Yin asked not to be identified by her real name. A young addict in her mid-twenties, she lives in Palo Alto and, despite her addiction, attends Stanford University. She has all the composure and polish you?d expect of a student at a prestigious school, yet she succombs to her habit throughout the day. She can?t help it; she?s compulsively hooked. Yin is an Instagram addict. The photo sharing social network, recently purchased by Facebook for $1 billion, captured the minds of Yin and 40 million others like her. The acquisition demonstrates the increasing importance -- and immense value created by -- habit-forming technologies
If you live in the UK, and were thinking "If only I could get my broadband from the same place I get my crystal tumbler set" then maybe now you can. Department store John Lewis, a favorite for wedding lists, furniture and homeware is branching out into the British ISP game. The standard package will be £11 a month (not including line rental,) offering "up to" 16Mb speeds and a 20GB data cap. More eager users can pay an extra £7 to remove that download limit. Both bundles benefit from a free phone support, no activation fee and, of course, wireless router. Sound like your kind of deal? Head down to the source link, or past the haberdashery section to find out more.
The AT&T HTC One X is now available to pre-order, and it seems the network may be preparing to show off demo units in store, as evidenced by the latest photos sent our way by an anonymous tipster. Besides that, there's not a whole lot to surprise regular readers here -- it's an HTC One X, on AT&T, with the carrier's branding proudly displayed atop the screen. It'll launch on May 6, and we're expecting it to be just as good as its international Tegra 3-flavored sibling.
Check past the break for a couple more sneaky pics, and be sure to drop by the comments and let us know if you'll be picking one of these babies up come May 6.
When Intel released its line of second-generation Core processors a year ago (under the ?Sandy Bridge? code name), it offered consumers new opportunities in various areas of CPU performance, regardless of how much you wanted to spend. The top chip at launch was the Core i7-2600K (4 stars), a four-core, eight-thread, 3.4GHz powerhouse that clearly defined the high end of the mainstream space. But as Sandy Bridge approached the end of its brief life span, a minor update was needed to help guide the family into a more Ivy Bridge??friendly world. That CPU, the Core i7-2700K ($332 list) was to serve as a bare replacement for the Core i7-2600K, without upsetting too many digital apple carts along the way. At that job, and any others required of it, it succeeds?if not dazzlingly.
The Core i7-2700K represents a mere 100MHz speed bump above its predecessor, to 3.5GHz. But all of its other characteristics are identical: 8MB of cache, four cores and eight threads (thanks to Intel?s Hyper-Threading technology), integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000, and the full line of shiny Sandy Bridge features, ranging from Turbo Boost 2.0 (which temporarily increases processing speed when the appropriate head room is available), Quick Sync Video (for faster rendering and conversion of video files), and so on. Of course, the Core i7-2700K also shares some of the same limitations of the Core i7-2600K, most notably in that graphics system. It supports only DirectX 10.1 (DX10.1), not DX11, and won?t provide more than adequate support for any builder who declines (for whatever reason) to use a discrete video card.
For those who don?t already own a Core i7-2600K, the evidence is clear: There?s no reason to upgrade. Testing both the older chip and the new one in the same desktop revealed that there?s practically little performance difference between the two. As you might expect, the faster chip inspired a few marginal improvements. We saw, for example, scores of 7.28 versus 7.26 in CineBench R11.5, 3,725 versus 3,679 in the Futuremark PCMark 7 full-system test, and the newer chip needed five fewer seconds to complete the POV-Ray 3.7 single-CPU rendering test (14 minutes 54 seconds versus 14:59). But in other tests we saw no substantial changes at all; both chips took 2 minutes 50 seconds to apply a dozen filters and effects in Adobe Photoshop CS5, both took 32 seconds to convert a video in Handbrake 0.9.6, and both achieved the same 206MBps rate in our TrueCrypt 7.1a cryptography trial. Even power usage was functionally identical between the chips, with the full systems for both idling at 71 watts and achieving about 167 watts under full load.
