Two related papers in the FCCM 2011:

• Multilevel Granularity Parallelism Synthesis on FPGAs
• Synthesis of Platform Architectures from OpenCL Programs

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology June 2011 is a special issue on pattern recognition in neuroimaging.

Jack Dongarra runs LINPACK on the iPad2, with performance rivalling the fastest supercomputers in the 1985.

Off-topic:
Five Gadgets that Will Be Dead in Five Years: In-car portable navigation systems, Computer DVD/CD-ROM, Wireless routers, Netbooks, E-readers.