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From ACM NewsSandrine Ceurstemont Commissioned by CACM Staff| June 1, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
U.S. citizens increasingly are developing mobile applications that rely on a wealth of publicly available municipal data. For example, Portland, Ore., has developed...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | January 16, 2013
Both Twitter and Facebook played a big role in the 2012 U.S. presidential election, as this was the first national election since social-networking technology became...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2012
Intel researchers are developing Display without Borders, a system to display photos and videos in order to make them more social and collaborative. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2012
Many high-level technology executives are convinced that some other country, probably China, will supplant Silicon Valley as the global center for innovation within...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | July 2, 2012
The goal is to use the tool to keep on top of breaking events, incidents and emerging threats, the agency said in a recent Request for Information from IT vendors...Computerworld From ACM News | February 16, 2012
The ONC has partnered with the U.S. Surgeon General to launch the Healthy App Challenge, which invites developers to submit health, wellness, and fitness apps that...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | December 20, 2011
Intel may have made a big splash this week announcing it's going to focus on the mobile market, but its rival in the space says the chip maker has an uphill climb...Computerworld From ACM News | May 20, 2011
People who have found items in the aftermath of the tornadoes that recently ripped through the southeastern United States are using Facebook to find the items'...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 3, 2011
The absence of Internet and telephone service at Osama bin Laden's $1 million hiding place helped tip off intelligence experts that the Al Qaeda leader was indeed...Computerworld From ACM News | May 2, 2011
Laptop computers and other digital devices carried into the U.S. may be seized from travelers without a warrant and sent to a secondary site for forensic inspection...Computerworld From ACM News | April 8, 2011
As real-time and batch analytics evolve using big data processing engines such as Hadoop, corporations will be able to track our activities, habits, and locations...Computerworld From ACM News | March 25, 2011
Intel's high-speed Light Peak interconnect technology, which links PCs to displays and external storage devices, is ready for implementation, says Intel's David...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | January 12, 2011
Shipments of smartphones, tablets and other app-enabled devices will overtake PC shipments in the next 18 months, an event that may signify the end of the PC-centric...Computerworld From ACM News | December 7, 2010
Intel has created Interaction and Experience Research, a new research lab led by Intel fellow Genevieve Bell that will enable scientists to explore how people will...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | July 6, 2010
More than half a million Sony Vaio F and C series laptops sold this year contain a software bug that could lead them to overheat, the company said. A bug in the...Computerworld From ACM News | June 30, 2010
IBM Canada Lab director Martin Wildberger predicts that unlimited computing capacity will become a reality in the near future, putting the power of modern mainframes...Computerworld Canada From ACM TechNews | November 9, 2009
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA), a robot that would act as a helpful...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2009
Xerox is executing a research and development (R&D) strategy with concentrations on information explosion, mass customization, and sustainability, says Xerox CTO...Computerworld Canada From ACM TechNews | October 1, 2009
Cities will be transformed by WiMax, smart grids, social networks, and other emerging technologies, once they are cohesively integrated. WiMax is seen as a critical...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | September 21, 2009