We ran as much of our suite of gaming tests on the Core i7-2700K as we could to measure its graphics prowess, but the lack of DX11 support limited what we could do. As it was, it proved inadequate for most basic 3D gaming at a fairly standard gamer?s resolution of 1,920 by 1,200; in Tom Clancy?s HAWX2, usually the benchmark at which lower-tier video hardware does best, the Core i7-2700K could eke out only 15fps with all the details maxed. If you?re willing to dial back on the eye candy and play at a lower resolution, you will be able to get playable frame rates using just the Core i7-2700K. But our recommendation about this likewise hasn?t changed much from the Core i7-2600K days: Buy a discrete video card, even an inexpensive one, so you can leave the CPU to what it does best. (For better integrated graphics at this point, AMD APUs are the preferred way to go?but you?ll sacrifice raw performance as a result.)
At this point, with Ivy Bridge just around the corner, the Core i7-2700K is an upgrade that will appeal primarily to enthusiasts looking for every last drop of speed they can squeeze from a CPU. Its unlocked multiplier means it?s every bit as overclockable as its forebear, and that extra 100MHz gives you a nice, if subdued, additional nudge out the starting gate. But if you already have a Core i7-2600K, there?s no reason to replace it now. If you want to stay within the Sandy Bridge family, our favorite remains the Editors? Choice Core i5-2500K (4.5 stars), which lags behind the Core i7-2600K by 100MHz, lacks a bit of cache, and doesn?t have Hyper-Threading, but delivers nearly equivalent performance in most areas and costs considerably less ($216 list). If, however, you?re seeking out the fastest second-generation Core chip you can find, and aren?t concerned about its relationship to the Core i7-2600K or its rapidly approaching obsolescence with Ivy Bridge, the Core i7-2700K is a potent choice for powering a high-end middle-of-the-road PC.
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I think it says a lot about the current state of email that we have so many startups trying to change the way we do it. Gmail has been a key player for many years now. With features like threaded messages and filters, they?ve kept ahead of the game; but the feeling still seems pretty unanimous. Email sucks! Someone has got to burst this bubble and, when they do, they are going to make a mint. I don?t know, this legendary ?empty inbox?, if it does exist, still evades me, have you ever seen one? What happens when when there are zero emails? A win screen? Now there?s an idea... But while we're waiting for the next big disruption, there are services that can make the experience a little better. This is a list of Gmail add-on services that are at the top of the game right now.
Health benefits records of life ? a life to live in health and longevity are good Article by Joe Golson
life of health and fitness seems a huge sacrifice, but the rewards are truly immeasurable. Not only you can enjoy your life a little more, you can live well while looking good and seems younger.One scientist put it, ?to live 20 years longer, look and feel twenty years younger while doing?.
you do not believe us? Here is an overview of the benefits that can give a healthy life. Read on and you may be tempted to leave the dark side is not healthy. a young man looking for young healthy people who live in those seeking more than smoke and drink. This is because chemicals in alcoholic drinks and cigarettes dry up the skin and creating an older appearance. Chemicals in the body also reduce the nutrients that happen to the body so the body of vitamins and minerals that prevent the skin and other organs healthy and functioning. young looking of course gives you a wide range of benefits from the life of an extraordinary love for career success with your social life. That if we admit it or not, looks are a variety of ways, and can be young and attractive places. As shallow as it seems you have more friends romantic entanglements. Everybody loves beautiful people. two clear thinking It?s not true that chemicals in alcoholic drinks and cigarettes to drugs amp levels of creativity. This is actually just as short-term studies. People who live and eat healthy are better able to think clearly, concentrate at work, and reliable when given instructions and their memories are often clear and good. 3 disease is not people to live a healthy lifestyle generally more healthy people. They are not hampered by health problems or doctors? appointments, that they should go. These people rarely take a leave of absence, and when they do, they often go on vacation and just relax. Part because they are sick. four emotionally safe Even if there is really no direct relationship, people who live a life of health happier.This fitness, perhaps because they do not need chemicals to deal with the difficulties they leave exposed. Early on, they have natural coping strategies that help them get through the day. Can get five developed. An active body right kinds of food food to keep your body fit to be around with more energy, it will affect your work your ?game? It?s time to bring. To get people active, even more than capable and independent. They are also more accessible, safe and charming. heart and there is no denying the wonderful benefits of regular physical activity to do with people, especially those who want to achieve health, fitness optimum. To ensure you stay healthy in spite of diet, physical activity a regular part of your life can definitely contribute to the overall quality of life.
