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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.


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Hewlett Packard Opens Doors to Its HP Labs ­.K. Research Base

The year is 2015, and in a government-owned data centre somewhere in southern England thousands of servers are humming away, hard at work keeping the country running...

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Quantum Computing Could Head to 'the Cloud,' Study Says

A novel high-speed, high-security computing technology will be compatible with the "cloud computing" approach popular on the Web, a study suggests.

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Sopa: Sites Go Dark As Part of Anti-Piracy Law Protests

Thousands of Internet sites are taking part in a "blackout" protest against anti-piracy laws being discussed by U.S. lawmakers.

Hackers Plan Space Satellites to Combat Censorship
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Hackers Plan Space Satellites to Combat Censorship

An organization of computer hackers is planning to launch its own communication satellites and bypass satellites controlled by governmental bodies and used to censor...

Touchless Smartphones and Tvs Could Be on Sale in 2012
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Touchless Smartphones and Tvs Could Be on Sale in 2012

So you've lost your TV remote control. Again.

Driverless Car: Google Awarded ­.s. Patent For Technology
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Driverless Car: Google Awarded ­.s. Patent For Technology

The intellectual rights relate to a method to switch a vehicle from a human-controlled mode into the state where it takes charge of the wheel.

Scientists Break World Record For Data-Transfer Speeds
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Scientists Break World Record For Data-Transfer Speeds

Researchers are claiming a new world record for data transfers over long distances.

How ­seful Is a Captured Drone?
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How ­seful Is a Captured Drone?

An American surveillance drone has been captured and filmed in Iran, where experts are apparently examining it.

Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales on the Internet's Future
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Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales on the Internet's Future

Censorship is the biggest threat to the development of the Internet, according to Wikipedia's founder Jimmy Wales.

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Robot Wars 'Still a Long Way Off'

"I'll be back" said Arnold Schwarzenegger as cyborg-assassin the Terminator, back from the year 2029 to carry out a murder in 1984. But it seems that, when it...

Ready For the Robot Revolution?
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Ready For the Robot Revolution?

Robots are about to invade our lives. From performing household chores, to entertaining and educating our children, to looking after the elderly, roboticists...

'smart' Cctv Could Track Rioters
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'smart' Cctv Could Track Rioters

Researchers at Kingston University have created a system that uses artificial intelligence to recognise specific types of behaviour, such as someone holding a...

When Algorithms Control the World
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When Algorithms Control the World

If you were expecting some kind warning when computers finally get smarter than us, then think again.

How Engineers Create Artificial Sounds to Fool ­S
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How Engineers Create Artificial Sounds to Fool ­S

Hundreds of items have their acoustics deliberately tweaked to make us happy, according to Trevor Cox, professor of acoustic engineering at the University of...

Mobile 'Pinging' Claim Raises Legal Questions
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Mobile 'Pinging' Claim Raises Legal Questions

A former News of the World journalist's allegation the newspaper paid police to track mobile phones raises serious questions about the U.K.'s eavesdropping laws...

'Talking' Cars Could Reduce Motorway Pile-­ps
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'Talking' Cars Could Reduce Motorway Pile-­ps

Scientists from the University of Bologna in Italy have developed software that lets cars "communicate" with one another on the road.

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Cisco Predicts Internet Device Boom

There will be twice as many Internet-connected devices as people in the world in the next four years due to the proliferation of tablets, mobile phones, connected...

U.k. Seeks Cyber Security Champions
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U.k. Seeks Cyber Security Champions

Britons who can defend the nation's networks armed only with a keyboard are being sought in a national competition.

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Helmet Camera Technology Enables Live Front-Line Video

Helmet-mounted cameras mean live video can be sent direct from the front line back to headquarters. This technology enabled military and intelligence chiefs to...

Gravity Satellite Yields 'potato Earth' View
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Gravity Satellite Yields 'potato Earth' View

It looks like a giant potato in space. And yet, the information in this model is the sharpest view we have of how gravity varies across the Earth.
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