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Turing & His Times: centenary videos now online

...Automation and so on.) In the final video, Kevin Murrell explains how NPL's Pilot ACE (Automatic Computing Engine) worked, and demonstrates a software emulator... Read more

28 May, 2012

ZDNet UK's Bletchley Park big day out

...formal public showing of a video commissioned by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the recollections of two of Turing's colleagues. It's hosted... Read more

23 April, 2012

UK carbon measuring centre opens in London

...Carbon Measurement will be based at the National Physical Laboratory. Image credit: NPL/CFCM The Centre for Carbon Measurement will be based at the National... Read more

27 March, 2012 by Charlie Osborne
Monthly Masters Tournament Software v1.0

Monthly Masters Tournament Software v1.0

...Masters style tournament that has been established by the National Pinball League (NPL)Please Note: This software is only for tournament organizers who are interested... Read more

3 May, 2012
The Evo-Stik League v1.0.2

The Evo-Stik League v1.0.2

...League App is the official mobile app of the The Evo-Stik NPL.The 'must have' app for all players and supporters. It includes the... Read more

30 April, 2012
Naperville Public Library 4.64

Naperville Public Library 4.64

...click away with much faster access than going through a browser. Our NPL mobile app will deliver a complete new level of efficiency for you... Read more

22 April, 2012
Nati per Leggere - Umbria 1.0

Nati per Leggere - Umbria 1.0

...Rete delle biblioteche umbre che aderiscono al progetto nazionale Nati per leggere. NPL promuove laletturaad alta voce ai bambini tra i 6 mesi e i... Read more

23 July, 2011
Fundamental Physical Constants 1.1

Fundamental Physical Constants 1.1

...for international use.The Fundamental Physical Constants App has been developed by NPL, the UKs National Measurement Institute. Established in 1900, NPL is a world... Read more

22 July, 2011
National Poker League 1.0.2

National Poker League 1.0.2

...550poker events a week in a variety of venues around the country. NPL givesaway over $6,000,000 in prize money a year and our... Read more

20 March, 2011
ChakraAlign 2.1

ChakraAlign 2.1

...by professional mental health clinicians in working with clients, hypnotists, EMDR clinicians, NPL trained people, rapid eye technology specialists, as well as social workers, counselors... Read more

11 September, 2010
ChakraAlignHD 1.1

ChakraAlignHD 1.1

...by professional mental health clinicians in working with clients, hypnotists, EMDR clinicians, NPL trained people, rapid eye technology specialists, as well as social workers, counselors... Read more

26 August, 2010

Netscape releases browser source code today

Netscape Communications will start giving away its browser source code for free starting today, a move some analysts say might attract more developers and help the company sell servers. Read more

31 March, 1998 by Lisa M Bowman

Photos: The tech at the heart of the internet

...An early version of VoIP was tried out on the NPL network. NPL researchers experimented with encoding people's voices as digital data... Read more

30 December, 2009 by Nick Heath

Security is in the eye of the beholder

...biometric applications according to a study produced by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). The study discovered that iris recognition registered a false match rate of... Read more

22 May, 2001 by Pia Heikkila

Techie Tories, iPhone apps and Christmas gadgets

...the work of Britain's internet pioneers at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) back in the 1960s. Shown above is a device called a multiplexer... Read more

4 January, 2010 by Tim Ferguson

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

7 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

7 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

8 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

10 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

12 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

12 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

12 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

14 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

15 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

16 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

17 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

18 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

19 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

20 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

20 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

1 day ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

1 day ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

1 day ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

1 day ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry