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[iTWire - Latest Headlines] iTWire - Folding@home sets Guinness record thanks to PS3: "To have Folding@home recognized by Guinness World Records as the most powerful distributed computing network ever is a reflection of the extraordinary worldwide participation by gamers and consumers around the world and for that we are very grateful," said Vijay Pande, associate professor of chemistry at Stanford University and Folding@home project lead.

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] 3-D laptops; HP's book project; lobbying on net neutrality: The spare processing power of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) will be harnessed by US biologists trying to understand the cause of diseases like Alzheimer's. Sony has teamed up with US biologists who already run the distributed computing project, folding@home (FAH).

[Gizmodo Australia] PS3 News Service, Life With Playstation, Now Up For Download ...: With the latest update, Folding@home will support more advanced simulation of protein fold, and will also support PS3’s unique Folding@home ranking system, which enables users to see where they stand among the worldwide contributors based on their level of contribution. SCE will vigorously promote the expansion of the world of PS3 by introducing new services that will open up new possibilities and enjoyment in interactive entertainment.

[CNET News.com - Business Tech] Sony's Folding@home project gets Guinness record | Geek Gestalt ...: According to a release from Sony, Folding@home topped 1 petaflop last month, meaning that it surpassed a thousand trillion floating point operations per second. By comparison, the well-known SETI@home project has topped out, according to Wikipedia, at around 265 teraflops, or 265 trillion floating point operations a second.

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Sony to launch motion controller for PlayStation 3 in spring 2010: Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3 LOS ANGELES ”” This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo has been quite the moving experience. During presentations at the video game industry trade show, both Microsoft and Sony debuted prototype motion-control devices for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that could rival Nintendo's popular Wii, the first console to employ a motion-detecting controller when it debuted in 2006.

[Crave: The gadget blog] Confirmed: PS3 Slim bit streams Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master ...: The "fat" PS3 could transmit Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio in uncompressed linear PCM format, providing the exact same audio quality as the bit stream versions. There are some cases where an AV receiver may process linear PCM differently than bit stream, but its rare.

[PS3Vault] Sony PS3 upgrade boosts Folding@home project | PS3Vault: “We take a lot of pride in the fact that more than half a million PS3 users worldwide have dedicated a portion of their machine’s capabilities towards helping Stanford University and their Folding@home team research many of the diseases that inflict our society today,” said Jack Tretton, president and chief executive at Sony Computer Entertainment America.

[Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog] Sony cuts price of PlayStation 3 by $100 to boost holiday sales ...: Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for gamesNEW YORK ”” With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall. The season gets a late-summer start Tuesday, with the release of "Guitar Hero 5," a game featuring music from the Rolling Stones, Nirvana and other popular bands.

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