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One of the biggest impediments to developing practical quantum computing is preserving information.

Concern that American stock markets have become more susceptible to split-second crashes due to computerization isn't supported by the data, a Securities and Exchange Commission official said.

Network World - Although the platform as a service market is smaller than both IaaS and SaaS segments of the cloud computing industry, research firm Forrester says this technology could be one of the most important cloud-based services for businesses moving forward.

Most college students care about cheap food, hooking up, and drinking games. Julian Carr dabbled in some of these pasttimes, but he also studied computer science, devised a plan to create a clothing company, and became a pro skier.

The World Wide Web can be a charlatan's playground with the potential of accessing reams of personal details and passwords to exploit as they please.

Quantum computing is still far off, but investors at the QWave Fund aren't waiting.

Welcome to the future. Tomorrow is already here, it's just not evenly distributed .

Vernon Hills native Kevin Wang, 18, is a member of the 2013 class of Thiel Fellows.

ODCA is a customer-led group that shares tips about building clouds and aims to influence how vendors build products Mario Mueller, VP of IT infrastructure at BMW and chair of the Open Data Center Alliance, speaks at the Forecast 2013 conference in San Francisco June 17 The Open Data Center Alliance , a customer group that shares tips about Cloud ... (more)

Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google's dominance of mobile devices, two of the field's pioneers say.

Hikari-TV is the largest Internet TV service available in Japan, which encompasses 93 live coverage channels, more than 30,000 video on demand titles and approximately 30,000 karaoke titles.

A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse.

This IBMA RedbooksA Solution Guide provides information about the different industry solutions that the IBM Platform Computing portfolio offers to help clients manage, maintain, and analyze the growing volumes of data within their organizations.

The new Acer C710-2856 Chromebook has a 16GB Solid State Drive that provides fast boot times and quick access to apps and media for speedier all-around performance.

The software and engineering services provider Altair Monday announced that its supercomputer workload management software, PBS Professional, has been selected to manage workload for the Cray XC30 supercomputer recently put into production by the Japan Advanced Institute for Science and Technology.

More than 30 computer scientists signed off on a court brief opposing Oracle's effort to copyright its Java APIs, a move they say would hold back the computer industry and make technology more expensive.

The annual NCWIT Summit brings together committed and passionate minds across industry, academia, and nonprofit organizations, united by the goal of increasing the meaningful participation of women in computing.

A high-profile group of technologists and privacy advocates is attempting to halt domestic surveillance of Americans through a clever twist: using federal bureaucratic rules against federal bureaucrats.

In this January 14, 2012 photo, Paula Broadwell, author of the David Petraeus biography "All In," poses for photos in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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