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IBM continues storage land grab with Diligent acquisition

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Big Blue has made yet another storage buy, this time scooping up privately-held Diligent Technologies for an undisclosed sum, although rumors peg the price at $200m. The company, which has in recent months been on a considerable storage spending spree, said today that the Framingham, Massachusetts and Tel Aviv, Israel-based de-duplication software specialist will be Read more about IBM continues storage land grab with Diligent acquisition[…]

How a pair of American spies created the Soviet Silicon Valley

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Radio Reg Few stories in computing history come close to matching the tale of Zelenograd – the Soviet Union’s attempt at creating something along the lines of Silicon Valley. Episode 15 of Semi-Coherent Computing recounts the tale of Zelenograd’s founding along with the stories of the two US-born Russian spies behind the city. No one Read more about How a pair of American spies created the Soviet Silicon Valley[…]

Broncode mmo Eve Online lekt uit

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De broncode van de mmo Eve Online is uitgelekt. De code van de client van het spel is onder andere via torrentsite The Pirate Bay te downloaden. Ontwikkelaar CCP bant iedereen die de code binnenhaalt. ………………….Bovendien wil deze gamer weten waarom CCP geen detectieroutines in de client heeft ingebouwd en dus alleen vanaf de servers Read more about Broncode mmo Eve Online lekt uit[…]

Might the new CERN Large Hadron Collider make the world evaporate into a black hole?

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Concerns have been raised that performing collisions at previously unexplored energies might unleash new and disastrous phenomena. These include the production of micro black holes, and strangelets. Such issues were raised in connection with the RHIC accelerator, both in the media[14][15] and in the scientific community;[16] however, after detailed studies, scientists reached such conclusions as Read more about Might the new CERN Large Hadron Collider make the world evaporate into a black hole?[…]

A fighter jet and a motorcycle made sweet love, birthed $82,350 MonoTracer

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Just to dash that first thought of yours: Nope, not a concept. This is real, my friend. The MonoTracer is an enclosed motorcycle or “cabin cycle,” a style of vehicle which experiences a lot less drag than your average motorbike and keeps you from having to pick the bugs from between your teeth later. Its Read more about A fighter jet and a motorcycle made sweet love, birthed $82,350 MonoTracer[…]

Scientists shoot thundercloud with laser, cloud goes nuts

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ou may remember hearing about China’s plans to control the weather during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing by attacking shady clouds with artillery and aircraft. Along similar lines, scientists in New Mexico decided to mess with thunderclouds, but with fancy lasers. The researchers harassed two passing storms from their evil fortress (or observatory) with Read more about Scientists shoot thundercloud with laser, cloud goes nuts[…]

Russia to Build Plant in orbit assembly interplanetary ships

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Russia is to built an In-Orbit Assembly Plant of space ships. These should be able to fly to the moon and mars, Interfax reports. The head Anatoly Perminov Roscosmos. According to Perminova Roskosmos propsed the establishment of a manned assembly complex in Earth orbit. The government Security Council on April 11, supported the idea. The Read more about Russia to Build Plant in orbit assembly interplanetary ships[…]

Next Guggenheim Museum looks like a designer UFO

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The Guggenheim Museum has established a tradition of building structures to house and display art that are themselves works of art. Following the lead of the original Guggenheim in New York designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the stunning Bilbao, Spain building by Frank Gehry, this latest design is no exception. Created by 2004 Pritzker Read more about Next Guggenheim Museum looks like a designer UFO[…]

Bahrain’s ‘World Trade Center’ buildings connected by wind turbines

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The three 29m-diameter turbine blades on Bahrain’s iconic landmark are the first in the world to be integrated on such a scale into a commercial development and are forecast to provide the equivalent of 11-15% of the power for the two towers when fully operational. The successful rotation of the blades involved collaboration between Atkins Read more about Bahrain’s ‘World Trade Center’ buildings connected by wind turbines[…]

