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An effort by PC makers to move beyond a single, simple speed measurement for showing computing performance is now being matched by a similar push in the world of supercomputers--and not everyone is applauding the change. Add comment
Nokia has funded a cell phone browser project at the Mozilla Foundation, breathing new life into the open-source effort once written off as Microsoft roadkill. Add comment
A U.S. House subcommittee has approved a spyware bill that would allow fines up to $3 million for collecting personal information, diverting browsers, and delivering some pop-up advertisements to computer users without their consent. Add comment
I found this fascinating, especially the SMT machines (Surface Mount Technology) [quote]A colleague of mine recently described SMT as "a high-powered machine gun spitting ICs onto a board with insane precision." There really is not a more accurate description. Since SMDs are stamped onto the board at such high speeds, they are loaded into the SMT machine using a special tape feeder. This is very similar to the manner in which ammunition is fed into a machine gun..[/quote] Add comment
Berners-Lee receives $1.2 million prize in honor of contribution Tim Berners-Lee shows off his Millennium Technology Prize trophy Tuesday. "There are so many new things to make, limited only by our imagination," he told the Helsinki audience. The Associated Press Updated: 10:03 p.m. ET June 15, 2004HELSINKI, Finland - Tim Berners-Lee, who received a $1.2 million cash prize Tuesday for creating the World Wide Web, says he would never have succeeded if he had charged money for his inventions. Add comment
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Some new Omega drivers based on the ATI Catalyst 4.6 driver suite have been released. Add comment
Flexbeta has put an article looking at various Spyware removal tools. Check it out. Add comment
It has been reported that distributors have said that five Pentium 4 Prescotts due to be launched any day now face severe supply constraints with two of the processors essentially unavailable until the end of August. Add comment
While most of the media attention is focused on the latest service pack for Windows XP, some folk it would seem are getting pretty irrate over the state of Win2k3. Add comment
AOL will begin limiting pop-under advertisements linked to its AOL Instant Messenger service, in order to target at-home rather than at-work audiences, according to a company representative. Add comment
An Intel representative has denied [url=http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15481]reports[/url] of any problems with the development of the next Centrino platform as well as any delays with regard to the technology’s introduction. Add comment
Apple [url=http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15420]launched the iTunes Music Store in the UK, France and Germany[/url] at an event in London's Old Billingsgate Market earlier this week. Now the company has posted a QuickTime replay of the event on its Web site. Add comment
Scientists have performed successful teleportation on atoms for the first time, the journal Nature reports. Add comment
Faced with a new set of lawsuits, prominent DVD and game copying software company 321 Studios may be nearing the end of its short and tumultuous life, Chief Executive Robert Moore said Wednesday. Add comment
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Numerous complaints have been lodged against Comcast and the handling of the recent merger between G4 and TechTV. Add comment
A bill in the House of Representatives, HR107, would overturn a major provision of the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (PDF), which bars consumers from circumventing encryption on digital media products, even if they only intend to make copies for personal use. Add comment
Munich, the city whose switch to Linux was seen as so significant it attracted a personal visit from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has announced that its yearlong trial is a success and that it will stick with open source for its PCs. Add comment
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