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Microsoft eyes multicore boost from Windows 7
News New operating system should be able to make better use of modern multicore chips--in part through changes to adapt Windows to big servers.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Multi-core, Parallel Pattern Library, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Windows 7
Security 101: Look back to advance
News Malware is growing in sophistication, but cybercriminals may not be as novel as most think, say experts. Learning diligently from the past would help.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Data security, PC security, Security, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., Asia-Pacific, computer, Conficker
IBM Grid to 'help defeat cancer'
News The power of the World Community Grid could allow scientists to do 160 years of work in a single day.
Tags: grid computing
No blood test for influenza
Blogs There is no such thing as a blood test for influenza. If you've been searching for one, you can stop. Influenza is a...
UK defense ministry loses 28 laptops this year
News U.K. defense minister Bob Ainsworth reveals his ministry has lost 28 laptops, 20 USB sticks and four PCs this year.
Tags: PC security, USB Flash Drive, Storage, USB, Laptop Computer, U.K., storage device, PC, PC security
Bahasa or English? One step forward, two steps back?
Blogs A couple of weeks ago, the Malaysian government ignited a controversy when it reversed a five-year-old government policy...
BlackBerry dev tools target Eclipse, Visual Studio
News Research In Motion has released updated tools for developers who want to build BlackBerry Web applications within the Eclipse and Visual Studio environments.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Smart phones, RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Plug-in, Tool, Eclipse, Web Application, Environment
IBM, Harvard tap compute cloud for solar research
News A grid-computing project led by Harvard University seeks to identify which organic materials would perform best as electricity-generating solar cells.
Tags: Market research, Green IT, Components, IBM Corp., Computing, solar cell, Computer, Existing World Community Grid Project, nonprofit organization, supercomputer
A bull market for social entrepreneurs
News Amid a woeful jobs market, Stanford grads are starting their own companies, many of them with hopes of changing the world.
Tags: Web 2.0, Entrepreneurship, Corporate responsibility, Cell Phone, phone, network, entrepreneur, patient, health care, Stanford
Apple, Google consider app-sharing tools
News Smartphone software makers weigh features that will make it easier to share downloadable apps, upending the way we acquire and use wireless games and tools
Tags: Applications and tools, App servers, Mobile applications, Smart phones, Software, Mobile/Wireless, Web services, Apple Inc., App, Mobile
Gates gives RM380m to fight AIDS
News The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged RM380 million to a UN-organized global fund to combat AIDS.
Japanese P2P software writer arrested
News A 33-year-old teaching assistant at a renowned Japanese university has been arrested for creating a popular peer-to-peer program which allows users to cover their tracks.
Tags: Peer to peer
Microsoft to acquire ProClarity
News Microsoft hopes to increase its presence in the business intelligence market with the acquisition.
Tags: Acquisitions
Gates gives US$100m to fight AIDS
News The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged US$100 million to a UN-organized global fund to combat AIDS.
Report: U.S. army to sink US$50M into combat training games
News The U.S. army is preparing to invest millions into combat training games and systems, in a move to prepare its soldiers for battle.
Tags: Games, Defense/military, Training, Video, U.S. Army, News.com, Air Force, United States Coast Guard, homeland defense, blog
