Singularity

Gadgets

Gadget Singularity: Let’s Ditch Our Buttons And Screens Forever

10:00AM November 12, 2009 | Brian Lam

The past decade’s march towards better gadgets shows a trend line pointing towards ultra-powerful gadgets with UIs so seamless, they make Macs look like punchcard computers. But if you think about it, we — not hardware — are the limitation. More »


Specter Of Deadly A.I. Looms In Wake Of Invite-Only Asilomar Conf

4:00AM July 27, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Science fiction is great fun, but should we really be quaking in our boots over dangerous A.I. anytime soon? A growing number of scientists say yes, and the results of their February discussion at Asilomar are finally being made public. More »


Software

Microsoft Midori Is a Secret Post-Windows Operating System

5:00AM July 2, 2008 | Jason Chen

Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 might just be the salve to soothe Windows Vista ouchies, but what Windows fans really want is something that hasn’t yet been announced. Mary-Jo of All About Microsoft says that internally, there’s a project called Singularity that’s designed to solve all kinds of shortcomings in current operating systems, upending the traditional way of thinking in favour of something dramatically different. And while Singularity won’t be released to the public, Midori, which takes a lot of cues from it, will.

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