[H]ardNews 4th Edition

No More “Intel Inside” Logo:

According to the folks at The Economic Times, Intel is abandoning the “Intel Inside” slogan and will unveil a new logo/slogan in January. I wonder if this means that little “dum-dum-ding-dum” sound played in every commercial will be replaced as well.

Motherboards don’t look, I’m changing! ‘Intel Inside’, the iconic logo of the world’s most dominant semiconductor manufacturing company, which has imprinted itself on the consciousness of consumers across the globe, is likely to undergo a transformation early in the new year, according to industry sources.

New Year’s Day Delayed:

New Year’s Day is delayed this year…by one second. Scientist will adjust atomic clocks around the world to compensate. I plan on just counting down from 11 (while everyone starts at 10) to compensate.

The adjustment will be carried out by sticking an extra second into atomic clocks worldwide at the stroke of midnight Coordinated Universal Time, the widely adopted international standard, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology said this week.