Microsoft unveils 'Windows 8' operating system
Microsoft showed off its newest operating system, still code-named "Windows 8," at the D9 Conference June 1.
Iowa University tests high-tech escape system
The system's sensors help people hotfoot it out of burning buildings.
'Stun glove' gives an arm of the law superhero powers
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department later this year will debut a prototype arm shield with a non-lethal taser, LED flashlight and laser-guided video camera, and which could add GPS, smart phone and biometrics.
Air Force wants acoustic sensors to help save the squirrels
The service is seeking acoustic fingerprinting technology to locate and track the endangered Mohave squirrels on Edwards Air Force Base.
The $25 computer that could help change the world
The key-drive sized PC from the Raspberry Pi Foundation could help in poor areas and school districts, as long as they have monitors.
Build a real Star Trek tricorder and you may live long and prosper
The X-Prize Foundation offering $10 million for Star Trek tricorder – a real one.
To study mental illness, scientists drive a computer crazy
Neural network gets delusional and claims responsibility for a terrorist bombing during a study of schizophrenia.
Surveillance systems moving to a new dimension
British police are employing a 3-D surveillance technology that tracks every digital move a suspect makes. Privacy advocates are calling for transparency.
NASA satellites prove Einstein right, again
Gravity Probe B's four satellites, equipped with super-precise gyroscopes, confirm theories about gravitational effects on space-time.
Intel claims 'unprecedented' boost in chip architecture
Company says a new 22-nonometer architecture will lead to faster chips with reduced power use, and keep Moore's Law alive.
Rumor has it Windows 8 will be released in 2013
Windows 8 might be released in 2013, according to a Directions on Microsoft analyst, but so far the speculation is unconfirmed.
Search for intelligent life falls victim to funding cuts
The SETI radio telescope array that was scanning the skies for signals from alien civilizations has stopped listening.
Microsoft will play by the rules on legacy IPv4 addresses
Microsoft, which picked up a block of slightly used IPv4 addresses from bankrupt Nortel, has agreed to transfer them according to official policy, heading off a confrontation over who controls the legacy addresses.
Next ARM chip will add muscle to smart phones, tablets
The Cortex-A15, which promises to boost smart-phone and tablet PC performance fivefold, is the latest example of why mobile devices could soon overtake PCs.
5 technologies key to the mobile revolution
These emerging technologies will make mobile, wireless computing the dominant platform of the future.
Microsoft plans major update for 'Mango' Windows Phone
Microsoft on April 13 unveiled a major tools update to come for Windows Phone "Mango," plus other developer news, at its MIX 11 developer conference.
Surveillance at the genetic level: Is it possible?
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking technologies that could track gene changes in bacteria and viruses.
Intel's Oak Trail processors designed for tablets
The newest version of the company's Atom processor is set to be used in some 35 devices that will be released throughout 2011.
Intell video moves to a Netflix model
A video system developed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency offers recorded full-motion video that is stored in a central location but can be accessed via laptops and other electronic devices.
Google taking its talents to Kansas City, Kan.
Google has chosen Kansas City, Kan., from among more than 1,000 ardent suitors for the site of its 1 gigbit/sec optical network.
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