Researchers at IBM use atoms for storage
The technology may years away from any viable application, but the fact the researchers at IBM claim to have made some significant discoveries in using atoms and molecules in the field of technology, has to be one of the most interesting developments for some time.
What this could mean for the consuming public is that because [...]
Computer attack first step to war!
The much reported incident where it is believed that Chinese military or part of it at least planned and executed computer attacks on some of the German governments networks, as lead to the belief that this sort of cyber attack could the prelude to an all out military attack.
China has for a long time seen [...]
Fork lift truck drops $1.5 million server
We have seen accidents where couriers and removal men drop valuable items, but this one takes that onto a different level.
TR Systems may well be a little embarrassed at the moment, as one of their workers was moving an item from a federal contractors truck into the warehouse at Alexandria, VA. When somehow the rear [...]
Computer problem slows train ticketing
Yet another computer failure has seen huge queues of the travelling public form in the USA. This time the problem hit Penn Station, in New York.
The error was said to have been a nationwide computer problem that affected the ticket counters of Amtrak, large lines of passengers began to form as staff struggled to cope [...]
Man arrested for Wi Fi hijacking
Although the police say that the arrest of a 39 year old man from Hounslow, London yesterday, is not part of a strategic police operation, it has sent out signals that this type of thing will not tolerated.
The man was arrested while sitting on a wall outside a house in Chiswick, West London, after being [...]
What do you do with your old computer?
I have seen them outside waiting for the refuge collectors to come by, and at the local tips there are often quite a few hanging here and there, but what happened to the data stored on the computer?
Naturally it was all erased, the files and documents deleted, everything else is sent to the recycle bin [...]
Hackers are just curious
Following research by a psychologist from the University of San Francisco, it is believed that many of the young hackers are more curious and looking for some excitement, rather than setting out to commit some major crime.
In a survey at a San Diego high school, 4,800 pupils were ask to complete a confidential questionnaire and [...]
Email the communication tool for business.
Despite what many people feel about email, what with the dreaded Spam and other more serious matters like phishing and emails containing viruses and the like. Email has become the preferred method of communication for business, with around six trillion business emails sent in 2006 alone.
The figures come from research done by Dimension Data, they [...]
Student killed by his laptop
At first it would appear amusing, however this is serious, deadly serious in fact.
The student who was twenty years old from Shanghai, China, was using the laptop as normal, it was a very hot day, but for some reason he did not want to put the air conditioning on. While he worked away the computer [...]
Hot thighs could be a thing of the past
Thanks to researchers at Purdue University it appears that they may have developed a way to keep laptops from heating up to the extent that they do these days. And anyone who has sat with a laptop on their legs for some time will know how hot they can get.
By working with the engineers at [...]