Information Technologies
Camera-phone ghost mystery explained
Martin Veitch the Inquirer, Friday 25 January 2008. 16:51:00 INQ cracks conundrum of spectral image CRUMBS, what a load of old codswallop, rolled in tripe and then wrapped in rubbish and tosh. The London Evening Standard must be desperate for news today as it is running a piece suggesting that 'an extraordinary, ghostly presence' has been detected in an image grabbed by a camera-phone.... Read more…
Intel 45nm Xeon 3360 on MSI X48 Platinum tested
Nebojsa Novakovic the Inquirer, Friday 25 January 2008. 16:27:00 First INQpressions FSB pumped up to the max BESIDE THE uber-geek QX9650 and QX9770 parts, Intel has also gradually released the first XeonUP processors in the 45nm process. Similar to their desktop counterparts, but with supposedly tougher binning and selection criteria, these server-grade 775-pin CPUs still fit into any desktop mobo supporting the Penryn generation.... Read more…
Gizmondo rises from the dead
Wily Ferret the Inquirer, Friday 25 January 2008. 16:18:00 Handheld will grace palms once more JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT it was safe to leave your houses - Gizmondo is back, rising from the grave and stalking your grandma. Yes, the sub-spec, sub-par handheld that gloriously failed to set the world on fire is planning a comeback, notwithstanding the subsequent arrest and jailing of the handheld... Read more…
Latest betting odds on IT seller race
The Toon Watcher the Inquirer, Friday 25 January 2008. 16:07:00 Complete form guide inside SINCE THE WORLD+DOG have nicked the Top 10 list format that has long been the hallmark of my contributions to this publication, a change of style is required. So here is my punters' guide to firms most likely to be acquired in 2008, a year that will quite possibly even... Read more…
Futuremark launches card comparison engine
Wily Ferret the Inquirer, Friday 25 January 2008. 15:51:00 Bang-per-buck-o-meter FINDING IT HARD to keep track of the raft of graphics cards being released recently, not to mention their relative price and performance? Well the folks at Futuremark might just have the answer for you.... Read more…
Life: A Tech-Centric View
At this week's Digital Life Design conference in Germany, renowned scientists Craig Venter, Ph.D., and Richard Dawkins wowed the audience with a conversation about genes and information technology. They discussed how evolution is becoming man-made, which brings up a number of interesting issues. "Genetics has become a branch of information technology," Dawkins opined. Read more…
Using Corporate Social Networking to Rev Up Revenue
Today's top companies know that the most effective way to grow revenue is by developing and maintaining strong relationships with current and potential clients. A company's own employees are building these relationships every day, and helping each other with introductions whenever possible. Unfortunately, finding the right introduction is difficult. Read more…
BT looks to small businesses
Unified communications for the small guy.BT Business has launched an IP platform-based package, known as "Communications Complete," designed to offer a unified communications (UC) package for the small business sector. Read more…
Big asteroid approaches Earth, Tuesday
Ambrose McNevin the Inquirer, Friday 25 January 2008. 11:33:00 Enjoy the weekend AN ASTEROID measuring around 250 metres across will come within 1.4 moon-distances of the Earth on Tuesday next, at around 8.33am. But it will not cause earthly havoc, death and destruction, scientists guaranteed. It'll be the biggest asteroid to come that close in twenty years.... Read more…
Chips cooled with noise
Ambrose McNevin the Inquirer, Friday 25 January 2008. 10:10:00 Do you mind speaking into the bag sir? LIQUID COOLING of computer chips and other heat intensive technology can be boosted by blasting sound waves at the coolant. The New Scientist reports that researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have come up with sound enhanced liquid cooling.... Read more…