Virginia Tech unveils HokieSpeed; supercomputer for the masses
Virginia Tech crashed the supercomputing arena in 2003 with System X, a machine that placed the university among the world’s top computational research facilities. Now comes HokieSpeed, a new supercomputer that is up to 22 times faster and yet a quarter …
TRENDnetZ Displays 1300 Mbps Wireless Routers and Adapters
TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today displays from 2012 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, the next generation 1300 Mbps Dual Band Wireless AC Router, model TEW-811DR, and 1300 Mbps Dual Band Wireless AC Media Bridge, …
Google adds more IBM patents to tech arsenal
Google on Wednesday confirmed that it has added more IBM patents to its technology arsenal as smartphone rivals increasingly battle in courts over innovations. Google bought 188 patents and 29 patent applications related to mobile phones from IBM but did …
Google Maps: most ridiculous caught on camera
Google ‘street view’ technology is quite fascinating, and gives those looking for directions a visual view of their destinations. It has, however, brought privacy concern over the years—but we all still love ‘street view’ ability. Face it: it’s simply amazing …
Engineers arrested for selling Intel test CPUs on eBay
Four engineers have been arrested by Taiwan’s Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) for allegedly selling off Intel Corp. CPU samples on eBay for personal financial gain. The CIB released a statement on Monday (Jan. 1) saying the four, confirmed to be …
From Russia With Love: KGB Spy Toys
Secret listening devices, guns, cameras . . . it’s just the KGB spying on you, no need to worry. I’m sure some of us have often wondered what such devices might look like in real world, especially after watching a …
Asus drops GPS from tablet spec-sheet after issues emerge
Asus is dropping the words “GPS” from its Eee Pad Transformer Prime spec sheet after reports of the tablet’s inability to connect to GPS satellites in favorable time. The tablet will still contain the technology, but new users reading spec sheets …
AMD A8-3870K 5.87Ghz CPU, 1.327Ghz GPU Overclock 'suicide-run'
A Japanese overclocker hits an amazing 121% GPU clock speed incease and a 96% CPU overclock in a “suicide-run”. Using an AMD A8-3870K Black Edition Processor, a group of tech-savvy overclockers at OverclockWorks, a tech community dedicated to overclocking, hit an …
Apple adds another core iPhone 'Multitouch' Patent to its Arsenal
US Patent and Trademark Office officially published yet another core iPhone multitouch victory for Apple that will bolster its legal arsenal. This particular multitouch related patent focuses on the oscillator signal and circuit, which are central to sensing a touch …
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