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Quantum computers may someday revolutionize the information world. But in order for quantum computers at distant locations to communicate with one another, they have to be linked together in a network. While several building blocks for a quantum computer have already been successfully tested in the laboratory, a network requires one additonal component: A reliable interface between computers and information channels. Austrian physicists now report the construction of an efficient and tunable interface for quantum networks.

A new manufacturing technology allows researchers to mass produce components for use in next-generation computer storage devices and disposable medical and chemical test kits.

Small investors snubbed the Facebook IPO. It's the 'smart money' that's crying.

The situation at HP is putting a nail in the coffin of webOS, effectively killing it off yet again.

Yahoo tries to attract search queries via a new service which offers visual webpage previews rather than lists of links

Alfred Hitchcock's debut feature film, The Pleasure Garden, has been restored by the British Film Institute (BFI) as part of its celebration of the film-maker.

Don’t document the problem, fix it. - Atli Björgvin Oddsson

The Unix philosophy basically involves giving you just enough rope to hang yourself. And then a couple of feet more, just to be sure. - Author Unknown