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Computer use link to eye disease
Computer use link to eye disease
Heavy computer use could be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short-sighted, fear researchers.
Glaucoma is caused by increased fluid pressure within the eye compressing the nerves at the back, which can lead to blindness if not treated.
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Toxic web links help virus spread
Toxic web links help virus spread
Virus writers have begun using the power of the web to spread their malicious wares.
A Windows virus called Bofra is turning infected machines into distributors of its malicious code.
Those clicking on the poisoned links in e-mail messages sent out by infected machines may fall victim to the virus.
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Earth Simulator loses its top spot
Earth Simulator loses the top spot
The Earth Simulator lost its top spot in this years Top500 supercomputer index, it slipped down two places to third place
The former fastest computer clocked up a staggering 35 Terraflops score, but thats nothing compared to what replaced it
Blue Gene is an IBM machine currently in testing, It is being assembled for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, for the US Department of Energy. in its current incarnation it has recorded calculations upto 70 Teraflops a second, or twice what The Earth Simulator reached, this is a staggering feat, and it will be even faster when it is complete
It's a long way from the worlds first super computer, the Cray-1, which was built almost 30 years ago, that reached a whopping 80 mega flops, Blue Gene is 5 million times faster!
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Firefox browser takes on Microsoft
Firefox browser takes on Microsoft
Few people get excited when some new software is released, especially when the program is not a game or a music or movie player.
But the release of the first full version of a web browser called Firefox has managed to drum up a respectable amount of pre-launch fervour.
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UK report says Linux is 'viable'
UK report says Linux is 'viable'" />UK report says Linux is 'viable'
UK government departments moved a step closer to using open-source operating systems such as Linux after a study found that they are "viable" products.
The software can "generate significant savings", the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in its report.
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Cisco Announces Storage Networking CCIE
Cisco Announces Storage Networking CCIE
Cisco Systems has announced that it will be adding a new Storage Networking track to its line of Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) credentials.
The title is designed to certify candidates expert-level knowledge in intelligent storage solutions over extended network infrastructure using multiple transport options such as Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCIP and FICON, Cisco said.
Like the other CCIE titles, CCIE Storage Networking will require passing both a written qualification exam as well as a hands-on lab exam.
A beta for the written exam will run from Nov. 18 through Dec. 16 at Pearson Vue and Prometric testing centers worldwide for a discounted price. The live version of this exam as well as the lab are expected in the first three months of 2005, the company said.
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Radical fabric is one atom thick
Radical fabric is one atom thick" />Radical fabric is one atom thick
A new class of material, which brings computer chips made from a single molecule a step closer, has been discovered by scientists.
Called graphene, it is a two-dimensional, giant, flat molecule which is still only the thickness of an atom.
The nanofabric's remarkable electronic properties mean that an ultra-fast and stable transistor could be made.
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Server+ Hits 10,000; New Version Coming in 2005
Server+ Hits 10,000; New Version Coming in 2005
CompTIA recently announced that 10,000 people have earned its vendor-neutral Server+ certification. The title, which covers server hardware and related technology, debuted in 2001. It is currently undergoing a revision that will launch in "Q1 of 2005," the organisation's Web site states. A comparison of the old and new objectives can be found here.
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Google rolls out corporate search
Google rolls out corporate search" />Google rolls out corporate search
Google has begun the global roll-out of a technology which enables firms to "google" their own networks easily.
The search firm, recently floated on the Nasdaq stock market, says companies will soon discover search as a "critical business function".
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Intel shift over need for speed
Intel shift over need for speed" />Intel shift over need for speed
The world's largest chip maker, Intel, is changing its approach to making faster computer microprocessors.
It has dropped plans to release a four gigahertz version of its flagship Pentium 4 chip. Intel's shift reflects a change for the chip industry, which is moving away from boosts in megahertz and gigahertz.
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