
$100 million down, $39.9 billion to go.
$100 million down, $39.9 billion to go.
Comment Re:Useless (Score 1) 187
What would happen if the offensive code was simply commented out, allowing downloaders to easily add the offending code back in?
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