German researchers use a "flip-flop" to improve random number generator
Random number generation - Algorithms - Pseudorandom Numbers - Math - Recreation
Lightweight Virtual Environment limits the amount of resources available to a group of processes
Operating system - Programming - OS-2 - Open source - Apple
A cellphone-based cash transfer system has changed the way Kenyans handle their finances
Business - Financial services - Kenya - Money Transfers - Other Payment Systems
Support for multicore and Big Data are among the upcoming features of Franz's Lisp-based tools
Lisp - Programming - Languages - FAQs Help and Tutorials - Compilers and Interpreters
Researchers find a way to make complex computer simulations run more efficiently on chips with multiple processors
Computer simulation - Business - Hardware - Processors - Components
Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication technologies on display in Amsterdam
Communication - Amsterdam - Business - Healthcare - Products and Services
Scripting is easy to understand and a natural step, but scripting also has serious problems
Scripts - Languages - Programming - Macintosh - AppleScript
This algorithm makes effcient use of memory resources by limiting the need for garbage collection and takes optimal advantage of multiple cores by employing a "hungry" pull strategy.
Algorithm - Garbage collection - Programming - Memory Management - Languages
Stanford researchers' community bridge finder algorithm focuses on social networks to curb spread of disease
Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - Twitter - Health
Better computing and communication for emergency personnel at disaster sites
Computing - Business - Computer Science - Distributed Computing - Cloud computing