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Article ImageLaser-switched magnetic storage is 1,000 times faster than current hard drives
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By Sebastian Anthony:
Hold onto your hats: An international team of scientists working in England, Russia, Switzerland, and the Netherlands have completely rewritten the rules of magnetic storage. Instead of switching a magnetic region using a magnetic field (like a hard drive head), the researchers have managed to switch a ferrimagnetic nanoisland using lasers. Storing magnetic data using lasers is up to 1,000 times faster than writing to a conventional hard drive. >>> [ Read Full Article ]
 
Article ImageA5 Mystery Solved (Why Siri Won't Run On iPhone 4)
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By Hugh Pickens & Anna Leach:
Linley Gwennap of the Linley Group cracked one of the secrets of the new iPhone's A5 chip after working out that it packs some serious audio cleaning power not available on the iPhone 4's A4 chip. Audience has developed technology that removes most or all of the background noise when someone places a cell-phone call from a restaurant, airport, or other noisy location. >>> [ Read Full Article ]
 
Article ImageWindows Phone 8 detailed: It’s like Windows 8, but not quite
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By Sebastian Anthony:
For a start, Windows Phone 8 is the Apollo update that has been bandied around for a few months. Windows Phone 7.5 will receive the Tango update in the coming months, which brings support for smaller screens, hardware keyboards, slower SoCs, and more languages -- and then, alongside Windows 8 in the fall, Apollo (WP8) will launch. >>> [ Read Full Article ]