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China aims for petaflop computer in 2010 China has stepped up investment in its homegrown Godson microprocessor and hopes to build its first petaflop-class supercomputer using the chip in 2010, one of the country's senior engineers said on Tuesday.Chin Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Weak evidence links congressmen's cyber attacks to China U.S. House of Representatives members who worry that China may have been responsible for attacks on their computers have provided little evidence to back up their claims, according to computer security experts.T Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Weak evidence links congressmen's cyberattacks to China U.S. House of Representatives members who worry that China may have been responsible for attacks on their computers have provided little evidence to back up their claims, according to computer security experts.T Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft extends Windows XP through 2010 for ultra-low-cost laptops Microsoft confirmed Thursday that it will extend the sales of Windows XP Home to OEMs beyond the current deadline of June 30, 2008, to accommodate a new class of ULPCs (ultra-low-cost PCs) that are just beginning to pepper the market. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Sun aims lasers to boost computer performance In an attempt to improve computer performance, Sun is working on technology to let chips communicate using lasers instead of electricity, in what would be a break from conventional computer design.The company on Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft mulling 'Instant On' feature for Windows Microsoft is considering giving its Windows client OS the capability to be turned on very rapidly by allowing users only limited access to the OS, a concept it's calling "Instant On," according to a survey Microsoft conducted. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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China Tensions Could Sway Vote in Taiwan China’s suppression of protests in Tibet has hurt the opposition Nationalist Party, which aims for closer relations with mainland China. Home > Rss Directory > General > NY Time |
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EU aims to clarify legal status of IP addresses Europe's top data protection officials are working to clarify a grey area of Internet law: the legal status of an IP address.The question of whether an IP address should be considered private data occupied much Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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US nuke boffins smash petaflop barrier with 'Roadrunner' Cell/Opteron chimera supercomputer whups 44 mouse brains The US nuclear weapons programme has revealed a new supercomputer made from consumer processors, which has broken the petaflop barrier just about in line with projections. The machine, known as "Roadrunner", uses both Cell and Opteron based Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Supercomputers Break Petaflop Barrier, Transform Science With two supercomputers reaching petaflop-per-second speeds, and a crop of other petascale rigs in the making, science will get a major boost. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Supercomputers Break Petaflop Barrier, Transform Science With two supercomputers reaching petaflop-per-second speeds, and a crop of other petascale rigs in the making, science will get a major boost. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Nuke boffins plan Penguin petaflop cluster Linux A-bomb sim rig could go commercial America's Lawrence Livermore nuclear bomb lab has teamed up with open-source computing heavyweights to build the next generation of Linux superclusters, ultimately scaling into the petaflop range. The project has been dubbed "Hyperion".… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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MIT: Dirty coal to blame for China pollution Featured links from the CNET Blog Network MIT: Dirty coal to blame for China pollution--In a rare independent study of China's energy sector, researchers have found that the problem with China's coal power generation is not that its power plants lack cleaner technology. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Mozilla Seeks Growth, Tie-ups in China Reuters/internetnews.com: "Mozilla, which develops open source Web browser Firefox, the biggest alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, aims to at least double its share this year in China, which is set to become the world's largest Web market..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Event aims to bring Lindependence to one California town Linux.com: "An enterprising group has taken on a radical approach in attracting users to Linux: switch a whole town! Dubbed "Lindependence 2008" (a.k.a. LIN08), this event strives to switch citizens in Felton, Calif., for at least a week from Microsoft Windows to Linux. The initiative, loosel Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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H. P. Plant in China Hewlett-Packard plans to operate a computer plant in the Chongqing area of China, expanding its presence in Western China. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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No More Microsoft Internet Explorer for the 2010 Soccer World Cup dwayne's blog: "If you are planning to be at the soccer world cup in 2010, planning to deliver your web content to a 2010 audience, then these trends are very important. They influence what technology decisions you need to make today to deliver to your 2010 audience." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Air Force Aims for 'Full Control' of 'Any and All' Computers The Air Force wants a suite of hacker tools, to give it "access" to -- and "full control" of -- any kind of computer there is. And once the info warriors are in, the Air Force wants them to keep tabs on their "adversaries' information infrastructure completely undetected." Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Air Force Aims for 'Full Control' of 'Any and All' Computers The Air Force wants a suite of hacker tools, to give it "access" to -- and "full control" of -- any kind of computer there is. And once the info warriors are in, the Air Force wants them to keep tabs on their "adversaries' information infrastructure completely undetected." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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German hackers poke hole in great firewall of China A new Olympic sport German hackers have constructed a route around the great firewall of China. The Chaos Computer Club said its technology will help athletes and journalists travelling to Beijing for the Olympic Games to circumvent censorship.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |