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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
At Pixar Animation Studios, which will release "Toy Story 3," its 11th feature film, on Friday, each new movie is an opportunity both to notch huge box office numbers...CNET From ACM News | June 16, 2010
After more than a year of speculation, we finally know what Microsoft's new motion-control system is called. For those that have referred to it for a year as Project...CNET From ACM News | June 14, 2010
Swiss researchers are developing a swarm of single-propeller robots that are able to self-assemble and take flight. CNet Asia From ACM TechNews | June 11, 2010
To an unenlightened observer, Ron Haidenger's demonstration of playing a video game by tilting a piece of cardboard back and forth looks more than a little bit...CNET From ACM News | June 4, 2010
Willow Garage has given 11 teams from around the world the right to use its PR2 open source robots and operating system to develop new uses for the technology and...CNet From ACM TechNews | June 1, 2010
Google began offering an encrypted option for Web searchers on Friday and said it planned to roll it out for all of its services eventually.CNET From ACM News | May 24, 2010
Somewhere in your closet there's a pair of gloves straight out of "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo." Well, if you dust them off and fire up your Webcam, you'll have...CNET From ACM News | May 21, 2010
A federal court judge has likely dealt a death blow to LimeWire, one of the most popular and oldest file-sharing systems, according to legal experts.CNET From ACM News | May 14, 2010
Max Palevsky, the computer industry pioneer and early investor in Intel who died at age 85 last week, had, ironically, a fairly well-documented skepticism of...CNet From ACM News | May 10, 2010
Intel on Tuesday announced its long-awaited Atom chip for smartphones and tablets, a crowded market populated by a host of formidable rivals--unlike the PC market...CNET From ACM News | May 5, 2010
In a rare open letter published Thursday, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has detailed the technological reasons why his company refuses to let Adobe Systems':...CNET From ACM News | April 29, 2010
If you're a materials scientist at NASA's Glenn Research Center, or an engineer at the Johnson or Marshall Space Centers studying Space Shuttle flow-control valves...CNET From ACM News | April 26, 2010
If you're the kind of person who worries about the security of computer networks, you should know that the National Security Agency is worrying about it too. Since...CNET From ACM News | April 23, 2010
Microsoft has become a sponsor of a World Wide Web Consortium effort to standardize Web-based fonts with technology called the Web Open Font Format (WOFF). CNet From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
Sandy Bridge is arguably Intel's most important future technology. So, what is it exactly? Intel has been careful to reveal only snippets about the technology over...CNET From ACM News | April 19, 2010
Google and an alliance of privacy groups have come to Yahoo's aid by helping the Web portal fend off a broad request from the U.S. Department of Justice for e-mail...CNET From ACM News | April 16, 2010
Google is breathing new life into its effort to bring hardware-accelerated three-dimensional graphics to the Internet. CNet From ACM TechNews | April 13, 2010
To protect itself from hackers, Cryptography Research runs two unconnected networks—one for sensitive data and core engineering work that is not connected to the...CNet From ACM News | March 30, 2010
Washingon's new U.S. Cyber Command is prepped and ready but is still waiting for Senate approval of its new commander before it can open for business.CNet From ACM News | March 23, 2010
Intel wants you to take more interest in your energy use but isn't fussy about how you do it.
The chip giant has developed a broad strategy to make money on smart...CNET From ACM News | March 17, 2010