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Did the recent revelation of the Delta DVR, with its six tuners, AMD silicon running Windows Media Center embedded and 3TB HDD have you viewing your current DVR with disdain? Well, stop reading now, because we got to speak with the man who created the Delta DVR, Ryan Whiteman, and found there's even more to like about his potential TiVo killer. Read on after the break for the full scoop.
Tackling the European market of nanoimprint lithographyPublic release date: 20-Apr-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Isabel Obieta ISABEL.OBIETA@TECNALIA.COM 34-664-039-047 Institut Catal de Nanotecnologia
Potentials, limitations and expected impact on the market
The development of new applications based on nanoimprinting techniques (NIL) is evolving at a rapid pace.
But what are the challenges to be overcome in order to reach the market? How do we bridge the gap between basic research and its uptake from the industry? What are the tools needed for each product?
Numerous applications ranging from consumer goods to security tags to life science products were discussed by more than 80 professionals of the field coming from both the public and private sectors. Once more, Berlin was the venue for the second NaPANIL Industrial Day hosted this year by micro resist technology GmbH on February the 28th, where all these questions were addressed.
After the success of its first Industrial Day on 6 April 2011, a new record of participants, especially from industry, was achieved. 84 participants (43% participants from industry, 57% from academia), willing to explore the potentials, limitations and expected impact of nanoimprint lithography on the market met 11 months later at the same location.
Several applications of Nanoimprint Lithography were presented, such as toys with coloured surfaces presented by Per Hvsgaard, Senior Director of the Mechatronics and Prototyping department of LEGO System A/S; intelligent displays in the automotive sector, presented by Vito G. Lambertini from FIAT; nanopatterning to fight counterfeiting, presented by Lars Lindvold from Stensborg A/S; applications in the biomedical field as biosensors or implants, presented by Johnny Stormonth-Darling from the University of Glasgow. Moreover, the challenges in the development of production tools and materials were also discussed. Step and repeat, e-beam lithography, injection moulding and roll-to-roll developments were presented by several speakers, from companies such as EVG, Vistec Philips, and Nanoptics, who showed their latest achievements.
The development of these tools faces novel challenges in terms of tolerances, metrology or specific processes but benefits in quality, environmental and health issues have also been detected. Thus, 3-dimensional surface topographies with features below 100 nanometre, the combination of micrometre and nanometre scale processes as well as novel materials developed for polymer stamps for high aspect ratio developments or high etch resistance were also explained.
The presentations delivered by experts were not the only activities carried out at the Industrial Day; indeed, they were complemented by networking activities including the display of several posters on NaPANIL research lines around which participants engaged in group discussions.
The up-scaling of nanoimprinting to large areas and high-throughput by using new tools and materials is now foreseen as the best solution for new products where NIL processes supply a unique approach in terms of cost-efficiency or capabilities of obtaining the desired pattern. As a conclusion, the evolution in the innovation carried out at European level in NIL is allowing to bridge the gap needed in order to achieve a general uptake by industry. The industrial participants are now willing to exploit this technology in their products and/or activities.
The second NaPANIL Industrial Day raised high interest and proved to be an effective way of enabling professionals in technology and industrial players to share their diverse, yet complementary perspectives. The feedback from the industry after the event has been extremely positive not only the networking activities have evolved into new collaborations, but also, the fact that a new edition of the Industrial Day has been encouraged.
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About NaPANIL:
NaPANIL (contract no 214249), is a large-scale collaborative research project funded by the European Commission under the FP7 NMP theme. Its team is composed of 16 partners representing both the industrial pull and the technology push of the project. Its work is structured into four sub projects dealing with the core activities of the project, such as Applications and Demonstrations, Exploratory Processes, Manufacturing Technology and Modelling and Metrology. The expertise of each member of the group is complementary to one another in the ambitious goal of the project, which is to obtain three industrial demonstrators to bring 3D nanopatterning manufacturing technologies and design to the market, and to drive the next wave of innovation in these techniques and related applications. The project started in May 2008 and will end in April 2012.
