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Sci-fi tech that came true

Sci-fi tech that came true

...panel that sports a creepily soothing voice.Nowadays we have IBM's Watson, the namesake of IBM founder Thomas J Watson, which competed in an... Read more

3 September, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

IBM Watson sets sights on healthcare

...have launched a research programme to commercialise technology used in the IBM Watson supercomputer for the healthcare industry. IBM's supercomputer Watson, pictured with researcher... Read more

18 February, 2011 by Larry Dignan

IBM plans analytics 'bootcamps' worldwide

...focus on IBM's software and some of the technology in the Watson supercomputer, with the company looking to broaden the applications for the Watson... Read more

11 March, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Watson wins Jeopardy quiz show

...IBM's Watson supercomputer ultimately proved to be too much for the humans on the... Read more

17 February, 2011 by Larry Dignan

IBM to collaborate with universities on Watson's QA tech

...universities from around the world will collaborate on developing the company's Watson supercomputer and the question-answering technology behind it. IBM's Watson supercomputer... Read more

11 February, 2011 by Larry Dignan

IBM Watson computer wins US quiz show round

...IBM's Watson supercomputer won a practice round against Jeopardy quiz show champions Ken Jennings... Read more

14 January, 2011 by Larry Dignan

IBM's Watson program to enter TV contest

...An IBM-powered computer program named Watson is to compete against humans in the US game show Jeopardy, it... Read more

15 December, 2010 by Steven Musil

Facebook gets sneak peek at NHS site visits

...Facebook and Google to track visits without informing the user, MP Tom Watson said in a letter to health minister Andrew Lansley. The tracking first... Read more

25 November, 2010 by Tom Espiner

ISPs brand Mandelson 'internet villain' of the year

...according to UK ISPs, who voted for Digital Economy Act opponent Tom Watson MP as 'internet hero' of the year. Mandelson, the progenitor of the... Read more

9 July, 2010 by David Meyer

IBM snaps up Algorithmics for risk-management tools

...thought leadership' schemes, such as the Deep Blue chess computer or the Watson syntax and semantic analysis software. On the other, it works on smaller... Read more

2 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

IBM 'neuron' chips mimic brain processing

The company has unveiled two prototype chips that can mimic functionality of the human brain, in what IBM calls a 'critical shift' away from traditional computing architecture Read more

18 August, 2011 by David Meyer
IBM at 100: A prosperous failure

IBM at 100: A prosperous failure

...it is still roughly the size of Microsoft and Intel combined. Tom Watson Sr, who gave IBM its name in 1924 and turned it into... Read more

17 June, 2011 by Jack Schofield

Developers get contract-free Windows Phone 7 devices

...detailing some previously announced updates to the Windows Phone Developer Tools, Brandon Watson, Microsoft's director of developer relations, said that the company has partnered... Read more

7 February, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Developers pull Windows Phone 7 app unlocking tool

...was done in order to "fast-track" discussions with Microsoft, particularly Brandon Watson, director of developer experience for the Windows Phone 7 platform, who approached... Read more

2 December, 2010 by Josh Lowensohn
Activists, artists review state of digital rights

Activists, artists review state of digital rights

Tom Watson MP (second from left; the most visible opponent to the Digital Economy... Read more

28 July, 2010 by David Meyer

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

2 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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

...... and PDP11s too

10 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...

11 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...

13 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...

14 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...

14 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...

15 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.

17 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...

18 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

19 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

20 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....

21 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...

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

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

22 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

23 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...

2 days ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry