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Article | 11/08/2008 Researcher: Intel fixed two critical flaws in its chips

A Russian researcher who plans to demonstrate this fall how he could take advantage of flaws in Intel's chips, said the chipmaker has told him it has ...

Article | 8/08/2008 Former prosecutor: UFO hack looked like terrorist attack

After the computer network at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey was breached and crashed just a few weeks after the terrorist attacks of S...

Article | 6/08/2008 With Larrabee chip, Intel takes swing at AMD, Nvidia

Although Intel offered up few details about its upcoming Larrabee chip on Monday, analysts say the move puts rivals Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and N...

Article | 6/08/2008 NASA: Martian soil may be more alien than first thought

New test results coming in from the Phoenix Mars Lander suggest that Martian soil may not be so akin to Earth's after all.

Article | 5/08/2008 Lenovo goes ultra-portable with $699 laptop

Lenovo is joining the ranks of hardware builders making a run at the fledgling netbook market with a new ultra-small laptop.

Article | 5/08/2008 MIT: Solar power storage discovery could mean energy nirvana

Researchers at <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=search&searchTerms=Massachusetts+Institute+of+Technology">MIT</a> say th...

Article | 4/08/2008 Snooping into a co-worker's e-mail? You could be arrested

Ever pass by a co-worker's unattended computer and consider taking a peek at her e-mails? Or have you ever thought it would be a funny prank to figure...

Article | 1/08/2008 CalTech builds high-res microscope that can fit on a chip

University researchers have developed a high-resolution microscope that is small enough to sit on a computer chip.

Article | 1/08/2008 IBM software acts as human memory backup

Ever try to remember who you bumped into at the store a few days back? Or exactly what the company president said at the morning meeting?

Article | 1/08/2008 NASA: Success! Mars Lander finally does first ice test

Just as NASA announced the extension of the Phoenix Mars mission by five weeks, its scientists disclosed that they finally got the first Martian ice s...

Article | 30/07/2008 NASA: After ice test glitch, Mars robot to analyze soil

After hitting a snag in their attempts to analyze Martian ice, NASA scientists are expanding their scope to test dry soil.

Article | 30/07/2008 Dell dives into entertainment market with mini-desktop

Dell is going small - really small.

Article | 29/07/2008 Gartner: $100 laptops still three years off

Just as the news hit about the unveiling of a US$130 laptop, Gartner Monday released a report stating that a $100 laptop still is three years away.

Article | 25/07/2008 CalTech: Intelligent robots will explore universe by 2020

Before the year 2020, scientists are expected to launch intelligent space robots that will venture out to explore the universe for us.

Article | 22/07/2008 Intel slashes chip prices up to 31 per cent

Intel Sunday announced that it has dropped the price of seven processors by up to 31 per cent.