technology - "computers"

By the strictest definition, windows XP has been dead since Jan. 30, 2007 -- the day its replacement, Windows Vista, arrived in stores and XP promptly vanished from most new computers.

Dell this week pledged to significantly cut the energy needs of its computers within two years.

There are a lot of things that computers cannot do, Cargenie Mellon professor says, so humans should do it for us

Ability to put detailed street-level images on the Internet could raise privacy concerns....TAKE CONTROL OF REMOTE computers Support, configure and install applications and updates remotely for greater efficiency.

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Enclosed in 11.02 x 5.91 x 2.64 in. aluminum housing, embedded computers eBOX630-821-FL and eBOX630-830-FL feature anti-vibration of 2 Grms with CF and 1 Grms with HDD, operating temperature from 0ºC to 50ºC with wide-temperature HDD, and fanless operation. Available with Windows® CE, Windows® XP Embedded, and Linux, computers are suited for industrial automation, digital signage, and vehicle applications.This story is related to the following:Computer hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Embedded Computers

Utilizing mobile Intel® 910GMLE Express chipset and I/O controller hub ICH6-M, Model SBC86822 low power Mini ITX motherboard offers DualView (LVDS LCD: 1,600 x 1,200 and CRT: 2,048 x 1,536) support. Onboard I/O features include dual Gigabit Ethernet, 6 COM ports, 8 USB 2.0 ports, audio, and digital I/O. Other features include socket 478 for Intel® Celeron® M processor with FSB 400 MHz, 2 SATA-150 IDE, 2 RJ-45 port, and 2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets maximum up to 2 GB.This story is related to the following:Computer hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Motherboards | Motherboard Computers

Computing is much less expensive, in many respects, than it has been in recent years: You can get a very, very good desktop windows PC system for between $500 and $750, and roughly the same for a good Windows notebook. An Apple Macintosh desktop computer starts at $599 if you bring your own keyboard, mouse and display; a MacBook portable starts at $1,099 and the all-in-one desktop iMac starts at $1,199.

Noah Shachtman on Wired.com's Danger Room reports that Monday, the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB introduced a two-year, $11 million effort to put together hardware and software tools for 'Dominant Cyber Offensive Engagement.' 'Of interest are any and all techniques to enable user and/or root level access,' a request for proposals notes, 'to both fixed (PC) or mobile computing platforms ... any and all operating systems, patch levels, applications and hardware.' This isn't just some computer science study, mind you; 'research efforts under this program are expected to result in complete functional capabilities.' The Air Force has already announced their desire to manage an offensive BotNet, comprised of unwitting participatory computers. How long before they slip a root kit on you? of this story at Slashdot.

AntOverlords writes 'Voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area, shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers. They have ruined pumps at sewage pumping stations, fouled computers and at least one homeowner's gas meter, and caused fire alarms to malfunction. They have been spotted at NASA's Johnson Space Center and close to Hobby Airport, though they haven't caused any major problems there yet.' of this story at Slashdot.