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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
Information technology spending in India will grow by 14 percent in 2010 to $67 billion on higher investments by retail and utility firms and government departments... From ACM News | April 28, 2010
Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute of Design are developing augmented reality applications for use on mobile phones. Medill Reports From ACM TechNews | April 27, 2010
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the leader of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was shown a PowerPoint slide in Kabul last summer that was meant to portray...The New York Times From ACM News | April 27, 2010
Your eyes tell you that your hand is locked in a vice-like mechanical device, but your fingertips tell you you're stroking fur. Welcome to the world of haptics,...New Scientist From ACM News | April 27, 2010
New technologies and tools developed by European researchers will apply the power of online knowledge discovery to offline, real-world situations. These researchers... From ICT Results | April 20, 2010
A new supercomputer that more quickly models the most efficient ways to harness energy from the sun, wind and other renewable resources is now operating at Sandia...Sandia National Laboratories From ACM News | April 27, 2010
The end of an icon approaches as Sony prepares to end production of the 3.5-inch floppy disk, made obsolete by networking technology and the rise of USB storage...eWeek From ACM News | April 27, 2010
Researchers at the Freie Universitat Berlin's Artificial Intelligence Group have developed eyeDriver, software that enables users to steer a car with their eyes...Freie niversity Berlin (Germany) From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2010
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute have developed Minput, a proof-of-concept miniature input device that provides...The Tartan From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2010
Finding young women to fill tech jobs continues to be a problem for the German information technology (IT) industry, according to a new study from German technology...Reuters From ACM TechNews | April 26, 2010
Robert Harle of the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory says the closed philosophy of devices such as the iPhone discourages the kind of tinkering that...silicon.com From ACM TechNews | April 26, 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
Faced with stricter Internet security measures, some spammers have begun borrowing a page from corporate America’s playbook: they are outsourcing. The going rate...The New York Times From ACM News | April 26, 2010
Software developed by students in the Computer and Information Science Department at Westfield State College in Massachusetts helped the local Kiwanis Club raise...Westfield State College From ACM News | April 26, 2010
If you are fed up with juggling too many incompatible devices, European researchers may have the answer. In their 'me-centric' world, you literally wear all your... From ICT Results | April 16, 2010
An international research team from Japan and Michigan Technological University have demonstrated a molecular circuit that can evolve continuously to solve complex...ZDNet 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
Toshiba researchers have developed a quantum cryptography system they say is fast enough to encrypt a video transmission. ScienceNOW From ACM TechNews | April 23, 2010