And while cell phones are still much more common
than computers in the Third World, the tubes are coming: I got my first look this weekend at the one - laptop - per - child XO machine, courtesy of my father, who's taken advantage of the give - one / get - one holiday offer (my brother and his IBM - Linux - guru wife have done the same).
OK, so add up the free drinks we shouldn't be drinking, the cheapo snacks we can get on the plane later, the desktop computer we don't need since our smartphone is more powerful
than the computers in the lounge, and exclusive access to the most crowded room in the terminal.
Although historically cellular phones were far more restricted
than computers in terms of the amount and kind of information that they could store, present day phones have capacities that are, for our purposes, equivalent to those of computers.
«Although historically cellular telephones were far more restricted
than computers in terms of the amount and kind of information that they could store, present day phones have capacities that are, for our purposes, equivalent to those of computers.»
Not exact matches
Amid all the angst about the small percentage of women who work
in computer science, a new research paper has a surprising finding: Women may actually be better coders
than men.
The authors believe that with the continuing decline
in hardware costs, combined with more powerful
computers, companies will build far more advanced robots
than the ones we currently have.
Keep files on your
computer instead of
in file cabinets, review documents on your screen rather
than print them out, and send emails instead of paper letters.
«I wrote down
in 1975, when I started the company,» he explained, casting his extraordinary foresight as nothing more
than a simple vocalization of what should have been obvious to everyone, «that there were two focuses of technology
in terms of building
computers.
The deployment of such technology is the latest move by a Canadian bank to beef up its digital capabilities as customers increasingly conduct their banking on mobile phones and
computers, rather
than over the phone or
in a brick - and - mortar branch.
The Ellevate chair and former Citigroup CFO wrote
in a LinkedIn post that she's never more productive
than she is at 4 a.m. «I brew a cup of coffee, I keep the lights pretty low, I sometimes light a fire
in the fireplace, and I let my daughter's cat sleep next to my
computer,» she wrote.
Venture - capital investment activity is more concentrated
in Silicon Valley today
than it was
in the late 1980s, when personal
computers were all the rage, Mark Zuckerberg was but a toddler, and the web browser hadn't yet been invented.
After a few moments of silence, he said, «It's more effective to sell
in - person
than through a
computer.»
A
computer outage
in July forced Southwest to cancel more
than 2,000 flights and offer refunds to passengers.
But language is more complicated for
computers to parse
than simply identifying objects
in pictures, LeCun explained.
Intel stock wavered after the closing bell yesterday after a new report appeared claiming that Apple would use its own chips, rather
than Intel's,
in future Mac
computers.
Apple claimed it purchased the Chinese trademark from Proview, a troubled
computer manufacturer that got really lucky when it registered the iPad name more
than a decade ago,
in 2001.
Amazon and Google rose to prominence
in the early days of the internet era, when the network was far more important
than any single
computer.
The ad showed a smiling, millennial - aged woman seated at a
computer and promised that new hires could look forward to a rewarding career
in which they would be «more
than just a number.»
Southwest Airlines» quarterly revenue missed analysts» estimates, hurt by a
computer outage
in July, and the company forecast a key profitability measure for the fourth quarter to decline more
than what some analysts had expected.
David Poole, a UBC
computer science professor who specializes
in artificial intelligence, explains that Watson and Siri treat the Internet as part of their brains, and consequently know more
than any human ever could.
All the data is then held
in an interlinked network of
computers, owned and run by none other
than the users themselves.
Advanced Persistent Threat The Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks
in the
computer world are more
than your average virus or malware.
To put it another way, the average car has about US$ 400 worth of semiconductors
in it, which is US$ 290 more
than the average personal
computer.
In 2015, there were more than 600,000 open jobs in computer science fields, with slightly more than 40,000 computer science graduates entering the workforce that yea
In 2015, there were more
than 600,000 open jobs
in computer science fields, with slightly more than 40,000 computer science graduates entering the workforce that yea
in computer science fields, with slightly more
than 40,000
computer science graduates entering the workforce that year.
Technology has changed the way we work so much so that we now spend more time sitting
in front of
computer and video screens
than ever before.
While the Journal doesn't quote the publishing journal for the new studies, a previous study by both institutions
in 2014 showed that those who took notes with a
computer performed much worse on answering conceptual questions
than those who hand - wrote.
