The new Roadrunner supercomputer is the first such machine capable of executing more than 1 quadrillion (1,000 trillion) floating point operations per second, a computation rate otherwise known as 1 petaflop. Roadrunner - IBM's latest offing in the Super Computer arena tops the Top500 Super Computing list.  The 32nd edition of the list of the world’s TOP500 supercomputers was released on ...

Phones that allow using two SIM cards simultaneously are a great invention. They allow you to carry only one, instead of two devices, which is necessary, in case you have a business and a personal subscription for example. Unfortunately, with a few exceptions (made by LG), such devices are being developed by Chinese manufacturers with a doubtful reputation, which copy the names and ...

LG is going to unveil its 480-Hz LCD TV Panel at the Consumer Electronics Show(CES) January, 2009.  The "Trumotion 480Hz" is a first for the industry, which has begun selling 120-Hz LCD TVs in volume. LG would be shipping this 480-Hz LCD TV Panel as a product after Mar 2009. LG's new display also can make dark images even darker and bright ...

There is a never ending quest for the gamers for a better graphics card. XFX GeForce 9300 motherboard is a good choice for the gamers to rely. The XFX GeForce® 9300 motherboard is unlike most motherboards on the market, delivering exceptional graphics performance thanks to state-of-the-art CUDA technology, integrated HDMI™ and DVI, PCI Express 2.0 and SATA II 3 Gb/s, all for a truly affordable price. CUDA™ ...

British physicists and official timekeepers around the world will insert an extra second or "leap second" into the new year countdown to bring the most accurate atomic clocks in line with the astronomical day. As if this year didn't feel long enough, the world's timekeepers have made it longer. They're adding one extra second to 2008, so that official clocks are in sync with ...

Apple is reported to release an iPod Touch screen device with a 7- to 9-inch screen during later 2009, according to a report on TechCrunch that cites three independent sources. One of TechCrunch's sources claims to have actually handled one of the prototypes, and Apple is talking with manufacturers in Asia about mass production of the device, according to the report. Certainly at that size, the device ...