267 blog results for "grid computing"

From Azure to Windows 7 to Firefox, operating systems and browsers grabbed headlines this week as Google proved, with its unveiling of Chrome OS, how interrelated they are.

Posted in News - Business Tech by Michelle Meyers

IBM is working on an artificial brain they think they'll have done by 2019. And we figure once that happens, the robots will rise and we will become your pets. And like cats we'll think that we're in charge.

Posted in Buzz Out Loud Podcast by Tom Merritt

The shuttle Atlantis rockets into orbit on a three-spacewalk mission to deliver 15 tons of spare parts and other equipment to protect against failures after the shuttle is retired.

Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood

I'm very pleased that LegalTorrents.com has come along to prove that I'm not crazy when I say there are plenty of legal reasons to use torrents. And they even have a torrent of Bible 2.0. Probably with new commandments from the MPAA. We also chat about AM

Posted in Buzz Out Loud Podcast by Jason Howell

Task force to look at modifying IP standards for Wi-Fi devices as opportunity to become communication tool of choice between home appliance networks and smart grids becomes evident.

Posted in Green Tech by Candace Lombardi

Open-source data processing software is monitoring and managing massive amounts of data for the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Posted in Software, Interrupted by Dave Rosenberg

Hackers can potentially enter crucial elements of the world's infrastructure, such as power grids, water works, and even a nation's military arsenal. What are we doing to stop them?

Posted in News - Security by CBS Interactive staff

Software company Zerofootprint has developed TalkingPlug, a network-enabled plug replacement that can gather energy usage data and control appliances.

Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica

We're not as subject to flights of fancy and style whims as Larry Ellison and others may think. Beyond hype, there is a will to progress--and remain practical.

Posted in Apps Meet Ops by Jonathan Eunice

At Harvard, Microsoft Chief Research Officer Craig Mundie argues that computer science is on the brink of breakthroughs that can crack daunting energy and environmental problems.

Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica