Many technologies originally intended for the enterprise end up trickling down into the consumer market at some point. Some of these technologies (ethernet or virtualization, for instance) are more practical than others; but if businesses find a use for a specific piece of technology, then chances are good that consumers can benefit from it as ...Read More
BY JESSICA E. VASCELLARO A race to liberate computer users from the mouse is kicking into high gear, inspired by the potential of turning hands and other body parts into digital controllers. The goal: to manage computers and other devices with gestures rather than pointing and clicking a mouse or touching a display directly. Backers ...Read More
21 May 2012First inexact computer chip aimed at developing worldby Will Parker Moving from theory to reality, US researchers have unveiled the world’s first inexact computer chip (pictured). Error checking on the chip is only enforced for applications that require accuracy; other less fussy applications – such as video rendering – are processed with errors ...Read More
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Derrick Cramer Derrick joined MyBroadband in 2011 as a junior journalist with a strong background in computer hardware and gaming – he lives for that new motherboard… Major e-book publishers are suggesting a lightweight DRM for future e-books A “lighter” version of Digital Rights Management (DRM) may be coming to e-books after an association of ...Read More
Ohio school officials are regrouping school expenses in the existing five spending categories to create only two: classroom or non-classroom. The determination is not always clear cut. Some examples include: NON-CLASSROOM STAFF AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL: Teacher aides, reading intervention specialists, guidance counselors, special education teachers, speech therapists, school nurses, librarians. They work outside the classroom, ...Read More
Tremendously powerful new processors toiling away in the cloud could make it irrelevant what kind of screen you connect with, ushering in a new age of computing. Last week, Nvidia launched the first graphics processing unit (GPU) designed for the cloud, dubbed Kepler. Supporting vendors include a who’s who of server providers, such as HP, ...Read More
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Major Averages Fall To Four-Month Closing LowsRTT NewsMost of the major sectors moved to the downside over the course of the day, with significant weakness visible among computer hardware stocks. Reflecting the weakness in the computer hardware sector, the NYSE Arca Computer Hardware Index fell by 2.3 …Stocks Moderately Lower ...Read More
Back when computers where a shiny new concept, the hardware and software were inseparable because of the immaturity of technology. The most powerful computers in the 1970s had less computing power than a smartphone has today. As hardware became more powerful and less expensive, tech companies began decoupling the software. This led to a software ...Read More
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is expected to post another quarter of weaker profits and revenue when the technology giant reports its fiscal second-quarter results next week. Data on existing home sales and new home sales next week will provide the first look at the important spring home selling season, while data on ...Read More