Scientists have developed a new type of semiconductor structure – using microscopic crystals called magnetic quantum dots – that could more than double current hard drive storage capacity. That’s just for starters.
Tomorrow, Cisco Systems will be making an announcement which will “forever change the internet”. This means we’ve got a nearly all night to speculate, make bets and daydream of life changing technologies. [ZDNet]
If I owned a BlackBerry, I would now be able to write and edit Giz posts directly from my mobile with the release of the official WordPress app on the Australian BlackBerry App World.
What, you’ve got a broken, old computer, but what you really want is a shiny, new hookah? Well, with a little bit of effort you can turn that old gadget into some peculiar-looking smoking paraphernalia. [Instructables via Nerd Approved]
There have been allegations that someone’s been supplying online retailer Newegg with fake Intel Core i7 processors and then proceeding to threaten anyone who reports on the issue. Here’s what Newegg has to say:
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Adobe’s got a video out that proves the HP Slate can run Flash and AIR just fine, thankyouverymuch. To which we say: No kidding! It’s a Windows 7 device. What’s of some concern might be HP’s own marketing clip:
We’ve remarked in the past that TiVo is slowly dying and the latest numbers from the company aren’t making us any more optimistic: