Tuesday, June 25, 2013

iPhone 5S chipset up close reveals possible A7 model numbers, possibly a new manufacturer

iPhone 5S chipset up close reveals possible A7 model numbers, possibly a new manufacturer

Adding to the component leaks pertaining to the iPhone 5S, we may have our first close-up look at the possibly A7 chipset inside it. According to MacRumors, model numbers printed on it may indicate a switch in supplier as well.

iPhone 5S A7 MacRumors

Aside from the photos featuring a possible dual-LED flash, the most interesting photo MacRumors managed to snag was a close-up of the actual chipset of the prototype. While it doesn't have a clear A7 marking, it does indeed carry a simliar model number scheme to what Apple currently uses.

The chip in question is shown with a model number of A0698. Its predecessor, the A6 chip carries a model number of A0598. The tradition with chipsets over the past few years have been for the second digit to be a new family of processors while the first digit will distinguish between chips in a certain family. For example, an A6X chip carries A5598 model number.

More interesting yet is the K1A0062 marking. Typically Samsung manufactured chipsets are branded with an "N" marking. It has been rumored that Apple would perhaps switch to TSMC over Samsung but we weren't sure as to when.

Given these are very early prototypes that MacRumors thinks were produced in December 2012, a lot has probably changed. For now, this does look like a legitimate Apple chipset that could make an appearance in the iPhone 5S come this fall.

Source: MacRumors

    


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Monday, June 17, 2013

Soccer-2014 World Cup Asian qualifying results and standings

June 16 (Reuters) - Results and standings before Tuesday's

final round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Asia.

Top two teams from each group qualify for the World Cup.

Two third-placed teams face each other in a two-legged

playoff with the winner advancing to the intercontinental

playoff against the fifth-placed team in South America.

Group A

P W D L F A PTS

South Korea 7 4 2 1 13 6 14

Iran 7 4 1 2 7 2 13

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Uzbekistan 7 3 2 2 6 5 11

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Qatar 7 2 1 4 4 8 7

Lebanon 8 1 2 5 3 12 5

Remaining fixtures:

June 18:

South Korea v Iran

Uzbekistan v Qatar

Previous results:

June 11:

South Korea 1 Uzbekistan 0

Iran 4 Lebanon 0

June 4:

Qatar 0 Iran 1

Lebanon 1 South Korea 1

March 26:

South Korea 2 Qatar 1

Uzbekistan 1 Lebanon 0

Nov. 14:

Qatar 1 Lebanon 0

Iran 0 Uzbekistan 1

Oct. 16:

Qatar 0 Uzbekistan 1

Iran 1 South Korea 0

Sept. 11:

Uzbekistan 2 South Korea 2

Lebanon 1 Iran 0

June 12:

South Korea 3 Lebanon 0

Iran 0 Qatar 0

June 8:

Lebanon 1 Uzbekistan 1

Qatar 1 South Korea 4

June 3:

Uzbekistan 0 Iran 1

Lebanon 0 Qatar 1

- -

Group B

P W D L F A PTS

Japan 8 5 2 1 16 5 17

Australia 7 2 4 1 11 7 10

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Oman 7 2 3 2 7 9 9

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Jordan 7 2 1 4 6 16 7

Iraq 7 1 2 4 4 7 5

Remaining fixtures:

June 18:

Australia v Iraq

Jordan v Oman

Previous results

June 11:

Australia 4 Jordan 0

Iraq 0 Japan 1

June 4:

Oman 1 Iraq 0

Japan 1 Australia 1

March 26:

Australia 2 Oman 2

Jordan 2 Japan 1

Nov. 14:

Iraq 1 Jordan 0

Oman 1 Japan 2

Oct. 16:

Oman 2 Jordan 1

Iraq 1 Australia 2

Sept. 11:

Japan 1 Iraq 0

Jordan 2 Australia 1

June 12:

Australia 1 Japan 1

Iraq 1 Oman 1

June 8:

