[Technology] Titan supercomputer debuts for open scientific research

Titan supercomputer debuts for open scientific research
http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-10-29/titan_sets_high-water_mark_for_gpu_supercomputing.html
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).

Windows Phone 8
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/windows-8--more-than-the-sum-of-its-parts-20121029-28e84.html
Microsoft bets on Windows Phone 8 to regain foothold in smartphone market. On Monday in San Francisco, Microsoft has the launch event for Windows Phone 8, the latest version of the company's 2-year-old smartphone platform.

Apple: iPad Mini Is Smaller, Not Cheaper iPad.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/display/20121029000101_Apple_iPad_Mini_Is_Smaller_Not_Cheaper_iPad.html
Several years ago Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs criticized media tablets with 7” displays, claiming that they do not provide enough screen space for Internet browsing and other tasks.

Valve opens Steam for Linux beta registration, wants pros only
http://games.on.net/2012/10/steam-for-linux-beta-begins-experienced-linux-users-wanted/
Valve opens Steam for Linux beta registration, wants pros only. Right on schedule (ahem), Valve has begun requesting applications for the first Steam for Linux beta test.

A closer look at Assassin's Creed 3
http://www.gamepur.com/news/9595-assassins-creed-3-first-review-live-now-perfect-score-1010.html
Each Assassin's Creed game has experienced its own challenges in depicting historical themes. Every time you load up one of the four Assassin's Creed games, you get this message: This is likely because if you didn't play the whole thing to see how ...

Hollande wants search engines to pay for linking articles- paper
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOxJiphdF90X9yFu5pdLk5KVg4yA?docId=CNG.c0cfccd792e03000acf35b2ac4e95769.941
PARIS Oct 28 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande is in favour of a law to force Internet search engines like Google to pay a fee for displaying links to newspaper articles, daily Le Figaro reported on Sunday.

157m Smartphone Shipped in 3Q 2012
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/disruptions-you-know-you-cant-live-without-apples-latest-glass-rectangle/
Mobile analyst firm Juniper Research estimates that the number of smartphone shipments exceeded 157 million in the third quarter of 2012, led by Samsung.