Intel buys McAfee - will introduce security built into chips

Why Intel's deal for McAfee will shake the laptop landscape - thestar.com
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the combination of Intel chips and McAfee security
will result in automated defences that should make it easier for
consumers and businesses to manage the information security burden.
Processor-based security is more efficient than software because it
doesn’t drag down machine performance or productivity.

Direct integration into the hardware also makes it much harder to
attack. The fact that it works right out of the box means it doesn’t
rely on unreliable humans for installation and maintenance.

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The story of the "Safest car ever built"

How The U.S. Government Killed The Safest Car Ever Built

Atom-sized transistor unveiled - first step towards a quantum computer

Small miracle as atom-sized switch unveiled - Yahoo! News

Science Stories of the Decade

Ten Science Stories That Changed Our Decade - Top science stories - io9


There is no doubt that science has become more like science fiction in the past decade, with amazing innovations and discoveries that increased our understanding of the universe. We list ten of the biggest science stories from the past decade.

This was the decade of the first face transplant, the first extinct species brought back from the dead, and printable human tissue; a decade that brought us closer to synthetic life forms and the invisibility cloak. But we've whittled it down to ten of the decade's biggest science stories, with discoveries, advances, and topics that are sure to change our lives in the next ten years.

Priceless comments for a priceless item

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(thanks Marc!)

New military robot to feed on biomass, including corpses

The Raw Story » New military robots ‘could feed on corpses’

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A Maryland company under contract with the Pentagon is developing a robot that can burn organic material and use collected debris as fuel -- including, but not limited to, things like sticks, grass, debris -- and dead bodies.
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Sega Robot Girlfriend

Sega Makes Robot Girlfriend for Lonely Men

Seedbombs can reforest areas

Seedbomb Instills Fear And Plants Trees : TreeHugger

Stroller Bike

Taga Stroller-Bike is Kid-Carrying Cruiser | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

Converting the Sahara into a forest

io9 - Plans to Convert the Sahara Into a Forest - Buckminster fuller challenge

Your computer/electronic equipment may be good enough

What if our tech is good enough?

People often ask me if their computer is good enough. And often, my answer is 'Yes, it just needs a bit of a tune up, but it is powerful enough and advanced enough to suit your needs for some time."
This article looks into how things may be good enough, and how some of the changes don't make much difference for us.

New 'Racetrack' computer memory could be 100 times faster and cheaper

'Racetrack' computer memory could be 100 times faster, cheaper

31 years of CPUs

A Brief History of CPUs: 31 Awesome Years of x86 | Maximum PC

Vanishing things - not just in America

Top 25 Things Vanishing from America - WalletPop

Tiny GPS tracking device you can swallow

io9 - A Tiny GPS Tracking Device That You Can Swallow - Moss & vauser

29 tech phrases you should be punched in the face for using

29 tech phrases you should be punched in the face for using | News | TechRadar UK <read the list

We're told that if you give a million monkeys a million typewriters, they'd create the works of Shakespeare - but what would you end up with if you threw a million typewriters at a monkey?

The internet shows us the answer: perfectly good phrases are replaced with rubbish, grown-ups talk like toddlers, and business bullshit is everywhere.

In an ideal world, anybody using these expressions would be punched in the face by their PC; for now, we'll have to make do with mocking them instead.

Gadgest that make you look like a jerk

Gadgets that make you look like a jerk - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.com

Flexible computer screens almost here

Inhabitat » HP Announces Flexible Computer Screens On the Horizon

Porn - the leading edge of the Internet

Thank You, Porn! 12 Ways the Sex Trade Has Changed the Web - PC World

For an industry that many people won't admit they've ever patronized, pornography has had an amazing impact on virtually every new medium, from cave painting to photography. Dirty pictures have been credited with ensuring the future of the VCR, boosting cable TV subscriptions, helping to kill off the Betamax and HD DVD formats, and (perhaps most important) driving the growth of the Internet.

In fact, the adult entertainment industry has been on top of many of the Net's most crucial tech innovations--but not because it invented any of them.

Innovations that will change our lives

IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives in the Next Five Years