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Google Offers Peek at Operating System, a Potential Challenge to Windows
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google began lifting the veil on its planned Chrome operating system on Thursday, but it said that computers powered by the software would not be available for a year.
The new operating system, which…
Self-Policing Cloud Computing
Researchers at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center and IBM Research-Zurich have developed a cloud computing security system that makes elements of the cloud act as a kind of virtual bouncer. The new system is based on the theory…
Southampton's World-Class Supercomputer Opens Windows
The University of Southampton's new supercomputer was ranked 74th on the Top500 supercomputer list and is the fastest university-owned supercomputer in England. It also is the fastest Microsoft Windows-powered computer in Europe…
Building the Smart Home Wirelessly
Researchers at Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) say that radio tags, combined with mobile communication devices, could provide seamless smart home multimedia services.
Invisibility Visualized: New Software for Rendering Cloaked Objects
Researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a new visualization tool that will enable users to see what a cloaked object looks like in real life. Designed to handle complex media, the software is…
Are Nations Paying Criminals for Botnet Attacks?
Countries that want to disrupt other nations' government, banking, and media resources can simply hire cybercriminals to launch botnet attacks, according to new report by McAfee that interviews 20 cybersecurity experts. William…
Tai Xue-Cheng Wins Feng Kang Prize in Scientific Computing
Tai Xue-Cheng, a specialist in numerical analysis and computational mathematics at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), has been named the winner of the 8th Feng Kang Prize in Scientific Computing.
PRACE Is Ready for Implementation: Applications Ported
The Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) has been researching promising petascaling techniques, as well as related work on optimization techniques and the study of software libraries and programming models suitable…
Tech Innovation Program Seeks Comments on Potential Future Funding Areas
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is asking for public comment on four white papers that outline potential areas for research funding grants under the Institute's Technology Innovation Program (TIP).
Global Study Reveals Role of IT in Strategic Efforts to Combat Recession
A study released Friday (Nov. 20) by RONIN has found that companies across the globe taking a strategic approach to emerging from the recession are investing more in Information Technology, have more advanced technology in place…
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Citing Papers
A student asked me which version of a research paper to cite, a journal (the last reviewed version) or a conference (the first reviewed version) of a…User-driven innovation in Denmark – an update
Some English language websites, blogs, articles and publications updating on what Denmark is doing on user-driven innovation: Is Denmark a lead user of…Denial-of-Service Attack Against CALEA
Interesting: The researchers say they've found a vulnerability in U.S. law enforcement wiretaps, if only theoretical, that would allow a surveillance…Web 2.0 for E Commerce Success
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