Thursday, May 26, 2011

Depixelizing Pixel Art: Upscaling Retro 8-bit Games; Windows App Store: Microsoft's Savior and Steam's Biggest Rival; 26Tbps Transmitted with a Single Laser Could Supercharge Internet Backbone; First-Ever Commercial Quantum Computer Now Available for $10 Million

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IN THIS ISSUE:

* Depixelizing Pixel Art: Upscaling Retro 8-bit Games

* Windows App Store: Microsoft's Savior and Steam's Biggest Rival

* 26Tbps Transmitted with a Single Laser Could Supercharge
Internet Backbone

* First-Ever Commercial Quantum Computer Now Available for $10
Million


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Depixelizing Pixel Art: Upscaling Retro 8-bit Games

At long last, we might be able to play Super Mario Bros. on a
big screen without stretching our beloved plumber's pixels to
breaking point.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?nYGmPcgGbpyrT78OESRb=70

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Windows App Store: Microsoft's Savior and Steam's Biggest Rival

The appification of everything began with the launch of the iOS
App Store, and was perpetuated with the introduction of the
Android Market. In 2012, however, the Windows App Store will
launch and change everything.

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26Tbps Transmitted with a Single Laser Could Supercharge
Internet Backbone

At a rate of 26Tbps, 3,328 gigabytes can be transferred in a
single second. You could transfer the entire Library of Congress
could in just 3 seconds.

http://enews.extremetech.com/u.d?5YGmPcgGbpyrT78OESRV=90

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First-Ever Commercial Quantum Computer Now Available for $10
Million

After some 12 years of research, the accumulation of 60 patents,
and the filing of 100 more, D-Wave Systems, has finally released
the world's first commercial quantum computer.

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