Researchers at the University of Michigan have designed chips that use 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 per cent less in active mode than comparable processors, putting an end to overweight battery syndrome.
NATO's cyber-defence chief has warned that computer-based terrorism poses the same threat to national security as a missile attack.
Telstra has denied that its decision to close down its CDMA network will affect the deaf and hard of hearing communities.
Internet-borne security threats have taken over the mantle as a greater risk to companies' security than e-mail attacks, according to security vendor Sophos.
Australians will inevitably demand improved broadband speeds for both upstream and downstream connections, "father of the Internet" and Google vice president Vint Cerf said today.
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Cognitive computing experts say the day that computers work like brains is getting closer.
More information is dribbling out about the exercise of extraordinary powers granted to federal police since Sept 11. We unmask the Patriot Act.
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Strategic planning is more important than ever now the trend towards utility or on-demand computing is introducing a new class of IT mistake.
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Despite its unsavoury aesthetics, the JASJAR is an ideal companion for the mobile professional that needs to input large amounts of data on the go.
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The electronics giant updates the prototype humanoid robot, the SDR-4X II, to make it more agile, chatty and safe. Also, Aibo fetches software for snapping and e-mailing photos.
Retailers may love the concept of tiny radio tags for tracking products, but consumers should beware the potential for exploitation by corporations, criminals and the government.
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