IBM is seeking insights about biological and artificial computing by building next-generation systems that meld concepts from both worlds. CNet From ACM TechNews | October 18, 2013
Is Apple's A7 chip twice as fast at processing and graphics, as Apple promised when announcing the new iPhone 5S?CNET From ACM Opinion | October 10, 2013
As we neared the threshold of the gates in front of the walkway to the home of the New York Mets, a message popped up on developer Chad Evans' space-gray iPhone...CNET From ACM News | September 30, 2013
In a double dose of irony, the National Security Agency's prying has given a big helping hand to Phil Zimmermann's business, Silent Circle.CNET From ACM Opinion | September 30, 2013
Apple is today releasing the much-anticipated iOS 7, and with it, the biggest overhaul of its mobile operating system since it debuted in 2007 with the original...CNET From ACM Opinion | September 18, 2013
Apple injected a lot of marketing hyperbole into its claims about the wonders of 64-bit computing when it showed off the A7 processor at the heart of the new ...CNET From ACM Opinion | September 12, 2013
Just hours after President Obama defended the National Security Agency's activities, the foreign surveillance agency released a document in which it claims to review...CNET From ACM News | August 12, 2013
Silent Circle shuttered its encrypted email service on Thursday, the second such closure in just a few hours in an apparent attempt to avoid government scrutiny...CNET From ACM News | August 9, 2013
With Google Translate's new handwriting tool, users can draw an unfamiliar word or character on their Android smartphone or tablet and get a translation. CNet From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2013
By wielding a potent legal threat, the U.S. government is often able to force Internet companies to aid its surveillance demands.CNET From ACM News | July 17, 2013
ICANN, the organization in charge of a major overhaul of Internet addresses, said it has signed agreements that will bring Chinese, Russian, and Arabic domain names...CNET From ACM News | July 15, 2013
Nvidia, trying to move its graphics chips into the supercomputing market, has found a niche helping engineers build brain-like systems called neural networks.CNET From ACM News | June 20, 2013
Augmented reality technologies have been in development in university labs and small companies for almost 50 years.CNet From ACM TechNews | June 12, 2013
The computer graphics industry has an insatiable appetite for realism, and researchers next month will show how they plan to feed it with innovations in computerized...CNET From ACM News | May 29, 2013
Google processes about 100 billion search requests a month, and about 15 percent of them take longer to process because the request is totally new to it.CNet From ACM TechNews | May 15, 2013