Samsung’s new eight-core Exynos 5 Octa SoC promises not to hog battery

Eight cores, 4 optimized for performance, 4 optimized for power efficiency.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/samsungs-new-eight-core-exynos-5-octa-soc-promises-efficiency/ / Nvidia Tegra 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 800-series series Exynos 5 Octa is an eight-core SoC tablets high-end smartphones high end CPU cores four of them are high-performance Cortex-A15 cores Exynos 5 Dual Nexus 10 ARM Chromebook Cortex-A7 CPU cores optimized for power efficiency performance GPU benchmarks /

SSD predictions at CES: fewer OEMs, lower prices

Credit: Samsung/ Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/ssd-predictions-at-ces-fewer-oems-lower-prices/ / NAND LSI/Sandforce Samsung flash OEM fast power efficient drive LSI tripple level triple-level cell TLC transistor eight discrete voltage states much-decreased lifecycle SLC MLC transistor reading writing read write /

Is Google helpless to stop the scourge of Android malware?

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/who-can-fight-android-malware-not-google/

Android malware creeps into cellphone bills
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/lookout-toll-fraud/

Android devices in U.S. face more malware attacks than PCs
http://www.google.com/search?q=android%20malware / app scanner app-scanner codenamed Bouncer Android Market Google Play automatic scanning VirusTotal Android 4.2 Jelly Bean app verification feature app store Further, Xuxian Jiang of North Carolina State University false negative Genome Project install antivirus security software devices TrustGo Juniper Networks third party app marketplaces /

New tool jailbreaks Microsoft Surface slabs in 20 SECONDS

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/11/windows_rt_jail_break_tool/ / debugging hack locked down Windows RT Surface tablet slate pad run any unauthorised desktop software exploit packaged slick jailbreaking tool unlock Netham45 RT Jailbreak Tool v1 batch file automates security researcher CL C.L. C. L. Rokr Netham45 jailbreak slab just by running the runExploit.bat file pressing button ARM port of Windows 8 jailbreak hack disables security signature recompiled run hacked Debugger Administrator level permissions kernel variable in RAM rebooting powering tablet unauthorised software /

Dropbox update makes sharing pictures a breeze

http://www.androidauthority.com/dropbox-version-2-3-update-easy-sharing-146833/ / file Android iOS application app files photographs video audio document what delete /

jOBS: Steve Jobs film starring Ashton Kutcher coming in April

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/jobs-steve-jobs-film-staring-ashton-kutcher-coming-in-april / biography biopic movie /

Are soda drinkers more likely to be depressed?

Spoiler alert: "Subjects who routinely consumed soda (for this study's purposes, four or more cans a day) were 30 percent more likely to develop depression than people who didn't drink any."

That sounds like a "yes".

http://theweek.com/article/index/238548/are-soda-drinkers-more-likely-to-be-depressed / soda tea fruit punch coffee caffeine clinically depressed depression anti-depressant brain stimulant carbonated drink beverage /