IBM makes breakthrough in new kind of “universal” memory chip

Monday 6th of February 2012 01:23:05 AM
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IBM researchers have made a breakthrough in a new kind of memory chip that can record data 100 times faster than today’s flash memory chips. That means scientists are one step closer to creating a universal memory chip that is fast, permanent, and has lots of capacity. If they really work as billed, these multi-bit phase-change memory chips could transform enterprise computing and storage by around 2016, according to IBM. The technology could lead to chips that are lower cost, faster, and more durable in storing applications for consumer devices, including mobile phones and cloud storage. It could also benefit...

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Barack Obama to be able to text terror warnings to all US phones

Monday 6th of February 2012 01:23:05 AM
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From next year, new phones and other hand-held devices will be required to be fitted with special chips to receive the alerts, which will also be sent by state and local authorities. Users will be able to opt out of every type of alert except those from the president, said the Federal Communications Commission. The system will include alerts about missing children and will supersede all other phone traffic to avoid delays. Mr Obama, who has been dubbed the "texter-in-chief" thanks to his devotion to his BlackBerry and heavy use of text messages during his 2008 campaign, may face criticism...

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Ultra-Orthodox protest planned ID cards in Greece

Monday 6th of February 2012 01:23:05 AM
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More than 2,000 Orthodox Christian fundamentalists have gathered at Syntagma Square in central Athens to protest at a government plan to issue new electronic ID cards that would include biometric data The protesters charge that the state aims at tighter control over its citizens and many believe that the design of the cards includes the number 666, the "Number of the Beast" described in the Book of Revelation. Hundreds of Orthodox priests and monks and a few dozen members of far right groups have joined the demonstrators. The protest has been peaceful except for a brief altercation with motorists when...

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Intel demos chips that can transfer an HD movie in 1 second

Monday 6th of February 2012 01:23:05 AM
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Intel announced today that it has created a breakthrough data-transfer technology in its labs, using a combination of silicon chips and lasers to transfer data over a fiber optic cable at a speed of 50 gigabits per second. That is far faster than the maximum possible today with copper wires, which hit their peak around 10 gigabits per second. The new Intel Silicon Photonics Link is fast enough to transfer a high definition movie from iTunes in one second, or to transfer 1,000 high-resolution digital photos in a second, or send 100 hours of music in a second, or to...

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ObamaCare Requires Micro Chipping of Americans?

Monday 6th of February 2012 01:23:05 AM
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Required RFID implanted chip Sec. 2521, Pg. 1000 – The government will establish a National Medical Device Registry. What does a National Medical Device Registry mean? National Medical Device Registry from H.R. 3200 [Healthcare Bill], pages 1001-1008: (g)(1) The Secretary shall establish a national medical device registry (in this subsection referred to as the ‘registry’) to facilitate analysis of postmarket safety and outcomes data on each device that— ‘‘(A) is or has been used in or on a patient; ‘‘(B)and is— ‘‘(i) a class III device; or ‘‘(ii) a class II device that is implantable, life-supporting, or life-sustaining.” Then on...

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