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Study: The truth about online dating sites selling you the science of loveA new research study observes the use of "scientific" research in order to give weight to online dating services that offer to find the perfect soulmate for users.
Topix.net | 08-Feb-2012 10:53
FBI Declares Cloud Vendors Must Meet CJIS Security Rules
The FBI Tuesday reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Systems security requirements.
Topix.net | 08-Feb-2012 06:38
Siri brings nearly 25 percent of Wolfram Alpha traffic
According to a report by the New York Times, nearly 25 percent of the traffic handled by search engine Wolfram Alpha comes from Siri, Apple's voice-controlled personal assistant software.
Topix.net | 08-Feb-2012 02:29
New Juniper routers converge the access net
Juniper Networks Inc. will soon release access routers designed to provide an on-ramp to service provider networks from residential, business and mobile networks.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 23:19
Mobile Computing is the "New Normal" for Federal Employees, CDW-G Survey Finds
CDW Government LLC , a leading provider of technology solutions to government, education and healthcare customers, today announced the results of its first Federal Mobility Report, an assessment of how Federal employees are using mobile devices today.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 21:09
Neat Video Announces Neat Video Pro Noise Filter for Assimilate Scratch and Scratch Lab
The Neat Video team today announced that they have delivered the Neat Video Pro video noise reduction filter as an OpenFX plug-in for ASSIMILATE's SCRATCH and SCRATCH Lab digital workflow tools.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 17:00
How to Protect Your Intellectual Property in the Cloud
Around this time last year, the cloud computing contract signings were coming fast and furious -- not just for commodity work like IT management or email, but for software and infrastructure closer to the core of corporate value.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 12:45
Man hopes app on his stolen laptop leads police to thief
A Boston man is hoping an application he installed in his stolen computer will lead police to the whereabouts of the thief.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 08:40
Looking for work? There may be an app for that
Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 06:35
The Father of Computer Science is Still a Criminal
The British House of Lords has refused to grant a posthumous pardon to legendary cryptanalyst and mathematician, Alan Turing.
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 06:35
Microsoft opens C++ extension for other compilers
Microsoft has opened its C++ AMP specification so it can also be used by non-Microsoft compilers to harness the power of GPUs .
Topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 03:26
Define this! Google exposes dirty words
Experts are warning parents about their kids doing a define Google search, given a quirk in the search engine giant's algorithm that has been exploited to return dirty words -- a problem Google says it's working to correct.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 23:21
ScienceLogic Wins 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award
The ScienceLogic platform won because it gives service providers and corporations visibility into and control over their public and private cloud-based resources along with their data center infrastructures, all from the same management console.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 21:22
E-Learning Expert Calls for Computer Science in Schools
Computer Science a Vital Discipline - John Bain, Principal of JSB & Associates, a boutique firm of Chartered and Forensic Accountants in Nassau and chairman of the e-Learning Committee of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants In a technology driven age, Computer Science has become a fundamental field of study that drives the world, yet ... (more)
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 21:22
SeaMicro Adapts Xeon for Microservers
SeaMicro, the ambitious start-up that has been building so-called microservers out of low-power Intel Atom chips, has started building microservers out of low-voltage quad-core Intel Xeon chips using the same architecture its Atom systems use.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 17:07
Online Computer Science Education for Free
Last autumn hundreds of thousands of students signed up for three computer-related free online courses offered under the auspices of Stanford University.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 12:52
Cloud Computing: Application Services and PaaS
One of the first things I learned when I started talking with clients about their plans for platform-based clouds is that there is no such thing as a 'simple application environment.' Even for the most basic, CRUD-style applications, you can count on there being numerous different components involved in the overall solution.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 11:47
Meet Nicira. Yes, people will call it the VMware of networking.
Nicira, the not-so-stealthy-but-seriously-hot networking startup is ready to tell the world what it offers and who is buying its software.
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 07:28
Recent Advances in Computer Science and Information Engineering
Results of the 2011 2nd World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering held at 17-19 June 2011 at Changchun International Conference Exhibition Center Hotel, Changchun, China CSIE 2011 is an international scientific Congress for distinguished scholars engaged in scientific, engineering and technological research, dedicated to build ... (more)
Topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 03:18
Personalized eCommerce Is Already Here, You Just Don't Recognize It
Editor's Note: This guest post is written by Nir Eyal , a founder of two startups and an advisor to several Bay Area incubators.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 23:09
Finding structure with randomness: Probabilistic algorithms for...
Low-rank matrix approximations, such as the truncated singular value decomposition and the rank-revealing QR decomposition, play a central role in data analysis and scientific computing.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 18:59
Facebook IPO Marks The Transition To The Semantic Web
Electricity, in the form of lightning bolts, has been considered a mysterious phenomena by mankind for centuries until the mid 18th century when Benjamin Franklin conducted extensive research to understand what it was made of and his electrical experiments led to the invention of the lightning rod.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 14:54
The Complete Virtualization Resource
A huge topic on everyone's mind that has any involvement with the IT industry is virtualization.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 10:45
Robopocalypse Now
Dr. Sascha Vongehr [e Zae 'ae2TM] studied phil/math/chem/phys in Germany, obtained a BSc in theoretical physics & MSc ... Robopocalypse , see also here on Boing Boing , is a novel by roboticist Daniel Wilson, who foretells a global apocalypse brought on by artificial Intelligence that hijacks automation systems globally and uses them to wipe out ... (more)
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 06:31
Welcome to the desktop degreea
Computer scientists Peter Norvig, left, and Sebastian Thrun, are teaching Stanford's free online AI course.
Topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 02:16
Algorithms/Data vs. Analysts/Reports: Fight
Jon Evans is a novelist, journalist, and software engineer. His novels have been published around the world, translated into several languages, and praised by The Times, The Economist, and the Washington Post.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 22:11
Frankenstein and a hedge fund
Dr. Victor Frankenstein thought it would be a good idea to bring an inanimate body to life.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 18:02
"Hello wormface"
SimSimi, a popular Korean-developed conversation application, has Culture and ICT ministry officials worried.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 13:57
Android dominates market, mobile use going mainstream
A new comScore report notes that in the three month period ending in December 2011, Samsung was found to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.3 percent market share and Google Android increased to 47.3 percent of all smartphone operating systems, approaching the 50 percent mark nearly a year ahead of what was originally projected.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 09:47
Using Hibernate to Implement Multi-tenant Cloud Architecture
Hibernate is an excellent Java ORM tool but it lacks the features required to implement a multi-tenant cloud architecture.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 05:38
Skin Scan wants to fight cancer using iPhones and big data
Skin Scan , a startup based in Bucharest, Romania, is selling an iPhone app that lets consumers take pictures of questionable moles and get back information on the likelihood that the mole in question is dangerous.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 01:28
Addressing the Need for More Women in Computer Science Programs
Last year, women accounted for only 14 percent of computer science college graduates in the United States, according to the Computing Research Association.
Topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 00:29
The Daily Start-Up: TigerText Roars Out Of Gate With $8.2M
One of the ironies in the country's health-care system is that doctors-many of whom routinely use the most sophisticated devices ever invented-are still trapped in the '90s when it comes to communicating with one another.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 20:19
Quadcopter Swarms Dance in the Air
Swarms of robots are getting closer and closer to moving around like a colony of insects.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 16:09
Simsimi to censor swear words
The Simsimi chat bot developer has agreed censor swear words and personal rights violations from its smartphone application's Thai vocabulary, Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap said Friday.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 12:05
Oscars vote vulnerable to cyber-attack under new online system, experts warn
Academy to switch to electronic ballots in 2013 - but move from paper voting does not eliminate prospect of foul play The Academy announced last week that as of 2013 it would be ditching its current votes-by-mail system.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 08:00
In Mauritania, Sunny With A Chance Of Locusts
In this outpost in the Sahara Desert, scientists are working feverishly to add a "Biblical problem" to the weather forecasts: The Desert Locust Center here in the capital of Mauritania, an enormous and sandy West-African country, is employing all kinds of technology - from "eLocust" computing devices to satellite images and crowdsourced locust ... (more)
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 04:00
In Mauritania, sunny with a chance of locusts
In this outpost in the Sahara Desert, scientists are working feverishly to add a "Biblical problem" to the weather forecasts: The Desert Locust Center here in the capital of Mauritania, an enormous and sandy West-African country, is employing all kinds of technology - from "eLocust" computing devices to satellite images and crowdsourced locust ... (more)
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 04:00
Meretz aims to revolutionize electronic voting
Meretz's leadership race next Tuesday will feature a sophisticated new electronic system that could be a model for electronic voting around the world.
Topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 02:56
2-D or not 2-D?
QUICK RESPONSE CODES ARE POPPING UP ON PACKAGES EVERYWHERE and smartphone users are becoming more comfortable using them.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 22:41
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes DigitalRoute for Its Billing Mediation...
DigitalRoute is a major supplier of billing mediation solutions for the communications industry.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 19:36
IBM supercomputer to hit 20 petaflops, doubles fastest in TOP500
Last November IBM announced its next generation supercomputing project, Blue Gene/Q, a project undertaken by software application developers and other computer scientists to build an "ultra-scale" technical computing platform.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 15:32
IBM Expands Endpoint Security, Operations
IBM has added to Tivoli Endpoint Manager the ability to perform security and operational chores for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 11:17
Nimbus puts up its new all-flash array against disk arrays
Nimbus Data Systems today announced a new all-NAND flash storage array aimed at enterprise-class data centers that it said matches disk arrays on price, but outperforms everywhere else.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 07:07
Scattered Genesys Needs to Regroup After Alcatel-Lucent Split, Says Analyst
Alcatel-Lucent has closed the sale of its customer-service software and contact-center business Genesys, which now needs to regroup and start working on improving areas such as analytics, Gartner analyst Steve Blood said.
Topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 02:58
Why is Amazon hiring like a drunken sailor?
The most striking thing about Amazon's 8-K filing . Sixty-seven percent is a very big number - even for Amazon.
Topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 22:43