Archive for the ‘Computers’ Category

Gallery Of Gadgets Collected Over 35 Years

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

[caption id="attachment_578" align="alignright" width="280" caption="HTC Advantage X7501 Smartphone"][/caption] Over the past 30 years, designer, writer, and Microsoft researcher Bill Buxton has been collecting input and interactive devices whose design struck him as interesting, useful, or important. In the process, he has assembled a good collection of the history of pen computing, pointing ...

IPv6: Are You Ready?

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

As IPv6 is around the corner and set to grow in the coming few years, are you ready for it yet? Find out using this test if your network are ready for IPv6. IPv6 is an IP address standard designed to replace the current IPv4 protocol, which has been in use since ...

A Neurochip That Can Communicate With Brain

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists who proved it is possible to cultivate a network of brain cells that reconnect on a silicon chip—or the brain on a microchip—have developed new technology that monitors brain cell activity at a resolution never achieved before. Developed with the ...

Broadband Internet Speeds 2009-2010: The Top 10 Countries

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

The results of the second annual global study on the quality of broadband connections done at end of 2009 reveal that 62 out of the 66 countries analyzed had improved the quality of consumer broadband services since last year. However, new data from the study highlights ...

Quantum Computing Closer To Reality

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

 The ability to exploit the extraordinary properties of quantum mechanics in novel applications, such as a new generation of super-fast computers, seems to come closer following with recent breakthroughs by an international team led by researchers from the University of New South Wales. [caption id="attachment_443" align="alignright" width="220" caption="A colour-enhanced Scanning Electron ...

Dell Releases Adamo XPS: World’s Thinnest Laptop

Monday, November 9th, 2009

[caption id="attachment_430" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Dell Adamo XPS Side view"][/caption] Dell officially launched the Adamo XPS, the highest-end version of its designer ultra portable. Dell says it expects to "begin taking orders and shipping the Adamo XPS in time for the holidays." The ultra thin luxury laptop starts at $1,799. The system is ...