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5 computers that changed the world 
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5 computers that changed the world View all Stuff Articles

by Esat Dedezade  |  21 Nov 2012  |  Comment now
We thank you for not uttering a single 'Can it play Crysis?' joke during your journey down supercomputer memory lane.
Intel NUC to show Raspberry Pi how DIY PCs are done 
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Intel NUC to show Raspberry Pi how DIY PCs are done View all Stuff Articles

by Luke Edwards  |  12 Nov 2012  |  Comment now
With Intel 4000 graphics, an i3 dual-core and up to 8GB RAM the NUC is set to be the supercomputer of custom motherboard builds.
Get a 16-core Parallella supercomputer for $US100 
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Get a 16-core Parallella supercomputer for $US100 View all Stuff Articles

by Luke Edwards  |  31 Oct 2012  |  Comment now
This open source parallel processing system hopes to do, for the future of hardware, what the App Store did for software development.
Timeline: Supercomputing 
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Timeline: Supercomputing

9 Jul 2012  |  Comment now
A short history of high powered computing - in pictures.
Weekend Project: Build your own supercomputer 
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Weekend Project: Build your own supercomputer

by Darien Graham-Smith  |  29 Jun 2012  |  Comment now
Looking for a techie DIY adventure? Maybe it's time to build a supercomputer in your own home?
In Pictures: iVEC installs second Pawsey machine 
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In Pictures: iVEC installs second Pawsey machine

30 Jan 2012  |  Comment now
The University of Western Australia's physics faculty has just splurged out on a new supercomputer which boasts 1152 cores and 96 GPUs. Check out the photos.
Photos: Australia's mines spied from above with Nearmap 'Hyperpod' cameras 
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Photos: Australia's mines spied from above with Nearmap 'Hyperpod' cameras

20 Jan 2012  |  Comment now
Nearmap uses custom cameras and an in-house supercomputer to snap Western Australia's mining assets.
Photos: IBM's Melbourne R&D lab 
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Photos: IBM's Melbourne R&D lab

17 Oct 2011  |  Comment now
To hire 150 researchers within five years.
Supercomputer expert in a flap over flops benchmark 
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Supercomputer expert in a flap over flops benchmark

by Stewart Mitchell  |  12 Aug 2011  |  Comment now
A US academic has called for a shake-up in the way supercomputers are ranked, claiming top-speed metrics bear little reference to real life.
IBM cancels Blue Waters supercomputer 
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IBM cancels Blue Waters supercomputer

by Miya Knights  |  11 Aug 2011  |  Comment now
Complexity and cost shelve Power7-based petaflop supercomputing project with Illinois University.
IBM's technological goliath: 10 quadrillion calculations a second 
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IBM's technological goliath: 10 quadrillion calculations a second

by Chris Jager  |  10 Feb 2011  |  Comment now
While we marvel at Intel's Sandy Bridge PC performance, IBM has unveiled a technological goliath; a 10-petaflop IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputer codenamed 'Mira' capable of producing more than 10 quadrillion calculations per second.
China strengthens supercomputing power 
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China strengthens supercomputing power

by Rosalie Marshall  |  1 Jun 2010  |  Comment now
China now owns the world’s second most powerful supercomputer, according to the June Top 500 supercomputer list.
CSRIO supercomputer uses a GPU cluster 
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CSRIO supercomputer uses a GPU cluster

24 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has put together a supercomputer that's based around a cluster of graphics processing units (GPUs)
AMD is a big winner in the supercomputer race  
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AMD is a big winner in the supercomputer race

17 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
AMD is opening the champers after its six-core AMD Opteron processor based system was named as the world's most powerful supercomputer.
First programmable quantum computer is revealed  
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First programmable quantum computer is revealed

17 Nov 2009  |  Comment now
The world's first universal programmable quantum computer has been unveiled in Colarado by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Kraken is the most powerful academic supercomputer in the world 
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Kraken is the most powerful academic supercomputer in the world

by Nick Farrell  |  12 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
NICS, the US National Institute for Computational Sciences has just upgraded its Cray XT5 supercomputer called Kraken. It's so powerful, it puts out petaFLOPS of peak power
Roadrunner retains top computer crown 
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Roadrunner retains top computer crown

by Shaun Nichols  |  24 Jun 2009  |  Comment now
IBM's Roadrunner system has once again been verified as the fastest supercomputer on the planet..
Iran has illicit AMD-powered supercomputer 
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Iran has illicit AMD-powered supercomputer View all Atomic Articles

by The Inquirer  |  18 Jun 2009  |  Comment now
AMD left confused and embarrassed.
ASRock X58 SuperComputer 
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ASRock X58 SuperComputer View all Atomic Articles

by Justin Robinson  |  5 Mar 2009  |  Comment now
Asrock's X58-powered SuperComputer - where did the front panel headers go?
Microsoft and Cray to build affordable supercomputer 
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Microsoft and Cray to build affordable supercomputer

by Iain Thomson  |  17 Sep 2008  |  Comment now
A snip at US$25,000.
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