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Quantum computers: technological deliverance or the end of security?

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.
Liz Tay Mar 10 2008 2:21PM Security
Guest column: The impact of quantum computers on cryptography

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.
Robin Balean Mar 10 2008 1:56PM Security
Petascale computers: the next supercomputing wave

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.
Liz Tay Nov 29 2007 11:18AM Hardware
Boffins give computers 'common sense'

Boffins give computers 'common sense'

Computer scientists use Google Labs widget in object recognition software.
Robert Jaques Oct 19 2007 6:49AM Hardware
US hackers crack al-Qaeda computers

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.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2007 6:57AM Security
Computers take bite out of sabre-toothed cats

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.
Robert Jaques Oct 3 2007 12:41PM Software
Computers help chemists in superbug battle

Computers help chemists in superbug battle

Computer analysis of drugs could revolutionise the fight against new infectious agents and antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists believe.
Robert Jaques Aug 22 2007 7:52AM Software
Email attack hits Pentagon computers

Email attack hits Pentagon computers

1,500 PCs taken offline following break-in.
Shaun Nichols Jun 22 2007 10:29AM Security
Space Station computers back online

Space Station computers back online

USA - Collective sigh of relief from Nasa.
Iain Thomson Jun 21 2007 5:59PM Hardware
Engineers tout 'morphable' computers

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.
Clement James Mar 23 2007 11:52AM Hardware
Scientists turn up atomic 'noise' for quantum computers

Scientists turn up atomic 'noise' for quantum computers

The music of the spheres.
Robert Jaques Mar 6 2007 8:22AM Oddware
Police set Shining example with in-car computers

Police set Shining example with in-car computers

Stolen car triggers 'Here's Johnny', but no axe through window.
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2007 7:54AM Oddware
First OLPC computers leave factory

First OLPC computers leave factory

Hardware specifications get "very close" to final build.
Tom Sanders Nov 17 2006 9:54AM Hardware
VA to encrypt all computers

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.
Dan Kaplan Aug 15 2006 8:13PM Security
Flash memory marches on mobile computers

Flash memory marches on mobile computers

Flash memory to outship hard drives by 2013, analyst predicts.
Tom Sanders Jul 18 2006 12:44PM Hardware
Computers at risk from heat wave

Computers at risk from heat wave

Vendor advises businesses to protect IT equipment.
Emma Nash Jul 4 2006 9:45AM Hardware
JB Hi-Fi moves into IT retail

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.
Lilia Guan May 5 2006 2:47PM Hardware
Fake BBC site infects computers with keylogger trojan

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).
René Millman Mar 31 2006 11:55AM Security
Altech bullish over whitebox in 2006

Altech bullish over whitebox in 2006

Fresh from its appearance at the CES convention in Las Vegas, Altech Computers is flushed with confidence.
Tim Lohman Jan 17 2006 10:02AM Hardware
Omega staff picked up by Altech

Omega staff picked up by Altech

Altech Computers has snatched up nine former Omega employees following the company’s demise.
Tim Lohman Jan 16 2006 12:06PM Hardware

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