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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.
Investments in research and development (R&D) among European Union (EU) businesses are likely to rise at an average of 4 percent between 2012 and 2014, according...The Engineer (nited Kingdom) From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2012
Many industry experts have expressed concerns about the future of innovation after a jury ruled that Samsung's smartphone and tablet products violated a series...New York Times From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2012
NASA's Mars Curiosity has debuted the first recorded human voice that traveled from Earth to another planet and back.Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA From ACM News | August 28, 2012
According to Velvin Hogan, the 67-year-old foreman of the jury in the U.S. trial between the Apple and Samsung, one of the turning points in group's journey to came...CNET From ACM Opinion | August 28, 2012
By definition, a computer is a machine that processes and stores data as ones and zeroes. But the U.S. Department of Defense wants to tear up that definition and...Wired From ACM News | August 27, 2012
To many in the high-tech business, a troll plots his schemes in a white office building on a hill in this leafy suburb of Seattle.CNET From ACM News | August 27, 2012
Some of the biggest bets in the computing industry were made on the fifth floor of Intel's Robert Noyce Building, on the northeast corner of the chip giant's main...Wired From ACM News | August 24, 2012
Hubble has made over a million observations since launch, but only a small proportion are attractive images—and an even smaller number are ever actually seen by...Hubble Space Telescope From ACM News | August 24, 2012
The One Laptop Per Child project is developing a version of its XO device that will combine its existing laptop functionality with a full-fledged tablet mode.THE Journal From ACM TechNews | August 24, 2012
On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...NPR From ACM News | August 23, 2012
Northwestern University researchers have developed a class of organic crystalline materials that have a ferroelectric property, which means they could be used in...Northwestern niversity Newscenter From ACM TechNews | August 23, 2012
MIT researchers have developed a method for using molybdenum disulfide to make a variety of electronic components.MIT News From ACM TechNews | August 23, 2012
It is more than a year since Watson, IBM's famous supercomputer, opened a new frontier for artificial intelligence by beating human champions of the quiz show Jeopardy...New Scientist From ACM News | August 23, 2012
There are no cars in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Aside from a few trucks, snowmobiles are the preferred form of transportation for much of the year in the hamlet high...The New York Times From ACM News | August 23, 2012
Thanks to the University of New South Wales and IBM Research, scientists are moving closer to the junction of quantum and digital computing.Gregory Goth From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2012
After decades in Flatland, the end of Moore's Law is pushing semiconductors into the third dimension.Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2012
Security researchers used malware to investigate large-scale Internet censorship in Egypt and Libya.Marina Krakovsky From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2012