News tagged with computer network

Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing

(AP) -- Joining the battle to redefine Internet search, Yahoo is taking aim with a new browser enhancement it calls "Axis."

Technology / Internet

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Google clears key mapping software for Syria

Google announced Wednesday that its mapping software and other products would be available in Syria after getting export approval by the US government.

Technology / Internet

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Efficient and tunable interface for quantum networks

(Phys.org) -- Quantum computers may someday revolutionize the information world. But in order for quantum computers at distant locations to communicate with one another, they have to be linked together in ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hackers hit US Justice Department, again

The US Justice Department acknowledged an intrusion in its computer network as the notorious hacker collective Anonymous claimed to have obtained large amounts of data from it.

Technology / Internet

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots

(AP) -- Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.

Technology / Telecom

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why rumors spread fast in social networks

Information spreads fast in social networks. This could be observed during recent events. Now computer scientists from the German Saarland University provide the mathematical proof for this and come up with a surprising explanation.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Optimus LTE 2: LG unveils new smartphone to revive business

South Korea's LG Electronics on Thursday unveiled a new version of its Optimus smartphone with greater memory and a more powerful battery, in an attempt to catch up with its rivals.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cybersecurity experts begin investigation on self-adapting computer network that defends itself against hackers

(Phys.org) -- In the online struggle for network security, Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are adding an ally to the security force: the computer network itself.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Social Security's IT system could benefit by joining the cloud, scientist says

The Social Security Administration (SSA) should restructure its already massive information technology (IT) systems so they can be readily scaled up, much like the systems used by Google and Amazon, William L. Scherlis, professor ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spot a bot to stop a botnet

Computer scientists in India have developed a two-pronged algorithm that can detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and block its malicious activities before it causes too much harm. The team ...

Technology / Internet

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Nintendo posts first annual loss

Japanese videogame giant Nintendo on Thursday posted its first annual loss since becoming a public company, blaming a soaring yen and price cuts on its consoles for sinking it $530 million into the red.

Technology / Business

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Not all today's students are 'tech savvy'

A small minority of today's university students don't use email and others are confused by the array of technologies available at universities. Yet many students couldn't bear to be without their mobile phones and find themselves ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Game of go: A complex network

Could computers ever beat the best go players? Although unthinkable at this stage, this could soon become possible, thanks to CNRS theorists. For the first time, two scientists from the Theoretical Physics ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 31

Patent wars plague Internet Age

The Internet Age is becoming as known for patent litigation as it is for online innovation.

Technology / Business

created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 13

Google chief betting big on social and mobile

Google co-founder Larry Page said his first year back at the company's helm has been marked by big bets on social networking and mobile gadgets.

Technology / Business

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0