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Firefox to get massive JavaScript performance boostOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 90 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags firefox, massive, javascript, performance, boost, Search All Tags
Mozilla has adopted an innovative new optimization technique for the Firefox JavaScript interpreter. Benchmarks show that JavaScript execution is now up to 40 times faster in some benchmarks. Mozilla read more »
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A Video of Android 0.9 by GizmodoOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 93 days ago (http://gizmodo.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags android, video, google, prototype, Search All Tags,
Gizmodo has run a video of the Android 0.9 SDK and what an Android phone may look like. read more »
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Yahoo Buzz! opens up, let the gaming beginOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 93 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags yahoo, buzz, portal, meme, digg, informed networker, Search All Tags
Buzz, Yahoo's social news site and meme tracker, has opened its submission process so that any site on the Web can now be 'buzzed'. A buzzed site could theoretically be sported on the main Yahoo.com portal. Wow exposure. read more »
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How To Build a Really Fast NAS - Part 1: IntroductionOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 93 days ago (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com)
Category: hardware | Tags nas, smallnetbuilder, gigabit, Search All Tags, , ,
The people at smallnetbuilder.com show the initial stage of building a fast NAS and the logic behind each hardware piece. read more »
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CAPTCHAs work—for digitizing old, damaged texts, manuscriptsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 96 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags captcha, ancient text, old, digitizing, manuscripts, Search All Tags,
By using CAPTCHAs, it is now possible to digitize ancient documents with 99.1% accuracy. read more »
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Replicating the human eye mechanicallyOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 105 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags eye, transister, Search All Tags, , , ,
A simple mechanical eye was created with the ability to take high resolution images with very simple lenses and limited pixels. Interesting implications for camera phone photos. read more »
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Google backs ISP-guaranteed minimum data ratesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 108 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags google, vint cerf, isp, comcast, Search All Tags, ,
Google internet grandfather Vint Cerf proposes that ISPs guarantee a minimum data rate for a connection to control p2p usage. If less people are using the connect and the ISP wishes, give them the e read more »
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Midori: Modular by DesignOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by vogelabv 108 days ago (http://www.microsoft-watch.com)
Category: software | Tags midori, modular, design, Search All Tags, , ,
Somebody at Microsoft is seeing red over Midori, which is Japanese for green. read more »
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