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Abenomics: Japan to Build World's First ExaFLOP Computer for USD 1 Billion
HARDWARE, ENTERPRISE
Japan is on fire - after two decades of lingering, the country decided to step on the gas pedal and forcibly build the next generation of domestic economy. The National Bank printed $1.4 trillion for the said purpose.
On 5/20/2013 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Do the Math: Tech Growth Equals Economic Growth
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
One thing that will help with the economic recovery is an investment in technology. Take a look at these five ways that technology helps improve the U.S. and world economy.
On 3/28/2013 by Milania Franko... Comments (0) Read more

Electric Car Battery Builder Files For Bankruptcy
BUSINESS NEWS
Tuesday, electric-car-battery manufacturer A123 Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware.
On 10/17/2012 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
Governor Brown Signs California Driverless Car Law at Google HQ
BUSINESS NEWS
On Tuesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1298 into law at Google HQ in Mountain View. He was joined by Google's Sergey Brin and bill sponsor Alex Padilla.
On 9/27/2012 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more

IE9, 8, 7, 6 Users are in Danger
SECURITY, SOFTWARE NEWS
Microsoft's Yunsun Wee says to take heed if you are using Internet Explorer 9 or earlier versions. The security advisory warns that websites hosting malicious code are a danger to your computer.
On 9/21/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Video Game Players Wanted for Science Project
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Competing video game players are contributing to scientist's DNA research. Teachers, scientists and students teamed up to develop a game that provides clues to the genetic basis of well-known and less familiar diseases.
On 12/8/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

PHOTO: Horrific Images of Flooded Western Digital Factory
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Thanks to Scan Computers, we managed to get the pictures of flooded Western Digital facility in Thailand, which was manufacturing 60% of all Western Digital drives.
On 11/1/2011 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Silicon Valleys Popping Up Here, There, Everywhere
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Californians think they have the corner on Silicon Valley, but similar congregations exist in France, Germany, India, and Canada. Even Russia is getting into the act.
On 10/5/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Insecurity: Why People Make Security Explotation Too Easy
SECURITY, SOFTWARE ANALYSIS
NY Times writer, John Markoff, had just finished his book on the exploits/capture of hacker Kevin Mitnick about the same time we received a call from the boss at CERFnet telling us we had to change our password. 
On 8/8/2011 by Andy Marken... Comments (0) Read more
Electric Vehicle Conference Coming to Research Triangle
BUSINESS NEWS
Registration is now open for the Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition. The Expo will bring together experts on the technical advances, market research and initiatives shaping the future of PHEV, EV and the electric transportation.
On 6/17/2011 by Terry Mullins... Comments (0) Read more

IBM Hands Over NetRexx, Human-Oriented Programming as Open Source
ENTERPRISE, SOFTWARE NEWS
THE NETREXX language for the Java VM has been let go by IBM today to a third party, and it means one of Java's hidden gems will surely go forth and multiply.
On 6/8/2011 by Fernando Cassia... Comments (0) Read more
Raiders of Square Enix Wreck Havoc as Profits Fall
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
The publisher of such popular games as Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy was hit with a double whammy. Hackers broke into several websites of Square Enix as they were releasing last year’s financial results.
On 5/16/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Japan Radiation: Robots Go Where Humans Fear to Tread
SECURITY NEWS
The Japanese are after Robots that can operate under the severe conditions found at the Daiichi nuclear reactor sites damaged by the tsunami and subsequent attempts to avert a meltdown.
On 3/25/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Harvard-MIT Makes Magic with Mirrors
NEWS
Mirrors reveal a lot about a person – wrinkles, laugh lines, blood pressure… what? Blood pressure? That's what a graduate student in the Harvard – MIT Health Sciences and Technology program is working on.
On 1/5/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Bing by Any Other Name
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
Microsoft, possibly taking a cue from Jobs and Wozniak, named its search engine after a fruit. Or did they?
On 11/15/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Colors, Dreams, and Gaming
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
Why when you mix paint colors, you get a dark blob, but the reflection of overlapping stained glass colors appear brighter? There’s a game that teaches you why.
On 9/23/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Solar Tech: Carbon Nanotubes One-Up Photovoltaic Cells
BUSINESS NEWS
Hollow tubes of carbon atoms, carbon nanotubes, can concentrate solar energy 100 times more than a regular photovoltaic cell, so say the chemists at MIT.

On 9/13/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Life After Google - Kai-Fu Lee Celebrates
ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS NEWS
Where does one go after being the head of Google’s China operations? Considering Google’s history in the Asian country, it is no wonder Kai-Fu Lee, former VP and President of Google Greater China would want to get out.
On 9/9/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

Culture-Specific Icons Help the Illiterate
SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BLOGS NEWS
The computer world is extensively icon driven. Icons make up the toolbars on our computers, and indicate the apps on our iPad. For the world’s 774 million adults who are illiterate, these pictures are a god send.
On 8/31/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Zhongguancun, China’s Silicon Valley gambles on CES exposure
BUSINESS NEWS
Five of the top technology companies in China made an appearance at CES. They come from Zhongguancun, better know to English speakers as the Beijing Science Park i.e. China's Silicon Valley. And impressive they were.
On 1/26/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more

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