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Saturday, June 30, 2007

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Supercomputers and superheroes

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June 30, 2007
Supercomputers and superheroes

Amid all the hype leading up to Friday's iPhone launch, supercomputers managed to grab some headlines, as did security gurus from three prominent companies charged with saving us from villainous Web attacks.

It was November 2000 when the first supercomputer passed 4 teraflops, or 4 trillion calculations per second. Now that's the minimum requirement to even show up on the latest version the Top500 list of fastest machines, which was released this week and put supercomputing in the spotlight.


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iPhone for president!
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Top 10 products this week
  1. Callpod Chargepod
  2. 2007 Jaguar XJ-Series
  3. LG Muziq (LG 570)
  4. Dell Inspiron 531
  5. Dell XPS m1330
  6. 2007 Acura RL
  7. Panasonic DMP-BD10A
  8. Samsung SGH-A717
  9. Nokia E61i
  10. Samsung SGH-T409

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Friday, June 29, 2007

The iPhone has landed : CNET NEWS.COM

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June 29, 2007
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The iPhone has landed
Special feature: The wait is over--was it worth it? Make CNET your one-stop destination for all the latest on Apple's new handset.
Fri Jun 29 14:58:00 PDT 2007 | Read full story

Police Blotter: Dark side of 'reputation defending' service
A company claiming to defend online reputations is found liable for harassment, spam and death threats.
Fri Jun 29 11:27:00 PDT 2007 | Read full story

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.
Fri Jun 29 10:43:00 PDT 2007 | Read full story

Laptop thief may go to prison for life
A man who met a woman through an online dating service, stole her laptop, and was convicted of burglary is facing 31 years to life.
Fri Jun 29 12:15:00 PDT 2007 | Read full story


Video of the day
Eye on the iPhone
CNET TV takes a look at Apple's list of purchasing rules for the iPhone, including a limit of two per customer.

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The tech world waits for Apple
AMD cranks up its super chip, a cautionary tale for online daters, and rumor has it Apple's got a new product coming. Read full story

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Judge drops last charges in Hewlett-Packard boardroom spying case
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Keeping pace with open source
Linux looms large in software shifts in India. Plus: Version 3 of the GPL gets a long-awaited release.
Fri Jun 29 09:35:00 PDT 2007 | Read full story

Week in review: Supercomputers and superheroes
Even with all the iPhone hype, supercomputers managed to grab headlines, as did security gurus who save us from villainous Web attacks.
Fri Jun 29 12:57:00 PDT 2007 | Read full story


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