News tagged with personal power
One of Apple's first computers for sale at auction
Going ... going ... going crazy for the Apple 1.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 01, 2012 |
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PNNL's Olympus supercomputer advances science, saves energy
A new, 162-Teraflop peak supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping scientists do more complex, advanced research in areas such as energy storage and future ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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New parallelization technique boosts our ability to model biological systems
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for using multi-core chips more efficiently, significantly enhancing a computer's ability to build computer models of biological systems. The technique ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Designing the hardware
Computer chips' clocks have stopped getting faster. To maintain the regular doubling of computer power that we now take for granted, chip makers have been giving chips more "cores," or processing units. But ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Novel transistor combines logic and memory functions, drastically reduces power consumption
A group headed by Dr. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, a Principal Investigator at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA; Japan), succeeded in the development of a novel transistor, the "atom transistor," ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Partners who had powerful faces in college lead profitable law firms
Law firms are more profitable when they are led by managing partners who have faces that look powerful, according to a study in the current Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Iran claims computer worm is Western plot
(AP) -- Iran claimed Tuesday that a computer worm found on the laptops of several employees at the country's nuclear power plant is part of a covert Western plot to derail its nuclear program.
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Experience, privacy guide how people choose online news
Adjustments, applications and other tools allow users to configure preferences and use services such as iGoogle and Yahoo to control and customize the news they consume online. These tools can make online experiences more ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Freescale Xtrinsic accelerometers optimize resolution and battery life in consumer devices
The global MEMS market is expected to expand by 11 percent in 2010, propelled by strong sales in mobile handsets, gaming controllers and digital cameras, according to iSuppli Corp. The majority of these devices use motion ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Being naughty or nice may boost willpower, physical endurance
New research from Harvard University suggests that moral actions may increase our capacity for willpower and physical endurance. Study participants who did good deeds -- or even just imagined themselves helping others -- ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 19, 2010 |
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PCs around the world unite to map the Milky Way
(PhysOrg.com) -- At this very moment, tens of thousands of home computers around the world are quietly working together to solve the largest and most basic mysteries of our galaxy.
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Sony makes eco-friendly mini laptop
Sony unveiled a mini notebook computer aimed at the hearts of environmentalists.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Program automatically shuts down office PCs when not in use
NEC Corp. says it has developed the country's first software that automatically controls power consumption by personal computers in accordance with the patterns of its user's PC activity.
Nov 06, 2009 |
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'Virtual' computers span the digital divide
NComputing is out to span the digital divide with a version of cloud computing called "virtualization," which essentially turns one machine into many.
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Dell shares dive as PC market still looks rough
(AP) -- Dell Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S. personal computer market has reached its low point but that the timing of a global turnaround in the technology industry remains anyone's guess.
Jul 14, 2009 |
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