http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/computer-blog.html Breaking news in the field of computers and technologies Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT en-us http://www.technology-blog.com/images/blogs/computer-blog.jpg http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/computer-blog.html 100 75 http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2011/optics-in-leds-for-lighting.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2011/optics-in-leds-for-lighting.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been changing the way we see the world since the 1960s. Their usage in everyday life is pervasive and continues to increase thanks to the cutting-edge research being done in the field of optics. To highlight breakthroughs in LEDs, the editors of Energy Express, a bi-monthly supplement to Optics Express, the open-access journal of the Optical Society (OSA), today published a special Focus Issue on Optics in LEDs for Lighting. The issue is organized and edited by Guest Editors Jae-Hyun Ryou and Russell Dupuis of the Georgia Institute of Technology........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2011/putting-a-new-spin-on-computing.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/6-2011/putting-a-new-spin-on-computing.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT In a recent publication in Physical Review Letters, physicists at the University of Arizona propose a way to translate the elusive magnetic spin of electrons into easily measurable electric signals. The finding is a key step in the development of computing based on spintronics, which doesn't rely on electron charge to digitize information........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2011/cloud-computing.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2011/cloud-computing.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT Cloud.CM is a cloud computing website for people of all ages and backgrounds. Using leading-edge technology they have created an online virtual desktop that can be accessed anytime and from anywhere. Users can use Cloud.CM to create, store, and share files while simultaneously collaborating with friends, family, and colleagues in a secured and safe environment. They provide additional multimedia and social networking tools that serve to round out the ultimate online experience and offer users an all-in-one solution to their everyday online needs........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2011/better-memory-chips.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2011/better-memory-chips.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT Engineering scientists at the University of Michigan have found a way to improve the performance of ferroelectric materials, which have the potential to make memory devices with more storage capacity than magnetic hard drives and faster write speed and longer lifetimes than flash memory. In ferroelectric memory the direction of molecules' electrical polarization serves as a 0 or a 1 bit. An electric field is used to flip the polarization, which is how data is stored........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2011/growing-nanolasers-on-silicon.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2011/growing-nanolasers-on-silicon.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to grow nanolasers directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors, as well as to powerful biochemical sensors that use optoelectronic chips. They describe their work in a paper to be published Feb. 6 in an advanced online issue of the journal Nature Photonics....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/a-practical-path-to-superfast-computing.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/a-practical-path-to-superfast-computing.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT They said it could be done and now they've done it. What's more, they did it with a GRIN. A team of scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley, have carried out the first experimental demonstration of GRIN - for gradient index - plasmonics, a hybrid technology that opens the door to a wide range of exotic optics, including superfast computers based on light rather than electronic signals, ultra-powerful optical microscopes able to resolve DNA molecules with visible light, and "invisibility" carpet-cloaking devices........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/supercomputer-unravels-structures-in-dvd-materials.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/supercomputer-unravels-structures-in-dvd-materials.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT Eventhough the storage of films and music on a DVD is part of our digital world, the physical basis of the storage mechanism is not understood in detail. In the current issue of the leading journal Nature Materials, scientists from J�lich, Finland, and Japan provide insight into the read and write processes in a DVD. This knowledge should enable improved storage materials to be developed. (DOI: 10.1038/NMAT2931)........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/the-chase.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/the-chase.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:21:13 GMT To build excitement around the 2nd Generation Intel Core i5 processor, Intel is launching an action-adventure video titled "The Chase." The spot demonstrates the performance capabilities of the new processors by creating an action-movie style chase sequence that takes place through a wide variety of program windows on a computer ......... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/replacing-cable-television.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2011/replacing-cable-television.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:13:56 GMT obody likes bills. And with the number of “must-need” services rising, thrifty consumers are looking for ways to consolidate services and shave off unnecessary expenses. One such move that more people are making is cutting out the cable bill and getting their entertainment fix via satellite internet. For some, it’s a savings of nearly $100 each month, which can add up pretty quickly in today’s economy. But how exactly is this done? Here are some ways consumers can replace traditional cable television service with satellite internet:....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2010/building-blocks-for-quantum-computer.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2010/building-blocks-for-quantum-computer.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:13:56 GMT Researchers from the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology and Eindhoven University of Technology have succeeded in controlling the building blocks of a future super-fast quantum computer. They are now able to manipulate these building blocks (qubits) with electrical rather than magnetic fields, as has been the common practice up till now. They have also been able to embed these qubits into semiconductor nanowires. The scientists' findings have been reported in the current issue of the science journal Nature (23 December)........