10th February 2007 Archive

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IPTV/VoD: Cutting off the air supply

Industry comment Just how juicy is Joost?

It was a beautiful day when the head of Disney finally came out and admitted piracy (or the "Dark Net" as they call it) is a business model. A bit like a drug addict coming out of rehab, it's hard to admit what you don't want to admit. But we still carry on and on with the same old story like a broken record. HD-DVD's copy …

Telecoms 10 Feb 2007, 08:02
If whales can communicate by telepathy, why can't humans?

Head to head

Also in this week's column: You think you know about the brain? Why do we like to scratch a wound when it's healing? If whales can communicate by telepathy, why can't humans? Asked by Amy Iverson of Terrey Hills, NSW, Australia Whales possess a form of communication that allows them to signal other whales hundreds of …

Biology 10 Feb 2007, 09:02
Why do we like to scratch a wound when it's healing?

Forbidden pleasure

Also in this week's column: If whales can communicate by telepathy, why can't humans? You think you know about the brain? Why do we like to scratch a wound when it's healing? Asked by Nikki Boyle of Newtown, NSW, Australia Scratching an itch is a puzzling biological and behavioural response in any case. It is especially …

Biology 10 Feb 2007, 09:02
You think you know about the brain?

Brainy bits

Also in this week's column: If whales can communicate by telepathy, why can't humans? Why do we like to scratch a wound when it's healing? You think you know about the brain? Korsakoff's Syndrome is an inability to form new memories because of damage to the brain's temporal lobes after years of alcohol abuse. Sufferers …

Biology 10 Feb 2007, 09:02
Big box, little box - IBM will slice it

Hyper over hypervisors

IBM this week marched its virtualization agenda forward on two fronts, announcing new code for beastly mainframes and some labs-crafted software for thin x86 systems. Big Blue has spent a few years banging out about the idea of running hundreds of Linux virtual machines on top of a mainframe. It's a nice way to put a modern …

Servers 10 Feb 2007, 19:43