Ten weirdest computers

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Nice funny way of describing the new computing technologies scientists are concentrating on 1. Optical computing 2. Quantum computing 3. DNA computing 4. Reversible computing 5. Billiard Ball computing 6. Neuronal computing … Official URL Link

US war robots in Iraq ‘turned guns’ on fleshy comrades

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Ground-crawling US war robots armed with machine guns, deployed to fight in Iraq last year, reportedly turned on their fleshy masters almost at once. The rebellious machine warriors have been retired from combat pending upgrades. The revelations were made by Kevin Fahey, US Army program executive officer for ground forces, at the recent RoboBusiness conference Read more about US war robots in Iraq ‘turned guns’ on fleshy comrades[…]

Buffalo makes big noise over tiny terabyte NAS box

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NAS boxes generally too bulky for you? Then how about Buffalo’s new LinkStation Mini? Announced yesterday, the compact server packs in 1TB of storage capacity using a pair of RAID-configured 2.5in hard drives. The 13.3 x 8.1 x 3.9cm device has a Gigabit Ethernet port on the back for network connectivity, and a USB port Read more about Buffalo makes big noise over tiny terabyte NAS box[…]

World’s first 46-inch stereoscopic 3D TV from Hyundai on sale in Japan

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Filed under: Displays 3D baby, that’s what we want. Now it’s yours… if you live in Japan anyway. Introducing the world’s first 46-inch 3D stereoscopic television. Built by Hyundai, the 1,920 x 1,080 set is capable of grabbing BS11 3D broadcasts pumped by Nippon BS in Japan. The ¥498,000 (about $4,857) LCD brings 2x HDMI Read more about World’s first 46-inch stereoscopic 3D TV from Hyundai on sale in Japan[…]

T-1000 is a phone jammer, not a Terminator

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The T-1000 is a cellphone jammer that looks like an old-school cellphone. Much like how the T-1000 from Terminator 2 obliterated the Governator, the T-1000 cellphone jammer will obliterate cellphone signals. The T-1000 can block phone communication within a 3- to 10-foot area of effect. It’ll keep blocking up to 60 minutes per charge and Read more about T-1000 is a phone jammer, not a Terminator[…]

China Denies Gun Sales to Sudan

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — A U.S.-based human rights group said China dramatically boosted small-arms sales to Sudan as violence escalated in Darfur. Beijing denied the group’s report on Friday. The report released Thursday by Human Rights First said China is the biggest supplier of small arms to Sudan. It provided 90 percent of all Read more about China Denies Gun Sales to Sudan[…]

Depleted uranium turns earthworms into glowworms

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EARTHWORMS WERE pushed into the firing line last week after a resumption of the testing of depleted uranium shells at Dundrennan. Significant levels of radioactive uranium isotopes were found in the flesh of worms at the Ministry of Defence’s Dumfries weapons range last year. Despite concerns from environmentalists and the international community, the MoD last Read more about Depleted uranium turns earthworms into glowworms[…]

Secret Session of House

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“Since 1830, the House has met behind closed doors only three times,”according to the Congressional Research Service: “in 1979 to discussthe Panama Canal, in 1980 to discuss Central American assistance, andin 1983 to discuss U.S. support for paramilitary operations inNicaragua.” On March 13, the House went into secret session once more to considerclassified matters concerning Read more about Secret Session of House[…]

Google has lots to do with intelligence

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When the nation’s intelligence agencies wanted a computer network to better share information about everything from al Qaeda to North Korea, they turned to a big name in the technology industry to supply some of the equipment: Google Inc. The Mountain View company sold the agencies servers for searching documents, marking a small victory for Read more about Google has lots to do with intelligence[…]

NSA moves to OpenSolaris…. hmmm whats gonna happen 2 linux?

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We made a very significant announcement last week, of a collaboration with one of the most (if not the most) security sensitive institutions on earth, the United States government’s National Security Agency. They’ve joined the burgeoning OpenSolaris community, to collaborate with Sun and other community members on the future of ultra-secure operating systems. Official Jonathan Read more about NSA moves to OpenSolaris…. hmmm whats gonna happen 2 linux?[…]