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2010/is-satellite-internet-for-you.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/11-2010/is-satellite-internet-for-you.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:13:56 GMT With so many broadband choices available today, it can be overwhelming when selecting the best choice for you. Satellite internet is a great broadband choice, but it's not the best option for everyone. How do you know if Satellite's right for you? Here are a few questions that will help you decide:....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2010/waterproof-shower-notebook.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2010/waterproof-shower-notebook.html Mon, 03 Jan 2011 04:13:56 GMT This Waterproof Shower Notebook is the perfect way to grab and hold those inspirational thoughts that seem to come only when you’re standing with a head full of suds and loofer in hand. Sure, you could keep a Sharpie for scribbling on the wall tiles, but why not show a bit more class and save on cleaning fluid for the maid? ......... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2010/tech-solutions-start-with-pattern-recognition.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2010/tech-solutions-start-with-pattern-recognition.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:52 GMT Buy something online, enter your credit card number and mailing address. Simple. Then you come to the box with the CAPTCHA, the Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart. Here, the website attempts to confirm that you're a human, not some robot about to commit a cybercrime. You dutifully copy down the warped, watery-looking letters........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2010/netbooks-versus-the-competition.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2010/netbooks-versus-the-competition.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:52 GMT Sometimes, in life, the answers are very apparent, but that is not always the case. The matter of choosing the gear to outfit your office is not always as easily settled as one might think. Is it best to go with a PC or a Mac? Can I really afford the price associated with some of these models? What about the printer? Is the thought of printing the number of pages required in my office really practical given the cost of ink cartridges?....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2010/a-computer-may-drive-your-car-someday.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2010/a-computer-may-drive-your-car-someday.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:52 GMT Navigating our way down the street is something most of us take for granted; we seem to recognize cars, other people, trees and lampposts instantaneously and without much thought. In fact, visually interpreting our environment as quickly as we do is an astonishing feat requiring an enormous number of computations-which is just one reason that coming up with a computer-driven system that can mimic the human brain in visually recognizing objects has proven so difficult........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2010/new-pathsfor-a-stressed-out-internet.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2010/new-pathsfor-a-stressed-out-internet.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:52 GMT The San Diego Supercomputer Center and Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) at the University of California, San Diego, in a collaboration with scientists from Universitat de Barcelona in Spain and the University of Cyprus, have created the first geometric "atlas" of the Internet as part of a project to prevent our most ubiquitous form of communication from collapsing within the next decade or so........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2010/google-android-net-books-the-next-generation-pcs.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2010/google-android-net-books-the-next-generation-pcs.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:52 GMT Net books have always been the enviable gadgets, which gives us the ability stay connected while we are on the move. They are quite appealing and fashionable at the same time. They have grown more in popularity after the release of wireless Internet broadband through the USB ports. The advent of 3G technology gives us the power to have full fledged wireless broadband connections on portable devices, without having to rely only on the Wi-Fi zones. ....... ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/spintronics-for-next-generation-computers.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/8-2010/spintronics-for-next-generation-computers.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:52 GMT Using powerful lasers, Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and graduate student Lalani Werake have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a semiconductor. Their findings could lead the way to development of superior computers and electronics. Results from their work in KU's Ultrafast Laser Lab would be reported in the recent issue of Nature Physics, a leading peer-evaluated journal, and was posted online in early August........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/small-wires-make-big-connections.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/small-wires-make-big-connections.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:52 GMT University of Illinois engineers have developed a novel direct-writing method for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics. Integrated chips are made by wiring multiple transistors and electronic components together to perform complex functions. The connections between chips and circuit boards traditionally are made from pre-fabricated metal wires that connect to a designated bonding pad on a chip........ ]]> http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/asus-eee-pc-2g-surf.html http://www.technology-blog.com/blogs/permalinks/7-2010/asus-eee-pc-2g-surf.html Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:52:52 GMT The 'Asus EEE PC 2G Surf' is a sleek netbook designed by ASUS. They say it is Easy to learn, Easy to Work and Easy to play. The Eee stands for these three E qualities of this net book. The Asus Eee PC 2G Surf is manufactured by Pegatron Technology and developed by ASUSTek Computer Inc. This netbook measures 8.86 inch x 6.30 inch x 0.79-1.26 inch and weighs 2.0 lbs. There's a 4400 mAh Battery of 4-cell that comes with this netbook. There are three versions of this model and they are the 2G, 4G and 8G units. They are available in the following colors, black, white, pink, blue and green. This netbooks comes with a restore disk, driver disk (for Windows installs) and documentation. The Asus Eee PC 2G Surf can be purchased at a starting price of $299........ ]]>