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September 17, 2021 17 Sep'21
British home computing inventor Sir Clive Sinclair dies

While the US started home computing in the 1970s, it was Sir Clive Sinclair’s low-cost devices which brought computing to the UK public
September 17, 2021 17 Sep'21
Aftershock eyes corporate PC market

Singapore-based custom PC supplier Aftershock has set up a corporate sales team and is looking to offer a desktop as a service for business customers
September 16, 2021 16 Sep'21
European president outlines tech vision to drive Europe

President of the European Commission has set out plans for a stronger European economy, with less reliance on US and Chinese tech giants
September 02, 2021 02 Sep'21
NUS researchers develop brain-inspired memory device

A team of researchers led by the National University of Singapore have developed a brain-inspired molecular memristor that can be configured to perform a range of computing tasks

The drive towards computational storage

The explosion in data is driving demand for faster computing and storage remains a bottleneck – but things are about to change Continue Reading
Computational storage: What is it? Why now, what for, who from?

Computational storage is an emerging architecture category, in which compute is put near storage to address I/O bottlenecks resulting from large volumes of data Continue Reading
Data processing units accelerate infrastructure performance

DPUs often run on networking packets to move information in the data center, instead of supporting processing workflows. Get an overview of the technology and the main vendors. Continue Reading

Time to watch Thunderbolt

Those who are into high-end PC games are generally well-versed in the significance of GPU acceleration. So called AAA games often need the most powerful GPUs available to achieve the best ... Continue Reading
The risk of giving in to quantum progress

Over the next few years the tech industry has a roadmap to overcome the challenges facing quantum computing. This will pave the way to growth in mainstream quantum computing to solve "hard ... Continue Reading
How valuable is Moore's Law?

Over the last few months Computer Weekly has asked readers about their early experiences of computing and their first computer. A number sent in stories of how they learned programming on the home ... Continue Reading

Gartner: Purchasing enterprise PCs during a global chip shortage

How can organisations purchase enterprise PCs during a global chip shortage? They need to outsmart the crisis Continue Reading
A beginner’s guide to quantum computer programming

Quantum computing takes a radically different approach to programming. IBM’s education head discusses how to get started Continue Reading
Douglas Engelbart, the forgotten hero of modern computing

Half a century ago, Douglas Engelbart demonstrated an experimental computer that laid the foundations for modern computing. His vision to use computing power to solve complex problems in all areas of human activity has become reality, but not in the way that he imagined Continue Reading