65% online consumers buy digital content on the web

Internet Retailer (2010-12-30) – A new study from Pew Internet and American Life Project finds that 65% of web users have paid to download or access some kind of online content. The survey finds digital music and software are the most popular online digital buys, each with 33% of online consumers reporting purchasing those goods. …

1000-Core Processor by Scottish Researchers

PCWorld.com (2011-01-02) – Researchers at a Scottish university claim to have made a breakthrough in the drive towards more powerful processors while conserving energy too. The team, from Glasgow University, led by Dr Wim Vanderbauwhede, have succeeded in squeezing 1000 cores on a single chip. To demonstrate the chip’s effectiveness, the research team used it …