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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.
As college tuitions soar, various online models vie to educate college students worldwide — at no cost.Paul Hyman From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2012
Three breakthrough experiments involving photons have extended coherence times and indicated scalable production.Gregory Goth From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2012
Concordia University researcher Mohammed Othman says his mathematical model, which uses psychological data from personality tests, could improve engineer workforce...Concordia niversity From ACM TechNews | November 27, 2012
The U.K. branch of an American company has developed a hi-tech software programme it believes can help detect and prevent potentially dangerous passengers and cargo...BBC News From ACM News | November 26, 2012
The success of Israel's Iron Dome in shooting down missiles fired from Gaza has a lot to do with a company you've probably never heard of: MPrest Systems.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | November 26, 2012
Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows division, abruptly left the company on November 12, shortly after introducing the latest version of the company's...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | November 26, 2012
With Paul Otellini heading in May to the nearest 18-hole course, speculation is rampant about who will replace him.Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM News | November 21, 2012
Nvidia may be flying high on its tablet wins, but it still has a long way to go before it can call itself a real mobile player.CNET From ACM News | November 21, 2012
The NCSA Blue Waters system is one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, but it won't appear on the TOP500 list—nor will it be taking part in the HPC Challenge...HPCwire From ACM News | November 19, 2012
Shawn and Stephanie Grimes spent much of the last two years pursuing their dream of doing research and development for Apple, the world’s most successful corporation...The New York Times From ACM Careers | November 19, 2012
Cloud computing teaches people not to worry about physical equipment for hosting data and running software.Technology Review From ACM News | November 16, 2012
Technology policy didn't get much air time in the 2012 presidential election, but the Obama administration will face serious issues over the next four years.CNN From ACM News | November 16, 2012
Companies like Apple and Samsung are the public face of the smartphone and tablet boom, but they all rely on ARM, the British company that licenses the energy-efficient...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | November 9, 2012
Apple Inc. is exploring ways to replace Intel Corp. processors in its Mac personal computers with a version of the chip technology it uses in the iPhone and iPad...Bloomberg From ACM News | November 7, 2012
Congratulations, Barack Obama: You have prevailed in the nerdiest election in the history of the American Republic.Wired From ACM Opinion | November 7, 2012
For decades scientists have backed the idea of sending robots to collect Martian rocks and return them to Earth, a project that should be possible well before humans...NBC News From ACM Opinion | November 5, 2012