Sakshat, $10 laptop from India?
Government hopes its mini-computer, the world's cheapest, will bridge the digital divide between rich and poor.
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7.2.2009 Computer after accident
Usage of second-hand computer
Internet Computer Names
I had a very exciting chat with some beta users today where, for the first time, we talked about a feature I am very excited about that we are calling Internet Computer Names.
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24.8.2006 Super Personal Computer
Tyan Computer has announced its latest TyanPSC T-650 series personal supercomputers powered by Intel’s 50-watt quad-core Xeon processors. Tyan targets the TyanPSC T-650 series towards office environments. The new TyanPSC T-650 is a 5-node cluster with 40 CPU cores per system.
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22.3.2007 Cray Computer Founder Joins Microsoft
Microsoft confirmed on Friday that Burton Smith, formerly the chief scientist for Cray, would be joining the company as a technical fellow. Smith will work to expand Microsoft's efforts in parallel and high-performance computing, and would report to chief technical officier Craig Mundie.
Smith had worked with Cray since its inception as Tera Computer Co. in 1988. He has also published several works on issues regarding parallel computing. "As microprocessor technology continues to evolve over the next decade or so, we're going to see the capabilities of a supercomputer cluster on the desktop which will require a different software architecture," Mundie said. "Burton will be investigating how to develop software to benefit from the opportunities which multi-core multiprocessors will present."
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9.12.2005 10 Biggest Computer Flops of all time
Over the years, computers have changed the way we live today! In order to get us there, many hardware and software companies have pushed the envelope to create what we use today.
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22.10.2006 Vista encryption 'no threat' to computer forensics
Security advances in Windows Vista are unlikely to frustrate cybercrime investigation, according to a leading computer forensics firm.
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2.2.2007 The Ultimate Windows Vista Computer Design
Fest your eyes on the Ultimate Windows Vista computer design concept. The image included on the left, as well as the ones at the bottom of this article are a part of the Carbon Design Group’s portfolio.
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17.9.2007 The Windows 7 11-Second Boot and the Computer That Made It Possible
Windows 7’s evolution compared to Windows Vista is undeniable, and the lucky few that so far have had access to the RTM bits of the latest Windows client can confirm this.
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18.9.2009 Computer Maker Files Antitrust Suit Against Microsoft
Computer maker Tangent has filed a federal antitrust suit against Microsoft, accusing the software maker of anticompetitive behavior that forced it to overpay for the Windows operating system.
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23.2.2006 Microsoft's new OS Vista spurs computer sales
US sales of computers carrying Microsoft's new operating system Vista soared in the week after it was launched, defying the expectations of analysts who gave Vista lackluster reviews.
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10.2.2007 Windows Vista at 1 year: A computer maker's view
I've been working for a while on an upcoming story coinciding with Windows Vista's first year on the market, and I've talked with a variety of people who have been using and working with the Microsoft operating system in different ways.
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30.1.2008 Microsoft: The Windows OEM License Dies with Its Computer
Licenses for Windows come in various flavors from Retail to Volume, but perhaps the most common of all is provided by original equipment manufacturers together with operating systems preloaded on new computers.
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17.6.2008 Fix Windows 7 Does Not Start After Force Shutdown of Computer
No Microsoft operating system is bug free and it starts getting uncovered as more and more users start using it.
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10.10.2009 Home Computer Restore CD [Dual Boot] BETA now available
The Windows Home Server team would like to invite you to download a BETA version of the "Windows Home Server - Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot)" from Microsoft Connect at http://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer.
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6.4.2008 PC login Now - How To Change a Windows XP Limited User Account Into a Computer Administrator
One of the place that I work at has a few hundreds of computers and it is shared by students.
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12.7.2008 Shutdown Genious 2.2.8 - Automatically Shutdown Computer
Automate your PC shutdown, power off, log off, lock work station, hibernate, stand by or screen save etc. It can be started without the user having to login to the machine.
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27.6.2008 Home Computer - Home Network - Home Server
In the 1960s & 70s the idea of a home computer was unheard of outside of science fiction circles. Before the late 1980s home networks were unheard of.
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2.12.2007Sakshat, the $20 laptop from India
Presumably said with a straight face, India unveiled its Sakshat $20 laptop yesterday. What's hard to come by is how the actual laptop will
be built as are no known pictures of the laptop published. The Sakshat laptop, which translates to "before your eyes", will boast 2GB of storage,
WiFi, Ethernet and use only 2 watts of power. That is all that is known for now about the cheap laptop but it has many wondering if it is anything
more than vaporware. The idea of a $20 laptop is going to be quite the task and is slated for a release this summer.
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04.02.2009The new Whitehouse.gov
Shortly prior to Obama's inauguration the official White House website was updated with a new layout and new features. Already seen has been the
new administration implement Change.gov which was widely met with satisfaction amongst users. With its launch it brought a new type of
interconnectedness between government and citizen. The new Whitehouse.gov resembles Change.gov in that it holds a wealth of various information and
displays it in an easily accessible format. It takes the place of Change.gov and will be the new platform in which the Obama administration hopes to
provide further involvement of citizens and government. The site contains information on the plans for several initiatives and topic, as well as
information regarding American politics in general.
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20.01.2009No time wasted for change to Whitehouse.gov
While President Obama and several million of his fellow Americans were shivering on the National Mall this morning, Macon Phillips and his team were
swapping out files and posting the all-new whitehouse.gov...
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21.01.2009Whitehouse.gov incorporates RDFa mashup lingo
President Obama's TIGR (Technology, Innovation and Government Reform) team has already
extolled the merits of mashups, and now we're seeing the beginnings of mashup language RDFa take root on
WhiteHouse.gov.