In essence and in theory, the human brain is capable of solving and computing problems much quicker than a computer.&raqu
In essence and
in theory, the human brain is capable of solving and computing problems much quicker than a computer.&raqu
in theory, the human brain is capable of solving and computing problems much quicker
than a
computer.»
He also indicated it would be something people wouldn't be embarrassed to wear
in public — a nod of recognition to the fact that people were less
than comfortable interacting with others wearing Google Glass, the futuristic head - mounted
computer system that Google created a few years ago.
ZURICH, May 3 - Logitech shares were the biggest gainers
in Europe on Thursday after the
computer peripherals and mobile speaker maker reported better -
than - expected sales and profit and its chief executive said it could maintain the upward momentum.
In the today's marketplace, so many companies are going out of business that this may be the perfect time to get startup equipment like
computers for less
than ever.
At my client's
computer firm, for example, with its layoffs and other struggles, you can bet your salary that there will be more
than one cynic
in the audience at the CEO's speech.
With just 300 qubits at its disposal, a quantum
computer could run more calculations
in an instant
than there are atoms
in the universe, estimates Scientific American.
The company still designs very unique
computer chassis, like the triangle - shaped Area - 51 desktop — which can shred through Windows 10 or any game
in encounters — to its tiny Alpha gaming desktop, which looks and plays more like a gaming console
than a PC.
Some customers of Carl Mazzanti's
computer networking and security company want to upgrade their systems, but it's been taking longer
than expected the past few months to get banks to agree to finance the deals, says Mazzanti, owner of eMazzanti
in Hoboken, New Jersey.
At these travel hubs,
in addition to laptop
computers, all electronics larger
than a cell phone — including e-readers and tablets — will be placed
in a separate bin for additional screening.
The smartphone you carry
in your pocket is more powerful
than the
computer Vogt and his team at MIT used to make their F - 150 self - drive 10 years ago.
In terms of cloud computing, the military has security concerns and wants to keep sensitive data «in house to a large extent» rather than crunching it on a third party's computers, Newmeyer sai
In terms of cloud computing, the military has security concerns and wants to keep sensitive data «
in house to a large extent» rather than crunching it on a third party's computers, Newmeyer sai
in house to a large extent» rather
than crunching it on a third party's
computers, Newmeyer said.
You and I both have
computers more powerful
than that
in our pockets.
«
In fact, only three online purchase categories are driven more by men
than women: music, auctions, and
computer hardware.
[Back
in the day,] nobody thought there needed to be more
than 10
computers in the world.
Last June, the internet giant debuted its Made with Code campaign
in an effort to get young women excited about
computer science — a field that less
than one percent of high school girls think of as part of their future.
And it takes a lot more
than sitting at a
computer while the children are nestled all snug
in their beds and visions of thought leadership dance
in your head.
For the second consecutive year, the company recorded a 20 % increase
in revenues
in 2011, to more
than $ 79 million, from sales of IT asset management, data security and
computer theft recovery services.
The future of exchanging contact information —
in a context where face - mounted
computers shoot digital hallucinations directly into our eyeballs — is probably going to be much weirder
than this video suggests.
«Markus is one of those engineers who is just more comfortable sitting
in front of a
computer than he is talking to someone face to face,» says Noel Biderman, the co-founder of Avid Life Media, a Toronto - based company that owns several dating sites.
Computer Shopper says the Portable SSD T1 is smaller
than a business card and ChipChick likened its size to a credit card, but whatever object
in your wallet you compare it to, the T1 is tiny.
An exchange that used to house more
than 5,000 traders shouting out their business now is a mostly docile habitat
in which those still left on the floor quietly tap out orders on hand - held
computers and barely make a peep at swift changes
in market activity.
Intel's accomplishments run deeper
than having developed a powerful monopoly position
in the microprocessors that drove the growth of personal
computers.
The Endless
computer can hook up to television screens, and it has an app - based interface similar to smartphone's, a setup that is more familiar to users
in the developing world
than Windows and iOS.
The creator of a low - cost, Linux - based
computer that retails for $ 169 has donated more
than 400
computers to refugee centers
in three camps
in Jordan, including Zaatari, Azraq, and Red Crescent.