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From ACM NewsSamuel Greengard| December 7, 2023
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
If you are looking for a sure thing at this year's Oscars look no further than Gravity to win the best visual effects category.BBC News From ACM Careers | February 24, 2014
Behind a long rectangular window, in a high white room tended by ghostly figures in masks and hats, a new satellite is taking shape.BBC News From ACM Careers | February 12, 2014
The flashing lights, cool sound effects and high-speed bouncing ball action have made pinball simulators a hugely popular genre of video game, not to mention big...BBC News From ACM Careers | February 11, 2014
Bitcoin speculators have made millions of pounds in the last few months as the value of the Internet-based virtual currency has exploded.BBC News From ACM News | January 24, 2014
Nearly 62 percent of all website traffic is currently produced by automated software tools, according to an Incapsula study. BBC News From ACM TechNews | December 19, 2013
Google has introduced a new feature to its Google Glass, which allows users to take a photo with a "wink of the eye."BBC News From ACM News | December 18, 2013
The European Union is funding a project that intends to use high-tech sensors to get young people to adopt healthy lifestyles. BBC News From ACM TechNews | December 16, 2013
Sony has filed a patent application for a device called a SmartWig with hopes of becoming a major player in the wearable technology sector. BBC News From ACM TechNews | December 2, 2013
Electronic Arts' multi-player shooter "Battlefield 4" exploded onto the computer games scene earlier this month, giving players a realistic taste of military combat...BBC News From ACM News | November 27, 2013
The Internet is threatened by a "growing tide of surveillance and censorship," warns Sir Tim Berners-Lee. BBC News From ACM TechNews | November 25, 2013
A team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough that brings quantum computing closer to real-world use. BBC News From ACM TechNews | November 20, 2013
Japanese scientists have developed a robot that can choose a hand shape for the rock-paper-scissors game almost at the same time as a human. BBC News From ACM TechNews | November 7, 2013
Motorola wants to allow users of its smartphones to customize the device's components. The company has been working on Project Ara for more than a year, and has...BBC News From ACM TechNews | October 31, 2013
Several U.K. institutions are collaborating on the ultra-parallel visible light communications project. The researchers have used a micro-LED light bulb to transmit...BBC News From ACM TechNews | October 30, 2013