CNBC reports here that worldwide smartphone sales fell in 2017 relative to 2016. This is the first drop in smartphone sales in history.
Month: February 2018
Autonomous Cars Must Be Hand Washed
CNN reports here on the cleaning protocol for autonomous vehicles. The cars require frequent clearing to avoid clogged sensors. But they are too fragile to be washed by traditional methods.
Tesla Cloud Servers Compromised
Tom’s Hardware reports here on a hack of Tesla’s cloud servers. The hack was designed to allow unauthorized cryptomining but it exposed sensitive car data. The initial vector was through a Kubernetes console that was not password-protected.
Bitcoin Mining Machine Interferes With Wireless Network
Extremetech reports here on a bitcoin mining machine that interfered with the T-Mobile wireless network.
Power and Thermal Management Experiments
Tom’s Hardware reports here on an interesting set of power/thermal experiments using Ryzen CPUs. These experiments clearly show how power/thermal management systems on these chips control clock frequency to manage power consumption and thermal performance.
Performance Review of Snapdragon 845
Anandtech reports here on their performance analysis of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.
Smart Meter Protocols
Some notes on protocols for smart meters:
Various standards appear to be followed in different parts of the world. Smart meters in the U. S. seem to vary in the physical network they use.
