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  • April 2008

    • Among New Browsers, Firefox Bests Safari and IE

      newser  |  PC World  |  Apr 14, 08 6:17 PM CDT

      Among New Browsers, Firefox Bests Safari and IE

      Mozilla, Apple, and Microsoft are in the final stages of developing new versions of their Web browsers, and Firefox 3 is the winner over spyware-susceptible Safari 3.1 and work-in-progress IE 8. The new Mozilla product has outstanding memory management and speed, boasts great groundbreaking bookmark features, and is impressively secure, Erik Larkin writes in PC World . More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • Internet security  • Firefox  • web browser  • Internet Explorer  • Mozilla  • Safari  • computer memory

  • March 2008

    • Intel: Cheap Memory Won't Erase Profits

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 5, 08 11:17 PM CST

      Intel: Cheap Memory Won't Erase Profits

      Steep drops in the price of NAND flash memory have hit Intel's profits, but CEO Paul Otellini vows it's not going to put the company in the red, the AP reports. Prices of the chips have fallen more than 50% recently, much more than the chipmaking giant had predicted. Otellini says the company will move into new markets to offset the effect of the cheap chips. More »

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      Intel  • computer chip  • computer memory  • Paul Otellini  • NAND chips  • memory chips

    • Etch-A-Sketch Newest Chip Design Tool

      newser  |  MIT Technology Review  |  Mar 4, 08 11:57 AM CST

      Etch-A-Sketch Newest Chip Design Tool

      Imagine a computer chip that could literally have wires drawn onto it and erased like an etch-a-sketch. That’s what University of Pittsburgh researchers have been able to create, Technology Review reports. To demonstrate the technology, researchers drew the tip of an atomic force microscope across the chip like a pencil, leaving nano-sized, conductive wires in its wake. More »

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      computer chip  • semiconductor  • computer memory  • transistor

  • February 2008

    • Data Encryption Isn't So Secure, After All

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 22, 08 1:29 PM CST

      Data Encryption Isn't So Secure, After All

      Accessing encrypted data can be as simple as chilling a computer memory chip, according to a Princeton research group. The researchers were able to break through encryption in Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems, reports the New York Times , calling into question the security methods that companies, government agencies, and individuals use to protect data. More »

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      Internet security  • computer security  • encryption  • data theft  • Princeton University  • computer memory  • memory chips

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