Where in the world can you crunch over 8 quadrillion calculations per second? Find 672 computer racks linking an astonishing 68,544 CPUs, each of which harbors eight cores? Where the computing output is roughly equivalent to the power of 28,160 PlayStation 3s? *
On Japan’s “K” computer, that’s where. The supercomputer was built by …
Japanese authorities have had enough of spam emails and viruses, and decided that there’s only one way to deal with them: Jail time.
Admittedly, that’s not the only option for those falling foul of the criminalization of computer viruses, nor for the sending of pornographic spam emails; prison can be avoided if you can afford fines of …
You’ve got to hand it to Sony. In the face of a humiliating security breach and three-week-long PlayStation Network outage, they didn’t go for the “these aren’t the hacks you’re looking for” Jedi mind trick. They addressed the issue straight on, acknowledging that the outage happened, admitting that they may have lost some of their …
Well, for once, the gap between Sony’s plans and the execution of said plans doesn’t have everyone waiting for weeks on end. Just a few days ago, the PlayStation manufacturer promised that their online store would be operational again before the end of the week and whaddya know, it’s actually up and running on this fine Thurssday …
PS3 owners have been enjoying online play again for the last sixteen days after the weeks-long shutdown necessary to overhaul the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. But a crucial part of the online offering’s been missing, as Sony’s kept the PlayStation Store offline to further bolster security in the e-commerce portion of …
It’s been a tense, nerve-racking week in the United States and the other countries who got the PlayStation Network restored after Sony’s online service was shut down by hackers. Like anyone burned by a bad break-up, PS3 owners were tentative: “Will it stay up? Will it leave us again? How can we be sure?”
Heck, some enterprising folks …
According to a post on their Japanese site, Nikon is canceling the Coolpix S4100 point & shoot that they announced back in February.
The camera was slated to be shipped in May, but due to supply shortages imposed by the devastating earthquakes back in March, the camera manufacturer issued a press release this morning apologizing to …
At last! Finally someone has come up with a pair of brain-controlled furry robot cat ears for the masses.
This crazy contraption is necomimi, the first experimental prototype from a team in Japan calling themselves neurowear.
It’s not just decorative. Under those fuzzy ears are sensors that monitor your brain activity. When you …
At a VentureBeat Mobile Summit last night, Square COO Keith Rabois declared “the website as you know it” to be “dead.”
His justification? The “rise of mobile,” and how users are more likely to gravitate towards a smartphone’s apps as opposed to a site’s mobile version. Simply put, a website is “not going to feel as good as a …
Some of the world’s finest photographers have joined forces to document the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami – and raise money for its victims in the process.
The photojournalists – Dominic Nahr from Switzerland, Adam Dean from the UK, Shiho Fukada from Japan, James Whitlow Delano, Keith Bedford, and Paula Bronstein …
Recently percolating rumors have suggested delayed launch dates for Android tablets from several manufacturers. Acer’s Iconia tablet may not ship until May, Asus’ Eee Pad Transformer’s ship date has apparently slipped, and there’s loose talk that HTC’s Flyer tablet may show up later than expected, though the company has said it’s still …
One month later, Japan is till being wracked with powerful aftershocks, tsunami alerts and a nuclear crisis that threatens to spiral out of control. Google has set up a website, messagesforjapan.com, where people around the globe can show Japan their support in solidarity.
The site will automatically translate any comment you have …
