Hardware
Draft guidance for securing servers
NIST needs comment on draft guidelines for securing servers.
DOD narrows field for Wearable Power Prize
107 teams advance to the contests next phase after their plans for batteries and fuel chemicals were deemed safe for competition.
Make way for T-Ray
Investigators at the University of Utah, with funding from the National Science Foundation, are investigating terahertz radiation computing.
R. Fink | Data centers need pole position
The Packet Ratcommentary: Overheated system boards dont always faithfully report their increasingly random problems.
Argonne gets new computer facility
Argonne National Laboratory unveils new Leadership Computing Facility for research, development of science and engineering advances using computationally intensive projects.
To each his own storage
Agencies need to build backup systems to match their unique storage challenges.
A show of handhelds
The GCN Lab takes nine smart phones and PDAs to the office and on the road.
Apple iPhone
GCN Lab review: Its hard not to want an iPhone, especially if the Internet and strong media capabilities are important to you.
Hewlett-Packard iPaq 310 Travel Companion
GCN Lab review: In the case of the iPaq 310 Travel Companion, I found myself constantly searching the sloppiest user reference I have ever seen for answers to questions that were not that obscure
Palm Treo 750
GCN Lab review: The Treo 750 is a good example of how a little change can make a big difference.
Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
GCN Lab review: The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is a $200 paperweightdesigned for wireless Internet browsingwhich is the only thing it does well.
BlackBerry 8820
GCN Lab Reviewer's Choice selection: This is by far one of the best units in the review for travelers. The features that distinguish this unit from the BlackBerry Curve 8300 are the embedded Wi- Fi and built-in GPS receiver.
Hewlett-Packard iPaq 210 Enterprise Handheld
GCN Lab review: HP jammed everything but the kitchen sink into this handheld, but they decided not to include a phone, which means that you have to carry two devices.
Palm TX
GCN Lab review: If you don't crave an iPhone, and you dont need a phone as part of your mobile computing experience, theres no better device than the Palm TX.
BlackBerry Curve 8300
GCN Lab Reviewer's Choice selection: Finally, a company has put together a smart phone that not only takes advantage of pre-existing technologies but also adds everything you need in a true enterprise client.



