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Sun finishes major data centre consolidation project

Sun finishes major data centre consolidation project

Sun Microsystems has consolidated a nine-building ex-Storagetek data centre campus into a new multi-storey facility, cutting its floor space requirements by more than half.
Staff Writers Jan 27 2009 3:43PM Hardware
Researchers develop microrefrigerator on a chip

Researchers develop microrefrigerator on a chip

Researchers from Arizona State University have demonstrated a microrefrigerator which effectively cools a PC system by targeting specific chip hot spots.
Sylvie Barak Jan 27 2009 6:50AM Hardware
Intel's Barrett to step down

Intel's Barrett to step down

Intel chairman Craig Barrett is planning to step down from his position later this year.
Shaun Nichols Jan 24 2009 2:28PM Hardware
Ink breakthrough heralds bendy PC screens

Ink breakthrough heralds bendy PC screens

Researchers in the US claim to have developed a type of soluble semiconductor ink which could help to make bendable computer screens a reality.
Sylvie Barak Jan 23 2009 6:16AM Hardware
Antitrust claim lobbed at IBM

Antitrust claim lobbed at IBM

IBM could soon find itself fending off antitrust accusations in the EU.
Shaun Nichols Jan 21 2009 4:31PM Hardware
Qualcomm buys handheld business assets from AMD

Qualcomm buys handheld business assets from AMD

Qualcomm has acquired graphics and multimedia technology assets, including intellectual property and resources, from AMD's handheld business.
Sylvie Barak Jan 21 2009 6:26AM Hardware
Fujitsu to launch zero-watt PC

Fujitsu to launch zero-watt PC

Fujitsu Siemens Computers has made a number of announcements ahead of this year's Cebit technology trade show in Hanover in March, including what it describes as a zero-watt PC.
David Neal Jan 21 2009 6:26AM Hardware
Mobile users put off by complex set-up

Mobile users put off by complex set-up

Setting up a new mobile phone is a frustrating and annoying process for many users, according to a recent survey by mobile device management firm Mformation.
Ian Williams Jan 20 2009 2:50PM Hardware
Belkin grovels after paying for positive reviews

Belkin grovels after paying for positive reviews

Maker of electronic gadgets Belkin got caught offering to pay punters for posting positive reviews of its products.
Paul Hales Jan 20 2009 6:49AM Hardware
Nokia N79 Eco to ship without charger

Nokia N79 Eco to ship without charger

Nokia's upcoming N79 Eco will be the first handset from the company to include the option of buying the device without a charger and in a smaller box.
Ian Williams Jan 20 2009 6:41AM Hardware
Sun bundles drive virtualisation into SMB market

Sun bundles drive virtualisation into SMB market

Sun Microsystems has created two hardware and software bundles as part of an initiative to drive server virtualisation downstream into the SMB space.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2009 2:34PM Hardware
NEC adds ArrayComm software to WiMAX base stations

NEC adds ArrayComm software to WiMAX base stations

NEC and ArrayComm will work together to develop new WiMAX base stations that integrate the latter’s multi-antenna signal (MAS) processing software, A-Mastm.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2009 2:31PM Hardware
Passive RFID users granted four-watt reprieve

Passive RFID users granted four-watt reprieve

Ultra high frequency (UHF) RFID devices up to four watts have been approved for use by the Australian Communications and Media Authority following four years of successful tests.
Staff Writers Jan 16 2009 2:05PM Hardware
NSW DECC overhauls ICT platform

NSW DECC overhauls ICT platform

The NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) has revamped its IT architecture by consolidating email and backup applications and servers from 101 sites statewide into two data centres in Sydney.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2009 2:45PM Hardware
Networked fridges ‘negotiate’ electricity use

Networked fridges ‘negotiate’ electricity use

The CSIRO has developed a way to network household and commercial fridges together in a distributed peer-to-peer fashion that lets them ‘negotiate’ with each other the best time to consume electricity.
Ry Crozier Jan 14 2009 2:25PM Hardware
Solar storms could lead to IT blackouts

Solar storms could lead to IT blackouts

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has been consulting with experts on the likely damage to the world’s internet infrastructure in 2012, when the solar storms are expected to peak.
Iain Thomson Jan 14 2009 2:08PM Hardware
Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Well designed, solid and well-featured, but the battery
life sells it short.
Zara Baxter Jan 13 2009 3:14PM Hardware
Review: Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Review: Lenovo IdeaPad S10

Well designed, solid and well-featured, but the battery
life sells it short.
Zara Baxter Jan 13 2009 3:14PM Hardware
Review: HP Mini 1001TU

Review: HP Mini 1001TU

Stylish, sophisticated and super-portable: this is the netbook you’ll have to hide from your friends.
Zara Baxter Jan 13 2009 11:11AM Hardware
HP Mini 1001TU

HP Mini 1001TU

Stylish, sophisticated and super-portable: this is the netbook you’ll have to hide from your friends.
Zara Baxter Jan 13 2009 11:11AM Hardware

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