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Tackling the European market of nanoimprint lithographyPublic release date: 20-Apr-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Isabel Obieta ISABEL.OBIETA@TECNALIA.COM 34-664-039-047 Institut Catal de Nanotecnologia
Potentials, limitations and expected impact on the market
The development of new applications based on nanoimprinting techniques (NIL) is evolving at a rapid pace.
But what are the challenges to be overcome in order to reach the market? How do we bridge the gap between basic research and its uptake from the industry? What are the tools needed for each product?
Numerous applications ranging from consumer goods to security tags to life science products were discussed by more than 80 professionals of the field coming from both the public and private sectors. Once more, Berlin was the venue for the second NaPANIL Industrial Day hosted this year by micro resist technology GmbH on February the 28th, where all these questions were addressed.
After the success of its first Industrial Day on 6 April 2011, a new record of participants, especially from industry, was achieved. 84 participants (43% participants from industry, 57% from academia), willing to explore the potentials, limitations and expected impact of nanoimprint lithography on the market met 11 months later at the same location.
Several applications of Nanoimprint Lithography were presented, such as toys with coloured surfaces presented by Per Hvsgaard, Senior Director of the Mechatronics and Prototyping department of LEGO System A/S; intelligent displays in the automotive sector, presented by Vito G. Lambertini from FIAT; nanopatterning to fight counterfeiting, presented by Lars Lindvold from Stensborg A/S; applications in the biomedical field as biosensors or implants, presented by Johnny Stormonth-Darling from the University of Glasgow. Moreover, the challenges in the development of production tools and materials were also discussed. Step and repeat, e-beam lithography, injection moulding and roll-to-roll developments were presented by several speakers, from companies such as EVG, Vistec Philips, and Nanoptics, who showed their latest achievements.
The development of these tools faces novel challenges in terms of tolerances, metrology or specific processes but benefits in quality, environmental and health issues have also been detected. Thus, 3-dimensional surface topographies with features below 100 nanometre, the combination of micrometre and nanometre scale processes as well as novel materials developed for polymer stamps for high aspect ratio developments or high etch resistance were also explained.
The presentations delivered by experts were not the only activities carried out at the Industrial Day; indeed, they were complemented by networking activities including the display of several posters on NaPANIL research lines around which participants engaged in group discussions.
The up-scaling of nanoimprinting to large areas and high-throughput by using new tools and materials is now foreseen as the best solution for new products where NIL processes supply a unique approach in terms of cost-efficiency or capabilities of obtaining the desired pattern. As a conclusion, the evolution in the innovation carried out at European level in NIL is allowing to bridge the gap needed in order to achieve a general uptake by industry. The industrial participants are now willing to exploit this technology in their products and/or activities.
The second NaPANIL Industrial Day raised high interest and proved to be an effective way of enabling professionals in technology and industrial players to share their diverse, yet complementary perspectives. The feedback from the industry after the event has been extremely positive not only the networking activities have evolved into new collaborations, but also, the fact that a new edition of the Industrial Day has been encouraged.
###
About NaPANIL:
NaPANIL (contract no 214249), is a large-scale collaborative research project funded by the European Commission under the FP7 NMP theme. Its team is composed of 16 partners representing both the industrial pull and the technology push of the project. Its work is structured into four sub projects dealing with the core activities of the project, such as Applications and Demonstrations, Exploratory Processes, Manufacturing Technology and Modelling and Metrology. The expertise of each member of the group is complementary to one another in the ambitious goal of the project, which is to obtain three industrial demonstrators to bring 3D nanopatterning manufacturing technologies and design to the market, and to drive the next wave of innovation in these techniques and related applications. The project started in May 2008 and will end in April 2012.
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ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2012) ? Researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute and Harvard University have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened and low-calorie sodas is associated with a higher risk of stroke. Conversely, consumption of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee was associated with a lower risk.
The study -- recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition -- is the first to examine soda's affect on stroke risk. Previous research has linked sugar-sweetened beverage consumption with weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gout and coronary artery disease.
"Soda remains the largest source of added sugar in the diet," said Adam Bernstein, MD, ScD, study author and Research Director at Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute. "What we're beginning to understand is that regular intake of these beverages sets off a chain reaction in the body that can potentially lead to many diseases -- including stroke."
