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  1. 10 Wednesday Reads - The Steve Jobs You Didn’t Know: Kind, Patient, and Human

    by , 03-18-2015 at 08:55 PM
    • The Fuzzy, Insane Math That’s Creating So Many Billion-Dollar Tech Companies (Bloomberg) see also Mind Games That Can Kill Investors (Stock Charts)
    • Stock Performance Before, During & After Recessions (A Wealth of Common Sense)
    • Commodities two-fer: Gold Futures Fall to Four-Month Low Ahead of FOMC Meeting (WSJ) and U.S. Oil Prices at Six-Year Low on Storage Concerns (WSJ)
    • 86% of active managers failed to beat market in 2014 (CNN Money)
    • The dollar is rising faster than any time in the
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  2. Nvidia’s 2016 roadmap shows huge performance gains from upcoming Pascal architecture - When Nvidia’s next-generation GPU architecture arrives next year...

    by , 03-18-2015 at 02:23 PM

    At Nvidia’s keynote today to kick off GTC, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang spent most of his time discussing Nvidia’s various deep learning initiatives and pushing the idea of Tegra as integral to the self-driving car. He did, however, take time to introduce a new Titan X GPU — and to discuss the future of Nvidia’s roadmap.

    When Nvidia’s next-generation GPU architecture arrives next year, codenamed Pascal, ...
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  3. China's 58.com Acquires Real Estate Website For USD267 Millionte For USD267 Million

    by , 03-18-2015 at 01:33 PM


    Chinese classified information website 58.com officially announced that the company has acquired the real estate information website Anjuke.com for USD267.01 million in cash and stock.

    After the acquisition, 58.com will establish a real estate business cluster to integrate the real estate businesses of 58.com and Anjuke.com and the company will develop a full-sector business covering ...
  4. Next-generation Vulkan API with the Valve’s killer advantage in battling Microsoft

    by , 03-18-2015 at 07:44 AM

    Last week, we covered the announcement of the Khronos Group’s Vulkan API, as well as information on how AMD’s Mantle formed the fundamental basis of the new standard. Now that some additional information on Vulkan has become available, it seems likely that this new API will form the basis of Valve’s SteamOS push, while Direct3D 12 remains the default option for Microsoft’s PC and Xbox gaming initiatives. ...
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  5. Facts And Fiction

    by , 03-18-2015 at 07:30 AM
    Before restoring an iPhone, take a good look at the jailbreak apps you downloaded and the data they contain. Unlocking your iPhone via this method does not void your warranty and [url=http://search.About.com/?q=enables]enables[/url] the unlocked iPhone to be updated via iTunes without it ever being relocked (the same cannot be said for software unlocking).

    The 1520's lens uses an aperture of f/2.4, compared to the 1020's f/2.2; it has a sensor size of 1/2.5 inch, which is significantly ...