Just picked this off of the web. It seems as though Intel have just made some sort of breakthrough with a new transistor. However, they don’t say what it is, when it will definitely be available, what the details of the process are or even what it might actually do. Wow, what a press release.…
Looks like Novell have invested seriously in their Linux interest by agreeing to acquire SuSE Linux, a world renouned distribution of the opensource platform. Competition for IBM perhaps? source: NOVELL
Yes, it’s here. The end of silicone and the start of something great. An Israel-based organisation has developed processor that works on optics instead of silicone, allowing processing at the speed of light. Wow! source: Wired News
The game may be up for those web loggers out there who like to conceal their true identity under a nom de plume. This story from the US shows how the treat of legal action may force one such blogger to reveal their identity and may set the precedent that warrants all weblogs to be…
A class action brought against Fujitsu for selling faulty hard disks, and chips with knowledge of the faults looks like it will be settled out of court with a $42.5M price tag. People just don’t pay any attention to quality of workmanship these days, everything from large manufacturers to the small tradesmen. The story is…
Seems as though the new Apple G5 is creating quite a stir out there. Students in Virginia Tech have just managed to plug 1100 of the machines together in an effort to build one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers and a snip at only $5M. Could this be the end of $100M supercomputers? I…
Electroactive Polymers (EAPs) have had relatively little exposure compared to other developments in the sceintific world. Basically they are malleable materials that respond to electrical stimilus in much the same way as muscles do. This referenced article discusses the challenge issued by a NASA engineer to anyone who could beat his EPA-based arm in an…
Just picked up this snippet on Virtual Hurricanes or rather the new found ability using super computing to simulate extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes. I think that we will start to see a lot more of these chaotic simulation efforts as the research into GRID computing gains more momentum. At the moment such interest…
Rather long posting on how Linux will always have the upper hand when it comes to virus immunity. With the latest bout of worms released to attack Microsoft platforms this article is surfing on the crest of a wave. source: The Register
Well d’uh! It seems as though the operators have finally confessed to a bug in the GPRS system that allows mallicious attackers to discover users IP addresses and send them service content resulting in large bills for no reason. I’m just surprised that it has taken this long to surface. The model is fundamentally flawed…