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Music, CompuMaestro -- like Radiohead, please...

September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | No comments yet

It's an archetypal exchange in musical performance. A vocalist stands poised to perform. The guitarist alongside is ready to add depth and harmony to the melody. The guitarist doesn't know the song but "hum ...


First 3-D processor runs at 1.4 Ghz on new architecture

September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 74 vote(s) | User comments: 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- The next major advance in computer processors will likely be the move from today's two-dimensional chips to three-dimensional circuits, and the first three-dimensional synchronization circuitry is now running ...


GPS receivers can be 'spoofed,' say researchers

September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 31 vote(s) | User comments: 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just like flat-screen televisions, cell phones and computers, global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without. So if such a ubiquitous ...


Computer hardware 'guardians' protect users from undiscovered bugs

September 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- As computer processor chips grow faster and more complex, they are likely to make it to market with more design bugs. But that may be OK, according to University of Michigan researchers who have devised a ...


Internet specialists see 'clouds' gathering

September 10, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Making use of all the knowledge online is a huge challenge that may be solved by cloud computing, which researchers say is the next logical step for the Internet.