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Are supercomputers just better liars?
Insight Supercomputers may be far more powerful than ordinary machines, but that does not make their predictions infallible, says expert.
Tags: Supercomputing, R&D, Models, computer, Consulting, Jones, supercomputer, high-performance computing, modeling, food
The iPod is dead. long live the iPod
News Traditional versions of the iconic device are a thing of the past, but future iterations will have a long and vibrant future.
Tags: MP3 players, Apple Inc., Video, Wi-Fi, Apple iPod, handheld, Apple iPod Touch, flash memory, Apple iPhone, camera
HP's dv2 is a bigger, better, budget ultrathin
News The first of a new class of notebooks aimed at netbook-weary road warriors has started a fresh battle in the war between Intel and AMD.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., NVidia Corp., Dell Latitude, Chip, Graphics, Notebook, Dv2
What Y2K can teach us about 2012
Blogs Dec. 21, 2012. It's a big day on the calendar, particularly because some believe it marks the last day of the world as w...
Amazon goes global with new Kindle
News New edition of the e-book reader that can wirelessly download books in more than 100 countries. Also: a price cut for U.S. consumers.
Tags: Handhelds, Forrester Research Inc., e-reader, e-reader sale, eReader, Sony Reader, U.S., Amazon.com Inc., Sales, online retail company
Is AT&T losing its grip on the iPhone?
News Financial analyst predicts AT&T's exclusive deal to offer the iPhone in the United States could end within the year, which will likely mean bad news for the carrier.
Tags: Cellular phones, Network infrastructure, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Sales, Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp., network
Cloud computing to fuel open source explosion
News Cloud computing will fuel growth in open source software as companies tighten their budgets and look to self support, predicts database company Ingres.
Tags: grid computing, Mobile applications, Security applications/tools, Berquist Co., Ingres, Database, Open Source, Cloud Computing, operating system, Web Application
Andreesen explains his move to venture capital
News Netscape executive-turned-venture capitalist addressed the crowd at Fortune's Brainstorm: Tech conference on why he decided to become a money man.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, IBM Corp., Google Inc., Medical Device, venture capital, CEO, career, venture-capital fund, entrepreneur, revenue
Don't mistake the map for the journey
Techguide Using innovative methods for projects doesn't have to mean abandoning benefits gained by applying structured project management techniques.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Motorola Inc., Method, Project, project manager, Rick, compliance, knowledge, technique
Melbourne university taps cloud to water farms
News An agriculture project at the University of Melbourne becomes the forefront of cloud computing and Web applications.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data Management, Business applications, IBM Corp., Financial Crisis, Web Application, Cloud computing, Melbourne, software, University of Melbourne
Fighting cybercrime in an economic downturn
News Malware attacks are up now that the economic times are tough, with online scammers going into overdrive with phishing and other online schemes.
Tags: Phishing, Malware, Security, e-Mail Message, social networking, e-mail, McAfee Inc., network, bank, banking
'RFID in all new mobiles by next summer'
News Every new phone sold a year from now will have two-way, bio-directional radio frequency identification communication, says Ericsson vice president of systems architecture.
Tags: RFID, Cellular phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, Chip, GPS, phone, credit card company, credit card, Ericsson Inc.
Freescale and ARM promise US$205 netbooks
News Freescale has unveiled an ARM-based, Ubuntu-toting netbook reference design, claiming it will bring cheap internet devices to the younger, more widget-centric generation.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Processors, ARM, Intel Corp., Ubuntu, processor, Microsoft Windows, power management, Internet, handset
Intel makes quantum leap in fiber optic detectors
News The company has developed silicon-based photoelectric detectors that can cut the cost of fiber-optic communications to a fraction of their current value.
Tags: Processors, Video, Intel Corp., Fiber-optics, Fiber, Device, Photonics, Fiber-optic Communication, DARPA, Mario Paniccia
Facebook lures advertisers at MySpace's expense
News An eMarketer study says ad sales are climbing at Facebook, which recently surpassed MySpace in the number of U.S. visitors.
Tags: Internet advertising, MySpace, Advertiser, eMarketer, Social Media, Advertisement, social networking, Facebook, network, revenue
