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Quantum computers: technological deliverance or the end of security?
Quantum computing might spell the end of today's computer and credit card encryption technology, a U.S. physicist has claimed.
Mar 10 2008 2:21PM
Guest column: The impact of quantum computers on cryptography
To explain the impact of quantum computers, it is best to first take a step back to review how current encryption technologies work.
Mar 10 2008 1:56PM
Petascale computers: the next supercomputing wave
The author of the world's first published collection on petascale techniques, David A. Bader, discusses petascale, exascale and the future of computing.
Nov 29 2007 11:18AM
Boffins give computers 'common sense'
Computer scientists use Google Labs widget in object recognition software.
Oct 19 2007 6:49AM
US hackers crack al-Qaeda computers
Details are emerging of security leaks at the White House which have shut down an internet spying operation that had successfully cracked al-Qaeda's computers.
Oct 16 2007 6:57AM
Computers take bite out of sabre-toothed cats
Computer modelling technology has helped scientists to reveal that the Ice-Age sabre-toothed cat was not such a fearsome predator as its appearance would suggest.
Oct 3 2007 12:41PM
Computers help chemists in superbug battle
Computer analysis of drugs could revolutionise the fight against new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists believe.
Aug 22 2007 7:52AM
Email attack hits Pentagon computers
1,500 PCs taken offline following break-in.
Jun 22 2007 10:29AM
Space Station computers back online
USA - Collective sigh of relief from Nasa.
Jun 21 2007 5:59PM
Engineers tout 'morphable' computers
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, a developer of sensor systems for the US military, has claimed that it has developed the world's first computers that can morph into different forms.
Mar 23 2007 11:52AM
Scientists turn up atomic 'noise' for quantum computers
The music of the spheres.
Mar 6 2007 8:22AM
Police set Shining example with in-car computers
Stolen car triggers 'Here's Johnny', but no axe through window.
Feb 27 2007 7:54AM
First OLPC computers leave factory
Hardware specifications get "very close" to final build.
Nov 17 2006 9:54AM
VA to encrypt all computers
In the latest response to the massive laptop data breach that placed the personal information of some 26.5 million veterans and active duty members at risk for identity theft, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced Monday that all its computers will be encrypted, effective immediately.
Aug 15 2006 8:13PM
Flash memory marches on mobile computers
Flash memory to outship hard drives by 2013, analyst predicts.
Jul 18 2006 12:44PM
Computers at risk from heat wave
Vendor advises businesses to protect IT equipment.
Jul 4 2006 9:45AM
JB Hi-Fi moves into IT retail
ASX-listed retailer JB Hi-Fi is moving into IT retail, announcing its intention to sell computer products through its network of 60 stores Australia-wide.
May 5 2006 2:47PM
Fake BBC site infects computers with keylogger trojan
Criminals are using real stories from the BBC news website in a ploy to infect computers via the latest flaw in Internet Explorer (IE).
Mar 31 2006 11:55AM
Altech bullish over whitebox in 2006
Fresh from its appearance at the CES convention in Las Vegas, Altech Computers is flushed with confidence.
Jan 17 2006 10:02AM
Omega staff picked up by Altech
Altech Computers has snatched up nine former Omega employees following the company’s demise.
Jan 16 2006 12:06PM
