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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: computers

computers stories: 23 news summaries

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Reflective Gates
Waxes Nostalgic

On eve of retirement,
he narrates slideshow for Fortune on history
of Microsoft

Jun 26, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pictures of Bill Gates the child in a football uniform and alongside Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen in their high school computer room are among 15 shots in an exclusive Fortune photo essay. Gates himself narrates the slideshow chronicling Microsoft’s roots, through its founding and 1986 IPO. Other shots show... More »

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Microsoft • Bill Gates • operating system • Paul Allen • personal computers • computers

Chill Chips May Take Heat Off Computers

Tiny cooling system could eliminate bulkier fans, enable new leaps

Jun 25, 08 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have developed a tiny refrigeration system to keep computers cool, an invention that will do away with the clunky fan currently used—and potentially lead to much smaller and faster devices, Computerworld reports. The team at Purdue University expects the technology to be ready for installation within 2 years. More »

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electronics • microchips • Purdue • chips • computers • laptops • cooling

China Hackers Target Critical Congressman

GOP's Wolf, tough on human rights, says FBI traced cybercrime

Jun 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese hackers infiltrated four computers belonging to a member of Congress who is an outspoken critic of that country's human rights record, the Los Angeles Times reports. The FBI discovered that Republican Rep. Frank Wolf's machines had been "compromised" by hackers stationed in China, beginning as early as 2006;... More »

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China • Congress • human rights • hackers • spying • computers • Frank Wolf

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