Dyson acquires Sakti3 for $90M to help commercialize 'breakthrough' solid-state battery tech | VentureBeat | Business | by Paul Sawers

Dyson acquires Sakti3 for $90M to help commercialize 'breakthrough' solid-state battery tech | VentureBeat | Business | by Paul Sawers Sakti3’s solid-state batteries are still based on lithium, similar to the batteries you find in your phone, except they contain solid lithium electrodes rather than flammable liquid. This means they have a higher energy density — more power in less space.

Tiiiight!

Meet the radical who wants the iPad banned! | Cult of Mac

Meet the radical who wants the iPad banned! | Cult of Mac Kyle Wiens thinks the iPad should be banned. It’s a "highly immoral" product, he says, because it can’t be opened and repaired when the battery dies. It’s a throwaway device, and he wants governments to prohibit it.

"It’s not designed to be long-lasting," said Wiens, who is the co-founder and CEO of iFixit. "It’s like selling a car that has to be replaced when the tires wear out."

Wiens is the Bernie Sanders of the electronics industry. He doesn’t just want reform — he wants revolution!

Love this guy's web site: I've used it for many, many self-repairs of older Macs.

The rise and fall of AMD: A company on the ropes | Ars Technica

The rise and fall of AMD: A company on the ropes | Ars Technica It also didn't help that, just as Intel was churning out its best products in years, AMD was trying to swallow another company whole.

A terrific read. One just never knows what's going on from the marketing facade.

Very first Apple computer hits auction block at mind-blowing price | Cult of Mac

Very first Apple computer hits auction block at mind-blowing price | Cult of Mac Some of the most important scientific instruments of the past 700 years are hitting the auction block later this month, but one of the newest creations in the lot — one of the very first computers created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak — is expect to fetch the highest bid.

Yes, but the question is, can I use it to play LODERUNNER?

Apple loses patent lawsuit to University of Wisconsin, faces $862M in damages | VentureBeat | Business | by Reuters

Apple loses patent lawsuit to University of Wisconsin, faces $862M in damages | VentureBeat | Business | by Reuters NEW YORK (By Andrew Chung, Reuters) – Apple Inc could be facing up to $862 million in damages after a U.S. jury on Tuesday found the iPhone maker used technology owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s licensing arm without permission in chips found in many of its most popular devices.

Well, I hope Apple just pays up. It's the least they could do for the campus that gave the world The Onion.

Facebook Confirms 'Reactions' Feature For Expressing Emotions Beyond 'Like' | Redmond Pie

Facebook Confirms 'Reactions' Feature For Expressing Emotions Beyond 'Like' | Redmond Pie The world’s largest social network Facebook has confirmed that a new feature called “Reactions” is officially being put through test in order to see how users interact with it. Users of Facebook have long wanted a “Dislike” button to be made available on the social network.

We are ready to expand our collective one word vocabulary.

Lumia 950 / 950 XL Vs iPhone 6s / 6s Plus [Specs Comparison] | Redmond Pie

Lumia 950 / 950 XL Vs iPhone 6s / 6s Plus [Specs Comparison] | Redmond Pie The last few weeks may seem like they have been all iPhone and Nexus announcements or releases, but Microsoft got in on the act earlier this week by announcing two flagship smartphones of its very own. The much-rumored Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL are now very real.

Possibly a little disconcerting.

Amazon launches AWS Mobile Hub for testing, running, and monitoring iOS and Android apps | VentureBeat | Cloud | by Jordan Novet

Amazon launches AWS Mobile Hub for testing, running, and monitoring iOS and Android apps | VentureBeat | Cloud | by Jordan Novet Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the introduction of the AWS Mobile Hub, a service for building, testing, deploying, and then monitoring iOS and Android apps. The tool is live now in beta, and it’s free in the sense that you only pay for the services that the Mobile Hub uses, including AWS compute and storage services.

Amazon may be kind of nuts, but at least they envision useful new services and not weirdly random dot com hype factories that do nothing useful. Believe me, this is very useful.

DJI launches Osmo, an iPhone-connected 4K steadicam for $650

DJI launches Osmo, an iPhone-connected 4K steadicam for $650 The DJI Osmo uses the company's three-axis gimbal stabilization technology found on other devices, like its Phantom drones, to eliminate the shake found on traditional handheld cameras, like a GoPro. DJI says its new product, priced at $649, makes it easier than ever to get super-smooth cinematic shots on the go.

This is really cool.