Archive for September 27, 2015

Volkswagen Warned About #Dieselgate Like Tricks Years Ago….. And They Have A New CEO

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 27, 2015 by itnerd

This isn’t going to help Volkswagen’s image…. Though I’m not sure at this point what would. The Toronto Star is reporting that Volkswagen was warned about the sort of emissions cheating that they have been accused of doing years ago:

German weekly Bild am Sonntag reported that VW’s internal investigation has found a 2007 letter from parts supplier Bosch warning Volkswagen not to use the software during regular operation.

Separately, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung reported that a Volkswagen technician raised concerns about illegal practices in connection with emissions levels in 2011. The weekly also cited VW’s internal investigators.

A spokesman for Volkswagen declined to comment on the reports, saying that as a matter of principle the company wouldn’t comment on what he called “rumours and speculation.”

“Volkswagen is working with all its strength to conduct a thorough and merciless investigation of this matter,” Andreas Lampersbach said in an email.

The magazines in question are well respected ones. Thus I am personally more likely to believe them. But that’s just me.

By the way, they have a new sucker CEO:

Matthias Mueller, head of the Porsche sports-car brand, is to take over as Volkswagen’s chief executive with the unenviable task of repairing the automaker’s battered reputation.

Mueller, 62, had been widely tipped to succeed Martin Winterkorn, who quit on Wednesday after admitting the world’s largest automaker had installed software designed to cheat emissions testing on its diesel vehicles.

Volkswagen’s supervisory board choose Mueller on Friday, turning to an insider who has helped revitalize the Porsche brand.

He’s a braver man than I as I am not sure I would take that job under these circumstances. He’s the one who’s going to have to answer for all of this, plus he’s got the toughest job in the world which is to save VW from this mess. Perhaps he can go to GM CEO Mary Barra for advice? She had just been on the job as CEO for days when the ignition switch fiasco broke. Since them GM seems to be all right for the most part. So I guess there’s hope for VW yet.

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 1,000 Selfie Stick Giveaway, New iPhone 6S Cases, And More From MobileFun

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 27, 2015 by itnerd

UK based online retailer Mobile Fun are celebrating the launch of the new iPhone 6S today by giving away 1,000 selfie sticks to customers purchasing accessories for their new device.

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Customers can get a free Olixar Pocketsize iPhone Selfie Stick with Mirror worth £14.99 when they purchase one of over 80 iPhone 6S cases or screen protectors from the page below, simply by entering the code SELFREE at the basket.

They’ve also been busy building their range of iPhone 6S cases in time for the launch and have a variety of weird and wonderful cases now available!

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You can see the full range here: http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/cat/iPhone-6S-Cases-and-Covers.htm

Apple made their name on the back of “there’s an app for that!” No matter what you wanted to do, there would be an app (or a hundred) that would help you accomplish your goals. Today, that’s never been more true, as they unveil two new acccessories for app-controlled backing and bartending. These are Perfect Drink and Perfect Bake!

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Read more: http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/2015/09/bake-bartend-with-these-perfect-smart-accessories/
At the tail end of last month they unveiled a new kind of screen protector, the Olixar Quicktap. The Quicktap combines the protection of a tempered glass screen protector with some novel functionality – the ability to tap buttons near the top of your screen without needing to stretch your hand. This is accomplished through active screen elements, which transmit the impact of your touch from the bottom of the phone (below the screen and to either side of the home button) to the top. Today, they’re announcing that the Quicktap screen protectors will also be available for the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, Apple’s latest smartphones.
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Read more: http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/2015/09/olixar-quicktap-iphone-6s-iphone-6s-plus-tempered-glass-screen-protectors-available-soon/

Check out these items today!

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Citrix Named a Leader in Server-Hosted Virtual Desktops

Posted in Commentary with tags on September 27, 2015 by itnerd

Citrix was this week named a leader in Virtal Desktops (VDI) by Forrester Research. Forrester noted that Citrix set itself apart from the seven other companies surveyed because of its ability to provide a superior user experience, the completeness of its offerings, and the research group’s confidence in Citrix’s solutions:

According to the report, the “XenDesktop VDI offering is distinctive at several levels, from the user experience with Citrix Receiver endpoint clients that offer native HDX protocol support on all device and OS platforms to rich 3D graphics and multiple 4K monitor support and sophisticated features for multimedia and videoconferencing performance.” The report also noted that Citrix offers a “clever Wi-Fi-based mouse that works with the Citrix Receiver on the iOS platform.”

Citrix also received the highest scores for strategy and current offering, and is the only solution in the evaluation to offer FIPS 140-2 compliance, key encryption standard required by Federal government agencies. The report states that “on the back end, application layering and personal vDisks help customers make better use of storage resources with pooled desktop instances, and customers can deploy them on Citrix, VMware or Microsoft hypervisors – a significant advantage.”

The report notes that “Citrix consolidated its platforms in 2014, and finally has a single management console for the whole VDI stack” and that “XenDesktop is also part of the most complete suite of digital workspace delivery systems technologies in the industry, which includes XenApp for proven session-hosted desktop capabilities if desired.”

Applauding XenDesktop’s capabilities, they also noted the Citrix X1 Mouse and XenApp as aiding in providing the most complete suite of digital workspace delivery systems technologies in the industry.

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