Connect Network Test 2012: Telefónica Achieves a Good Result with o2
“O2 has clearly taken advantage of this opportunity and in 2012 is once again a serious contender for customers. In telephony, O2 even takes second place ahead of Vodafone. In […]
Link Tip: Live Stream of the Apple Event in San Jose on 23 October 2012
At last there is an official live video stream of an Apple event! Anyone who wants to watch today’s expected unveiling of the new iPad Mini live on video should simply follow this link. Until now, Apple had always prevented live streaming of its events.
The Oktoberfest LTE Speed Test
I wanted to find out how fast mobile internet is at Oktoberfest and whether the latest mobile technology, LTE, would provide a speed advantage at the Wiesn. The idea for […]
First iPhone 5 Reviews in the Online Media
Spiegel Online today features one of the first reviews of the iPhone 5. Its verdict is “Apple’s gentle revolution”. Editor Matthias Kremp highlights many of the new iOS 6 features positively, including the new navigation software, panorama mode and new Siri capabilities. However, I assume that many of these improvements will also benefit owners of older iPhones.
Matthias Kremp was also able to test LTE on Telekom’s Hamburg network. His verdict – “Some websites appear on the screen almost instantly” – does not surprise me. This is where LTE’s significantly lower latency compared with UMTS/HSPA becomes noticeable. In addition, LTE cells are certainly nowhere near as heavily loaded yet.
Infuriating: iPhone 5 and LTE in Germany – or How Apple and DTAG Are Messing Customers Around Together!
Yesterday, with the usual fanfare, yet another new iPhone was unveiled. As with the third-generation iPad, Apple announced that the new smartphone would support the new LTE wireless standard. But […]
YouTube: Video of the Next iPhone Appears – and (Almost) Nobody Cares
Without a drunk Apple employee leaving the prototype of the next iPhone in a bar, more and more details about the upcoming iPhone 5 have emerged in recent weeks. By […]
Product Review: o2 LTE Rocks Munich – Mobile Internet as Fast as VDSL
When I recently connected o2’s LTE router for the first time and the 4G indicator did not light up, I was already preparing myself for a product test as disappointing […]
Product Review: Mac Login with a Wink Using KeyLemon
My move from PC systems to my MacBook Air went smoothly, especially thanks to Parallels. However, I have missed the simple and fast fingerprint login I had on my Slate tablet PC. After recently trying face recognition for login on a Samsung Google Nexus and being very impressed by how well it worked, I searched online for a similar program for the Mac. That is how I came across KeyLemon.
Video: Motorola Xoom Tablet Review
Motorola’s Android tablet Xoom was announced as one of the toughest competitors to the iPad. By chance, I currently have the opportunity to test a 3G model of the Xoom […]
Link Tip: IBM Has Developed a Skynet Chip
Do you remember Skynet from the film Terminator? According to Süddeutsche Zeitung, IBM today announced a “breakthrough in a human-brain chip”, essentially a technology reminiscent of what Terminator portrayed with Skynet.
It is also somewhat unsettling that, according to the SZ report, the US military was involved in the development. The article states:
US Department of Defense Funded the Research
The chips are the result of six years of research involving one hundred scientists. DARPA, the US Department of Defense agency that funds research projects, contributed around 41 million dollars.
According to Golem, possible applications include:
Future cognitive chips are expected to be capable of capturing and processing information from the complex real world through a wide range of sensors. A cognitive computer could, for example, monitor the global water supply, recording data such as temperature, pressure, wave height, acoustics and sea level – including for tsunami warnings.
I find it a little disappointing that none of these media reports discusses the risks inherent in this technology. Even so, the articles are well worth reading. Golem also provides several videos and images on the subject.
Here are the cited articles:
SZ: Prototype for a Synapse Processor – IBM Celebrates Breakthrough with Human-Brain Chip
Golem: A Chip Like a Brain
