- Mon Nov 16 9:40 AM PST 2009 Microsoft testing Excel for supercomputers
At the SC09 conference, Microsoft releases an updated version of Windows Server for high-performance computers as well as a compute cluster version of its Excel spreadsheet.
- Mon Sep 28 2:26 PM PDT 2009 Why the Xbox could be good for your heart
Discovery shows that researchers trying to model a range of processes, such as electrical excitations in the heart, can use an Xbox chip as a cheap alternative.
- Tue Sep 22 8:09 AM PDT 2009 How Intel's supercomputer almost used HP chips
In the 1990s, Intel seriously considered building the world's fastest supercomputer with a rival's processors, but the Pentium Pro arrived in time after all.
- Tue May 12 12:17 PM PDT 2009 Wolfram Alpha gets supercomputer boost
Two supercomputers--one of them the 66th fastest in the world at present--will power the Wolfram Alpha site for search, calculation, and data crunching.
- Wed Dec 17 1:02 PM PST 2008 Buzz Out Loud 874: Ruining the economy since 2005
On a very special Buzz Out Loud, we discover that we, much to our surprise and chagrin, are the cause for the ongoing economic crisis in this country. Who knew?
- Mon Nov 24 11:12 AM PST 2008 Supercomputing wrap-up
SC08 conference in Austin was one of the highest-energy shows in awhile, says Gordon Haff.
- Fri Oct 10 11:58 AM PDT 2008 Buzz Out Loud 828: Things change, suck it!
Financial markets will collapse, venture capitalists will cause a run on start-ups that will lead to even more financial collapses, and companies that try to disable their DRM servers will inevitably reverse that bad decision.
- Mon Sep 8 12:30 PM PDT 2008 China chip an Intel rival?
It won't be an x86, but the Godson-3 might be close enough--and cheap to boot. A key goal for Beijing is to develop microprocessor independence.
- Wed Aug 6 8:34 AM PDT 2008 IBM, open source, and the 'Microsoft-free' desktop
Big Blue is deepening its open-source story with moves across an array of hardware, from supercomputers to the desktop.
- Mon Jun 30 10:26 AM PDT 2008 Linux runs 85 percent of the world's fastest computers
Linux is the market-share leader in supercomputing. Windows? It hardly shows up.
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