Virtual Reality, a Solution For America's Obesity Problem? By Wolfgang Gruener published 12 November 12 Could an attractive avatar convince you to moderate your eating style?
MIT Connects to Biological Power Supply in Your Inner Ear By Wolfgang Gruener published 11 November 12 There is an untapped power source in your inner ear.
Mozilla Claims 25% Improvement in Firefox Startup Speed By Wolfgang Gruener published 10 November 12 Mozilla developer Taras Glek promises a big performance boost for Firefox 18.
Intel Releases Itanium 9500, Packing Up to 8 Cores By Wolfgang Gruener published 9 November 12 Intel released the 32 nm generation of its Itanium processor series, now known as the 9500-series.
Samsung Chromebook: What The Netbook Should Have Been By Wolfgang Gruener published 9 November 12 I have to admit that it has been a while since I last used a Chromebook. Even my beloved Cr-48 has been collecting dust in a row of abandoned notebooks in a corner of my office.
NCSA's 11.5 PFlops Blue Waters Supercomputer in Testing By Wolfgang Gruener published 9 November 12 The National Center For Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) has opened its Blue Waters system to the science community.
Nvidia Announces Much Improved Linux Gaming Drivers By Wolfgang Gruener published 8 November 12 Nvidia just released a new version of its GeForce Linux drivers.
Early November 2012 DRAM Prices Decline, Flash Stabilizes By Wolfgang Gruener published 8 November 12 DRAM is beginning the week with another decline and no signs of price stabilization.
What Obama's Re-election Means for the Technology World By Wolfgang Gruener published 7 November 12 The old and new president of the U.S. has taught us over the past four years how he believes technology issues should be integrated into the government's policy.
MIPS Acquired by Imagination Technologies, Most Patents Go To Industry Organization By Wolfgang Gruener published 7 November 12 We are not exactly surprised that MIPS has been acquired since the company was shopping for a buyer for several months.
AMD Confirms Departure of CIO Mike Wolfe By Wolfgang Gruener published 6 November 12 AMD is losing two more high-ranking executives.
Mozilla Settles With IRS and pays $1.5 Million By Wolfgang Gruener published 6 November 12 After more than four years of investigation, the IRS has closed an audit of the Mozilla Foundation.
Kim Dotcom Promises Free Broadband for New Zealand By Wolfgang Gruener published 6 November 12 Kim Dotcom has big plans for New Zealand's internet infrastructure.
Russian Startup Develops x86 Emulator for ARM, Could Be Great for Windows RT Devices By Wolfgang Gruener published 5 November 12 Emulators are a fantastic tool to get antique Atari ST, Amiga and C64 games to run on your PC. In the future, there may be an emulator that is solving ARM headaches.
HDMI Over 330 Feet Using CAT5 Cable By Wolfgang Gruener published 5 November 12 Gefen has upgraded its HDMI range extender and now enables 1080p full HD with 3DTV pass-through to be transmitted over just one CAT5 cable instead of two. The range remains at 330 feet or 100m.
Microsoft Expands Rebootless Display Driver Upgrade Patent By Wolfgang Gruener published 5 November 12 Microsoft was just granted the rights to a more elaborate display driver update that does not require a computer system to reboot.
DRAM Prices Continue to Trend Downward By Wolfgang Gruener published 5 November 12 The already fragile DRAM market continued to lose ground in the second half of October.
Microsoft Surface Tablet is One of Oprah's Favorite Things By Wolfgang Gruener published 3 November 12 Oprah's endorsement can move mountains. Microsoft should consider options to increase the production of its Surface tablet.
Firefox Forces Secure HTTPS Connections for Some Domains By Wolfgang Gruener published 3 November 12 Mozilla announced that current Firefox Beta versions now come with a feature that forces HTTPS connections to certain sites via HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security).
Microsoft Reportedly Developing Own Smartphone By Wolfgang Gruener published 3 November 12 Tablets may not remain the only new hardware category Microsoft is interested in.
FTC May Recommend Antitrust Suit Against Google By Wolfgang Gruener published 3 November 12 Google is reportedly facing antitrust allegations over restricted access to smartphone patents the company owns.
Report: Sony's PS4 Orbis Dev Kit Runs on Modified AMD A10 By Wolfgang Gruener published 2 November 12 There are reports that Sony has begun shipping a new version of its Orbis PS4 development kit.
Linus Torvalds: 2560x1600 Needs To Be Next Standard By Wolfgang Gruener published 2 November 12 Linus Torvalds believes that it is time to leave antiquated screen resolutions behind.
Microsoft Sued Over Windows 8 Live Tiles By Wolfgang Gruener published 2 November 12 Microsoft's legal team put to work on Windows 8-related patent infringement lawsuits.
Apple Releases iOS 6.0.1 By Wolfgang Gruener published 2 November 12 Apple released the first update for iOS 6.