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Quantum codes, deep space and utter geek delight
Blog Viterbi decoding, in conjunction with Reed-Solomon encoding, is one of the most undersung inventions of the 20th century. Heard of Viterbi? There are two right answers: Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm and the inventor of Viterbi decoding...
[August 5, 2008, 0:27]
Researchers create DNA-based computer
News The Weizmann system works by encoding input data and software into double-stranded DNA molecules, and mixing them with two enzymes. Israeli scientists have made a breakthrough in DNA computing, according to a report in Nature magazine.
[November 22, 2001, 17:24]
Upstream FEC Errors and SNR as Ways to Ensure Data Quality and Throughput
White Papers The feature DOCSIS uses to help maintain IP data integrity over HFC cable plants is Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction (FEC) encoding. To operate a High Speed Data (HSD) network over a Hybrid Fiber/Coaxial (HFC) cable plant requires a...
[October 6, 2006, 1:00]
Man charged with Enigma machine theft
News Three of the machine's rotors -- crucial to encoding messages -- remained missing, however, and the thief threatened to destroy them. A man will appear in court Monday charged with stealing the historic Enigma code machine from a British wartime...
[November 20, 2000, 12:09]
Intel publicly demos Pentium 4s
News As well as a higher clock speed, the Pentium 4 is expected to offer 144 new instructions specifically for video encoding and decoding. Microprocessor giant Intel demonstrated the gaming prowess of the Pentium 4 (P4) processor at ECTS in the first...
[September 5, 2000, 10:53]
Google open sources 'Protocol Buffers'
News Google uses thousands of data formats for networked messages, and XML is simply too cumbersome to use as an encoding method for it all, Google software engineer Kenton Varda explained in a separate blog post.
[July 10, 2008, 12:53]
What tests were performed?
Talkback In general I agree that Intel looks like the better deal but would love to know what actual use is like as I am going to be building a system soon which will be mainly used for gaming and video/audio editing and encoding which I assumed would be...
[March 31, 2008, 10:08]
PlayStation2 modification irritates Sony
News Hollywood pioneered regional encoding of intellectual property in an effort to distribute marketing funds fairly for individual movie releases, or so it says. UK customers who miss the opportunity to pre-order a Sony PlayStation2 (PS2), might be...
[September 7, 2000, 11:57]
Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: How we tested review
Reviews Encoding tests Intel’s new Pentium 4 processors work with chipsets that support the 533MHz frontside bus. The first available chipset from Intel is the Rambus-only 850E. However, the memory clock in this chipset remains unchanged at 400MHz, which...
[May 16, 2002, 16:34]
Bopup Secure Messenger
Downloads In addition to basic communication options, Bopup Secure Messenger also offers you the following: Encoding of all messages and files using strong 128-bit encryption Ignore list, which blocks messages from the users added to this list Quick...
[June 10, 2008, 8:00]
Simpsons swallowed whole by DVD of the future
News After error correction and encoding, this leads to 10 times the data density of BluRay, currently the record holder for consumer optical storage. A new technology capable of storing the equivalent of 100 DVDs on a single DVD-sized disc has been...
[September 27, 2004, 15:40]
'Mod' squad hacks away at Xbox
News With a mod chip soldered into the box, owners can play bootleg copies of games burned onto CD or DVD discs, or games designed for other geographic regions that normally would be blocked by the console's regional encoding system.
[June 19, 2002, 8:38]
Experts Exchange and ostrich policy
Blog encoding=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending) are all negative and that's proving that "covering up" doesn't work in the long term. My mailing log: I asked the person that suspended me at Experts Exchange to...
[December 14, 2008, 13:03]
Internet users will have control of Big Brother cameras
News The only delay is encoding -- the streaming will be as fast as a PIII can encode RealVideo," said Morgan Holt, editor of the Big Brother Web site. Big Brother will put viewers in the director's chair this Friday when the programme's Web site goes...
[May 22, 2001, 16:33]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Recast email in a more sensible way: no encoding of any sort, no message over 5,000 characters, no attachments, not more than five recipients, no more than one message per ten seconds. Wednesday 21/08/2003
[August 22, 2003, 18:10]
Microsoft slammed over XML patent
Talkback This specification defines two XML syntaxes for encoding an RDF data model instance. geez louise.they're expecting folks to just see this headline: InfoPath 2003.A Global Solution for International Trade http://office.microsoft.com/en-us...
[May 30, 2005, 20:49]
Adobe updates video-editing software
News Additions to the new version include expanded tools for creating title sequences, a basic DVD authoring application, new sound-editing tools and MPEG encoding. Graphics software maker Adobe Systems on Monday will announce a new version of its...
[July 22, 2002, 12:52]
UK memory breakthrough raises questions
News In particular, the compression technology, based on a novel application of standard hard disk encoding techniques, seems to have major flaws that bring its viability into question. Scientists at Keele University claim to have developed memory...
[February 13, 2001, 16:45]
Nuggets: 3D sound wizardry from Teac speakers
News Supports Dolby Digital encoding, A3D and EAX Looking for some top-quality speakers? Well, Teac is rolling out the PowerMax 1500 -- a seven-piece system that promises "outstanding" 3D surround sound. For £199 (including VAT) you'll get five...
[October 26, 2000, 8:16]
AOL, Liquid Audio enter digital music pact
News Even though Justin Frankel, founder of Winamp, claims that both companies are "committed to remaining format agnostic", the deal won't harm Liquid Audio, currently in the process of encoding EMI's back catalogue, in its muted battle to get its...
[January 5, 2000, 13:59]
