items tagged with Computer
IBM scientists 'purrfect' computer that thinks like a cat
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-18 19:09:34
Researchers at the International Business Machines Corporation announced that they have built a computer that simulated the cerebral cortex--the thinking part of the brain--of a cat. What's next? A human? Yes!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-18 19:09:34
Researchers at the International Business Machines Corporation announced that they have built a computer that simulated the cerebral cortex--the thinking part of the brain--of a cat. What's next? A human? Yes!
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The world's oldest working computer
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-09-04 05:28:39
The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park, home to the UK's famous code breakers during World War Two, is on a mission to restore the world's oldest original working computer.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2009-09-04 05:28:39
The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park, home to the UK's famous code breakers during World War Two, is on a mission to restore the world's oldest original working computer.
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Telstra funds grassroots development of tech-savvy seniors
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-07-22 17:58:31
Telstra is offering a new round of grants of up to $A50,000 to help community groups teach seniors about using mobile phones and computers.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2009-07-22 17:58:31
Telstra is offering a new round of grants of up to $A50,000 to help community groups teach seniors about using mobile phones and computers.
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The cranky CIO says the hard drive is inside the computer
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 05:00:35
Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HDD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything "the hard drive."
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-05-18 05:00:35
Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HDD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything "the hard drive."
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Aussies! Grab a sub $200 Linux desktop - today only!
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-25 08:32:16
Impulse-buy retailer Zazz.com.au has sold computers in the past, but today's deal is a special one to my heart. For less than $200 including freight you get a Dell Optiplex desktop computer with Ubuntu Linux loaded and guaranteed fully working. However, you only have today to go for it.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-25 08:32:16
Impulse-buy retailer Zazz.com.au has sold computers in the past, but today's deal is a special one to my heart. For less than $200 including freight you get a Dell Optiplex desktop computer with Ubuntu Linux loaded and guaranteed fully working. However, you only have today to go for it.
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Can Australian ever “waste” the E-Waste problem?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-11 18:21:45
In mobster parlance, to “waste” something is to get rid of it, hence the headline. Yet the question is vital, with millions of technological products currently going into landfill and polluting the earth for generations to come, with Australia’s politicians predictably “wasting” time dithering on not delivering a solution. The “TEC” demands action – now!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-11 18:21:45
In mobster parlance, to “waste” something is to get rid of it, hence the headline. Yet the question is vital, with millions of technological products currently going into landfill and polluting the earth for generations to come, with Australia’s politicians predictably “wasting” time dithering on not delivering a solution. The “TEC” demands action – now!
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Dell brings “smallest ever” commercial desktop to market
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-09 21:01:00
Are you or your employees stuck in “space-constrained” offices or cubicles? Then Dell’s new “OptiPlex 160” might be the answer to a bit of extra space on your desk, although if a few inches of extra space is the difference between sanity and insanity in the office, you might have other problems.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-09 21:01:00
Are you or your employees stuck in “space-constrained” offices or cubicles? Then Dell’s new “OptiPlex 160” might be the answer to a bit of extra space on your desk, although if a few inches of extra space is the difference between sanity and insanity in the office, you might have other problems.
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Dell’s Inspiron Mini 12 “netbook” arrives at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-30 22:07:05
Dell’s 12-inch netbook is finally available in Australia, but with a hardware limit of 1GB and only Windows Vista Basic on offer (unlike in the US, where Ubuntu is also available), is the Inspiron Mini 12 worth it?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-30 22:07:05
Dell’s 12-inch netbook is finally available in Australia, but with a hardware limit of 1GB and only Windows Vista Basic on offer (unlike in the US, where Ubuntu is also available), is the Inspiron Mini 12 worth it?
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ASUS brings Bamboo casings to life in notebook
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-13 00:59:11
Previewed a while ago at trade shows, the largely (but not entirely) bamboo clad Asus notebook doesn’t come cheap, but shows off your environmental cred and ability to afford it. As a Core 2 Duo notebook, it’s no mere netbook, and is guaranteed to get attention.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-13 00:59:11
Previewed a while ago at trade shows, the largely (but not entirely) bamboo clad Asus notebook doesn’t come cheap, but shows off your environmental cred and ability to afford it. As a Core 2 Duo notebook, it’s no mere netbook, and is guaranteed to get attention.
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Intel Core i7 processors here on November 12
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-04 01:36:53
Those with cash to burn and wanting the fastest computing experience on offer will get the chance to play with Intel’s latest and greatest Core i7 processors 6 days before their “official” release.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-04 01:36:53
Those with cash to burn and wanting the fastest computing experience on offer will get the chance to play with Intel’s latest and greatest Core i7 processors 6 days before their “official” release.
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HTC and Google making waves with Android
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-04 00:51:50
Despite an economic downturn and lower Q3 results for mobile phone sales, HTC’s Peter Chou says he’ll sell more than 600,000 T-Mobile Android G1 gPhones this year alone, outdoing initial expectations.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-04 00:51:50
Despite an economic downturn and lower Q3 results for mobile phone sales, HTC’s Peter Chou says he’ll sell more than 600,000 T-Mobile Android G1 gPhones this year alone, outdoing initial expectations.
