And we're back… Here's your morning reboot:
- Cray and IBM will split a massive $494M grant from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The money, which will be paid out over four years, is for developing the next generation of supercomputers. Cray says it will use AMD chips and the Linux operating system in its new supercomputer.
- According to a new British poll, Britons who watch video on the internet spend less times watching TV. The statistic is yet more bad news for the already beleaguered world of broadcast TV.
- You can now download 2,500 hand-picked wikipedia educational articles on a handy CD. The cd was compiled by volunteers from the children's charity SOS. The CD is free and should work on any platform. [via Lifehacker]
- ITWire reports that the banking industry is increasingly worried that Google may come crashing into their industry. As the article points out, Google Checkout may be the first small step in a larger plan.
- Microsoft may be guilty of patent infringement in South Korea. The CNet article goes on to say that the case “may force Microsoft to temporarily halt sales of Microsoft Office in South Korea.”
