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Facebook names a new CTO with a major focus on hardware

The Verge

Facebook is serious about being a long-term player in hardware. On Wednesday, the company promoted Andrew Bosworth, the current head of its hardware division that makes Oculus and other consumer devices, to the role of chief technology officer, replacing outgoing CTO Mike Schroepfer when he becomes a senior fellow next year.

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At WPC 2013, Microsoft Points Partners to the Cloud » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

At WPC 2013, Microsoft Points Partners to the Cloud. At WPC 2013, Microsoft Points Partners to the Cloud. By: John Rath July 10th, 2013. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers. July 2013 (144).

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IDF 2013: Keynote, Day 2

Scott Lowe

This is a liveblog of the day 2 keynote at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013 in San Francisco. The focus of the keynote is going to be mobility. Fisher sets the stage for people interacting with multiple devices, and devices that are highly mobile, supported by software and services delivered over a ubiquitous network connection.

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IDF 2013 Summary and Thoughts

Scott Lowe

I’m back home in Denver after spending a few days in San Francisco at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2013, so I thought I’d take a few minutes to sit down and share a summary of the event and my thoughts. First, here are links to all the liveblogging I did while at the conference: IDF 2013 Keynote, Day 1: [link]. Sorry folks!

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Microsoft is bringing next-gen Xbox games to the Xbox One with xCloud

The Verge

That means the 2013 hardware will be able to play Xbox Series X exclusive games from 2021 — extending the lifecycle of what would normally soon be obsolete boxes. Microsoft is launching xCloud for consoles later this year.

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Nintendo 3DS, 2011-2020: Its strange life, quiet death, and the potential end of a mobile gaming dynasty

GeekWire

The PSP would eventually be retired in 2014 after a successful run, selling 80 million units across its life cycle; its successor, the 2012 PlayStation Vita, attracted a small fervent fanbase, but couldn’t compete with the then-mature mobile gaming market and sold a fraction of what the PSP had. million DS units sold in 2009.

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VMworld 2013 Day 1 Keynote

Scott Lowe

This is a liveblog of the day 1 keynote for VMworld 2013. Pat takes the stage and starts talking about the different “eras” of computing: mainframe, client/server, and now the mobile/cloud era. As we are moving into the mobile/cloud era, Pat thinks that four trends are shaping this era: social, mobile, cloud, and big data.

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