19th November 2011 Archive

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SCC Final: Taiwan crowned champs

SC11 Ultra-close results, rise of GPUs

The final results of the 2011 Student Cluster Competition (SCC11) in Seattle are in the books and can be revealed. Well, they should have been revealed last night, but a series of meetings, bad hotel Wi-Fi, and perhaps alcohol played a role in the delay. In upcoming articles, you’ll see more videos and analysis of the results, …

SC 2011 19 Nov 01:32
Clegg orders fresh review of UK extradition treaty

New hope for Gary McKinnon

Supporters of accused NASA hacker Gary McKinnon scored a small political victory after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg ordered a fresh review of the lopsided extradition treaty between the US and the UK. Clegg broke ranks with the Government over a review issued last month that concluded the treaty wasn't biased. He has …

Government 19 Nov 03:00
Ten... noise-cancelling headphones

Product Round-up Ditch that din

Based on technology developed in the 1980s for airline crews, noise cancelling headphones are getting better every year. They are no longer luxury items but essential for frequent travellers, making journeys more tolerable. Built-in microphones detect extraneous sound, such as aircraft engine hum or noise from trains and buses …

reghardware 19 Nov 08:00
High Court: TVCatchup reproduces copyrighted films ... in buffers

Bits stored on servers when relayed to viewers

An internet streaming company does reproduce "a substantial part" of films in "memory buffers" contained on its servers when it relays films to users of its service, the High Court has ruled. Justice Floyd affirmed an earlier provisional ruling he gave on the point in a wider case involving UK broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and …

Law 19 Nov 11:19
Pickles plans curry colleges to halt Indian immigration

Training British chefs to replace non-locals

The conservative UK secretary of state for communities and local government, the Rt Hon Eric Pickles, has plans to build a “curry college” to teach unemployed British youth how to replace cooks formerly hired from the Indian sub-continent. The planned culinary academy is designed to teach British people how to master Indian …

Bootnotes 19 Nov 12:00
Will Intel slay or flee fearsome Snapdragon Win 8 tab?

Analysis Critical moment in mobile conflict

In the week that the microprocessor turns 40, its inventor Intel is besieged by ARM-based rivals in the biggest growth market for the chips: mobile devices. Intel's highest hopes rest in the mobile processor's move beyond the cellphone, into larger, more PC-like products that fit more comfortably into Intel's ecosystem. But it …

Channel Register 19 Nov 13:29
Kindle Fire: An open letter to Jeff Bezos

Google no go-go

Mr. Bezos, I love everything about Amazon. You have created a world where I can sit on my couch, read War and Peace, listen to Lady GaGa and order toilet paper - all from the same company and now, with the Kindle Fire, from a single device. I have raved for months on Twitter, Google+ and on my podcast, Nekkid Tech that in a …

Networks 19 Nov 14:15