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Chinese scientists demonstrate 2Mbps internet connection over LED
May 18th
LED data transmission used to be all the rage — we fondly remember via IrDA. Then we got omni-directional and building-penetrating , and put all that caveman stuff behind us. But now, scientists the world over are line-of-sight networking, and the latest demonstation has Chinese researchers streaming video to a laptop with naught but ceiling-mounted blue LEDs. The Chinese Academy of Sciences claims to have realized a 2Mbit per second internet connection that transmits data simply by modulating the flicker of the little diodes, and imperceptibly enough to have them serve as room lighting as well. before them, the Chinese scholars see short-range LED networks controlling smart appliances as well. It’s not quite the gigabit speed you’d get from , but this way you’ll get more mileage out of those .
originally appeared on on Mon, 17 May 2010 20:22:00 EST. Please see our .
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Internet Explorer market share falls below 60 percent for first time, according to NetApplications
May 4th
NetApplications has just released its browser market share stats for the month of April, and there is something notable here: has fallen to a “historic low” of 59.95 percent market share, losing about 0.69 points since last month. Google’s continues its assault on Safari, reaching a 6.73 percent share (while Safari nabbed 4.72). Of course, Internet Explorer is still so far ahead of the rest of the pack it’s hard to make these losses — however significiant — into a tragedy of epic proportions story for Microsoft, so we’re not going to do that. Keep in mind, as well, that NetApplications is not the only measurement of market share — and StatCounter, by comparison, currently estimates IE’s share at about 51.42 percent. Hit up the source link for the full battery of data.
originally appeared on on Mon, 03 May 2010 19:50:00 EST. Please see our .
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