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Intel gets go-ahead for $4 billion chip plant in Ireland, will produce its next-gen 14nm processors

Intel has been planning to make its Ireland base one of three global manufacturing sites for its 14nm chips since May last year , and its now been given the okay by Ireland’s lead planning agency. The new $4 billion plant will create around 4,300 jobs for the region in Co. Kildare, where Intel already has around 4,000 on staff. The two-year plan involves redeveloping its existing operation, expanding and shifting to make its smaller, more efficient 14nm process. Intel’s plans don’t stop there, however. It still plans to roll out 10nm products sometime in 2015. Filed under: Desktops , Misc , Laptops , Intel Comments Via: Silicon Republic Source: Pleanala

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Wolfram Alpha expands Facebook analytics, takes a closer look at your social relationships

Have you ever wanted to know if you’re the most popular amongst your group of friends? Or which of your pals lives the furthest from you? These are questions that can’t be answered by Facebook’s latest Graph Search , but they’re perfect for the stats geeks over at Wolfram Alpha . The group started mining Facebook for data last year , but have recently expanded its analytics to include a closer look at your social relationships. Namely, they’ve identified five “network roles:” social insiders, outsiders, neighbors, gateways and connectors. Insiders share the same friends while outsiders don’t, neighbors don’t have a lot of buddies outside of your network while gateways do, and connectors are those that bridge two networks together, like a college buddy who went to the same high school. Combined with location, age and other info, this data unlocks an array of potential visualizations color-coded by different categories, letting you see patterns you might not have noticed before. If you think the analysis ends there, think again; by enabling a “Historical Analytics” feature, you’ll be allowing Wolfram Alpha to continually collect your info so you can see how your Facebook profile changes over time. If you’re not creeped out by that notion, jump on over to the rightmost source link and fill in the appropriate details to see just how well you know your “friends.” Note: It seems that Facebook has limited Wolfram’s API calls, so you might get an error when accessing the tool for now. Filed under: Internet Comments Source: Wolfram Alpha Blog , Wolfram Alpha

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Netflix Q4 earnings show 2 million new customers streaming in the US, 6 million total internationally

In 2012 Netflix expanded streaming to a few new countries and attempted to undo the damage incurred by its failed Qwikster spinoff in 2011, and now it’s final results for the year are in. Its streaming subscriber count is now 27 million in the US alone, with 6 million outside the country for a global count topping 33 million. Most notably, despite the expansion it still managed a profit of $8 million on $945 million in revenue. There’s also a slew of original content on the way headed by Arrested Development and House of Cards , and its OpenConnect ISP program has now gotten a boost from high bitrate 1080p video and even 3D. Now that the Video Protection Privacy Act has been amended , Netflix also mentioned Facebook integration will be enabled in the coming months for US customers. If you’re worried about it spamming your feed you may be able to relax however, since by default it will not auto post viewing activity, instead opting to let members “post specific titles they’re passionate about.” So what about the competition from Amazon, Redbox Instant and Hulu? According to Netflix’s stats based on its 200 most popular movies and TV shows, none of the other streaming services offer more than 73 of them (check out a graphic after the break.) Regarding that original content, Netflix is already referring to the February 1st worldwide, full-season debut of Cards as a “defining moment in the development of internet TV.” We’ll keep digging through the numbers and tune into the investor call at 6PM for more information, until then hit the source link to check out the data for yourself. Filed under: Home Entertainment , HD Comments Source: Netflix (PDF)

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Intel will discontinue desktop motherboards following Haswell release

The decline in desktop PC sales is beginning to ripple throughout the industry, as Intel has revealed plans to wind down its desktop motherboard division over the next three years. According to AnandTech , the company will release boards that are based on the Haswell architecture before completely suspending development. Moving forward, Intel will instead focus its efforts on creating form factor reference designs for the Ultrabook, tablet and desktop markets. Curiously, one product that’s currently immune from the announcement is the Next Unit of Computing (NUC), a miniature barebones system that will see continual development from Intel. While custom PC builders will likely take a moment to reflect upon the news, it’s said that the transition is unlikely to affect the company’s workforce. Instead, current employees will be absorbed into other divisions within Intel. After all, there’s no point in showing talented engineers to the door, even in an age of market shifts. [Image credit: huangjiahui , Flickr ] Filed under: Desktops , Intel Comments Source: AnandTech

