Blog Tips

Simply click on the URL (http:// ...) link in each article to visit the article's page

To search this blog, try the Search Box on the right, or click on the Labels following each post entry

14 September, 2012

Computer Program Identifies Rough Sketches 50% of the time (humans 70%)

http://www.livescience.com/23187-computer-program-identifies-rough-sketches.html

Fantasy Football-Playing Artificial Intelligence Beats 99% of Humans

http://www.livescience.com/23105-fantasy-football-playing-ai-beats-99-percent-of-humans.html

Apple iPhone 5 Vs Samsung Galaxy S III (Android) – The Ultimate Comparison Of The Smartphone Kings

http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5-vs-galaxy-s-iii-the-ultimate-comparison-of-the-smartphone-kings/

Apple iPhone 5 Vs Nokia Lumia 920 (Windows Phone 8) – Head-to-Head Comparison

http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-iphone-5-vs-nokia-lumia-920-head-to-head-comparison/

The iPhone 5 offers a far more expanded selection of network connectivity options, as long as you get the US/Japan A1429 model (as opposed to A1428) and use a network that offers nano-SIMs. For regular globetrotters, Model A1429 is the clear winner with support for GSM, UMTS with HSPA+, CDMA2000, and Asia-Pacific LTE support with limited European LTE support.

http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/136199-iphone-5-a-confusing-mess-of-network-support

The iPhone 5: Less innovation than Android and WP8, in a bigger package

http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/136100-the-iphone-5-less-innovation-than-android-and-wp8-in-a-bigger-package

French court levies first fine under three-strikes law on illegal downloads. A man was fined €150 on Thursday for failing to secure his Internet connection

http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/295107/french-court-levies-first-fine-under-three-strikes-law-illegal-download

Fragmentation Comes to iOS (and not much difference in features between 4S and 5)

http://colourmeamused.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/fragmentation-comes-to-ios/

NFC payment systems will succeed without Apple iPhone 5. "If you look at the Android platform there's over a million NFC handsets activated each week globally. NFC on handsets is becoming a standard feature and Apple in terms of market share of smartphones globally is under 20 per cent."

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/nfc-payment-systems-will-succeed-without-apple-iphone-5/story-e6frgakx-1226473848706

Aiming to do away with the need to remember passwords for growing numbers of online services, Intel researchers have put together a tablet with new software and a biometric sensor that recognises the unique patterns of veins on a person's palm.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/passwords-could-be-replaced-with-the-wave-of-your-hand-20120914-25w19.html