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Intel creates digital assistants

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In anticipation of the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Shanghai, which was held in early April, held a special briefing on the research in the field of mobile devices. At the event, Intel announced the company develop its new type of handheld computers (PDA). These computers are created within the concept of mobile computing Carry Small, Live Large. Particular attention in the programme Carry Small, Live Large is given to technologies that allow the creation of intuitive computing device capable of actively interact with the environment as well as with their owners. It is anticipated that such gadgets will resemble the current CPC, but will become much more sophisticated. In general, the concept of such devices perekochevala to Intel developers straight from the pages of fantastic novels. The first incoming head example: in William Gibson novel "Idoru" (1996) main characters enjoy just such "sophisticated" device. Judge for yourselves: new device will no longer serve...

What will the future of the Internet?

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As will be looked "Internet in five years? According to Sir Tim Berners-Lee - a person who considers the inventor of the World Wide Web, it will be very different from modern virtual space. Berners-Lee seems Internet, where all information, applications and data are inextricably linked and intertwined links between them - all will work together with the rest and practice will enable us to live, almost without leaving the Internet, IT specialists call this semantic network. At the moment, Google-type search engines make the emphasis on the links and communication between sites, rather than on analysis of specific information that is contained on these sites. Semantic network, in contrast, would focus on the meaning of information on the page. Computers will capture the context of information, be able to identify and evaluate the complex linkages between people, geographic locations and information and summarizing all this, to provide valuable results and facilitate the work online....