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AMD earnings continue decline with $1.16 billion in Q4 revenue, $5.42 billion in 2012

We can’t say AMD’s declining momentum was unexpected , but these results don’t necessarily have us excited about the future, nonetheless. For Q4, the company posted revenue of $1.16 billion, which is a 32-percent drop from the same period in 2011 , netting a loss of 63 cents per share. For 2012 as a whole, the company’s revenue rang in at $5.42 billion — a 17-percent fall from the previous year, and a $1.60 loss per share. President Rory Read references evolution and diversification when discussing outlook, but it’s clear that the company needs to make some major adjustments before it can return to profitability. Let’s hope that AMD’s 2013 lineup , including the Temash and Kabini APUs , help to turn this company around. You’ll find full Q4 and 2012 earnings in the PDF at the source link below. Filed under: Desktops , AMD Comments Via: The Next Web Source: AMD (PDF)

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Pandora cranked out over 13 billion hours of music in 2012

Springing into the new year, internet radio heavyweight Pandora has released some of its major statistics from 2012. The company states that 1.6 billion personalized radio stations were created and that it played over 13 billion hours of music. These hefty stats translate to the service’s users listening to over one million different songs from more than 100,000 artists. Wrapping up last year’s scorecard, around 10,000 artists reached about 250,000 unique listeners. While these numbers are impressive, we can’t help but wonder how many audio commercials had to be endured so people could continue listening to countless hours of One Direction. In any case, we’re sure it was worth it. Filed under: Internet , Software Comments Via: The Next Web Source: Pandora

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Facebook’s Open Compute Project splits up monolithic servers with help from Intel, more

As much as it’s important to have every component of a PC stuck together in a laptop, that same monolithic strategy is a major liability for server clusters: if one part breaks or grows obsolete, it can drag down everything else. Facebook and its Open Compute Project partners have just unveiled plans to loosen things up at the datacenter. A prototype, Atom -based rackmount server from Quanta Computer uses 100Gbps silicon photonics from Intel to connect parts at full speed, anywhere on the rack. Facebook has also garnered support for a new system-on-chip connection standard, rather affectionately named Group Hug, that would let owners swap in new mini systems from any vendor through PCI Express cards. The combined effect doesn’t just simplify repairs and upgrades — it lets companies build the exact servers they need without having to scrap other crucial elements in the process. There’s no definite timeframe for when we’ll see modular servers put to work, but the hope is that a cluster’s foundations will stay relevant for years instead of months. Continue reading Facebook’s Open Compute Project splits up monolithic servers with help from Intel, more Filed under: Intel , Facebook Comments Source: Open Compute Project

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AT&T now offering FaceTime over Cellular on all tiered data plans

It’s been a slow process, but AT&T is gradually making FaceTime over Cellular (Apple’s video chat service) available to more people. The feature was introduced with iOS 6, but it was up to carriers on how they wanted to implement the service — if at all. AT&T chose to offer it to only shared data customers at first, to ensure that the carrier’s network could handle the additional load. Finally, the top GSM operator in the US has announced that it will now allow the feature on all tiered data plans, and it should be rolling out to customers over the course of the next two weeks. There’s still no word on grandfathered unlimited plans, but don’t get your hopes up on that happening any time soon. To get the full explanation, head to the source link below. Filed under: Cellphones , Mobile , Apple , AT&T Comments Via: TechCrunch Source: AT&T

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CES 2013: Laptop and Ultrabook roundup

CES is done for another year, but before we can drop the microphone, we need to put together a reminisci-package to summarize the week in notebook computing. This year’s show was chock-full with Ultrabooks, leading many to believe that full-fat notebooks are going the way of the Dodo. However, Intel’s Kirk Skaugen feels that rumors of the laptop’s demise at the hands of the Ultrabook are greatly exaggerated — seeing the latter as merely a subset of the overall mobile PC firmament. Intel announced its power-sipping Haswell architecture and revealed its highly desirable North Cape reference design, which offered us a tantalizing glimpse of what future hardware could be like. However, before we get to that, we need to deal with the hardware hitting stores this year, so if you’d like to know more, follow us after the break. Continue reading CES 2013: Laptop and Ultrabook roundup Filed under: Laptops , Samsung , HP , Lenovo Comments

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