The computer – equipped with two hard drives, seven fans, high-end video and audio cards, a wireless Internet connection and cables that glow under ultraviolet light – is designed for playing video games, prosecutors say. picked by escaflowne 7 months ago

A new report by McAfee says searching for "Brad Pitt" will give you an 18% chance of loading your computer with viruses, spyware and other nasty things, making him the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberspace. Paris Hilton held the top honor last year. picked by Wingnut 4 weeks ago

Computer expert put an advertisement on the Internet offering a free computer virus for everyone willing to have one. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Terry Childs was going to be fired from his computer engineer job with San Francisco. He disabled all the admin passwords but his own and refuses to divulge the pw. The city fears that he may have a 3rd party access the system and delete 1000's of highly sensitive documents. picked by bernardblack 3 months ago

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have constructed the highest-resolution computer display in the world – with a screen resolution up to 220 million pixels. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Computer Culture In Our Life picked by cafeaaa 11 months ago

A primitive star has been born in the heart of a computer, revealing how the basic building blocks of life were present soon after the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago. Stars convert light elements such as helium and hydrogen into the heavier elements necessary for life and it has often been remarked that human beings are glorified stardust. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A German man who startled his neighbours when he hurled his computer out of the window in the middle of the night, was let off for disturbing the peace by police who sympathised with his technical frustrations. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In 1982, 25 years ago, ninth-grade student Rich Skrenta decided to play a prank on his friends. He wrote the Elk Cloner virus that infected Apple II machines. Although there were earlier viri, it is thought to be the first computer virus to be unleashed "in the wild." picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music.

Audio included in link. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

What would a dog say if it could talk? "Stranger", "fight", "walk", "alone", "ball" and "play", according to scientists who have developed a computer programme to translate dog barks. The special programme analysed more than 6,000 barks from 14 Hungarian sheepdogs in six different situations. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Loads of pictures of modded computer cases, some of these look really really cool. picked by pjanaway 1 year ago

Could playing computer games enhance mental agility enough to turn people over 50 into better drivers? Allstate Corp. wants to find out, and if the answer is yes, it might offer insurance discounts to people who play the games.

No silly, not while driving :p picked by Nateebiinature 2 weeks ago

Many of us think of the movie “Tron” as the the first film to use computer animation or effects in any form. But the technology goes back a lot further than 1982, when Tron was released. Here are some notable milestones in computer animation and effects in film: picked by power832 1 year ago

Employees provided computer data without questioning identity picked by deepchill 1 year ago

A computer model has been developed that can predict what word you are thinking of. The model may help to resolve questions about how the brain processes words and language, and might even lead to techniques for decoding people’s thoughts. picked by sandossu 5 months ago

And use the parts to make these creative (and vaguely nerdy) accessories. Too bad I don't have a computer that I can get rid of at this time. picked by kirbykirst 1 year ago

Are you ready to entrust your destiny to a computer? Researches say that a new computer program can make life-or-death decisions for disabled people better than their closest relatives. picked by Maxriter 2 years ago

If you loathe the modern keyboards or like to meddle with your computer, grab an old typewriter and convert it into a computer keyboard with some clever circuit mapping. picked by TheStep 8 months ago

Photos of extreme cases of computer addiction. Sad, but true. picked by Wasabi 1 year ago