To: benwood who wrote (52673 ) 6/21/2006 3:16:29 PM From: shades Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116555 *always* been in need of additional power, where 10x or 100x Why don't they move to utility computing solutions? You can rent the hardware these days - utilitycomputing.itworld.com On-demand computing services like those offered by IBM and Sun are enabling smaller companies to offer their customers almost unlimited computing power and to stand ground with much larger competitors. phone calls in on the horizon, and in time, every word you ever speak into a phone will be recorded in that database. I am sure they are - hehe.And then they'll have clusters of computers processing that database for whatever reason they dream up. yro.slashdot.org AT&T Rewrites Privacy Policy Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday June 21, @02:21PM from the wow-just-wow dept. VikingThunder writes "The San Francisco Chronicle reports that AT&T has revamped its privacy policy, in an effort to head off future consumer lawsuits, with changes taking effect this Friday. AT&T is introducing a new policy that gives it more 'latitude' when it comes to sharing your browsing history with government agencies. Notable changes include notification that AT&T will track viewing habits of customers of its new video services Homezone and U-Verse, which is forbidden for cable and satellite companies, as well as explicitly stating that the customer's data belongs to the company: 'While your account information may be personal to you, these records constitute business records that are owned by AT&T. As such, AT&T may disclose such records to protect its legitimate business interests, safeguard others, or respond to legal process.'" another 5 years, 4.5x6.0cm equivalent 30 MP cameras will be common. I read 100 MP just hit the market.gizmag.com World’s First 100+ Megapixel chip June 20, 2006 Now here's something to bring a smile to the dial of photographic enthusiasts. Hot on the heels of Hasselblad's 39 megapixel camera comes the news that the 100 megapixel barrier has been broken. DALSA Semiconductor announced yesterday that it has successfully fabricated and delivered the world’s highest resolution image sensor chip to its customer, Semiconductor Technology Associates (STA).