The research analyzed soda consumption among 43,371 men who participated in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study between 1986 and 2008, and 84,085 women who participated in the Nurses' Health Study between 1980 and 2008. During that time, 2,938 strokes were documented in women while 1,416 strokes were documented in men.
In sugar-sweetened sodas, the sugar load may lead to rapid increases in blood glucose and insulin which, over time, may lead to glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and inflammation. These physiologic changes influence atherosclerosis, plaque stability and thrombosis -- all of which are risk factors of ischemic stroke. This risk for stroke appears higher in women than in men.
In comparison, coffee contains chlorogenic acids, lignans and magnesium, all of which act as antioxidants and may reduce stroke risk. When compared with one serving of sugar-sweetened soda, one serving of decaffeinated coffee was associated with a 10 percent lower risk of stroke.
In addition, study findings show that men and women who consumed more than one serving of sugar-sweetened soda per day had higher rates of high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol and lower physical activity rates. Those who drank soda more frequently were also more likely to eat red meat and whole-fat dairy products. Men and women who consumed low-calorie soda had a higher incidence of chronic disease and a higher body mass index (BMI). The investigators controlled for these other factors in their analysis to determine the independent association of soda consumption on stroke risk.
"According to research from the USDA, sugar-sweetened beverage consumption has increased dramatically in the United States over the past three decades, and it's affecting our health," said Dr. Bernstein. "These findings reiterate the importance of encouraging individuals to substitute alternate beverages for soda."
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Believe it or not, Frogger has been skipping his way across busy highways for thirty years now. And to celebrate his anniversary, Tyler DeAngelo created this updated version of the arcade classic that now has the frog dodging the realtime traffic on New York's Fifth Avenue. More »
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC will be here before we know it and we have been working incredibly hard to make it especially amazing this year. This incomparable conference is being held next month, May 21st - 23rd, following our ever popular Hackathon, which is taking place on May 19th through the 20th, where red bull gulpers and pizza eaters will gather together to hack a product within 24 hours. During the three days of Disrupt NYC, we will launch over two dozen startups in the Startup Battlefield competition, where startups from all over come to battle it out for the ultimate prize of $50,000 and the Disrupt Cup. Winners of past years have included Shaker, Getaround, Qwiki, Soluto and many more.
If you've ever tried to jam a regular SSD into your Mac, then you'll know that many off-the-shelf drives feel like they're tailored and tested for, ahem, someone else. Not so with OWC's Mercury Accelsior, which claims to be the only Mac bootable and Mac supported PCIe SSD on the market. Regardless of which platform you use it with, however, the dual-SandForce card promises some neat tricks with its 24nm Toshiba Toggle NAND. Sequential read and write speeds are around 50 percent higher than what you'd get from a regular SATA III drive, with the cheapest 120GB model ($360) offering 758MB/s reads and 743MB/s writes. Random performance is notched up too, with around 100K IOPS in both directions. The 960GB version costs a coldly precise $2,096, but still -- a potential side order for when the Mac Pro line finally gets another refresh?
Yin asked not to be identified by her real name. A young addict in her mid-twenties, she lives in Palo Alto and, despite her addiction, attends Stanford University. She has all the composure and polish you?d expect of a student at a prestigious school, yet she succombs to her habit throughout the day. She can?t help it; she?s compulsively hooked. Yin is an Instagram addict. The photo sharing social network, recently purchased by Facebook for $1 billion, captured the minds of Yin and 40 million others like her. The acquisition demonstrates the increasing importance -- and immense value created by -- habit-forming technologies
I think it says a lot about the current state of email that we have so many startups trying to change the way we do it. Gmail has been a key player for many years now. With features like threaded messages and filters, they?ve kept ahead of the game; but the feeling still seems pretty unanimous. Email sucks! Someone has got to burst this bubble and, when they do, they are going to make a mint. I don?t know, this legendary ?empty inbox?, if it does exist, still evades me, have you ever seen one? What happens when when there are zero emails? A win screen? Now there?s an idea... But while we're waiting for the next big disruption, there are services that can make the experience a little better. This is a list of Gmail add-on services that are at the top of the game right now.
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