Japan 6 Jordan 0

Oman 0 Australia 0

June 3:

Japan 3 Oman 0

Jordan 1 Iraq 1

(Compiled by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Peter Rutherford)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-2014-world-cup-asian-qualifying-results-standings-080007872.html

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Apple releases statement on customer privacy, received over 4,000 government information requests in six months

Following the likes of Microsoft and Facebook, Apple has publicly responded to the explosion in interest in the NSA's PRISM program, and has been authorized to reveal some of the data on what it's shared with the US government in the past. It apparently first heard of the program when the media started to ask about it earlier this month and has reiterated that it provides no government agency with direct access to its servers. It does, however, get its fair share of requests for customer data from US law enforcement, receiving between 4,000 and 5,000 of them between December 1 2012 and May 31 2013. These requests covered over 9,000 accounts or devices, and come from federal, state and local authorities. Apple elaborated a little on these information requests too, saying that the majority of these requests have involved searching for missing children, preventing suicides and robberies. The company says it has "always placed a priority on protecting our customers' personal data," and its legal team evaluates each request. Apparently, Apple can't decrypt (and thus share) iMessage and FaceTime data, which is encrypted end-to-end. We've added its full statement after the break.

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Mapping a room in a snap: Four microphones and a computer algorithm are enough to produce a 3-D model of a simple, convex room

June 17, 2013 ? Blind people sometimes develop the amazing ability to perceive the contours of the room they're in based only on auditory information. Bats and dolphins use the same echolocation technique for navigating in their environment.

At EPFL, a team from the Audiovisual Communications Laboratory (LCAV), under the direction of Professor Martin Vetterli, has developed a computer algorithm that can accomplish this from a sound that's picked up by four microphones. Their experiment is being published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). "Our software can build a 3D map of a simple, convex room with a precision of a few millimeters," explains PhD student Ivan Dokmani?.

Randomly placed microphones

As incredible as it may seem, the microphones don't need to be carefully placed. "Each microphone picks up the direct sound from the source, as well as the echoes arriving from various walls," Dokmani? continues. "The algorithm then compares the signal from each microphone. The infinitesimal lags that appear in the signals are used to calculate not only the distance between the microphones, but also the distance from each microphone to the walls and the sound source."

This ability to "sort out" the various echoes picked up by the microphones is in itself a first. By analyzing each echo's signal using "Euclidean distance matrices," the system can tell whether the echo is rebounding for the first or second time, and determine the unique "signature" of each of the walls.

The researchers tested the algorithm at EPFL using a "clean" sound source in an empty room in which they changed the position of a movable wall. Their results confirmed the validity of the approach. A second experiment carried out in a much more complex environment -- an alcove in the Lausanne Cathedral -- gave good partial results. New tests using more microphones are very likely to yield improved results.

Mobile localization in buildings

The team's initial conclusions already point to interesting potential applications. "Architects could use this to design rooms -- for example concert halls or auditoriums -- based upon the specific acoustics they would like to create," says Dokmani?.

Applications in forensic science are also on the horizon: based on several recordings of the same setup, audio waves could yield information on elements in the room that cannot be seen. In the same vein, analyzing a telephone call from a person who is moving around a room could allow investigators to identify where the person is calling from.

Finally, it might be possible to implement this algorithm in mobile devices and use them to deduce location information inside buildings -- a place where GPS signals do not penetrate well. "There are already many applications, and we foresee many more. This is only the beginning!" concludes Dokmani?.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/~3/UuQ7FjICAm4/130617160856.htm

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Denis Hayes on Being Green

Since his days as head of the Solar Energy Research Institute under President Jimmy Carter, Denis Hayes has been pushing to add more renewable energy sources to the country's energy portfolio. Hayes discusses the current U.S. market for renewables such as solar and wind, and gives his take on where he sees America's energy future headed.

Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=191614372&ft=1&f=1007

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