News tagged with hardware
New 'Koomey’s Law' of power efficiency parallels Moore'e Law
(PhysOrg.com) -- For most of the computer age, the central theme in computer hardware architecture has been: create more computational power using the same amount of chip space. Intel founder Gordon Moore ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Researchers demonstrate a better way for computers to 'see' (w/ Video)
Taking inspiration from genetic screening techniques, researchers from Harvard and MIT have demonstrated a way to build better artificial visual systems with the help of low-cost, high-performance gaming hardware.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 02, 2009 |
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'Sleep talking' PCs save energy and money
Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking." Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 24, 2009 |
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New radiation therapy promises relief for overheating laptops
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our modern age has become accustomed to regular improvements in information technology, says Slava Rotkin, but these advances do not come without a cost.
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Researchers solve scaling challenge for multi-core chips
Researchers sponsored by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, today announced that they have identified a path to overcome ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Streamlining chip design
In the same way that computing power moved from mainframes to the desktop in the 1980s, it’s now moving from the desktop to handheld devices. But that’s putting new demands on chip designers. Because ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Rumor: Xbox 360 games to be playable on Windows 8 PC's
(PhysOrg.com) -- A number of different sites are reporting the rumors that are making gamers ears twitch. The rumor says that Microsoft is about to make a big addition to the desktop version of its upcoming ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Researchers develop hardware encryption for new computer memory technology
Security concerns are one of the key obstacles to the adoption of new non-volatile main memory (NVMM) technology in next-generation computers, which would improve computer start times and boost memory capacity. But now researchers ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 17, 2011 |
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Sony unveils two Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablets in iPad challenge
Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony on Tuesday unveiled its first tablet computers, codenamed S1 and S2, in a direct but belated challenge to Apple's iPad.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 26, 2011 |
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New hardware boosts communication speed on multi-core chips
Computer engineers at North Carolina State University have developed hardware that allows programs to operate more efficiently by significantly boosting the speed at which the "cores" on a computer chip communicate with each ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Machine-learning revolutionises software development
(PhysOrg.com) -- Automation technology has revolutionised the fine-tuning needed to maximise software performance on devices such as mobile phones.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Cisco to introduce new heavy-duty Internet router
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc. announced Tuesday that it is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, a router that's used to power the most trafficked parts of the Internet backbone.
Mar 09, 2010 |
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HP, Microsoft team up on $250 million cloud computing project
Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft said Wednesday they will jointly spend $250 million to develop hardware and software products that are designed to work together smoothly in their customers' data centers and in cloud computing ...
Jan 14, 2010 |
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IBM sees better profit despite tech sales slump
(AP) -- IBM Corp. is a rare example of a company that has kept boosting profit and jacking up its guidance even as the recession has sapped its sales.
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Game utilizes human intuition to help computers solve complex problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new computer game prototype combines work and play to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many computer hardware design tasks.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Hardware
Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a technology. It may also mean the physical components of a computer system, in the form of computer hardware.
Hardware historically meant the metal parts and fittings that were used to make wooden products stronger, more functional, longer lasting and easier to fabricate or assemble.[citation needed]
Modern hardware stores typically sell equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, corners, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts, especially when they are made of metal.[citation needed]
In a more colloquial sense, hardware can refer to military equipment, such as tanks, aircraft, ships or munitions. In the case of vehicles, such may instead be referred to as armour.
In slang, the term can also refer to trophies and other physical representations of awards.
For more information about Hardware, read the full article at
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