If you feel that even your 17′ widescreen laptop doesn’t have enough real-estate maybe upgrading to a dual screen laptop is what you need. The U.S. based company Estari started selling a new type of briefcase-like laptop with dual 15′ ...

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), has named Frances E. Allen the recipient of the 2006 A.M. Turing Award for contributions that fundamentally improved the performance of computer programs in solving problems, and accelerated the use of high performance computing. ...

The Canadian company D-Wave demonstrated what it calls the first “commercial” quantum computer. The prototype machine which uses a 16-qubit process quantum computer was tested at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. Although for now the machine is ...

A new, safer type of Li-Ion nanobattery that might help prevent future fires and explosions related to conventional Li-Ion battery use has been developed by researchers at Tel Aviv University. These nanobatteries should also prove useful for various micro devices ...

In June 2006, the first silicon-germanium (SiGe) transistor able to operate at frequencies above 500 GHz was demonstrated by a research team from IBM and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). This high speed world record was achieved at ...

ZYPAD WL 1000 is a wrist-wearable wireless computer designed to provide instant access to computing capabilities while carrying out non-computer tasks in the field. Featuring hands-free operation, wireless capabilities, and built-in GPS tracking, the ZYPAD serves as an ideal tool ...