IBM makes nanotechnology breakthrough for electron imaging

IBM's research and development team is trumpeting a new breakthrough in nanotechnology. Using nanoscale magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientists at IBM's Almaden Research Centre in San Jose, California, have been able to detect the faint magnetic signal from a single electron within a solid sample. This is described by IBM as a major milestone towards creating a microscope that could make three-dimensional images of molecules with atomic resolution. ...more

Casio to debut new notebook

Casio is planning to exhibit several power-busting notebooks at the up-and-coming COMDEX show in Las Vegas. The new machines will utilise Crusoe processors from Transmeta and will have an extended battery life of six to nine hours. The Cassiopeia Fiva will be A5 in size and will weigh less than 1kg. ...more

Apple acquires Proximity video asset management platform

Apple has bought Proximity, a developer of media asset management applications, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was announced on Proximity's website and says only that Apple has taken ownership of all the company's technology and intellectual property. That mostly comprises the workgroup and server versions of the artbox application, which enables video editors to catalogue, search and browse content and create rough cuts from anywhere. ...more

HP buys a piece of its own history

And you thought London property prices were high. Hewlett-Packard has just spent $1.7m on a garage in the not-particularly-prestigious Palo Alto region of California. ...more

Doomjuice infects more than 100,000

And a new variant has been discovered Doomjuice has infected more than 100,000 MyDoom-infected computers while a new variant has been discovered. Kaspersky Labs says more than 100,000 MyDoom-infected computers have been hit with the Doomjuice virus that slips in through the back door left open by the original infection. The Russian company says that it is likely the MyDoom and Doomjuice viruses were authored by the same hand, with the latter intended to cover the tracks of MyDoom - the most widespread virus ever and one perhaps drawing a lot more attention than the author would wish. ...more