Decent DX11 Capable Gaming For $79, Radeon HD 5570 Launched published on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:10:03 +0000
A quick look at its model number, will reveal that the Radeon HD 5570 falls somewhere in between the Radeon HD 5450 and 5670 in AMD's current line-up. The card offers decent frame rates at moderately ...
Alan Turing and the Ace computer published on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:40:04 +0000
The Automatic Computing Engine or Ace was designed by Alan Turing and brought together a team who would go on to design the technology that underpins the internet....
Germanium Laser Breakthrough Brings Optical Computing Closer published on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:30:04 +0000
Researchers at MIT have demonstrated the first laser that uses the element germanium. The laser, which operates at room temperature, could prove to be an important step toward computer chips that move...
The Navy's New Digital-Age Flagship in a Box in Haiti published on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:40:04 +0000
On board the USS Bataan, there are four 10 x 8 foot containers that support digital-age communications, transferring data at up to 200Mb/s. From Operation Unified Response in Haiti, here is the Navy's...
Is NAND Flash About To Hit A Dead End? published on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:50:02 +0000
As NAND flash memory continues to shrink in size, problems with reliability and endurance continue to grow, and manufacturers say they may not be able to produce any more generations. That's forcing s...
Flash of Genius: Woz Recalls Inventing Color Computing published on Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:40:02 +0000
Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder and philanthropist in conversation at the Discovery Forum 2010 recalls how he invented color computing and changed the PC world forever....
Inventor Unveils $7,000 Talking SEX Robot published on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:14:15 +0000
To some men, she might seem like the perfect woman: She's a willowy 5 feet 7 and 120 pounds. She'll chat with you endlessly about your interests. And she'll have sex whenever you please -- as long as ...
Intel and Micron Debut 25nm NAND Flash Technology published on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:00:02 +0000
IM Flash Technologies is a joint venture between Intel and Micron targeted at developing NAND flash memory. Intel and Micron now lay claim to the smallest production ready semiconductor process techno...
16 Year Old Invents Radio For Texting 1000 Feet Underground published on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:10:02 +0000
Sixteen-year-old Alexander Kendrick has created a device that allows texting and other data transfer from almost 1000 feet underground. The tech could allow rapid emergency communication with the surf...
'Imcompletelynaked': WiFi Network Names Get Dirty and Nasty published on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:10:02 +0000
As in the Harry Potter books, this is an alternate universe not visible to the naked eye. It's a new sublayer of New York. "They get dirty and nasty and mildly inappropriate, but that's what makes the...