Viewing the site's
copyright policy
source reveals the use of RDFa tags such as xmlns ,and property . These provide a set of XHTML attributes (metadata)
to augment the visual data with information meant for other machines to read, recognize and catalog...
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30.01.2009FBI: Unisys Covered Up Gov. Computer Break-In
IT company Unisys is under investigation by the federal government following the revelation that it may have failed to detect a break-in by Chinese
hackers to Homeland Security computers...
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24.09.2007Obama's new 'Change.gov'
It would seem that President-Elect Barack Obama has already started to usher in change. Today marks the launch of a new website which seems to have
the goal of merging the gap between citizen and government.
The website contains a newsroom, blog, and even a section entitled
'agenda', under which lists several sections to browse through the various issues of importance. Selecting one will show what the government
of Obama/Biden intend to do and how they intend to do it. There is also a section of the website called the 'American Moment' where visitors
may post their concerns, opinions, and hopes for the future.
Change.gov offers a unique way of having citizens become involved in the
political system of their country, it is still fairly new and thus we'll have to wait to measure its success.
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07.11.2008Vista Encryption Concerns
British Gov
British officials are
concerned about encryption in
Microsoft's forthcoming
Windows Vista release, saying
the technology could prevent
law enforcement from reading
suspects' computer files.
They claim certain new
features within Vista, while
intended to do good, may
actually set back terrorism
investigations...
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17.02.2006Hacker Breach Suspends California Gov Domain
If you had trouble accessing government websites in California a few days ago, don't worry, you weren't hallucinating: the federal government
apparently briefly suspended the entire "ca.gov" domain after a hacker managed to insert redirects to porn sites onto several government subdomains
using a DNS hack. The site which triggered the red flag was the
Transportation Authority of
Marin, California, belonging to a small ten person agency in charge of helping people move in and about Marin County. However, this tiny agency
managed to cause big trouble for the entire state, as it turns out.
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05.10.2007Obama launches Recovery.gov
Obama has used technology like no other president in the past. From his YouTube addresses to websites, he is always embracing technology rather than
resisting it. With the signing of the "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" he has also launched a new website, Recovery.gov. As promised
in his campaign, he vowed for transparency and this website is the fruit of his labor. The website promises to help the American taxpayer track
where his or her money is being spent, how it is being spent, and when it will be spent. No other president has used the internet in a similar manner
to promote ideas and responsibility.
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18.02.2009Application Compatibility - Debugging
Jason Olson: In this video, we sit down (well, stand up actually) with Chris Jackson and Gov Maharaj to chat about debugging application
compatibility issues (and some of the things Microsoft has done to mitigate typical app compat issues we've run into).
Hopefully
we'll get a follow-up video with Gov to talk specifically about debugging tips and tricks.
Apologies for the whiteboarding. I
didn't get the best angle on it so it can be hard to read.
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30.01.2008Tech.gov: Broadband Service
From Your City
Congress has two bills on its
plate, one that would prevent
cities and counties from
offering telecom services, and
another that would encourage
it...
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08.09.2005Tech.gov: World Wide Library?
Google is working to let us
search through?and
consequently read--the text of
millions of books. Book
publishers and authors have a
problem with that...
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03.11.2005Tech.gov: TV a la Carte
The FCC wants pay-TV operators
to let you choose your own
channels instead of offering
packages. Would that raise
your bills?..
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07.12.2005Calif. Web Shutdown Could Have Been Avoided
Security software firm Sunbelt said Thursday that it had attempted to warn California officials of a hack on one of its sites long before the state
shut ca.gov down entirely...
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05.10.2007Who needs hackers? Palin e-mail hack reveals obvious vulnerability
The tell-all autobiography of the person who broke into Gov. Sarah Palin's Yahoo address may not have much to say. Assuming his story checks out --
and it's looking likely that it will -- the method he used was all too easy...
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19.09.2008Tech.gov: Don't Call Me,
Really
Some states have opted to
close loopholes in the
national Do Not Call Registry
so their residents get added
protection against
telemarketing. Businesses are
fighting back...
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06.10.2005Apple files patent for WGA-style anti-piracy tech
Apple Inc. has filed an updated application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office for a product activation and anti-piracy technology that would
give the company the same kind of control over its software as the oft-criticized Windows Genuine Advantage platform provides its rival, Microsoft
Corp.
Patent application 20070288886, titled
"Run-Time Code Injection To Perform Checks" and dated
Dec. 13, spells out a "digital rights management system" that would "restrict execution of that application to specific hardware platforms."
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22.12.2007Microsoft patents "pay-as-you-use" computer leasing
Microsoft received a Christmas present from the USPTO this year in the form of a new
patent on what the company describes as a type
of pay-to-play computing. Although the
specifics of the approved application are somewhat different from the ad-supported "free" PC business models of the late 1990s and early
2000s, a consideration of the merits of the patent identifies many of the same potential problems...
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30.12.2008Microsoft stock hits a new six-year high
Microsoft shares closed at
$35.57 on the Nasdaq today, up $1, or about 2.9 percent, on the day. It's a new six-year high for the stock, continuing the upswing
that began when the company reported
higher-than-expected earnings last
week.
People who have sold shares in the last few days, at the higher prices, include Microsoft executives
Kevin Johnson and
Frank Brod, and board member
Jon Shirley, according to Securities and Exchange
Commission filings.
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31.10.2007Tech.gov: Recycling Time
The government is plodding
through proposals to create a
national recycling plan for
tech goods. Meanwhile, the
junk keeps piling up...
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