Stories by: Gary Anthes

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    The touch-screen grows up before our eyes 31/07/2009 17:02:00

    "The Active Desk," was a touch-screen device developed in 1992 at the University of Toronto.
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    Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of the OS 28/07/2009 01:27:00

    Forty years ago this summer, a programmer sat down and knocked out in one month what would become one of the most important pieces of software ever created.
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    US innovation: On the skids 23/10/2008 09:35:00

    It would be hard to exaggerate the angst that has gripped the US in recent months as the election nears, markets churn and assets melt. But the headlines that have made us dread picking up the newspaper mask a long-term problem that may shape the future of America more than John McCain's plan for Iraq, Barack Obama's health care ideas or Uncle Sam's heroic efforts to rescue the economy.
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    Supercomputer race: Tricky to boost system speed 23/09/2008 09:49:00

    Every June and November, with fanfare lacking only in actual drum rolls and trumpet blasts, a new list of the world's fastest supercomputers is revealed. Vendors brag, and the media reach for analogies such as "It would take a patient person with a handheld calculator x number of years (think millennia) to do what this hunk of hardware can spit out in one second."
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    Intel's Patrick Gelsinger on the hot seat 06/06/2008 07:26:08

    Patrick Gelsinger is an electrical engineer. He joined Intel in 1979, worked on the design of the 80286 and 80386 microprocessors, and was the chief architect for the 80486 chip.
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    What's next for the x86? 06/06/2008 08:37:47

    It's impossible to look at the x86 family of microprocessors without wondering if, after three decades of dominance, the architecture might be running out of steam. Intel, naturally, says the x86 still has legs, while hastening to add that its battles with competing architectures are far from over.
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    Happy birthday, x86! An industry standard turns 30 05/06/2008 08:21:38

    Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1978, Intel introduced its first 16-bit microprocessor, the 8086, with a splashy ad heralding "the dawn of a new era." Overblown? Sure, but also prophetic. While the 8086 was slow to take off, its underlying architecture -- later referred to as x86 -- would become one of technology's most impressive success stories.
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    Everything you ever wanted to know about algorithms 25/03/2008 09:03:34

    "As the mind learns to understand more complicated combinations of ideas, simpler formulae soon reduce their complexity." -Antoine-Nicholas de Condorcet, 1794
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    Different engines: The return of the mechanical computer 11/03/2008 09:27:24

    In the 19th century, British mathematician Charles Babbage invented the "difference engine," a mechanical computer that had an enormously complex arrangement of levers, ratchets and gears. Had this prototypical chunk of steampunk machinery ever been completely built, it would have weighed several tons.
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    Give your computer the finger: Touch-screen tech arrives 04/02/2008 08:38:37

    The WIMP human-computer interface may have an uninspiring name, but Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointing devices have dominated computing for some 15 years. The keyboard, mouse and display screen have served users extraordinarily well.
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    BUSTED: 27 Most Dangerous Gaming Myths 12/12/2007 16:45:36

    GamePro shatters 27 video game myths in this popular reoccurring series. This article: HD-DVD versus Blu-ray, HDMI versus component, the PS3 as a failure, and more!
 
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