Computer networking is the scientific and engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems. Such networks involves at least two computers, which can be separated by a few centimeters (e.g. via Bluetooth) or thousands of kilometers (e.g. via the Internet). Computer networking is sometimes considered a sub-discipline of telecommunications.
Networks, and the technologies needed to connect and communicate through and between them, continue to drive computer hardware, software, and peripherals industries. This expansion is mirrored by growth in the numbers and types of users of networks from researchers
World's Largest Particle Collider Back In Action Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500 The Large Hadron Collider was supposed to start smashing particles last fall and was expected to lead to huge scientific discoveries about the universe. Instead, the collider broke down just days after it first started. Scientists have been repairing it for a year, and now it’s ready to go again. Text-Message Case Could Redefine Workplace Privacy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:24:00 -0500 The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case next year on whether and when privacy rights extend to text messages sent by public employees on work-issued devices. In the private realm, employees have almost no expectation of privacy when using company-issued equipment. 'Avatar': Cameron's 3D Cure-All May Be A Placebo Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:00:05 -0500 Hollywood is impatiently waiting for 3D technology to change the way we see entertainment. But while James Cameron's Avatar is a technical marvel, it's not likely to solve the movie industry's problems.
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Rumors fly as Google workers test new cellular phone Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The Internet search giant drops fresh clues that it plans to market its own 'unlocked' mobile device.
Google Inc. has been letting its employees test a new cellphone that could be rolled out to consumers as soon as next month, potentially marking its first foray into the business of selling mobile phones.
For students, a right to be mean online? Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 With schools meting out discipline for what they see as cyber-bullying, some courts, parents and free speech advocates are pushing back.
One morning in May 2008, an eighth-grader walked into Janice Hart's office at a Beverly Hills school crying.
Casino group wants to set up Internet poker sites and share revenue with cash-strapped state Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Approval could mean up to $250 million a year for California coffers, but it's far from a sure bet.
With the state bracing for billions of dollars in budget shortfalls, a group of casinos is offering California leaders a stake in a new pot of money if they allow Internet poker sites to set up business in the state.