Researchers have claimed that computer chips could become up to 30 per cent more power efficient and much cheaper if they were allowed to make more mistakes. According to a report by the BBC, scientists found that there was some advantage in tolerating more hardware errors and designing software that could cope with them.
Archive for May 27th, 2010
27 May
Man Infects Himself with (Computer) Virus
We are one step closer to the future: a British scientist has become the first human being to contract a computer virus. Yep, you heard that right. Dr. Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at the University of Reading, deliberately infected himself (by way of an RFID chip implanted in his wrist) with a benign computer [...]
27 May
Burberry steps up footprint in new markets
Burberry is to step up investment in new luxury markets, such as Latin America, as it seeks to build on the strength of its brand and a 23 per cent increase in underlying profit in the year to March. Angela Ahrendts, chief executive, said: “Shame on us if we don’t optimise the momentum of the [...]
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