dryriver writes: For the benefit of those who are not much into 3D technologies, as far back as the year 2000 and even earlier, there was excitement about “Web3D” — interactive 3D content embedded in HTML webpages, using technologies like VRML and ShockWave 3D. 2D vector-based Flash and Flash animation was a big deal back then. Very popular with internet users….
Tag: PCs
Ask Slashdot: What Would Computing Look Like Today If the Amiga Had Survived?
dryriver writes: The Amiga was a remarkable machine at the time it was released — 1985. It had a multitasking capable GUI-driven OS and a mouse. It had a number of cleverly designed custom chips that gave the Amiga amazing graphics and sound capabilities far beyond the typical IBM/DOS PCs of its time. The Amiga was the multimedia beast of its…
iPhone-Monitoring Crackers Also Targeted Android and Windows, Targeted Ethnic Group in China
“The unprecedented attack on Apple iPhones revealed by Google this week was broader than first thought,” reports Forbes: Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation said that Google’s own Android operating system and Microsoft Windows PCs were also targeted in a campaign that sought to infect the computers and smartphones of the Uighur ethnic group in China. That community has long…
Slashdot Asks: Do You (Ever) Shut Down Your Computer?
New submitter dvda247 writes: A discussion of if people turn off their Windows 10 PCs anymore? Newer hardware and operating system changes make PCs work differently. Do you shut off your Windows 10 PC anymore? Or do you put it in sleep or hibernate mode? We are broadening the discussion to include desktop computers and laptops that are running Linux-based operating…
It’s 2019, and One Third of Businesses Still Have Active Windows XP Deployments
As end of support for the still-popular Windows 7 draws near, risks of unpatched operating systems are likely to be a significant security concern in the near future. intensivevocoder writes: There is a relatively old — though still fundamentally true — adage about Windows: Microsoft’s biggest competition is Microsoft, as a specific subset of users (and businesses) only upgrade to the…
76% of UK’s National Health Service PCs Not on Windows 10 Despite Looming Deadline
With less than half a year to go before support ends for Windows 7, about three-quarters of computers in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) are still running the OS. From a report: Just over one million computers in the NHS are still using Windows 7, according to a written answer from the Department of Health and Social Care. Having so…
Ask Slashdot: Is the Pace of Tech Innovation Spontaneous Or Planned?
dryriver writes:
People who are only mildly tech- or engineering-literate tend to think that innovation is really difficult and expensive, takes years to achieve/discover, and that when something “amazing” is actually discovered, the innovative tech is integrated into products like smartphones or PCs “as soon as is technically possible”. More tech and engineering literate people I talk to frequently tell me the…
Why DRAM Chipmakers Need Their Own OPEC
DRAM is just as much a commodity as oil. But manufacturers can only dream about the benefits of negotiating supply together. From a report: You’ve got to feel for the world’s biggest suppliers of DRAM. Makers of these chips, which temporarily store information in PCs, smartphones and services, endured years of boom-bust profit swings and bruising competition long before the trade…
Corsair Acquires Custom Gaming Computer Maker Origin PC
Gaming peripherals maker Corsair has acquired custom gaming PC leader Origin PC. From a report: For the past decade, Origin PC specialized in delivering hand-built, personalized PCs aimed at delivering the best gaming experience possible. Origin PC offers a wide range of high-performance configurable PCs, ranging from gaming PCs and powerful workstations to gaming laptops, building systems focused on customization, service,…
Unconventional phenomena triggered by acoustic waves in 2-D materials
Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems (PCS), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), and colleagues have reported a novel phenomenon, called Valley Acoustoelectric Effect, which takes place in 2-D materials, similar to graphene. This research is published in Physical Review Letters and brings new insights to the study of valleytronics. …