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Thursday, 1-August-2013 02:54:37 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Synology are having launch events in Sydney and Melbourne for their DSM 4.3 system. Synology invites you to the official launch of DSM 4.3 in Sydney and Melbourne. Be the first to experience the new exciting features and have hands-on experience with the upcoming NAS models. The new version of DSM is designed to make your data storage and management more efficient, flexible and versatile. Also, goody bags.
I did think that earlier Lenovo story sounded a bit odd, and the Dept of Defence have refuted it now. Reports published on 27 and 29 July 2013 in the Australian Financial Review allege a Department of Defence ban on the use of Lenovo computer equipment on the Defence Secret and Top Secret Networks. This reporting is factually incorrect. There is no Department of Defence ban on the Lenovo Company or their computer products; either for classified or unclassified systems.
An Australian teenager has won the 2013 Rubik's Cube World Championship. MANY of us have owned a Rubik's Cube for most of our lives and yet have not once been able to solve it. And after watching this video it will take only seven seconds to destroy any remaining self esteem you might have about your cube solving skills.
Australia has a new fastest supercomputer.. again. The largest super computer in Australia, called Raijin after the Japanese god of thunder and rain, cost $50 million to build and will cost $12 million a year to run. It is part of the new National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) facility at the campus. The Canberra-based super computer is believed to be the 27th most powerful computer in the world.
Microsoft have a blog post about triple-screen 4K monitor gaming. In this article I’m going to share with you an amazing set of experiences that I recently had pushing the boundaries of 4K multi-mon gaming with several Sharp PN-K321 4K Ultra HD displays that I had on loan for a short period of time. I’ll start with some scenarios that have been tested before and then walk through a technology demonstration and collaboration that I worked on with AMD to see how far we could push things. Let’s just say this was an intense experience!
Harvard have made remote thought-controlled animals. Researchers at Harvard University have created the first noninvasive brain-to-brain interface (BBI) between a human… and a rat. Simply by thinking the appropriate thought, the BBI allows the human to control the rat’s tail. When is "I want to control that rat's tail with my mind" an appropriate thought? Creepy.
Also creepy is The Guardian's latest report on the NSA's grip on the net. XKeyscore, the documents boast, is the NSA's "widest reaching" system developing intelligence from computer networks – what the agency calls Digital Network Intelligence (DNI). One presentation claims the program covers "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet", including the content of emails, websites visited and searches, as well as their metadata.
Saint's Row IV is still banned in Oz, thanks Kie. A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the computer game Saints Row IV is classified Refused Classification. In the Review Board’s opinion, Saints Row IV could not be accommodated within the R 18+ classification as drug use related to incentives and rewards is not permitted.
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