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Co-founder and former CEO of SunMicrosystems, Scott McNealy has been asked to write a paper on the benefits to the US government of using open source. So, where might President Obama apply open source? If you look through his technology agenda (which makes no mention of open source), one section that pops out falls under the topic of Electronic Healthcare Records (EHRs). Feel free to discuss this topic here. Thanks HyRax1.
Here's a trip down nostalgia lane. You're about to read an article from December 1983 issue of Byte magazine, of the very first version of Microsoft Windows. With the introduction of Microsoft Windows, however, the company that brought us MS-DOS promises a mouse-and-window show running off two 320K-byte floppy disks and 192K bytes of RAM. (More RAM is required, of course, with each additional application.).......Feeling old? :)
Sony has announced today that it is likely to post an annual operating loss of nearly $2.9 billion. “The massive economic upheaval being experienced across the world is sparing no one in the consumer electronics world,” the Sony chief executive, Howard Stringer, said at a Tokyo news conference, according to the Times.
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a way to control graphene's nature. "Graphene is a one-atom thin sheet of carbon." Today, the interconnects in a CPU or any other electronic device using a semiconductor are made from copper. Scientists are looking at ways to use new material for these interconnects using substances that are faster and produce less heat. One of the new materials with the most potential is called graphene.
HP is set to release a new Mini 1100 series netbook which will come in 4 different flavours. Today specifications for the new Mini 1100 series netbooks have turned up, which could mean the netbooks are set to debut very soon. There are specifications for four models on the HP website including an 1131CL, 1135NR, 1140NR, and the 1141NR.
The other day Sony spokesperson Kaz Hirai said that Sony's PlayStation 3 "made it the clear, official industry leader in console development", however, Microsoft has fired back accusing Sony of being out of touch with the modern market. Today Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg hit back at Sony, saying that these sounded like comments coming from an old hardware company that has grown comfortable and complacent with its position in the market.
President Barack Obama has finally won the battle to keep his Blackberry 8830............sort of. According to ABC World News, he will be able to keep it only for personal use. | More Headlines: | Gaming Headlines: | Reviews: |
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