Journalist Cap II

-> Multicores are bad for Super-Computers. More cores per chip slows downs data-intensive applications unless there is a big boost in memory bandwidth.

For more info : See the IEEE-Spectrum article here.

-> Intel on a shopping-spree. Acquires 3 multicore software companies listed below in the past few months.

1. Wind-River Systems.
2. Cilk.
3. RapidMind.

For more info : Check this out.

-> DNA May Help Build Next Generation of Chips.

For more info : Click here.

-> Malware Turns Software Compilers into Virus Breeders.

For more info : Check this article here.

-> Hardware Physics A Bad Idea. says Carmack.