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Opera 10 beta gets Turbo boost

Opera 10 beta gets Turbo boost

Opera Software has released a beta version of Opera 10, the next version of its cross-platform browser, adding a mode to speed browsing over slower internet connections.
Daniel Robinson Jun 4 2009 5:57AM Software
SATA spec promises faster data transfers and slimmer laptops

SATA spec promises faster data transfers and slimmer laptops

The Serial ATA (SATA) Revision 3.0 specification has been released by the Serial ATA International Organization (Sata-IO) and promises double the data speed across the board to 6Gbit/s.
Iain Thomson May 30 2009 6:50AM Storage
Opera promises record Java speeds

Opera promises record Java speeds

Opera is planning to include the fastest JavaScript engine ever in upcoming versions of its browser.
Shaun Nichols Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Software
NBN ‘unlikely’ to deliver promised reach or speed: IBRS

NBN ‘unlikely’ to deliver promised reach or speed: IBRS

Analyst firm IBRS has criticised the Federal government over the National Broadband Network process, claiming it could ‘have been better managed’ and is unlikely to deliver what it promised.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2008 4:03PM Telco/ISP
Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Japanese electronics firm Sanyo has announced a new type of blue laser diode, which it said could double the capacity of existing Blu-ray discs to 100GB.
Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
Otellini: PCs are the new time machines

Otellini: PCs are the new time machines

Intel chief executive Paul Otellini has hailed the PC as a 'time machine', which allows users to predict the future and examine the past.
Iain Thomson Sep 26 2008 2:20PM Hardware
Ultra-fast, next-gen RAM could yield PCs that boot instantly

Ultra-fast, next-gen RAM could yield PCs that boot instantly

Scientists in Germany have developed next-generation Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) that is said to operate as fast as fundamental speed limits allow.
Liz Tay Aug 22 2008 4:50PM Hardware
British boffins build electric speed machine

British boffins build electric speed machine

A British firm has developed a new electric sports car that can outrace a Jaguar XKR from 0-60mph.
Iain Thomson Jul 10 2008 9:05AM Hardware
Roadrunner supercomputer reaches full speed

Roadrunner supercomputer reaches full speed

Less than a week after the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Roadrunner supercomputer began operating at record-breaking speeds, researchers are using the device to analyse "extremely complex" neurological processes..
Robert Jaques Jun 14 2008 12:19PM Hardware
SMEs value broadband service over speed

SMEs value broadband service over speed

Small firms consider broadband speed the least important factor when choosing an ISP, according to a new UK survey.
Dec 10 2007 3:59PM Telco/ISP
Clock speed is only half the story

Clock speed is only half the story

Intel’s Penryn chips are set to usher in changes to desktop, laptop and server designs that reflect new realities in computing, going beyond raw processing speed to address multimedia handling and the specific demands of virtualisation.
Martin Veitch Nov 13 2007 10:10AM Hardware
Aussie invention could give ADSL huge speed boost

Aussie invention could give ADSL huge speed boost

An Australian scientist claims to have found a way to boost the data rate of standard ADSL by a factor of 100 by reducing background transmission "noise"..
Iain Thomson Nov 6 2007 7:22AM Networking
Telstra brings wireless broadband up to speed

Telstra brings wireless broadband up to speed

Telstra has turbocharged the speed of its mobile broadband services, launching new broadband cards capable of download speeds up to 6 Mbps and upload speeds up to 1.3 Mbps.
Staff Writers Sep 25 2007 1:02PM Telco/ISP
Advertised broadband not up to speed, says UK watchdog

Advertised broadband not up to speed, says UK watchdog

Orange, Bulldog and Tiscali are among ISPs slammed by consumer watchdog Which? for providing home broadband at speeds far slower than the advertised "up to 8Mbps".
Jane Hoskyn Aug 6 2007 11:13AM Telco/ISP
Kingston cranks memory speed to 800MHz

Kingston cranks memory speed to 800MHz

'Holy Grail' for gamers.
Robert Jaques May 17 2007 6:35AM Hardware
Tokyo boffins crack internet speed record

Tokyo boffins crack internet speed record

An international team led by the University of Tokyo has set two consecutive Internet2 Land Speed Records (I2-LSRs) in the IPv6 single and multi-stream categories.
Staff Writers Apr 30 2007 11:02AM Networking
Ashes of Star Trek's Scotty set for space

Ashes of Star Trek's Scotty set for space

The ashes of actor James Doohan, who played Scotty in the original Star Trek television series, will at last reach the final frontier when they are shot into space on 28 April.
Iain Thomson Apr 5 2007 2:56PM Oddware
Scientists break the speed of light

Scientists break the speed of light

Process doesn't break Einstein's theories.
Iain Thomson Mar 7 2007 8:27AM Oddware
Oracle smashes transaction speed record

Oracle smashes transaction speed record

Four million transactions per minute sets new world record, Oracle claims.
Matt Chapman Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Software
Nintendo adds speed to Wii Virtual Console

Nintendo adds speed to Wii Virtual Console

Legacy racing game Excitebike available to download.
Matt Chapman Feb 19 2007 9:52AM Software

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