2nd February 2008 Archive

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Quantum computing firm bags $17m more in funding

D-Wave talks big, investors impressed

D-Wave Systems has attracted a lot of criticism from computer scientists over claims it has developed a way to create a marketable quantum computer. But whether its technology will ever be viable outside of a laboratory setting or not, investors seem to be eating it up. The company announced this week that it received $17m in …

Servers 2 Feb 2008, 00:23
FTC and DoJ will fight for the right to rule on YaMicrohoosoft!

!!!!! Online ads vs. Windows scrap

Would YaMicrohoosoft! hamper market competition? If Jerry Yang finally agrees to be swallowed by Steve Ballmer, that's a question for regulators in the US as well as the EU. But first, another question needs answering: Which US regulator will review the acquisition: the Department of Justice (DoJ) or the Federal Trade Commission …

Law 2 Feb 2008, 01:11
Google Android - a sneak preview

What's in it for developers?

Google invited developers to its London office for one of three workshops - the others being in Munich and Tel Aviv to spread the word and teach developers how to write for their new OS. Another event will be held in Boston on February 23rd (check at the blog for an announcement). Here's what they told us. The mantra for Android …

Mobile 2 Feb 2008, 03:09
Digital Photo Frames

Unwired Video Review As our example, the Genius PF-A01

You might think that digital photo frames are all much the same - but there are small details that can make all the difference when you’re splashing out the cash. Be sure to check out viewing angle, connectivity and features as well as just design and screen size. Can't see the video? Download Flash Player from Adobe.com

Reg Hardware 2 Feb 2008, 09:02
Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

That's right, woodchuck-chuckers - it's Groundhog Day

At the curiously-named Gobbler's Knob, in the town of Punxsutawney, western Pennsylvania, just a few moments ago, the little furry form of Punxsutawney Phil cautiously emerged, sniffed around for a bit... and then quietly muttered in Groundhogese that his own shadow he could see. So according to the seer of seers, the …

Entertainment 2 Feb 2008, 12:31
Geeks fight the smelter with embedded processor-based box

The Climate Computer

In 2002, a couple of hardware geeks thrust a crazy, fresh idea on the computing community. Chris Hipp, a co-founder of blade maker RLX, and Wu-chun Feng, then a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, concocted a very powerful cluster with servers based on laptop chips from Transmeta. The cluster failed to outperform …

Servers 2 Feb 2008, 20:58
Nobel Prize winner demands more honesty from peers in green debate

Truth before fear

Scientists hoping to educate the public about environmental concerns could do themselves and the public a favor by abandoning hyperbolic scare tactics in favor of straightforward talk, according to a prominent scientist. Steve Chu, the director of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and a Nobel Prize winner in physics, chastised …

Environment 2 Feb 2008, 23:39