Computers

Emails of Former President George H.W. Bush Hacked

February 11, 2013, 12:54 am

E-mails belonging to former President George H.W. Bush and his family were stolen by computer hackers, it was reported on Friday.

Michael Dell Bids $24 Billion to Take Dell Private

February 5, 2013, 11:46 pm

Taken public in 1988, Dell Inc. (then Dell Computer Corp.) announced that the board accepted a bid by founder and CEO Michael Dell to be taken private again. Michael Dell will [...]

Has Technology Made Us Scared of Silence?

January 7, 2013, 3:30 pm

The desire for media-generated background noise is acquired more from parents and grandparents than from my students’ new-found relationship with social media.

What 2013 Holds for Technology

December 24, 2012, 6:44 pm

By charting the course of technology over the last several years and predicting its continued path, it’s fair to say that we have an interesting year ahead of us.

Universe’s Structure Similar to Human Brain and Internet

December 11, 2012, 3:00 pm

The universe may develop according to similar as yet unknown laws that control the growth of other complex networks like the human brain and the Internet.

Alert: You May Be Living in a Simulated Universe

December 6, 2012, 3:30 pm

We are always limited by the power of computing, but as computers get bigger and faster, so does the detail within our synthetic universes.

Water Computing Using Superhydrophobic Surfaces

September 10, 2012, 5:00 pm

Water droplets can be used to relay digital information because of the way they bounce off each other when on a highly water-repellent surface.

Infographic: Intel, Samsung and TSMC Surge Ahead

September 7, 2012, 11:49 am

Even in these trouble economic times there are some industries that just maintain their growth, seemingly forever. Semiconductors, those tiny little electronic wonders we find [...]

Can Facebook Make You Fat?

September 6, 2012, 7:00 pm

Spending more time on social networking sites may mean missing out on other activities like exercise, according to new Irish research.

Digitizing the Past to Protect and Preserve History

August 19, 2012, 11:37 am

A state-of-the-art data management system and framework has been developed for the long-term preservation and reuse of data from the Chersonesos project in Sicily.