Used internally to analyze spy plane imagery and sift through mountains of text, the Condor Supercomputer has been used exclusively by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Now, the lab has opened ...

The Air Force has long taken an interest in using video games for simulation and modeling, but it's now using their underlying technology for supercomputing. The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Condor ...

We've discussed Sony's decision to shut down Other OS functionality and abandon the supercomputing market several times in the past 12 months. One of the expansions in progress even as Sony killed ...

US Air Force researchers have created the Defense Department’s largest interactive supercomputer -- the 35th fastest in the world -- from 1,760 Song PlayStation 3s, The Air Force Times reported. The ...

Cluster computing emerged in the early 1990s when hardware prices were dropping and PCs were becoming more and more powerful. Companies were shifting from large mini-computers to small and powerful ...

With a little modification, of course. And a few of its friends. At least, that's what the US Air Force found out. Their project, dubbed the 'Condor Cluster' was built in 2010, following the advent of ...

Video game systems are no longer just for play; they are now being used by the U.S. military to build supercomputers. Recently the U.S. Air Force built The Condor Cluster, a heterogeneous ...

The Air Force plays Call of Duty on the most powerful game console in existence. The United States Air Force Research Laboratory has completed what it calls the Condor Cluster, a supercomputer made ...

US Air Force researchers have created the Defense Department’s largest interactive supercomputer — the 35th fastest in the world — from 1,760 Song PlayStation 3s, The Air Force Times reported. The ...