Новости за 28.09.2017

Let me just start by apologizing for daring to criticize something that's clearly both magical and revolutionary.

Zoho has unveiled the latest challenger to Slack and Microsoft Teams with the launch of Cliq — a team messaging tool that integrates into its range of business apps.

The 2nd generation Echo costs just $99, and has a 2.5” downward-firing woofer and 0.6” tweeter powered by Dolby to deliver crisp vocals and dynamic bass throughout the room. You can play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and more. With Amazon Music, you can search by lyrics, time-period, or let Alexa pick the music for you. You can also listen to audiobooks from Audible, podcasts, radio stations or news briefs. Make calls, set alarms and timers, ask questions, check your calendar... Читать дальше...

I clicked on a 3D desk and placed it into my real office. The colors were not quite right, so I tried a different one. Eventually, everything looked perfect.

I clicked on a 3D desk and placed it into my real office. The colors were not quite right, so I tried a different one. Eventually, everything looked perfect.

Smartphone user? What will you do when disaster strikes, cellular networks collapse, and electricity supplies fail?

Smartphone user? What will you do when disaster strikes, cellular networks collapse, and electricity supplies fail?

One of the biggest surprises in 5G standardization so far has been the acceptance of polar codes as an official channel coding technology. Such decisions are of course complex ones that are often as much about political persuasion as technology virtue. Regardless, the feat achieved by this relatively nascent technology is remarkable. It was only a short time ago that the popular belief was that turbo codes would never be eclipsed. So, what makes polar codes different and how do they work?

One of the biggest surprises in 5G standardization so far has been the acceptance of polar codes as an official channel coding technology. Such decisions are of course complex ones that are often as much about political persuasion as technology virtue. Regardless, the feat achieved by this relatively nascent technology is remarkable. It was only a short time ago that the popular belief was that turbo codes would never be eclipsed. So, what makes polar codes different and how do they work?

Whether your business team is designing a next-gen widget or developing an online campaign, you need a place to get together, brainstorm and map out a strategy. In years past, a dry-erase whiteboard was typically where such ideas were recorded, with some obvious drawbacks. For starters, somebody had to capture all those great ideas from the whiteboard before it got erased. Worse, remote meeting attendees couldn’t see the on-board action.

Pilot fish is the lead Unix admin for a big insurance company where one business unit's servers have the names of cartoon characters.

First there was news that Equifax, the credit rating agency, had been hacked. Then came stories about questionable stock sales by execs before the breach became public. Then...anger and confusion from some of the 143 million people affected.