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Apple iPhone driving up Wi-Fi use

Apple iPhone driving up Wi-Fi use

Smartphone users are driving up the use of Wi-Fi hotspots, according to a new survey, with Apple's iPhone accounting for nearly 10 per cent of access requests in the US.
Daniel Robinson Dec 19 2008 6:18AM Hardware
Apple feels the pinch as recession bites

Apple feels the pinch as recession bites

Apple is beginning to feel the effects of the economic crisis, according to new research from retail sales tracking firm NPD Group.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 18 2008 6:34AM Hardware
Jobs to skip Macworld

Jobs to skip Macworld

Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will not be making the keynote address at this year's Macworld expo.
Shaun Nichols Dec 17 2008 2:04PM Hardware
Dell strengthens its ties to EMC

Dell strengthens its ties to EMC

Dell is renewing its deal with storage specialist EMC. The company said that it would be expanding its partnership with EMC through the year 2013.
Shaun Nichols Dec 15 2008 2:42PM Hardware
Top 10 most overhyped products

Top 10 most overhyped products

This week, we take a look at some of those epic failures who crashed despite being billed as the "next big thing".
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Dec 15 2008 7:06AM Hardware
Ericsson and Intel lock down laptops

Ericsson and Intel lock down laptops

Intel and Ericsson are teaming up to help make laptops more secure by ensuring that Ericsson's mobile broadband modules are interoperable with Intel's anti-theft PC protection technology.
Ian Williams Dec 13 2008 1:16AM Hardware
Suncorp goes Agile for 19k desktop integration project

Suncorp goes Agile for 19k desktop integration project

Suncorp has revealed that, as part of its merger with Promina, it used a variation of the Agile software development methodology to deliver a major desktop integration project covering 19,000 computers.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2008 1:05AM Hardware
Microsoft still in race for Australian school laptops: VIC

Microsoft still in race for Australian school laptops: VIC

Microsoft-based laptops aren’t too expensive to meet the Federal government’s promise of a computer for every school-aged student, according to the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 2:40PM Hardware
Inside the manageNET ASIO T4 data centre

Inside the manageNET ASIO T4 data centre

iTnews takes a look at how the old Baltimore Technologies data centre in northern Sydney is getting a new lease on life.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 12:20AM Hardware
HP touts better batteries for notebooks

HP touts better batteries for notebooks

HP is planning to offer a new line of long-life notebook batteries.
Shaun Nichols Dec 12 2008 12:13AM Hardware
IT admins need to power down PCs

IT admins need to power down PCs

A report by analyst house Forrester has concluded that IT managers are going to have to manage PCs differently if they are to cut power usage and hit green targets.
Iain Thomson Dec 11 2008 1:56PM Hardware
Intel: 32nm process is ready to go

Intel: 32nm process is ready to go

Intel has completed the development phase of its next-generation manufacturing process that will be used to make 32nm chips, and said it is on track for production in the fourth quarter of 2009.
Daniel Robinson Dec 11 2008 3:16AM Hardware
Computer mouse hits 40

Computer mouse hits 40

The computer mouse is celebrating its 40th anniversary today after first being unveiled by Douglas Engelbart at the Fall Joint Computer Conference (FJCC) in 1968.
Iain Thomson Dec 11 2008 3:16AM Hardware
IBM launches web conferencing service

IBM launches web conferencing service

IBM has tossed a new entry into the hosted conferencing market. The company is launching a new version of the Lotus Sametime Unyte service. The web-based application allows users to set up conferences over the web.
Shaun Nichols Dec 10 2008 3:11PM Hardware
Open source USB key to $2bn school laptop plan

Open source USB key to $2bn school laptop plan

The Rudd Government’s promise of a laptop for every child could fail without at least $2 billion in public funding, but an alternative USB ‘computer’ system pioneered in France may be its saviour.
Ry Crozier Dec 10 2008 3:07PM Hardware
Lenovo IdeaPad S10 takes on Aspire One and Eee PC

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 takes on Aspire One and Eee PC

A good netbook with lots of storage, but battery life keeps it from being great
Zara Baxter Dec 10 2008 10:42AM Hardware
Review: Lenovo IdeaPad S10 takes on Aspire One and Eee PC

Review: Lenovo IdeaPad S10 takes on Aspire One and Eee PC

A good netbook with lots of storage, but battery life keeps it from being great
Zara Baxter Dec 10 2008 10:42AM Hardware
Sun rolls out Shanghai servers

Sun rolls out Shanghai servers

Server vendor Sun Microsystems will update its rackmount and blade lines today with new systems built around AMD's latest quad-core Opteron processor called Shanghai.
Egan Orion Dec 10 2008 7:12AM Hardware
Assessing asset management

Assessing asset management

With budgets under pressure, adept IT leaders need to know how to make every cent count. Given that the cost of acquiring and supporting IT equipment can account for as much as 30 per cent of IT budgets, according to some industry estimates, there is clearly potential for significant savings.
Computing staff Dec 10 2008 7:04AM Hardware
Sony to slash 8,000 jobs

Sony to slash 8,000 jobs

Sony has announced plans to cut 8,000 jobs and 10 per cent of its manufacturing sites by March 2010 as the recession takes its toll.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 10 2008 6:59AM Hardware

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