Tianhe-1A, designed and developed by China is the world’s fastest supercomputer today. The previous speed leader is a Cray XT5 Jaguar of the U.S. Tianhe-1A can perform faster than the Cray XT5 Jaguar. Tianhe-1A has a speed of 2.5 petaflops of data at once, which is 40% more than the Cray XT5 Jaguar’s 1.75 petaflops.

A US judge has ordered Microsoft to stop selling Microsoft Word application in the USA in 60 days after finding that the software contains technology that violates a patent held by a third party. I4i, a Toronto-based software maker, has been battling Microsoft over an obscure patent related to XML or Extensible Markup Language.

The city of San Francisco is implementing a USD 23 million program “SFPark” to convert 6000 metered public parking spaces into smart spots. These parking spaces are fitted with battery-powered sensors, manufactured by Streetline Industries. The sensors will allow drivers to find available spaces over a city-wide wi-fi network. Spots availability information will be available [...]