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Beijing starts IT testing for Olympics

Testing gets under way a full year before the event opens, with 500 worst-case scenarios to be rehearsed.

August 2, 2007 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

Dancing atoms hold prospect of superfast computing

Researchers get atoms to pair up and swap positions, which could be the key to making quantum computing a reality.

July 25, 2007 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

University profs embrace new classroom technologies

Some teachers think that the new devices mean the difference between students being engaged and dozing off during class.

October 11, 2006 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

Can you teach design on Windows?

In Baltimore, a county moves to eradicate Macs from its schools, including graphic design and multimedia classes. Is there no place to think different?

June 19, 2006 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

Whither the digital textbook?

At NSF-sponsored panel, scientific debate over what the textbook of the future might look like and how soon we'll get there.

May 31, 2006 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

Ford may find porn difficult to ditch

Following Ford's amnesty on offensive material, the company is going to have a difficult time making sure its computers are clear, say experts.

March 7, 2002 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

Old titles spur record year for PC game sales

NPD Techworld has released its year-end report on PC game sales for 2001. According to the company, PC games accounted for more than $1.42 billion in 2001 on approximate sales of 65.3 million units. For comparison, sales during 2000 generated $1.36 billion on 62.9 million units and during 1999 generated $1.27 billion on 56.5 million units. The best-selling PC game for 2001 was EA's virtual life game, The Sims, which has sold more than 2.6 million copies since its release in November 1999. Four of the top 10 games are from EA's popular Sims franchise. Interestingly, more than half of the 20 best-selling PC games of 2001 were released in previous years, and the top two games--EA's The Sims and Infogrames' RollerCoaster Tycoon--were both released in 1999. The list is at http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2846252,00.html. --Trey Walker, GameSpot PC

February 11, 2002 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

GameBoy Advance to get Bluetooth

Wireless products specialist nReach said it will produce a Bluetooth wireless adapter for Nintendo's GameBoy Advance handheld game machine. According to nReach, the device will allow GameBoy Advance owners to join multiplayer games without the need for wires to connect the machines.

December 26, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

New standard sets USB free

An industry group announced on Tuesday the release of a supplement to the USB standard that will enable devices to communicate directly with one other without the intervention of a PC. USB On-the-Go could allow an MP3 player to directly transfer music files to another player or allow a digital camera to link directly to a printer, according to the Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum, an industry group formed to advance the USB standard for connecting PC peripherals and electronics devices.

December 18, 2001 by ZDNet Editors in PCs

EA plays with "Lord of the Rings"

Video and PC games publisher Electronic Arts announced Tuesday that it has signed a deal with New Line Cinema to produce games based on "The Lord of the Rings" movies. The "Rings" film series opens Wednesday with "The Fellowship of the Ring," to be followed by "The Two Towers" next year and by "The Return of the King" in 2003.