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- silicon chips for optical quantum computing
- UK researchers at Bristol University have shown that it is possible to control single photons on a silicon chip. The team developed 'the world's smallest optical controlled-NOT gate -- the building block of a quantum computer.' As said the lead researcher, 'This is a crucial step towards a future optical...
- Tags: Optics, Abstract, Silicon Chip, Computing, Quantum Corp., Chip, Quantum Computing, Quantum Computer, Quantum Technology, Quantum Circuit, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-03-30
- Lasers blink through silicon chips
- Lasers blink through silicon chipsCould it be....Our first baby step toward optical computers.Something truly worthy of a patent...a real, mechanical thing. BTW, IBM introduced an optical transistor way back in the early 80's. The thing fit on a lab table, but it was apparently very fast for the...
- Tags: Semiconductors, silicon chip, laser, chip
- Discussion threads 2006-01-29
- Lasers blink through silicon chips
- Researchers have tried for years to use light to carry data because it's much faster and efficient than current interconnections used in telecommunications and computers. Now, engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have designed a chip made of silicon 'photonic crystals'. This chip acts as a silicon modulator...
- Tags: chip, modulator
- Blog posts 2006-01-29
- Chip Designers Boost Their Power With a Flick of the Utility Computing Switch: New Service From Sun Customer Delivers Pay-as-You-Go Computing Power to silicon chip Designers
- The continued evolution of computers relies on the creation of newer, more powerful microprocessors. At the heart of every machine lies a semiconductor, an integrated circuit chip embedded with millions of electronic components. These smaller semiconductor developers can go toe-to-toe with the likes of AMD and Intel, assuming they produce...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Silicon Chip, Computing, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Utility Computing, Hardware, Networking
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- RIM's Lazaridis on why Qwerty's still working
- RIM's co-CEO tells Silicon.com why he believes smartphones are the future, why Qwerty is so exciting, and why the Bold has nothing to do with the iPhone. BlackBerry maker RIM has been very busy this week hosting the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla. One of the announcements...
- Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Phone, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Qwerty, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Silicon.com, Consumer electronics
- News items 2008-05-16
- Photos: Cracking open the Atari 2600
- Check out the joystick ports, circuitry, and other parts that made the venerable game console tick.The Atari 2600 in all its cracked-open glory. I never owned one of these consoles--I was an Intellivision II man. (George Plimpton convinced me it was better.) Do you still play your Atari 2600?...
- Tags: Joystick, Photograph, Atari Inc., CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-05-15
- We've been acquired: CBS buys CNET
- Nothing like scanning the headlines and finding out your parent company has been acquired. CBS Corporation To Acquire CNET Networks, Inc. The details: "Under the terms of the agreement, CBS will make a cash tender offer for all issued and outstanding shares of CNET Networks for $11.50 per...
- Tags: CNET Networks Inc., CBS Broadcasting Inc., Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Financial Services, Development Tools, Finance, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- ABC called looking for an "All American" bachelor...
- I got a call from one of the producers of The Bachelor looking for a new crop. Did I know any bachelors? I said I did. They said they should be tall, the women are asking for at least 6 foot tall, they should be charming, handsome, and have...
- Tags: Look, ABC Inc., Women, Gender And Diversity, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Human Resources, Internet, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?
- Comcast has acquired Plaxo in a move that aims to make the cable giant's interactive portfolio more social and potentially bring a little Web 2.0 to your set-top box. Financial terms weren't disclosed, but TechCrunch puts the deal at about $150 million to $170 million. Comcast has...
- Tags: Plaxo Inc., Network, Comcast Corp., Game Plan, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Social Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move
- In a move that surprises few people, Plaxo is being acquired. The surprise - at least for some - is that it is Comcast and not one of the usual suspects of Facebook or Google. Comcast is Plaxo's biggest partner and provides hosting for all Comcast email subscriber address books....
- Tags: Plaxo Inc., Comcast Corp., Advertising & Promotion, E-mail, Marketing, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lost
- Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lostStuff and nonsense>From day one, the purpose of Philly’s network is to increase digital inclusion and economic development. The measure of their success should be how lives and businesses are being helped in disadvantaged communities.The city to stick to...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless Philly, wireless, EarthLink Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboards
- Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboardsI want one! But....How often is this BIOS replacement going to be updated? A normal BIOS gets a few updates flashes and then stays the same. That's no problem; it poses no security risks.But a BIOS replacement like this,...
- Tags: BIOS, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Cable, Splashtop, ASUS, Linux, Asus Motherboard, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?
- Watching Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates go through the paces during his last Microsoft CEO Summit keynote on May 14, I couldn't help but ponder again why Microsoft thinks it needs to be both a business and a consumer software vendor. From May 13 to 15, Microsoft officials...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tech Innovation, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- UK warned of China, India software threat
- Key UK industry figures believe Britain should forget any hopes of matching China and India in the low-cost end of the software market, and instead carve out a high-end niche. UK software sales are on course to lag almost $60 billion behind China this year, fuelling high-level calls for...
- Tags: Revenue, China, India, U.K., Tools & Techniques, Management, Nick Heath silicon.com, software, Inda, services
- News items 2008-05-14
- UK gov't releases transparent post-failure analysis
- The UK Identity & Passport Service IPS has released an excellent post-implementation assessment report describing lessons learned from five key 2007 projects. In an unusually transparent move for any government agency, the report candidly examines each project's objectives, deliverables, and areas for improvement. ...
- Tags: Project, Procurement, Analysis, IPS, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- News to know: Zoho; HP; Windows 7; Patch day
- Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Zoho's Googley login raises interesting questions Ed Bott: The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers News.com: Facebook pulls ‘stalker list' tool after Gawker exposes it Mary Jo Foley: Gates emphasizes PC-phone...
- Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- bLO-FIsh (zip)
- Versatile 3 Oscillator LO-FI synth. Not an emulation of any particular chip, it's much more powerful than that. bLO-FIsh incorporates classic chip type (8 bit) sounds with more traditional synth elements to bring on a huge sonic range. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Chip, Opulent Audio, bLO-FIsh, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-05-14
- 6 Gbit drives coming
- Chip vendor PMC-Sierra and Seagate announced that they've . . . achieved interoperability between PMC-Sierra's end-to-end 6Gb/s SAS chipset and Seagate's early development 6Gb/s SAS Hard Disk Drives HDDs. This successful demonstration of 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI SAS interoperability provides server and storage system equipment...
- Tags: Disk, PMC-Sierra Inc., Serial Attached SCSI, Seagate Technology LLC, Serial ATA, Chipsets, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?
- Are Microsoft and Google really locked into a zero-sum game, where every gain in Google's search business translates into an automatic kick-in-the-pants for Microsoft? That seems to be the premise, to a degree, of a couple of new items -- one on the Financial Times and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Monopoly, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Could "not so high end" gaming systems tarnish Alienware's reputation?
- Could "not so high end" gaming systems tarnish Alienware's reputation?Processor Assumption, yes, GPU... NO.Actually while I agree with your point that the Phenom CPU is not the fastest Quad Core CPU on the market at all, the ATI Graphics card (the X2 model mentioned) is indeed the fastest current single...
- Tags: Games, Alienware, game
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
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