ISP PlusNet Highlights Rising UK Demand for Netflix Video Streams

I think for the major ISP's willing to host Netflix's Open Connect platform this is simply an issue of staying on to of capacity. For smaller ISP's without this hardware it must become tricky managing the  evening congestion on their peering / transit and making sure there is enough capacity at all times.  Especially with events such as the iOS release coming up in September where ISP's usually have a bit of a meltdown in terms of consumer traffic.

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2014/08/uk-isp-plusnet-highlights-rising-demand-netflix-video-streams.html

First 64-bit Android phone has no 64-bit software

When Apple launched the iPhone 5S with a 64-bit processor, it sent the rest of the spec-obsessed SoC world on a race to catch up. After about a year of lag time, the Android ecosystem has finally started to catch up, with HTC announcing the Desire 510, the first 64-bit Android phone.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/08/first-64-bit-android-phone-has-no-64-bit-software/

AMD’s Big Bet on ARM Powered Servers: Opteron A1100 Revealed

Looks like CDN farms might find a new processor king in the near future.... AMD  are really doing some innovative stuff with Mantle and now this. Good to see them keeping Intel humble.  

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8362/amds-big-bet-on-arm-powered-servers-a1100-revealed

OpenGL 4.5 released—with one of Direct3D’s best features

"The Khronos Group today released OpenGL 4.5, the newest version of the industry standard 3D programming API. The new version contains a mix of features designed to make developers' lives easier and to improve performance and reliability of OpenGL applications.



The group also issued a call for participation in its next generation OpenGL initiative. Amid growing interest in "low-level" APIs, such as AMD's Mantle and Microsoft's forthcoming Direct3D 12 specification, Khronos is working on its own vendor-neutral, cross-platform API to give developers greater low-level control and to extract more performance from 3D hardware.



The big feature in OpenGL 4.5 is Direct State Access (DSA)."
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/08/opengl-4-5-released-with-one-of-direct3ds-best-features/

Virgin Media Expand UK Network to Cambridgeshire Village, But is it FTTP?

"Virgin Media has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that a “small-scale development” is currently underway and in the “early stages” of expanding superfast broadband and TV (but not phone) services into the large village of Papworth Everard near the city of Cambridge, but will it be a 152Mbps coax (DOCSIS) or 300Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network?"
http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2014/08/virgin-media-expand-uk-network-cambridgeshire-village-fttp.html

Gamescom 2014: More social features, new ways to watch TV, and USB and DLNA Support Coming Soon

Lots of new features plus lots of additional file formats supported.

Xbox One compatible file types:

• 3gp audio
• 3gp video
• 3gp2
• aac
• adts
• animated gif
• asf
• avi divx
• avi dv
• avi uncompressed
• avi xvid
• bmp
• jpg
• gif
• h264 avchd
• mjpeg
• mkv
• mov
• mp3
• mpeg 1 ps
• mpeg 2
• mpeg 2 hd
• mpeg 2 ts
• mpeg 4 h264 aac
• mpeg 4 sp
• png
• tiff
• wav
• wma
• wma lossless
• wma pro
• wma voice
• wmv
• wmv hd

http://majornelson.com/2014/08/12/kicking-gamescom-2014-social-features-new-ways-watch-tv-usb-dlna-support-coming-soon/

TfL to trial new bus WiFi technology

The trial will see WiFi technology installed on a route 12 bus, operating between Dulwich and Oxford Circus, and a route RV1 bus, which operates between Covent Garden and Tower Hill, that will allow passengers to keep in touch through email and social media, browse the internet and even complete their weekly grocery shop.


Suppliers of the technology include: 

• On bus WiFi - Bluepod Media
• Upper deck seat availability - Timespace Technology
• Passenger information screens - Moviken Group and Navaho Technologies Ltd.

http://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2014/august/tfl-to-trial-new-bus-technology

Ubuntu's next test release dates and 14.10 release date.

UK's GCHQ certifies Master's Degrees in Cyber Security

This marks another significant step in the development of the UK’s knowledge, skills and capability in all fields of Cyber Security as part of the National Cyber Security Programme.

 

The National Cyber Security Strategy recognises education as key to the development of Cyber Security skills and, earlier in the year, UK universities were invited to submit their Cyber Security Master’s degrees for certification against GCHQ’s stringent criteria for a broad foundation in Cyber Security.

Full certified status:

• Edinburgh Napier University - Degree - MSc in Advanced Security and Digital Forensics
• Lancaster University - Degree - MSc in Cyber Security
• University of Oxford - Degree - MSc in Software and Systems Security
• Royal Holloway, University of London - Degree - MSc in Information Security

Provisional certified status:

• Cranfield University - Degree - MSc in Cyber Defence and Information Assurance
• University of Surrey - Degree - MSc in Information Security

http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/03/gchq-certifies-security-degrees/

http://www.gchq.gov.uk/press_and_media/press_releases/Pages/GCHQ-certifies-Masters-Degrees-in-Cyber-Security.aspx