Monday, October 29, 2012

[Technology] Titan supercomputer debuts for open scientific research

Titan supercomputer debuts for open scientific research
http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/29/energy-department-kicks-off-its-giant-titan-supercomputer-with-thousands-of-nvidia-and-amd-chips/
The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility is home to Titan, the world's most powerful supercomputer for open science with a theoretical peak performance exceeding 20 petaflops (quadrillion calculations per second).

Q&A: How Livescribe's Sky adds a smartpen to Evernote
http://www.zdnet.com/q-and-a-how-livescribes-sky-adds-a-smartpen-to-evernote-7000006495/
Q&A: How Livescribe's Sky adds a smartpen to Evernote. Summary: Livescribe, the smartpen company, has launched Sky, a Wi-Fi version that stores files in the cloud.

Ready for nanotech brains? IBM's nanotube breakthrough gets us closer
http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/28/are-you-read-for-nanotech-brains-ibm-makes-breakthrough-in-manufacturing-carbon-nanotubes-to-replace-silicon-chips/
Carbon nanotubes are tiny wires that can conduct digital computer signals at five times or ten times the speed of traditional silicon chips.

32GB Nexus 7 tablet spied at Office Depot for $250
http://afr.com/f/free/technology/digitallife/google_nexus_plans_revealed_NUy0JWQTPVdxGBagH5HLXO
It looks like the 32GB version of Google's Nexus 7 tablet has moved from rumor to reality, at least according to one blogger, who says his local Office Depot has one in stock for $250.

Samsung Galaxy Note II (Sprint)
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/galaxy-note-ii-delivers-in-a-big-way-20121025-287nm.html
Pros. Massive high-definition screen. Fast quad-core processor. Includes a pressure-sensitive stylus and well-designed note-taking and drawing software.

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