technology - "computers"

Deskology has launched a new line of basic desk accessories specifically designed to match Mac computers. All of the accessories are constructed of anodized aluminum and feature industrial-inspired designs. The line consists of two products: the DeskSet and Inbox. The DeskSet includes three different items: an inbox tray, business card holder and p...

About 67% of all workers use mobile devices and wireless computers, IBM said, and the number of mobile Internet users in the world will approach 1 billion this year.

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that the US Government has issued a strong warning to travelers headed to the Beijing Olympics with respect to electronic data. Part FUD part awareness the CBS article reads like 1984, urging travelers to treat all electronic devices (from fax to cellphone and back) as compromised and then proceeding to talk about China's aggressive cyber-espionage programs. 'China is one of a number of countries pushing active cyber-espionage programs aimed primarily at cracking U.S. national security computers and stealing corporate trade secrets. Billions have already been lost. In addition, cyber-gangs and criminals, many based in Asia, have stolen bank accounts and credit card numbers from an untold number of Americans.' of this story at Slashdot.

Bob Hearn writes 'I was in attendance at the US Go Congress match yesterday where history was made: the go program MoGo, running on an 800-core supercomputer, beat 8-dan professional go player Myungwan Kim in a 9-stone handicap game. Most in the audience were shocked at the computer's performance; it was naturally assumed that the computer would be slaughtered, as usual. Go is often seen as the last bastion of human superiority over computers in the domain of board games. But if Moore's law continues to hold up, today's result suggests that the days of human superiority may be numbered.' Read below for more details in Bob's account of the match. of this story at Slashdot.

Despite the declining cost of supercomputing, the technology still remains out of reach for many businesses and universities, some of which have found alternative solutions. Bringing supercomputing to industry is just what the Blue Collar Computing program at the Ohio Supercomputer Center was designed to do.