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November 2009

IBM Unveils a New Brain Simulator

A big step forward in a project that aims for thinking chips

November 2009

Rebuilding the IBM 1401

A gang of veteran engineers breathes new life into the hulk of an old IBM 1401 computer

November 2009

Push-Button Books

Instant printing--and a hoped-for deal with Google--will remake book publishing

Tue, October 20, 2009

Spectrum's monthly slideshow proves that a picture is worth a thousand bytes

October 2009

GM's Engine Control Based on Physiology

Electronic powertrain control takes cues from how the body regulates blood pressure

Aging Satellites Spark GPS Concerns

The Changing World of Outsourcing

North American CS Enrollment Rises for First Time in Seven …

Materials Breakthrough Could Eliminate Bootups

Trusted Computing Shapes Self-Encrypting Drives

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Physical Verification: The Road Ahead

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The Risk Factor

Software failures and successes dissected daily

Embedded Systems

Article: New MEMS for Monitoring Bridges

Wed, November 04, 2009

Blog Post: Toyota's Runaway Car Problem Does A Runaway

Article: Chip Design Thwarts Sneak Attack on Data

Hardware

Article: IBM Unveils a New Brain Simulator

Article: Push-Button Books

Article: New MEMS for Monitoring Bridges

IT

Thu, November 19, 2009

Blog Post: FAA Computer Problem Causes Widespread Flight Delays in US

Wed, November 18, 2009

Blog Post: T-Mobile Employees Sell Millions of British Customers' Data Records To Rivals

Tue, November 17, 2009

Blog Post: Now US Department of Homeland Security's Turn To Review IT Projects

Networks

Tue, November 10, 2009

Blog Post: British Government: We Want Access to Your Every Phone Call, Email and Web Search

Tue, October 13, 2009

Blog Post: Sabotage, or Merely the Worst Datacenter Incompetence in History? You Decide.

Mon, October 12, 2009

Blog Post: Sensor Nation, UK Style

Software

Thu, November 19, 2009

Blog Post: FAA Computer Problem Causes Widespread Flight Delays in US

Article: IBM Unveils a New Brain Simulator

Tue, November 17, 2009

Blog Post: Nonexistent Worldwide Airline Check-in System Meltdown?

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