Hardware

AMD introduces six-core Opteron

AMD introduces six-core Opteron

AMD has introduced a six-core version of its Opteron server chip designed for the most demanding data centre workloads.
Daniel Robinson Jun 2 2009 5:45AM Hardware
Dell first quarter earnings crash 63 per cent

Dell first quarter earnings crash 63 per cent

Dell has announced its results for the first quarter of the year and has revealed earnings fell by 63 per cent and business and consumers cut back on purchases.
Iain Thomson May 29 2009 1:49PM Hardware
Scientists invent memory storage good for a billion years

Scientists invent memory storage good for a billion years

Scientists are reporting successful tests of a new memory device that could allow terabytes of data to be stored without corruption for millions of years.
Iain Thomson May 27 2009 2:02PM Hardware
Telstra invites chokehold from enterprise customers

Telstra invites chokehold from enterprise customers

Telstra has used the Sydney leg of its annual enterprise and government executive roadshow to implore customers to hand off more computing responsibility to the carrier, making them your “one throat to choke”.
Ry Crozier May 27 2009 10:38AM Hardware
Russians clone Macs again

Russians clone Macs again

A Russian start-up has started churning out cloned Macs in defiance of legal threats from Apple.
Nick Farrell May 26 2009 4:12PM Hardware
Aussie prisoners escape lock-in with Ubuntu PCs

Aussie prisoners escape lock-in with Ubuntu PCs

The Alexander Maconochie jail in Canberra will this week deploy 30 more Ubuntu Linux-based computers for prisoner use after a successful first phase.
Ry Crozier May 25 2009 2:57PM Hardware
Intel again delays next-generation Itanium chip

Intel again delays next-generation Itanium chip

Intel has once again delayed the release of its next-generation Itanium processor, codenamed Tukwila.
David Neal May 25 2009 6:12AM Hardware
Dell unveils educational Ubuntu netbook

Dell unveils educational Ubuntu netbook

Dell is offering a purpose-built netbook running a choice of Windows or Ubuntu for Aussie school students.
Staff Writers May 19 2009 5:39PM Hardware
NEC abandons Japanese supercomputer project

NEC abandons Japanese supercomputer project

NEC has withdrawn its participation in a Japanese government programme to build a supercomputer.
David Neal May 16 2009 9:22AM Hardware
Sony reports first profit decline in 14 years

Sony reports first profit decline in 14 years

Sony has joined the growing number of Japanese electronics companies to report large-scale losses, as consumers withhold from buying the latest devices and make do with what they have.
Rosalie Marshall May 15 2009 3:02PM Hardware
AMD break speed barrier with air cooled 1Ghz GPU

AMD break speed barrier with air cooled 1Ghz GPU

AMD says it has reached a new top speed for graphics processing.
Shaun Nichols May 15 2009 2:53PM Hardware
CeBIT09: Centrelink reveals IT impact of stimulus packages

CeBIT09: Centrelink reveals IT impact of stimulus packages

Centrelink had almost 250,000 people log onto its self-service portal on the Monday after the first stimulus package was announced.
Ry Crozier May 14 2009 5:44AM Hardware
Lenovo refreshes netbook lineup

Lenovo refreshes netbook lineup

Lenovo has launched a new model in its line of netbook systems.
Shaun Nichols May 12 2009 1:14PM Hardware
Fujitsu aims for data centres with blade system

Fujitsu aims for data centres with blade system

Fujitsu has unveiled a new server architecture designed to cut costs for enterprise firms through automated power efficiency and management tools.
Daniel Robinson May 12 2009 6:02AM Hardware
Analysis: Supercomputing in the financial crisis

Analysis: Supercomputing in the financial crisis

Supercomputers have always been the cream of the crop, the technology achievement showcase for the vendors and, for some like nearly-defunct Cray and finally-defunct SGI, their bread and butter for decades.
Nebojsa Novakovic May 11 2009 3:34PM Hardware
Pioneer Dreambook M86, the most fully specced laptop we've ever seen

Pioneer Dreambook M86, the most fully specced laptop we've ever seen

Incredibly powerful laptop system at high spec, but you can also opt for a cheaper, lower spec version
Zara Baxter May 11 2009 10:02AM Hardware
Review: Pioneer Dreambook M86, the most fully specced laptop we've ever seen

Review: Pioneer Dreambook M86, the most fully specced laptop we've ever seen

Incredibly powerful laptop system at high spec, but you can also opt for a cheaper, lower spec version
Zara Baxter May 11 2009 10:02AM Hardware
Review: Maxtor Blackarmor 320GB, a USB drive with US-grade military encryption

Review: Maxtor Blackarmor 320GB, a USB drive with US-grade military encryption

The Maxtor Blackarmor has one thing that other USB hard drives don’t - military grade data security in a very stylish package
Alex Bradner May 11 2009 9:59AM Hardware
Maxtor Blackarmor 320GB, a USB drive with US-grade military encryption

Maxtor Blackarmor 320GB, a USB drive with US-grade military encryption

The Maxtor Blackarmor has one thing that other USB hard drives don’t - military grade data security in a very stylish package
Alex Bradner May 11 2009 9:59AM Hardware
Sun shareholders try to block Oracle

Sun shareholders try to block Oracle

Oracle’s acquisition of Sun may not be all plain sailing after all, after Sun shareholders filed three class action suits to block the proposed US$7.4 billion (A$9.73 billion) deal.
Phil Muncaster May 11 2009 6:44AM Hardware

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