by Bob Yirka, Physorg.com As anyone who has ever used a Windows based computer for any length of time knows, the longer you have it, the slower it goes; this is because of the accumulation of data files and entries in system logs; information that in many cases isn’t really necessary. Thus, our computers slow [...]
by Zoë Corbyn, New Scientist Tech Tracing disease outbreaks down to individual cities via social networking could help track dengue’s spread. “MY MOTHER is suspected of having dengue,” tweets a woman in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “I think I have dengue. Hopefully I’m wrong!” tweets a man in São Paulo, 350 kilometres away. These short [...]
Businesses must find ways to transform ‘big data’ into big money, or risk falling behind their competitors. – The Wall Street Journal, Technology Report Big data is a term bandied around the technology sector with great ease, but little precision. While exact definitions are hard to come by, what is clear is that the ability [...]
by Phil Sneiderman, John Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed software that can track public health trends using Twitter feeds. Researchers Mark Dredze and Michael J. Paul analyzed 2 billion tweets posted between May 2009 and October 2010 and used software to filter out the 1.5 million messages that referenced public health issues. [...]
by Chris Emery, Princeton University Princeton University researchers have developed the Edge Laboratory, a miniature version of the global communications network, to develop new ideas and systems that will help ensure that future networking infrastructure will meet consumer demand. The Edge Laboratory focuses on edge networks such as 4G, Wi-Fi, U-Verse, and FiOS, which connect [...]
by Michael Feldman, HPC Wire Moore’s law will end during the decade of exascale computing, predicts a new white paper. The document anticipates that complementary-symmetry metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology, which the semiconductors behind exascale computing will initially employ, will reach its limit sometime within the middle of the next decade when the size of transistors reaches [...]
by Elizabeth Montalbano, InformationWeek The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released a set of 14 policies designed to maintain the Internet as a forum for open communication and expression. The policies are similar to those set out by U.S. President Barack Obama, which aim to promote government transparency and accountability through the [...]