Month: May 2013

Forget what you know, next-gen consoles change everything

For the better part of a decade the video game landscape remained mostly unchanged, complacent in a sea of sequels, motion controls, and downloadable content. It’s a generation that has lasted longer than any other before it, albeit for generally good reasons. And perhaps most impressive is that though their PC gaming counterparts have long since passed them by, these aging consoles are still able to render great-looking games.

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HP CEO talks Android, not Windows 8

HP SlateBook tablet: CEO Meg Whitman talked specifically about HP’s new Android products — not Windows 8 — during the company’s earnings call. (Credit: Hewlett-Packard) Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman had a lot more to say about the company’s new Android products than she did about Windows 8 during HP’s second-quarter earnings conference call. Whitman’s remarks hinted at HP’s newfound affinity for new operating systems, which includes Android of course

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Ethernet celebrates 40 years

A diagram from Bob Metcalfe’s original memo explaining how Ethernet works. (Credit: Palo Alto Research Center) Most people probably associate Ethernet with a simple cable cinched with phone-like jacks. But, Ethernet is so much more

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