New DNA offers cancer clues

New DNA offers cancer clues

In 1953, Cambridge researchers Watson and Crick published a paper describing the interweaving “double helix” DNA structure – the chemical code for all life. Now, in the year of that scientific landmark’s 60th Anniversary, Cambridge researchers have...
Wintel set to lose PC lead

Wintel set to lose PC lead

Canalys’ latest forecasts paint a bleak picture of the state of the industry for the majority of PC hardware vendors. Combined shipments of desktops, netbooks and notebooks showed a year-on-year decline of around 10% in the fourth quarter of 2012, as consumers...
Intel’s low-cost move a winner

Intel’s low-cost move a winner

Intel’s introduction of a new Atom processor platform designed to target the fast-growing market for low-end smartphones in emerging economies represents a shrewd strategy that could allow the company to expand its currently minimal market share in the industry.  This...
More to come from the cloud

More to come from the cloud

Cloud computing will continue to grow rapidly in 2013, according to a new Ovum report. In the “2013 Trends to Watch: Cloud Computing” report, Ovum Software senior analyst Laurent Lachal notes: “Cloud computing promises to tackles two hitherto irreconcilable IT...
Wearable tech set to take off

Wearable tech set to take off

There will be a total of almost 70-million smart wearable devices sold in 2017, including smart glasses, health and fitness devices along with enterprise wearables, compared to almost 15-million in 2013. This is according to new report from Juniper Research, which...
Curiosity ready to drill on Mars

Curiosity ready to drill on Mars

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is driving toward a flat rock with pale veins that may hold clues to a wet history on the Red Planet. If the rock meets rover engineers’ approval when Curiosity rolls up to it in coming days, it will become the first to be...