News tagged with hardware programming

Oracle uses Sun to put heat on IBM, HP

Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison boasted that the acquisition of business computer equipment firm Sun Microsystems had helped turn up the heat on rivals IBM and Hewlett-Packard.

Technology / Business

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Embedded systems -- the whole picture

(PhysOrg.com) -- Embedded computer systems must be fast and efficient. A European consortium has created a new modelling framework that lets designers strike the best balance between static, reconfigurable ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As Oracle readies takeover, Sun's loss widens

(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s loss ballooned in the latest quarter as restructuring charges and a 20 percent drop in sales compounded the financial woes Oracle Corp. is set to inherit by acquiring Sun for ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Soft hardware for a flexible chip

(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology is struggling to meet demands for high-performance, specialised computing systems. A European consortium is responding with a new kind of reconfigurable chip that is both efficient and flexible.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Nasa begins development of Space Launch System flight software

(Phys.org) -- NASA engineers working on the new Space Launch System (SLS) can now begin developing the advanced, heavy-lift launch vehicle's flight software using newly delivered software test bed computers from Boeing. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Nasa completes Dream Chaser flight test milestone

(Phys.org) -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems successfully completed a "captive carry test" of its full-scale Dream Chaser orbital crew vehicle Tuesday, marking a new milestone in the company's ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Oracle aims to dethrone IBM in business hardware

Oracle boss Larry Ellison said that he is out to dethrone IBM in the realm of business network hardware, including high-end computer servers.

Technology / Business

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Sci-fi no longer, NREL engineers smart homes

Thanks to TV shows such as The Jetsons and Star Trek, many Americans grew up dreaming that homes of the future would be equipped with fantastic high-tech features. From automatic food dispensers to sliding do ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook smartphone could come by next year: report

Facebook hopes to release its own smartphone by next year, as the newly public social networking giant looks to boost its revenue in the mobile Internet market, the New York Times reported Monday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 8

New mathematical framework formalizes oddball programming techniques

Two years ago, Martin Rinard's group at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory proposed a surprisingly simple way to make some computer procedures more efficient: Just skip a bunch of ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

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

Friction stir welding unites reliability, affordability

(Phys.org) -- NASA's next heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System, is moving further in development faster thanks to proven advanced technologies like friction stir welding.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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

ZTE scrambles to get at root of phone flaw

(Phys.org) -- Rattling phone security news surfaced this week for those owning ZTE Score M phones after an anonymous post to Pastebin.com reported a backdoor hole where others can gain control over a user& ...

Technology / Software

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

Computing experts unveil superefficient 'inexact' chip

Researchers have unveiled an "inexact" computer chip that challenges the industry's dogmatic 50-year pursuit of accuracy. The design improves power and resource efficiency by allowing for occasional errors. ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 44 | with audio podcast


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