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Battery breakthrough could cut recharging to seconds

Battery breakthrough could cut recharging to seconds

Scientists at MIT have developed a new design for lithium batteries that could cut recharge times down to seconds.
Iain Thomson Mar 13 2009 6:04AM Hardware
Telstra releases Nokia N85, sans Skype

Telstra releases Nokia N85, sans Skype

Telstra has announced it will offer the Nokia N85 handset on its Next G network, but has chosen not to include the popular Skype application.
Brett Winterford Mar 12 2009 2:54PM Hardware
Lenovo sued for Mpeg-2 patent infringement

Lenovo sued for Mpeg-2 patent infringement

PC maker Lenovo has been served with several enforcement actions in the US and Germany for allegedly infringing on patents covering the Mpeg-2 digital video compression standard.
Ian Williams Mar 12 2009 6:15AM Hardware
Mac deployment growing fast in businesses

Mac deployment growing fast in businesses

Apple Mac deployment is on the rise in businesses, according to a survey by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance (EDA), a group of vendors collaborating to better integrate Mac systems with Windows-based corporate infrastructures.
Daniel Robinson Mar 12 2009 6:15AM Hardware
Hitachi admits to price-fixing LCD screens

Hitachi admits to price-fixing LCD screens

Hitachi has become the latest electronics manufacturer to be fined in a price fixing conspiracy that dates back as far as 2001.
Shaun Nichols Mar 11 2009 1:23PM Hardware
First Look: HP Mini 2140, still the style king of netbooks?

First Look: HP Mini 2140, still the style king of netbooks?

The HP Mini 2140 injects a little prestige back into netbooks, blending style with decent performance and respectable specs.
Daniel Long Mar 11 2009 10:13AM Hardware
Review: First Look: HP Mini 2140, still the style king of netbooks?

Review: First Look: HP Mini 2140, still the style king of netbooks?

The HP Mini 2140 injects a little prestige back into netbooks, blending style with decent performance and respectable specs.
Daniel Long Mar 11 2009 10:13AM Hardware
Review: Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 Netbook - cramped keyboard lets it down

Review: Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 Netbook - cramped keyboard lets it down

A couple of nifty gimmicks and an extended warranty help give this netbook the boost that its ergonomics don’t.
Zara Baxter Mar 11 2009 10:02AM Hardware
Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 Netbook - cramped keyboard lets it down

Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 Netbook - cramped keyboard lets it down

A couple of nifty gimmicks and an extended warranty help give this netbook the boost that its ergonomics don’t.
Zara Baxter Mar 11 2009 10:02AM Hardware
Taiwanese leak on new Apple netbook

Taiwanese leak on new Apple netbook

A report in a Taiwanese newspaper is the strongest clue yet that Apple will be selling a netbook by the end of the year.
Iain Thomson Mar 10 2009 1:17PM Hardware
Seagate and AMD show off 6Gbps SATA drives

Seagate and AMD show off 6Gbps SATA drives

Hard disk specialist Seagate and chipmaker AMD have unveiled the first SATA hard drive capable of running at a transfer speed of 6Gb per second.
Shaun Nichols Mar 10 2009 1:17PM Hardware
Insects help Defence strike moving land targets

Insects help Defence strike moving land targets

Aussie engineers are applying insect vision and navigation techniques to enable airborne defence systems to acquire, track and strike moving targets more accurately.
Staff Writers Mar 10 2009 10:35AM Hardware
Smartphone sales to soar as app stores proliferate

Smartphone sales to soar as app stores proliferate

Mobile users are increasingly turning to complex multimedia-centric applications, and smartphones will account for 23 per cent of all new handsets sold by 2013, according to Juniper Research.
David Neal Mar 10 2009 6:22AM Hardware
CeBIT: Thieves steal the show at CeBIT

CeBIT: Thieves steal the show at CeBIT

Never mind CeBIT, the German technology trade fair should be re-named "StealBits", with vendors reporting thefts left right and centre.
Sylvie Barak Mar 9 2009 3:05PM Hardware
Dell rolls out new data centre server racks

Dell rolls out new data centre server racks

Dell has introduced a pair of rack-mount server models designed for data centres.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 12:15AM Hardware
Defence IT staff fill 80 per cent of Unisys roles

Defence IT staff fill 80 per cent of Unisys roles

Ex-Defence ICT personnel filled over 80 per cent of the approximately 380 positions required to support Unisys’ $240 million IT services contract with the Department of Defence, the company said today.
Staff Writers Mar 5 2009 3:26PM Networking
Semiconductor sales slide

Semiconductor sales slide

Down over a quarter for the year.
Iain Thomson Mar 3 2009 1:21PM Hardware
Nokia pulls 5800 for faulty 3G

Nokia pulls 5800 for faulty 3G

Nokia has stopped the sale of its 5800 handset in the US following problems with 3G connections.
Iain Thomson Mar 3 2009 1:21PM Hardware
Avaya expands unified comms portfolio

Avaya expands unified comms portfolio

Telecoms vendor Avaya has unveiled several new additions to its range of unified communications devices, including a hybrid telephone/PC that gives users access to applications and the web through a large colour touch-screen.
Ian Williams Mar 3 2009 6:01AM Hardware
Sony rings the changes

Sony rings the changes

Sony has announced a major re-structuring of its business which will see its Vaio PC business bundled with its mobile products and PlayStation platform, and a new management team.
Phil Muncaster Mar 2 2009 2:08PM Hardware

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