Sharon Gaudin - Author - Good Gear Guide

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Article | 23/12/2008 Stanford researchers use nanotech for early cancer detection

Using the same type of nanotechnology that enables hard drives to read and write data, researchers at Stanford University have developed a system that...

Article | 11/12/2008 Google gives old magazines new life online

Google announced late yesterday that it's teaming up with a slew of publishers to give old magazines new life -- by bringing them online.

Article | 10/12/2008 Need a to-do list? Google adds one to Gmail

In today's world where everyone has more and more to do every day, Google is testing out a new Gmail tool designed to help users get those things done...

Article | 8/12/2008 Google fires back at analyst claim it's a bandwidth hog

An analyst with ties to the telecom industry called Google a bandwidth hog in a report released last week.

Article | 20/11/2008 Analysts predict global drop in 2008 chip sales

Two industry watchers this week revised their estimates of worldwide semiconductor revenue this year, with one even predicting a year-over-year declin...

Article | 19/11/2008 Downed Hadron Collider faces $21M in repairs

Fixing problems at the world's largest particle collider won't come cheap.

Article | 18/11/2008 NASA research finds way into IT, consumer products

Aware of a history of heart disease in his family, then-50-year-old Gary F. Thompson saw his doctor for a checkup before he ran a Los Angeles marathon...

Article | 17/11/2008 Analysts: Shanghai puts AMD back in the fight with Intel

With last week's early release of its first 45-nanometer chip, Advanced Micro Devices has taken a big step toward putting its troubles behind it and g...

Article | 5/11/2008 Intel's Atom boosts chip market, but tough times loom

Intel's new Atom processor helped drive the worldwide microprocessor market to a new shipment record in the third quarter, Nonetheless, analysts say d...

Article | 5/11/2008 Analyst calls Intel's Core i7 chip 'blindingly fast'

Intel's Nehalem chips, slated to ship later this month, Tuesday were called "blindingly fast" by an analyst who is using an early machine running the ...

Article | 3/11/2008 Out-of-this-world election: NASA astronauts vote from space

Think the long lines, cooling temperatures and legions of political sign holders will make voting a hassle on Tuesday?

Article | 30/10/2008 NASA slowly shuts down Mars robot as long night approaches

After about five months of collecting information on whether Mars can sustain life, NASA scientists have started to shut down heaters, scientific inst...

Article | 29/10/2008 Dell unveils slew of business desktop PCs

Dell Tuesday unveiled a line of business-focused desktops, including machines designed to slash energy consumption and a thin client that uses Intel's...

Article | 27/10/2008 Researchers find state of matter that may extend Moore's Law

Researchers at McGill University in Montreal have discovered a new state of matter that they say could greatly extend Moore's Law.

Article | 24/10/2008 Intel shows off new laptop platform

Intel this week gave a quick preview of its next generation laptop platform, which could shake up the chipmaker's mobile offerings.