Part Of Human Brain Functions Like A Digital Computer, Professor Says

A region of the human brain that scientists believe is critical to human intellectual abilities surprisingly functions much like a digital computer, according to psychology Professor Randall O'Reilly of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Read the full article at www.Physorg....

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Scientist: Human brain could be replicated in 10 years

A model that replicates the functions of the human brain is feasible in 10 years according to neuroscientist Professor Henry Markram of the Brain Mind Institute in Switzerland. ‘I absolutely believe it is technically and biologically possible. The only uncertainty is financial. It is an extremely expensive project and not all is yet secured.' Read the full article He...

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Nokia Unveils Its First Linux Phone N900

Nokia unveiled N900, its first smart phone running on Linux software, aiming at improving its offering at the top end of the market. The Nokia N900 runs on theLinux-based Maeme 5 software, featuring true multitasking with applications as well as Web browsing with Adobe Flash support. Nokia’s workhorse Symbian operating system controls half of the smartphone market volume — more than its rivals Apple, Research in Motion and Google put...

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Apple event: Steve Jobs returns, iPod Nano gets a camera, Touch gets faster & cheaper

Back from his six-month medical leave, Apple CEO Steve Jobs—clad in his trademark black turtleneck and blue jeans—finally reemerged into the spotlight Wednesday to unveil a new digital album format, a video camera-equipped iPod Nano, and a trio of souped up, cheaper, but camera-less iPod Touches. No sign of the Beatles, though.Indeed, absent news of the Fab Four finally arriving on iTunes or the unveiling of the rumored Apple "iTablet," the...

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D'oh! Steve Ballmer catches hapless Microsoft employee with an iPhone

Just because you work at Microsoft doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to buy an iPhone, right? But if you do, well ... you'd probably be wise to keep it in your pocket when the infamously volcanic Steve Ballmer is nearby, as one red-faced underling learned during a recent company meeting.Actually, Steve took it pretty well, according to TechFlash—as in, he only pretendedto stomp on it with his foot. So here's what happened, as reported...

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Nokia enters the mini-laptop market

Nokia announces that it is entering the mini-laptop market with a fully functional computer just two weeks after announcing a strategic partnership with Microsoft. The handset maker's new mini laptop is called the Nokia Booklet 3G and weighs in at just 1.25 kilograms. Also, it is slightly over two centimeters thin. The Windows-based laptop will feature a ten-inch glass HD ready display, front-facing camera for video conferencing and compatibility...

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