New world record for data transfer: 3250 GB / second

Researchers at the Institute of Technology in Karlsruhe, Germany, broke the world record for data transfer. They managed to send the equivalent of nearly 700 DVDs in one second using a laser. In this experiment, the team of Professor Jurg Leuthold data encoded on a laser they have installed on a line of 50 kilometers. At the other end, they were able to retrieve data that had not undergone degradation. This method was used to measure the speed of data flow: 26 terabits per second, or 3250 GB per second.

Floating and submerged house on the water

 

Specialist houseboats, the group neeralandais 31 Architects has designed the end of 2010 a "houseboat" attractive and designed to occupy the river Amstel.

Windows 8 will be available in 2012

Microsoft, currently working on Windows 8, announces that the new version of its operating system should be available in 2012. This is Steve Ballmer who said that, taking all tests at opposite and other experts who did not expect the system before late 2012 or early 2013.

Sony introduces its first screen "organic" foldable

Sony is about to unveil its latest innovation in terms of finesse: an electronic paper that can withstand a bend radius of 5 mm.

Streaming represents 50% of Internet traffic

The latest report on Internet traffic published by Sandvine, specializing in networks, shows that the streaming represents a majority of bandwidth consumption today before P2P. The live video streaming on the Internet account represents 50% of the bandwidth on the Internet in North America, Latin America and Europe. This shows the usual changes of users, who are increasingly moving toward these services, rising well ahead of services such as BitTorrent (17.23%). However, streaming is not used for illegal practices, as the U.S. service broadcasting is Netflix movies on its own 29.7% of the bandwidth consumption in the United States during peak hours.