Future of Computing

Swiss scientists have reached an impressive milestone in simulating a brain on a Super Computer (BlueGene/P). Biologically accurate neurons can now be reconstructed, based on detailed experimental data, at the push of a button.

Oh dear, in an accidental press release Actix, a well known software vendor has admitted that it can completely discover what a user is doing with their mobile phone.

In terms of raw processing power, the high-end PCs are at least three times more powerful.

said Michael O’Dell, Team Dignitas.

The latest games, like Crysis and Unreal Tournament 3, are taking advantage of quad core processors, and twin graphics cards. These are the play things of hotrod PC gamers - the enthusiasts who see their machines as customisable dragsters delivering the pinnacle of performance.

It is common knowledge that in standard guise the PS3 is a Blu-Ray and DVD player, and does not play HD-DVD discs, as supported by major console rival the X-BOX 360. But, could new aperture settings allow the PS3 to play the rivals format?

Only slightly larger than an RJ45 connector (35mm×19mm×19mm), the picotux 100 is the world’s smallest Linux computer.

A South Korean firm said Thursday it has developed a dirt-resistant screen for notebook computers, by using a principle similar to non-stick frying pans.

Tired of carrying your laptop charger and spare batteries around? Soon you won’t have to.

Thanks to work being funded by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, laptop batteries could have a continuous power battery that lasts for 30 years without a single recharge.