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MIT can now eavesdrop through soundproof glass by watching the vibrations of a bag of chips

2014-08-07 14:01:19| Extremetech

With a breakthrough that sounds more like the plot from the latest instalment of James bond than an academic research paper, engineers at MIT have managed to recover speech by analyzing the tiny vibrations of a potato chip bag from 15 feet away -- with a video camera watching through soundproof glass. There are some obvious security and forensics repercussions from this work, but other interesting uses will surely emerge (such as recovering audio from silent film, perhaps?)

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Samsung's Other Weakness: Logic Chips

2014-08-05 17:34:19| Semiconductors - Topix.net

Yes, Samsung has been losing market share in smartphones in the global market and even in China, where Xiaomi overtook the company in terms of shipments in the second quarter to much surprise.

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Why Apple wont dump Intel x86 for its own ARM chips in MacBooks and the Mac Pro

2014-08-05 15:32:17| Extremetech

Could Apple be prepping a near-term switch to an A7 class product for its future hardware needs? It's not impossible -- but we doubt it.

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Gurnard and chips, please: warmer seas change UK fish stock

2014-08-02 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Cod and chips could soon become a dish of the past, as Britain's waters become ever warmer. Marine experts have warned that rising sea temperatures are transforming the makeup of fish stocks in our coastal waters. Where cod and haddock once thrived, sea bass, hake, red mullet and anchovies are now being caught in rising numbers. If Britain wants sustainable fisheries round its shores, it will have to turn to these for the fish suppers of the future, they add. "We are going to have to be much...

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