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ACM Launches New Digital Library
From Communications of the ACM

ACM Launches New Digital Library

More than 50 years of computing literature is augmented, streamlined, and joined to powerful new tools for retrieval and analysis.

Following the Crowd
From Communications of the ACM

Following the Crowd

Crowdsourcing is based on a simple but powerful concept: Virtually anyone has the potential to plug in valuable information.

Maurice Wilkes: The Last Pioneer
From Communications of the ACM

Maurice Wilkes: The Last Pioneer

Computer science has lost not only a great scientist, but an important link to the electronic computing revolution that took place in the 1940s.

Information Theory After Shannon
From Communications of the ACM

Information Theory After Shannon

Purdue University's Science of Information Center seeks new principles to answer the question 'What is information?'

Chipping Away at Greenhouse Gases
From Communications of the ACM

Chipping Away at Greenhouse Gases

Power-saving processor algorithms have the potential to create significant energy and cost savings.

From ACM News

Egypt's Internet Goes Dark During Political ­nrest

Egypt has gone offline.

Public Art? There's an App For That
From ACM News

Public Art? There's an App For That

"Take It Artside!," a free smartphone application developed by students and faculty at the University of Kentucky, includes images, descriptions, and the location...

Binghamton CS Grad Designs Android Application
From ACM TechNews

Binghamton CS Grad Designs Android Application

Binghamton University researchers have developed Lake Sunapee Protective Association Recorder, an Android application that enables users to record observations...

From ACM TechNews

Smart ­se of Mobile Phone Power

University of Portsmouth's Mohamed Gaber is researching how smartphones could be combined to quickly collect and process information without using centralized computers...

From ACM News

Social Media and Law Enforcement: Who Gets What Data and When?

This month, we were reminded how important it is that social media companies do what they can to protect the sensitive data they hold from the prying eyes ofreported...

Where High Speed Internet Meets Smart Grid
From ACM News

Where High Speed Internet Meets Smart Grid

Advanced internet technologies, energy management and the smart grid are coming together in an unlikely location: a mid-sized city in the South.

Researchers Turn Usb Cable Into Attack Tool
From ACM TechNews

Researchers Turn Usb Cable Into Attack Tool

George Mason University researchers were scheduled to demonstrate a computer device attack using a USB cable at the Black Hat DC conference. 

From ACM News

Iran Seeks to Boost Corps of Web Watchers

Iran's top police chief envisions a new beat for his forces: patrolling cyberspace.

Ipad Animation Helps Assess Mobility in Elderly
From ACM News

Ipad Animation Helps Assess Mobility in Elderly

Two professors at Wake Forest University have developed the Mobility Assessment Tool which uses an iPad and video animation to assess the physical mobility of older...

From ACM News

'Money Sucking' Phones in China Spur Government Action

The Chinese government is taking steps to stop mobile phone makers from installing malware on devices which triggers fee-based services without a user's knowledge...

Learning While Driving
From ACM TechNews

Learning While Driving

Truck drivers will be able to receive occupational training tailored to their specific needs while on the road via devices such as a tablet computer or laptop using...

Dazzling Dual-Core Phones and Tablets
From ACM News

Dazzling Dual-Core Phones and Tablets

New processors are a big improvement, but it will take time for apps to take advantage.

From ACM TechNews

Intel Says Light Peak Interconnect Technology Is Ready

Intel's high-speed Light Peak interconnect technology, which links PCs to displays and external storage devices, is ready for implementation, says Intel's David...

From ACM News

Nsa's Home Base May Have Crappiest Web Site Ever

Through the gates of Fort George Meade pass the most powerful technical minds that the government employs. But Fort Meade's website contains pixelized, faux-shaded...

Shigeru Miyamoto: Master of Play
From ACM Opinion

Shigeru Miyamoto: Master of Play

The many worlds of a video-game artist.
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