Computers

Dell begins reorganizing; two execs leaving

Dell begins reorganizing; two execs leaving Washington  - Dell Inc, the world's second largest maker of PCs, said Wednesday that two top executives were leaving as part of its plans to reorganize.

Dell was also said it would reorganize around globally, focusing on large enterprise, the public sector, and small and medium businesses.

Marketing chief Mark Jarvis was stepping down and the president of global operations, Mike Cannon, was to retire on January 31, Dell said.

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Digitial frames offer good images, but some have failings

Digitial frames offer good images, but some have failings Hamburg  - Almost all digital frames offer good images, but a test by Germany's Computer Bild magazine highlights problems such as energy consumption.

Some of the frames tested use lots of energy. The most energy-intensive model tested, when operated 12 hours a day, consumed 12.35 euros (16.50 dollars) worth of energy a year. The most energy-efficient model consumed the equivalent of 3 euros a year, the report said.

When old becomes new: Revived video game classics

Montreal  - The HD age dawned three years ago in the video game world and brought novel gaming concepts, breathtaking graphics and crystal clear sound. Video games had never seemed closer to reality. And then something happened: the technological prowess of the consoles was also harnessed to revive ancient classics of video gaming. That means that today's Xbox, Playstation and Wii aren't just showing off the latest in visual fireworks, but now also have been put to work on long-lost, but well-loved classic titles as well.

That includes a new iteration of the Prince of Persia game, designed to return the series to its roots. It's been almost 20 years since the prince first stumbled his way through dank dungeons to rescue his beloved princess.

Good graphics cards on the cheap

Good graphics cards on the cheapHamburg  - Graphics cards suitable for PC gaming need not cost several hundred dollars, according to a recent test of 10n current models by the Hamburg-based Computerbild Spiele magazine.

The Sapphire HD4670, an 89-dollar unit offering 512 MB of onboard memory, may have only achieved eighth place in the rankings, but that was enough for the same "Good" grade as the other graphics card in the test.

Quantum computing comes closer to reality with experts chasing key maths problems

Washington, December 23 : Super-fast computers based on quantum mechanics may have come closer to reality, with mathematicians chasing some of the major mathematical problems.

A discussion on this was held at a conference on the operator theory-which is used to describe interactions between particles at atomic scales or smaller, where quantum mechanical properties are significant needs to be enhanced to deal with systems where digital information is processed or transmitted-organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in collaboration with the European Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Research and Conference Center in Bedlewo, Poland.

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