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Breakthrough for Fusion Energy Could be Near

Lockheed Martin Corp said on Wednesday it had made a technological breakthrough in developing a power source based on nuclear fusion, and the first reactors, small enough to fit on the back of a truck, could be ready in a decade. Tom McGuire, who heads the project, said he and a small team had been […]

Microsoft Announces Windows 10

Microsoft has officially unveiled the name of the new and upcoming version of it’s computer operating system, curiously called Windows 10 (skipping the name Windows 9). Microsoft touted Windows 10 as the company’s “most comprehensive platform, ever,” that stresses a single product family, platform, and store. Microsoft did not list an official reason for skipping the version […]

IPv6 adoption slowly starting to grow

According to a new paper by the The ICSI Networking and Security Group as well as Google’s own statistics, IPv6 adoption has slowly started showing signs of growth reaching over 4% of all web traffic for the first time. What is IPv6? IPv6 stands for Internet Protocol version 6 and is the latest version of the […]

3D Printing Set to Take Off

Article from factor-tech.com: The 3D printing market will become as valuable as WhatsApp in another four years, research has revealed. Unlike the social messaging platform, the 3D printing industry, despite having plenty of real-world uses, is still only just breaking into the mass consumer market. However, the growth of 3D printing is set to explode […]

A glimpse of future technology from Corning

The futuristic audio/video technology found in sci-fi movies and tv is closer than you think. Corning the makers of Gorilla glass found in iPhones and other smartphones has made a series of simple yet beautiful videos to showcase new technology on the horizon. Entitled “A Day Made of Glass: Montage” a fast-paced, 90-second snapshot of […]

Intel’s New 4th Generation ‘Haswell’ Processors

Earlier this month Intel formally introduced its new 4th-generation Core processors for desktop and mobile PCs. These 4th-Generation Core processors (also known as Haswell) will gradually replace last year’s 3rd generation Core processors (also known as Ivy Bridge) in many of the same system setups and configurations. Intel’s 4th-generation processors are being built on a […]

Passwords continue to have little defense against hackers

Article from Zdnet: The time an end-user spends devising a password this year will be longer than the life expectancy of that password, according to Deloitte Canada. The research organization said Monday that 90% of user-generated passwords would be relevant for mere seconds under pressure from hackers. Those passwords include so-called strong passwords, which are […]

Apple likely to lose out to Google: Elon Musk

From Cnet: A couple of months ago, Apple could do no wrong. Now it’s become the tech punditry’s favorite pinata. The latest to take a swipe: none other than Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Musk was quoted at a government-sponsored round table in London held last week saying that Apple will likely lose out […]

Demographics – Smart Phones & Tablets

As more of today’s consumers own both a smartphone and a tablet, how do they choose which device to use? How, when, and why do people use their smartphones versus their tablets? A new study from Flurry Analytics aims to answer that question. Just as smartphones have conquered the home and the workplace, tablets are […]

47 years later Moore’s Law continues on at Intel

Article from Cnet: In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore foresaw an inexorable rise in chip power that eventually delivered the computer to your pocket. While long in the tooth, Moore’s prediction still has plenty of life in it. Here’s why. Year in, year out, Intel executive Mike Mayberry hears the same doomsday prediction: Moore’s Law […]