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Intel claims opto-electronic breakthrough

Intel claims opto-electronic breakthrough

A breakthrough in opto-electronics detectors by Intel promises to address the shortage of network bandwidth which some believe could lead to the collapse of the internet.
Dave Bailey Dec 9 2008 6:51AM Hardware
Medfield is the next Atom

Medfield is the next Atom

In its latest report on netbooks entitled 'Intel Atom: Netbook, Opportunity or threat?', UBS has some interesting information on the IALP/Atom roadmap. The outfit also does not think netbooks will be a net win for Intel.
Charlie Demerjian Dec 8 2008 2:45PM Hardware
AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks

AMD to lose notebook share for lack of netbooks

There may be some debate about whether netbooks are an important growth opportunity for chipmakers, or if they’re taking a significant bite out of laptop sales, but the fact AMD doesn’t have a netbook processor in the pipeline could be problematic for the firm.
Sylvie Barak Dec 8 2008 7:04AM Hardware
Top 10 annoying technologies

Top 10 annoying technologies

Sometimes a new technology not only makes things more complex, but also frustratingly difficult and time-consuming. This week, we look at a few of those pet peeves of the technology world.
Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel planning to harvest free energy

Intel’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner has been detailing the latest research from Intel labs into power saving and generation.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
LHC out of action until June 2009

LHC out of action until June 2009

CERN has issued its final report on the failure of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and has said that the device cannot be restarted before June 2009.
Iain Thomson Dec 8 2008 6:59AM Hardware
Laser printer ink is not as harmful as cigarettes

Laser printer ink is not as harmful as cigarettes

You no longer need to go to work wearing a gas mask as research released this week shows that laser printer toner is not harmful.
Emma Hughes Dec 6 2008 8:19AM Hardware
DET wants thin laptops at $500 for NSW students

DET wants thin laptops at $500 for NSW students

Just days after securing an extra $180 million from the Commonwealth for computers for schools, the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) has called for tenders to deliver 200,000 laptops to NSW senior students at 570 state high schools.
Lilia Guan Dec 5 2008 2:52PM Hardware
Canon patent victory could change the future of TV

Canon patent victory could change the future of TV

Having won a critical patent appeal in its native Japan, Canon is well on the way to being the first electronics manufacturer to make displays based on surface-conduction electron emitters.
Wily Ferret Dec 4 2008 6:47AM Hardware
Gartner advises against extended IT warranties

Gartner advises against extended IT warranties

Gartner has advised IT departments not to invest in extended warranties when buying equipment in an effort to reduce business costs and show quick savings.
Rosalie Marshall Dec 4 2008 6:41AM Hardware
Dell weighs into Aussie data centre audit space

Dell weighs into Aussie data centre audit space

Dell has taken the wraps off a new data centre audit services offering in Australia in a move that will pit the vendor against the likes of Eaton and APC.
Ry Crozier Dec 3 2008 12:37PM Hardware
Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer to reality

Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer to reality

Fuel cell-powered gear is a step closer now that the US government has removed legislation that would have prevented the development.
Nick Farrell Dec 2 2008 6:44AM Hardware
Microsoft graphics-on-CPU is warped

Microsoft graphics-on-CPU is warped

The next version of Microsoft's core desktop operating system, imaginatively named Windows 7, aka Vista SP2, may contain an interesting feature for devices with low-end graphics chipsets, or even with no GPU acceleration at all.
Dean Pullen Dec 1 2008 2:49PM Hardware
Toshiba optimistic about SSD rescuing NAND maker

Toshiba optimistic about SSD rescuing NAND maker

Sending positive vibes to NAND flash memory makers everywhere, Toshiba says it’s optimistic about wider NAND flash deployment in the next couple of years, mainly within Solid State Drives.
Sylvie Barak Dec 1 2008 6:42AM Hardware
End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

End of the road for 'rip and replace' IT

The wasteful 'rip and replace' culture adopted by many IT departments will be wiped out in 2009 as businesses focus on making better use of the systems they already have, according to service-oriented architecture firm Software AG.
Nov 29 2008 3:22PM Hardware
Seagate fixes bug in Barracuda drives

Seagate fixes bug in Barracuda drives

Seagate has fixed a bug in its Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB hard drive which caused applications to hang intermittently.
Nov 29 2008 3:22PM Hardware
Vodafone’s $0 Dell netbook isn’t free - it’s $720

Vodafone’s $0 Dell netbook isn’t free - it’s $720

Vodafone’s announcement of a $0 Dell netbook and mobile broadband bundle doesn‘t actually mean the laptop is thrown in for free.
Staff Writers Nov 29 2008 3:16PM Hardware
Apple announces seasonal price cuts

Apple announces seasonal price cuts

Apple has announced plans to cut prices on selected hardware by as much as 15 per cent this holiday season.
Iain Thomson Nov 28 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Analysis: Copper is here to stay

Analysis: Copper is here to stay

Fibre and wireless have their place, but won't replace copper any time soon.
Staff Writers Nov 28 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Scientists explore magnetic properties of semiconductors

Scientists explore magnetic properties of semiconductors

Some specially built semiconductors have been found to display important magnetic properties which could lead to the development of smaller, faster gadgets.
Sylvie Barak Nov 28 2008 6:40AM Hardware

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