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Nvidia’s new Tesla K80 has 24GB of RAM, doubles up on GPU horsepower
Nvidia’s new GK210 powers the upcoming K80 Tesla GPU — and this dual-chip monstrosity should be a serious HPC behemoth. Just don’t expect it to hit your home PC any time soon.
ET deals: Samsung UN55H6203 55-inch Smart TV + $300 Dell gift card for $848
With a full array of Smart features and a crisp image, this 2014-edition Samsung HDTV is a high-quality 55-inch TV. Assuming you can spend a $300 Dell gift card (with the holidays coming up, this probably won’t be a problem), … Continue reading
MIT can now use E. coli DNA tape recorders for living and replicating data storage
Cold hard storage capacity like that is great, but what if that kind of power could be integrated with something more alive — something like a single cell, or for that matter, integrated into every cell. Researchers at MIT’s Synthetic … Continue reading
Windows 10, build 9879: A new folder icon, and other jaw-dropping changes
Microsoft, making good on its promise to regularly push out new versions of Windows 10 Technical Preview, has released build 9879 — and there’s a surprising number of changes under the hood. Most notably, Windows 10 is now starting to … Continue reading
Google wields veto power over Android TV app submissions
Google is getting more hands-on with apps for its Android TV platform, opting to test and approve each one before it goes live in the Play Store. It’s the same method Apple uses for all of its apps submitted to … Continue reading
Philae bouncing across comet 67P, as seen from orbit by Rosetta’s high-res camera
The European Space Agency has released an amazing set of images that show Philae bouncing across the surface of comet 67P. During its initial descent, Rosetta’s Philae lander failed to fire its landing harpoons — and thus proceeded to rebound … Continue reading
The Netherlands has laid the world’s first solar road – we go eyes-on to investigate
The first solar roadway has opened in Amsterdam — we’ve put eyes and hands on the surface and its various characteristics.
Here come the autonomous robot security guards: What could possibly go wrong?
Microsoft has become one of the first companies to deploy autonomous robot security guards. Dubbed the K5, this roughly human-sized 300-pound (136 kg) robot is equipped with enough cameras, sensors, and alarms that it can replace most human security patrols … Continue reading
Comet lander Philae has entered sleep mode, and may never wake up again (updated)
Sadly, even space agencies with budgets of tens of billions of dollars are not immune to the pathetically lacking longevity of batteries. The Philae lander has landed in an awkward position where its solar panels can’t see the Sun, and … Continue reading
Google Play Music subscribers will get free access to YouTube Music Key
Here’s some good news for Google Play Music All Access subscribers: You will soon be able to get free, unfettered access to YouTube’s new Music Key service. According to 9to5Google, users of the Play Music All Access music streaming and … Continue reading
