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Feb 15, 2021

Qualcomm’s new 5G modem promises 10 gigabits per second peak download speeds

Posted by in categories: business, computing, mobile phones

Qualcomm rolled out its next generation of 5G processors Tuesday that the company says can deliver peak download speeds of 10 gigabits per seconds to smartphones, laptops, household Internet and private business networks.

Feb 15, 2021

New physics rules tested on quantum computer

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Aalto researchers have used an IBM quantum computer to explore an overlooked area of physics, and have challenged 100-year-old notions about information at the quantum level.

Feb 15, 2021

BP Ties Up With IBM’s Quantum Network

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

IBM announced that global energy company BP has joined the tech giant’s quantum network as an industry partner to boost the use of quantum computing in the energy industry.

Feb 15, 2021

Tiny graphene microchips could make your phones and laptops thousands of times faster, say scientists

Posted by in categories: computing, mobile phones

Researchers unlocked the electronic properties of graphene by folding the material like origami paper.

Feb 15, 2021

New Physics Rules Tested by Using a Quantum Computer to Create a “Toy-Universe”

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Simulation of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics using a quantum computer goes beyond centuries-old conventions. Aalto researchers have used an IBM quantum computer to explore an overlooked area of physics, and have challenged 100-year-old cherished notions about information at the quantum level.

Feb 13, 2021

This laptop has seven times the average number of screens

Posted by in categories: computing, security

The Expanscape Aurora 7 prototype is a beast.


Check out Expanscape’s Aurora 7 prototype laptop, which features six more displays than your average laptop. It’s made to be a mobile security operations station, but it’s okay to imagine yourself gaming hard on it.

Feb 13, 2021

Quantum Computer Chips Manufactured Using Mass-Market Industrial Fabrication Techniques

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Intel engineers have solved the quality control challenge for mass production of quantum computers.

Feb 11, 2021

Bitcoin consumes ‘more electricity than Argentina’

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, computing, cryptocurrencies

“Mining” for the cryptocurrency is power-hungry, involving heavy computer calculations to verify transactions.


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Feb 11, 2021

‘How can we compete with Google?’: the battle to train quantum coders

Posted by in categories: computing, economics, quantum physics

A major skills shortage in quantum computing could harm the UK economy unless universities recruit more students.

Feb 11, 2021

New device for scaling up quantum computers

Posted by in categories: computing, quantum physics

Australian scientists have developed a new cryogenic computer system called Gooseberry which has potential for scaling up quantum computers from dozens to thousands of qubits.