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Why did Apple put out the FireWire?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-20 20:18:04
Although the death of FireWire was long ago telegraphed when Apple stopped supporting it on the iPod, the untimely death of FireWire on the new MacBook has really fired up users who have lots of FireWire based equipment and want a MacBook – not a MacBook Pro.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-20 20:18:04
Although the death of FireWire was long ago telegraphed when Apple stopped supporting it on the iPod, the untimely death of FireWire on the new MacBook has really fired up users who have lots of FireWire based equipment and want a MacBook – not a MacBook Pro.
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New MacBook rumour: it’s got hardware video decoding
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-20 07:51:23
MacRumors is suggesting the new NVIDIA powered MacBook and MacBook Pro models have received hardware decoding of H.264 video, not available on the previous versions even though their respective cards had hardware decoding capabilities, but Apple isn’t confirming.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-20 07:51:23
MacRumors is suggesting the new NVIDIA powered MacBook and MacBook Pro models have received hardware decoding of H.264 video, not available on the previous versions even though their respective cards had hardware decoding capabilities, but Apple isn’t confirming.
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The “Eeeasy and trendEee” Asus Eee PC S101 now in stores
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-17 01:37:33
Dubbed by Asus as “the supermodel of netbooks”, the S101 Eee PC is now on sale at “select retailers” in Australia, but while its size is positivelEee ultra trim, it’s a shame the $999 price isn’t also on a diet, although you can't expect Asus to give the S101 away for frEee!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-17 01:37:33
Dubbed by Asus as “the supermodel of netbooks”, the S101 Eee PC is now on sale at “select retailers” in Australia, but while its size is positivelEee ultra trim, it’s a shame the $999 price isn’t also on a diet, although you can't expect Asus to give the S101 away for frEee!
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New 17-inch MacBook Pro due next year, not by Macworld?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-16 22:39:43
An online report suggests the reason why the 17-inch MacBook Pro (MBP) didn't get the swish new aluminium cases of the new 13-inch MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro was because of issues in "ramping up production", thus "delaying them by a few months". In short, if you want to upgrade your existing 17-inch MBP, why bother doing it now?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-16 22:39:43
An online report suggests the reason why the 17-inch MacBook Pro (MBP) didn't get the swish new aluminium cases of the new 13-inch MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro was because of issues in "ramping up production", thus "delaying them by a few months". In short, if you want to upgrade your existing 17-inch MBP, why bother doing it now?
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NASA engineers re-boot Hubble with 486 computer
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-16 10:12:45
For you people still using 486 personal computers, be assured that NASA still uses them, too. They just got the Hubble Space Telescope up and running again by switching to a backup 486 computer that has been idle since 1990. Yes, even old technology is good!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-10-16 10:12:45
For you people still using 486 personal computers, be assured that NASA still uses them, too. They just got the Hubble Space Telescope up and running again by switching to a backup 486 computer that has been idle since 1990. Yes, even old technology is good!
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Apple’s notebook invitation – new MacBook design at last?!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-09 22:17:44
The rumours of an Apple event to release new MacBooks on October 14 have turned out to be true, after all, following Apple’s invitation that shows a titanium notebook with glowing Apple logo, and the tagline: “The spotlight turns to notebooks”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-09 22:17:44
The rumours of an Apple event to release new MacBooks on October 14 have turned out to be true, after all, following Apple’s invitation that shows a titanium notebook with glowing Apple logo, and the tagline: “The spotlight turns to notebooks”.
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Scientist takes a spin at better computer hard drives
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-10-09 09:44:50
A Japanese researcher is experimenting with a way to manipulate the spin of electrons in magnetized solids so as to eventually make computer memory devices that produce much less heat than conventional ones.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2008-10-09 09:44:50
A Japanese researcher is experimenting with a way to manipulate the spin of electrons in magnetized solids so as to eventually make computer memory devices that produce much less heat than conventional ones.
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Thirty-mile long prime number found: Biggest ever
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-09-20 09:30:20
The Great Internet Marsenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project and American computer manager Edson Smith have teamed up to find a prime number that is almost 13 million digits in length—the largest prime number ever found.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-09-20 09:30:20
The Great Internet Marsenne Prime Search (GIMPS) project and American computer manager Edson Smith have teamed up to find a prime number that is almost 13 million digits in length—the largest prime number ever found.
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Toshiba's NB100 Netbook - yet another brandname cheapie!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-20 07:44:41
Toshiba has announced that it too is joining the “Netbook” race, but given that the Intel Atom is a chip designed for exactly this type of low-spec computer, what’s more of a surprise is that it has taken Toshiba this long to join in the fun!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-09-20 07:44:41
Toshiba has announced that it too is joining the “Netbook” race, but given that the Intel Atom is a chip designed for exactly this type of low-spec computer, what’s more of a surprise is that it has taken Toshiba this long to join in the fun!
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