Month: June 2016

CTL launches NL61 rugged Chromebook for education for $239

CTL launches NL61 rugged Chromebook for education for $239

CTL is updating its line of Chromebooks for education with a new model featuring an Intel Celeron N3160 Braswell processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a semi-rugged design.

At first glance the new CTL NL61 Education Chromebook looks a lot like the  NL6x which launched earlier this year. But the new model has a newer processor and an extra 5 hours of estimated battery life, among other improvements.

The CTL NL61 Chromebook is up for order for $239 and should begin shipping in July.

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CTL launches NL61 rugged Chromebook for education for $239

CTL is updating its line of Chromebooks for education with a new model featuring an Intel Celeron N3160 Braswell processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a semi-rugged design.

At first glance the new CTL NL61 Education Chromebook looks a lot like the  NL6x which launched earlier this year. But the new model has a newer processor and an extra 5 hours of estimated battery life, among other improvements.

The CTL NL61 Chromebook is up for order for $239 and should begin shipping in July.

Continue reading CTL launches NL61 rugged Chromebook for education for $239 at Liliputing.

Municipal fiber network will let customers switch ISPs in seconds

Ammon’s open access network lets residents switch ISPs with click of a mouse.

Website where Ammon customers will choose an ISP. (credit: City of Ammon, Idaho)

Most cities and towns that build their own broadband networks do so to solve a single problem: that residents and businesses aren't being adequately served by private cable companies and telcos.

But there's more than one way to create a network and offer service, and the city of Ammon, Idaho, is deploying a model that's worth examining. Ammon has built an open access network that lets multiple private ISPs offer service to customers over city-owned fiber. The wholesale model in itself isn't unprecedented, but Ammon has also built a system in which residents will be able to sign up for an ISP—or switch ISPs if they are dissatisfied—almost instantly, just by visiting a city-operated website and without changing any equipment.

Ammon has completed a pilot project involving 12 homes and is getting ready for construction to another 200 homes. Eventually, the city wants to wire up all of its 4,500 homes and apartment buildings, city Technology Director Bruce Patterson told Ars. Ammon has already deployed fiber to businesses in the city, and it did so without raising everybody's taxes.

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Star Trek Bridge Crew angespielt: Ich habe ein Schiff der Sternenflotte gesteuert!

Die Brücke ist das Holodeck: In Star Trek Bridge Crew fühle ich mich – Virtual Reality sei Dank – tatsächlich wie der Steuermann eines Schiffs der Föderation und rette Mitspieler und mich in letzter Sekunde. (Star Trek, Ubisoft)

Die Brücke ist das Holodeck: In Star Trek Bridge Crew fühle ich mich - Virtual Reality sei Dank - tatsächlich wie der Steuermann eines Schiffs der Föderation und rette Mitspieler und mich in letzter Sekunde. (Star Trek, Ubisoft)

Für Mobile und IoT: Samsung kauft Cloud- und Node-Spezialisten Joyent

Der Anbieter von Cloud- und Containertechnologie sowie Node.js-Sponsor, Joyent, ist von Samsung übernommen worden. Samsung will damit vor allem seine Mobile- und IoT-Sparte durch ein eigenes Angebot stärken. Die Produkte sollen zudem weiter als Open Source bereitstehen. (Samsung, Solaris)

Der Anbieter von Cloud- und Containertechnologie sowie Node.js-Sponsor, Joyent, ist von Samsung übernommen worden. Samsung will damit vor allem seine Mobile- und IoT-Sparte durch ein eigenes Angebot stärken. Die Produkte sollen zudem weiter als Open Source bereitstehen. (Samsung, Solaris)

Wireless-HDMI im Test: Achtung Signalstörung!

Man sollte annehmen, dass ein Gerät mit nur einem einzigen Einsatzzweck diesen auch einwandfrei erfüllt. Wir haben mehrere Wireless-HDMI-Geräte mit verschiedener Basistechnik getestet und dabei festgestellt: weit gefehlt! Eine der beiden Techniken macht immer wieder Probleme. (Wireless HDMI, Test)

Man sollte annehmen, dass ein Gerät mit nur einem einzigen Einsatzzweck diesen auch einwandfrei erfüllt. Wir haben mehrere Wireless-HDMI-Geräte mit verschiedener Basistechnik getestet und dabei festgestellt: weit gefehlt! Eine der beiden Techniken macht immer wieder Probleme. (Wireless HDMI, Test)

Pirate Bay Co-Founder Must Pay Record Labels $395,000

Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde may have thought he’d left the notorious site behind, but the legal system has other plans. The Helsinki District Court has just ordered him to pay $395,000 to record labels including Sony, Universal, Warner and EMI, after their content was shared illegally via the platform.

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peter-sundeContent creators and distributors are some of The Pirate Bay’s most vocal critics, describing the platform as a piracy haven that deprives artists of their income.

However, in recent times criticism of the site has expanded to include one of the site’s founding members. Peter Sunde, aka brokep, is one of the most recognizable people in the file-sharing space yet he has openly called for the site to die, deriding it as a shadow of its former self.

But far from being able to leave the site behind as he physically did many years ago, Sunde – who has both Finnish and Norwegian ancestry – now finds himself in the midst of a new Pirate Bay related problem.

Following a ruling from the Helsinki District Court, the 37-year-old has been ordered to pay several major record labels around $395,000 (350,000 euros).

Sony Music Entertainment Finland, Universal Music, Warner Music, and EMI Finland sued Sunde claiming that the music of 60 of their artists has been shared illegally through The Pirate Bay.

Earlier court action means that Pirate Bay is blocked by Finnish service providers including TeliaSonera and Elisa but of course, this made no difference to the site’s operations.

Finland’s DigiToday reports that there is no accusation that Sunde shared anything himself but the lawsuit from the record labels held him responsible.

Sunde did not appear in Helsinki to defend himself so the Court handed down a default judgment. He is now ordered to pay the full amount to the local branch of IFPI plus costs of around $62,000 (55,000 euros).

He also faces a fine of one million euros if the content continues to be shared via The Pirate Bay but how he is supposed to do anything about that isn’t clear.

Sunde and Pirate Bay co-founders Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm owe large sums of money to copyright holders following adverse decisions in cases dating back years. None of those judgments have been satisfied and there’s no reason to believe this one will be any different.

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Posydon: BAE Systems entwickelt Navigationssystem für U-Boote

U-Boote sollen ihre Position unter Wasser anhand von Schallsignalen ermitteln. Die Darpa lässt ein Navigationssystem entwickeln, das die Funktionsweise von GPS nachahmt. (Navigationssystem, Darpa)

U-Boote sollen ihre Position unter Wasser anhand von Schallsignalen ermitteln. Die Darpa lässt ein Navigationssystem entwickeln, das die Funktionsweise von GPS nachahmt. (Navigationssystem, Darpa)

ASML und HMI: Neue 3,1-Milliarden-US-Dollar-Übernahme in der Chipbranche

Der Fab-Ausrüster ASML kauft einen Konkurrenten, um sein Angebot zu vergrößern. “Die Zeiten von Punktlösungen sind vorbei. Wir brauchen integrierte Lösungen”, begründet der ASML-Chef den Milliardendeal für die Prüftechnologie von Wafern. (Wirtschaft, TSMC)

Der Fab-Ausrüster ASML kauft einen Konkurrenten, um sein Angebot zu vergrößern. "Die Zeiten von Punktlösungen sind vorbei. Wir brauchen integrierte Lösungen", begründet der ASML-Chef den Milliardendeal für die Prüftechnologie von Wafern. (Wirtschaft, TSMC)