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Researchers build a robot you can’t knock down; Robot apocalypse begins 09 May, 2012 03:09:00
After all of our advancements in walking robots, we still have yet to see one that can pick itself back up. Current automatons either need to be helped back up or specifically designed to do so. - +
NASA looks Into satellites to beam solar power directly to Earth 13 April, 2012 05:05:00
There have been some incredible advances in solar power technology over the years, ranging from simple solar panels to solar-thermal power and more efficient panels. But NASA scientists believe the next step in maximizing sun-based energy will come from satellites that would beam harvested solar power down to Earth. - +
Microsoft develops a faster touchscreen with only one millisecond of lag 14 March, 2012 06:04:00
Touchscreens are supposed to offer us the most direct finger-to-screen interaction with our devices, but have you ever noticed that it takes a split second for something to actually happen? - +
Artificial skin can feel touch; robots prepare to out-human humans 26 October, 2011 05:35:00
Researchers have found plenty of uses for carbon nanotubes, but a team at Stanford's of the Bao Research Group found a new use for them: artificial skin. The researchers created a stretchable, transparent skin-like sensor that not only is elastic like skin, but can also sense touch and pressure like the real thing. - +
Scientists read minds (sort of), create brain scan video 25 September, 2011 11:02:00
If you ever wanted to see what your brain sees when you're watching Nyan Cat or a YouTube video, this is it. University of California, Berkeley researchers have recreated videos by scanning a person's brain. - +
IBM builds 120-petabyte storage system 27 August, 2011 04:14:00
IBM is shattering world tech records again, this time the company's researchers have built the largest ever storage system setup. Coming in at 120-petbytes (120 million gigabytes), the ludicrous data storage rig is made up of 200,000 conventional hard drive disks set up at IBM's Almaden, California, research lab. - +
It takes 1m ARM processors to make 1b brain neurons 13 July, 2011 03:42:00
A group of British researchers led by the daddy of the ARM processor, normally found in smartphones, went to find out how many how many neurons can an ARM chip simulate. - +
So long and goodbye, Spirit rover 26 May, 2011 03:34:00
NASA is ending attempts to contact the long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Spirit after communications stopped on March 22, 2010. - +
Graphene modulators could break network speed limits 09 May, 2011 07:18:00
Fiber optic networks are at the forefront of record-setting Internet speeds. Now the scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have developed a graphene modulator that could push the curve forward by a ten-fold leap. - +
Robots learn to share and help each other 06 May, 2011 07:49:00
Robots have officially learned how to help each other -- like animals and humans do -- in a laboratory evolution experiment.
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CIO industry insight podcast #11: Brad Howarth talks about the future of broadband 15 June, 2011 09:17:33
Journalist for CIO Australia, Lisa Banks, chats to Brad Howarth about A Faster Future; the book he co-authored with Janelle Ledwidge. - +
CIO Live Podcast #89: Graham Waller, vice president and executive partner, Gartner 24 November, 2010 14:34:44
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Graham Waller, co-author of The CIO Edge - 7 Leadership Skills you need to drive results. The book examines the key skills CIOs need and how to develop them,focusing on the importance of the interplay between IT processes and people leadership. - +
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CIO Industry Insight Podcast #9: Tim Ayling, Chief Executive Officer, Platform46 06 August, 2010 09:22:40
CIO Australia editor, Georgina Swan, talks with Platform46 CEO, Tim Ayling, about collaboration in the enterprise. - +
Special Report: Green and Sustainable IT in the Enterprise 15 April, 2010 11:58:23
Despite all the hype surrounding Green IT, many CIOs and senior IT executives are unsure about the best way to start their organisations on the green journey. In this special edition podcast, CIO Australia editor Matt Rodgers speaks to Sundeep Khisty, Green Practice Leader, HP Enterprise Services, Asia Pacific & Japan, about how CIOs can best guide IT to become a core part of a company's sustainability strategy.
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Chinese cyber-espionage threatens U.S. economy, DoD says 25 May, 2012 13:23:49
China's refusal to even recognize the problem -- never mind address it -- is behind opposition to granting an international service license to China Mobile - +
Mayor of New Jersey town arrested on hacking and conspiracy charges 25 May, 2012 15:45:59
West New York mayor Felix Roque and his son are accused of hacking into a website that promoted his recalling from officeThe mayor of West New York, New Jersey, was arrested together with his son on Thursday, for allegedly hacking into a website that criticized him and his administration. - +
Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download 25 May, 2012 14:56:00
Absitnthe 2.0 is the first untethered jailbreak available for the third-generation iPadAbsinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam. - +
Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches 25 May, 2012 09:30:09
Companies are vulnerable, but often don't realize they areThe story "Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches," posted on the wire Thursday, incorrectly stated the location of Onapsis in the second paragraph. - +
Government alarm over cyberattacks validated by terrorists 25 May, 2012 13:23:21
Purported al Qaeda video circulated by supporters of Senate legislation to regulate computer security of critical industries
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