Neuronale Netze: Baidu veröffentlicht Trainingscode zur Spracherkennung

Die Forschungsabteilung von Baidu gibt Code auf Github frei, mit dem neuronale Netze für Spracherkennung trainiert werden. Das formale Konzept dahinter nutzt auch Google in seiner Sprachsuche, weil es besser als bisher verwendete Modelle funktioniert. (Open Source, CUDA)

Die Forschungsabteilung von Baidu gibt Code auf Github frei, mit dem neuronale Netze für Spracherkennung trainiert werden. Das formale Konzept dahinter nutzt auch Google in seiner Sprachsuche, weil es besser als bisher verwendete Modelle funktioniert. (Open Source, CUDA)

Entry-level Asus laptops get a Cherry Trail upgrade

Entry-level Asus laptops get a Cherry Trail upgrade

The Asus EeeBook X205 notebook was a head-turner when it launched in late 2014, thanks to a compact design, decent performance, and a $199 starting price. It was one of the first Windows notebooks in that price range to feature an 11.6 inch display and an Intel Bay Trail processor, but it was soon joined […]

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Entry-level Asus laptops get a Cherry Trail upgrade

The Asus EeeBook X205 notebook was a head-turner when it launched in late 2014, thanks to a compact design, decent performance, and a $199 starting price. It was one of the first Windows notebooks in that price range to feature an 11.6 inch display and an Intel Bay Trail processor, but it was soon joined […]

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AMD confirms high-end Polaris GPU will be released in 2016

The overall target is still “console-class gaming on a thin-and-light notebook.”

AMD is working on two versions of its upcoming Polaris graphics architecture: Polaris 10 and Polaris 11. In an interview with VentureBeat, graphics chief Raja Koduri explained that one of those GPUs is aimed at thin-and-light laptops and entry-level desktops, while the the other is a larger, high-performance GPU designed to take back the premium graphics card market currently dominated by rival Nvidia. However, the overall target for Polaris is still "console-class gaming on a thin-and-light notebook."

"We have two versions of these FinFET GPUs. Both are extremely power efficient," said Koduri. "This is Polaris 10 and that’s Polaris 11. In terms of what we’ve done at the high level, it's our most revolutionary jump in performance so far. We've redesigned many blocks in our cores. We’ve redesigned the main processor, a new geometry processor, a completely new fourth-generation Graphics Core Next with a very high increase in performance."

A seperate statement issued by AMD's Robert Hallock confirmed that Polaris will use HBM (high bandwidth memory) or GDDR5, depending on the "market segment."

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HoloLens battery life will be cut in half under “intensive” use

You get 5.5 hours browsing e-mail, and there’s “no option for a wired connection.”

While it's not long until Microsoft's augmented reality headset HoloLens ships to developers, the company has kept surprisingly quiet about its various hardware and software specifications. However, in an evangelist presentation posted to YouTube (now removed), Microsoft's Bruce Harris revealed a few nuggets of info about the headset, including a modest battery life of roughly five hours.

That five hours of battery life only applies when working on Word documents or e-mail. "Intensive" use—which likely refers to the gaming and 3D applications Microsoft has been using to demo the device—results in a far shorter battery life of two and a half hours. Those hoping for extended HoloLens gaming sessions may be disappointed.

It's not yet clear whether the users will be able to charge the HoloLens while using it, but Harris did mention that it has "no option for a wired connection," which likely refers to data transfer. He also noted that any Bluetooth or Wi-Fi device can talk to HoloLens, and that it'll run any universal Windows 10 app. Multiple headsets can also be linked together locally or via the Internet for a shared experience.

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With nearly a billion users, WhatsApp ends subscription fees, seeks new revenue models

With nearly a billion users, WhatsApp ends subscription fees, seeks new revenue models

Mobile messaging service WhatsApp has about 990 million users. That’s more than twice the number the company had when Facebook acquired the business two years ago. You’d think it would be easy to make money with an app with that kind of user base, but WhatsApp has focused on expansion more than monetization. Now the company […]

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With nearly a billion users, WhatsApp ends subscription fees, seeks new revenue models

Mobile messaging service WhatsApp has about 990 million users. That’s more than twice the number the company had when Facebook acquired the business two years ago. You’d think it would be easy to make money with an app with that kind of user base, but WhatsApp has focused on expansion more than monetization. Now the company […]

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Rogue dentist who allegedly hit patients now targets anonymous YouTube user

Gordon Trent Austin apparently has “no understanding of the Streisand effect.”

A well-known First Amendment lawyer has leapt to the defense of an anonymous YouTube user who re-published a Georgia TV station’s 2009 news story (see above) about a dentist outside of Atlanta who was accused of beating his patients.

The dentist, Gordon Trent Austin, was indicted in 2009 on multiple counts of assault and battery—including against children. He was also indicted on charges of Medicaid fraud, to which he pleaded guilty in exchange for the other charges being dropped. The Georgia State Board of Dentistry revoked Austin's license later that same year.

In late 2015, the Carrollton, Georgia, man sued the YouTube user and has attempted to lift this person's anonymity by subpoenaing Google.

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Messenger: Whatsapp schafft seine Abogebühr ab

Weil das Kassieren nicht funktioniert, schafft Whatsapp schafft seine Abogebühr ab. Dafür soll es Tests für Tools geben, die die Kommunikation mit Firmen erlauben. (Whatsapp, Applikationen)

Weil das Kassieren nicht funktioniert, schafft Whatsapp schafft seine Abogebühr ab. Dafür soll es Tests für Tools geben, die die Kommunikation mit Firmen erlauben. (Whatsapp, Applikationen)

Court: With a warrant, cops can search basically anywhere on your phone

3 Mass. Supreme Judicial Court justices dissent: Searches must be better defined.

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In a 4-3 decision, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Friday that with a warrant, it's ok for police to search anywhere on a seized phone that may reasonably turn up evidence of the crime under investigation.

In the case of Commonwealth v. Dorelas, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (MSJC) found that because the Boston Police Department (BPD) had a warrant to search a criminal suspect’s seized iPhone, it could access his photos as well.

As the majority opinion found:

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Hyperloop: Die durch die Röhre flitzen

Elon Musk erfindet ein neues Transportmittel, will es aber selbst nicht umsetzen. Stattdessen werden zwei Unternehmen gegründet, die fast den gleichen Namen haben. Und schließlich mischt SpaceX doch ein wenig selbst mit. Ein Überblick über die Hyperloop-Projekte. (Hyperloop, Technologie)

Elon Musk erfindet ein neues Transportmittel, will es aber selbst nicht umsetzen. Stattdessen werden zwei Unternehmen gegründet, die fast den gleichen Namen haben. Und schließlich mischt SpaceX doch ein wenig selbst mit. Ein Überblick über die Hyperloop-Projekte. (Hyperloop, Technologie)

Microsoft: Xbox 360 landet vor oberstem US-Gericht

Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA wird sich mit einem langjährigen Rechtsstreit beschäftigen: Dabei geht es um die Frage, ob Sammelklagen gegen Microsoft zulässig sind, weil die Xbox 360 in einigen Fällen die Disc beschädigt hatte. (Xbox 360, Microsoft)

Der Oberste Gerichtshof der USA wird sich mit einem langjährigen Rechtsstreit beschäftigen: Dabei geht es um die Frage, ob Sammelklagen gegen Microsoft zulässig sind, weil die Xbox 360 in einigen Fällen die Disc beschädigt hatte. (Xbox 360, Microsoft)