News tagged with computing system

Study analyzes emotions in software engineering

Emotions are an important factor that must be taken into account when designing any type of software. This is the conclusion reached through a research project coordinated by the Universidad Carlos III de ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

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GPS court ruling leaves US phone tracking unclear

A US Supreme Court decision requiring a warrant to place a GPS device on the car of a criminal suspect leaves unresolved the bigger issue of police tracking using mobile phones, legal experts say.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cisco beats estimates with 2Q earnings, sales (Update)

(AP) -- Cisco, the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, on Wednesday said that its net income jumped 44 percent in the latest quarter as it continues to put last year's slump behind it.

Technology / Business

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Windows 8 preview set for February 29

Microsoft on Wednesday revealed plans to unveil a test version of its latest Windows computer operating software later this month.

Technology / Software

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Predicting system crashes in nature and society

The world can deliver sudden and nasty shocks. Economies can crash, fisheries can collapse, and climates can pass tipping points. Providing early warning of such changes currently requires the collection of enormous and often ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists coax shy microorganisms to stand out in a crowd

The communities of marine microorganisms that make up half the biomass in the oceans and are responsible for half the photosynthesis the world over, mostly remain enigmatic. A few abundant groups have had ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Stellar astrophysics explains the behavior of fast rotating neutron stars in binary systems

Pulsars are among the most exotic celestial bodies known. They have diameters of about 20 kilometres, but at the same time roughly the mass of our sun. A sugar-cube sized piece of its ultra-compact matter ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Microsoft cuts about 200 marketing employees

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said it laid off some of its marketing staff on Wednesday as part of an effort to restructure its operations.

Technology / Business

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Former Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein leaves HP

Former Palm chief executive Jon Rubinstein has left Hewlett-Packard, less than two years after Palm was acquired by the computer giant.

Technology / Business

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Report: Electronic health records still need work

(AP) -- America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.

Medicine & Health / Health

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US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns

(AP) -- The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers develop computer model that can predict cholera outbreaks 11 months in advance

(Medical Xpress) -- A new University of Michigan computer model of disease transmission in space and time can predict cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh up to 11 months in advance, providing an early warning ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

OrcaM is new kid on block for 3-D data capture

(PhysOrg.com) -- Call it automated photograph station, seven-camera system, 3-D model showcase, or digital reconstruction tool. OrcaM is being described as all these things. Whatever the tag, the "OrcaM" name ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 19 | with audio podcast report

Microsoft 2Q beats Street despite soft PC market

Microsoft Corp. battled through a weak PC market to post flat earnings in the final quarter of 2011, boosting sales of servers, Xbox games and its Office productivity software while trimming losses at its ...

Technology / Business

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

PNNL's Olympus supercomputer advances science, saves energy

A new, 162-Teraflop peak supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is helping scientists do more complex, advanced research in areas such as energy storage and future ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0