Stories about: Current Technologies

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    MIT researchers boost the power of solar energy 02/12/2008 09:55:00

    Using computer modeling, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working to boost the output and efficiency of solar cells, while lowering the cost of solar power.
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    Google Chrome set to take on Windows 09/09/2008 08:24:00

    Last week's unveiling of a new browser is the latest in a series of moves by Google to rid the world of Microsoft Windows, according to analysts.
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    MIT: Solar power storage discovery could mean energy nirvana 05/08/2008 07:59:13

    Researchers at MIT say they've made an energy storage breakthrough that could transform solar power from an alternative to a mainstream energy source. The university is calling the solar project a major advancement in energy research.
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    'One of our laptops is missing' 13/03/2007 12:32:14

    These are words no IT manager ever wants to hear. Beyond the embarrassment, there is the danger of seriously bad publicity, damage to brand equity and legal liability. It is possible that losing even a single mobile computer loaded with sensitive information can kill an otherwise thriving business.
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    UMC finds more 65-nanometer chip customers 23/06/2006 11:13:42

    United Microelectronics (UMC), the world's second largest contract chip maker, said Thursday it's seeing strong demand from a variety of customers for production of chips with feature sizes as tiny as 65 nanometers.
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    Looking ahead to the PC of 2007 23/12/2005 07:02:54

    PCs enjoyed a better year in 2005 than most analysts had predicted. Notebook shipments continued to accelerate, Microsoft's Media Center PCs started to gain shelf space among receivers and DVD players in the living room, and corporations continued to upgrade as IT budgets proved firmer than anticipated.
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    Powering up a new breed of batteries 21/12/2005 11:54:15

    No matter how portable gadgets become there's a time when they all must come back to earth: recharging time.
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    HD-DVD claims the brand advantage 17/08/2005 10:14:17

    Never underestimate the power of a name. That's the single greatest takeaway I found in a recent study offered up in support of HD-DVD, one of two competing formats in the race for a next-generation disc format with the capacity required for high-definition content. And according to this study, HD-DVD's familiar sound is going to serve it well in the coming format war -- which is not a surprising conclusion, considering the study was commissioned by HD-DVD's backers.
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    Web reviews: Editor's Choice 26/11/2004 07:13:47

    Looking for some information on that latest piece of hardware/software or keen to see products matched up against their competitors? Have some technology questions that no one can ever answer? The following sites answer these questions plus a whole lot more and will point you in the right direction.
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    The long view on Longhorn 21/07/2004 10:12:19

    In its first preview at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference last year, Windows XP successor Longhorn was shown running a 20-year-old copy of Visicalc. Ancient DOS software won't be the lone occupant of the Longhorn compatibility box. Win32, the Web, and even WinForms -- the .Net era's first GUI framework -- are all legacy APIs from Longhorn's perspective. Their replacements, Microsoft says, will jointly deliver "the best of Windows and the best of the Web."
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    Intel tries to keep its cool 16/04/2004 07:36:39

    The director of Intel's Microprocessor Technology Lab, Steve Pawlowski, knows Intel has a heat problem.
 
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