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‘Big Bang’ experiment to re-start
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment could be re-started on Saturday morning at the earliest, officials have said. Engineers are preparing to send a beam of sub-atomic particles all the way round the 27km-long circular tunnel which houses the LHC. The £6bn machine on the French-Swiss border is designed to shed light on fundamental questions [...]
Google Launches New Programming Language: Go
Google introduces a new programming language, known as Go, that is aimed at being fast, productive and fun for developers to use.Google has introduced a new programming language, known as Go, that is aimed at being fast, productive and fun for developers to use.Google officials described Go as an “experimental language” that attempts to combine [...]
PC processor shipments break record
PC processors are the latest tech segment bouncing back from the recession.Third-quarter shipments of computer processors, or CPUs, climbed 23 percent over the second quarter of 2009, doubling typical growth and setting a record for sequential growth, according to an IDC report released Monday.Revenue from processor sales also bounced back to hit $7.4 billion, a [...]
Steve Jobs Conquers the Decade – Now What?
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been named the chief executive of the decade by Fortune, and it’s hard to call that a bad pick, considering the turnaround Apple has undergone since Jobs returned to the helm in the mid-’90s. What’s next on the list for a tech leader who’s already changed the way we use [...]
Internet addresses set for change
The internet regulator has approved plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move that is set to transform the online world. The board of Icann voted at its annual meeting in Seoul to allow domain names in Arabic, Chinese and other characters in what is being described as the biggest change to the way [...]
Internet Turns 40 Today: First Message Crashed System
Everyone surfing for last-minute Halloween costumes and pictures of black Lolcats today—what you might call the 40th anniversary of the Internet—can give thanks to the simple network message that started it all: “lo.” On October 29, 1969, that message became the first ever to travel between two computers connected via the ARPANET, the computer network [...]
Intel Claims Memory Research Milestone
Intel (NSDQ: INTC) and Numonyx say they have achieved a research milestone in computer memory that could one day lead to a less expensive and higher-performing alternative to the technology used today. The accomplishment stems from the work the two companies have been doing together on a type of non-volatile memory called phase-change memory, or [...]
WiFi pioneer John O’Sullivan wins PM’s Prize for Science
ALMOST two decades after pioneering high-speed wireless technology, John O’Sullivan has won one of the nation’s top science gongs. The CSIRO scientist was awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for 2009 for his WiFi technology now found in millions of laptops, printers, wireless access devices and even Nintendo’s Wii. Dr O’Sullivan and his [...]
Microsoft launches Windows 7 in India
Microsoft India has announced the availability of Windows 7 for its customers in India. In line with the company’s commitment to releasing a new OS at periodic schedules, Windows 7 is designed to be more reliable and responsive, delivering a simplified PC experience for consumers. Announcing the Windows 7 launch, Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India [...]
Microsoft Posts Sidekick Recovery Tool
Sidekick users who have been angry at T-Mobile and Microsoft’s Danger for losing their personal data have received a little solace: Microsoft is now offering a recovery tool on T-Mobile’s Web site to help owners of the mobile device retrieve their lost contacts. This tool will restore contacts only, but Microsoft said in a statement [...]
