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Microsoft Introduces the MeeToo

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Code Curmudgeon

The Microsoft Surface tablet finally surfaced yesterday. I was discussing it with my son and he said the whole thing reminded him of the...

That Bright Light You Saw was the End of Flash

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Code Curmudgeon

It’s finally official – at least for those who are aware of how the web works. Yesterday Adobe (ADBE) announced that they will be...

Lies, Damn Lies, and Hardware Specs

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Code Curmudgeon

With the plethora of new mobile devices constantly coming out, consumers are bombarded with geek-speak on which ones are best. From the geeks perspective...

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Definitioner

CAN (Controller Area Network): Controller Area Network aka CAN aka CAN Bus is a wiring standard for vehicles that enables communication between various components and devices without having a host computer. For example doors, brakes, transmission.
GPU: A Graphics Processing Unit or GPU is a logic chip that perform computations related to graphics. It does the graphical work for the CPU in a traditional computer. This includes things like rendering shapes and putting output onto the screen.
CPU: The CPU or Central Processing Unit is the key brain of the computer, it's the part where most computation is actually done.
processor (CPU): The CPU or Central Processing Unit is the key brain of the computer, it's the part where most computation is actually done.
WiMax: A long-range wireless technology for high-speed internet access. Originally it was classified as a 3G technology, but because of it's improved performance can also be classified as 4G, albeit slower than LTE. Supported by Sprint in the USA.
LTE: LTE or <i>Long Term Evolution</i> is one of the most common methods of supporting high-speed 4G wireless standards. It uses 3GPP technology and can work with both CDMA and FSM. In the USA Verizon and T-Mobile use it, while AT&T have used different 3G hybrid technologies but have planned LTE rollouts.
HSPA: HSPA is <i>High Speed Packet Access</i> and normally refers to 3G networks. Some companies such as AT&T have built what they call HSPA+ networks with speeds approximately double traditional HSPA networks.
4G: The 4th generation of cellular wireless standards - it's the successor the 3G. There is a vast difference between how carriers interpret and implement 4G at the current time, ranging from HSPA to WiMax to LTE, each has difference performance characteristics. The standard requires peak data rates from 100 Mbit/s for high mobility to 1Gbit/s for low mobility.
early-adopter: Someone who likes to have the latest and greatest things. They upgrade because something is newer, bigger, faster, has better numbers, etc. Sometimes they're right, but frequently the benefit of the new numbers is not measurable.