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News Briefs (HTML)
August 2005 (vol. 38 no. 8)
pp. 26-28
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Linda Dailey Paulson, "News Briefs," Computer, vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 26-28, August, 2005.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MC.2005.268,
author = {Linda Dailey Paulson},
title = {News Briefs},
journal ={Computer},
volume = {38},
number = {8},
issn = {0018-9162},
year = {2005},
pages = {26-28},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2005.268},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - MGZN
JO - Computer
TI - News Briefs
IS - 8
SN - 0018-9162
SP26
EP28
EPD - 26-28
A1 - Linda Dailey Paulson,
PY - 2005
KW - Wi-Fi
KW - location services
KW - FPGAs
KW - supercomputers
KW - reconfigurable computing
KW - flash memory
KW - power-aware computing
KW - hard-drive systems
VL - 38
JA - Computer
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System Uses Wi-Fi to Provide Location Services

A US company that has developed software that uses IEEE 802.11 wireless technology to determine a user's location plans to make the software available for individuals to download in the future.

Researchers Build Reconfigurable Supercomputer

UK scientists are building an experimental supercomputer with field-programmable gate arrays, rather than general-purpose microprocessors, that can be reconfigured to tackle various types of tasks.

Hard Drive Saves Energy by Working while Resting

Samsung is developing a hybrid hard-drive/flash-memory system that can record data while idling, a technique that could significantly reduce energy use in limited-power, battery-operated laptops.

Index Terms:
Wi-Fi, location services, FPGAs, supercomputers, reconfigurable computing, flash memory, power-aware computing, hard-drive systems
Citation:
Linda Dailey Paulson, "News Briefs," Computer, vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 26-28, Aug. 2005, doi:10.1109/MC.2005.268
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