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Unidentified Mac spotted by web watchers

Unidentified Mac spotted by web watchers

Steve Jobs was being as enigmatic as ever when asked if Apple would enter the increasingly cut-throat netbook market during a recent financial conference call.
Stewart Meagher Oct 24 2008 6:58AM Hardware
Intel and IBM open up blade specifications

Intel and IBM open up blade specifications

IBM and Intel have announced joint plans to open up the BladeCenter switch specification to the Server Systems Infrastructure Forum on a royalty-free basis.
Ian Williams Oct 24 2008 6:48AM Hardware
ATO warms disaster recovery site

ATO warms disaster recovery site

The Australian Taxation Office will look to institute a ‘warm’ disaster recovery strategy to encourage additional utilisation of its newly-acquired DR platform.
Ry Crozier Oct 23 2008 2:53PM Hardware
Vendor experience is key in technology evaluation, survey finds

Vendor experience is key in technology evaluation, survey finds

CIOs expect their IT vendors to help them make informed choices about products and technologies, IDC has found.
Staff Writers Oct 23 2008 1:28PM Hardware
IBM aims z10 mainframe at mid-sized firms

IBM aims z10 mainframe at mid-sized firms

IBM has launched its System z10 Business Class mainframe, described as the company's highest performing mainframe for mid-sized customers.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 22 2008 6:46AM Hardware
Panasonic shrinks next-gen batteries

Panasonic shrinks next-gen batteries

Panasonic is preparing to unveil a slimmed-down version of its 20-hour methanol fuel-cell battery.
Shaun Nichols Oct 21 2008 2:56PM Hardware
Intel to put HSPA in Moorestown

Intel to put HSPA in Moorestown

Intel has revealed that it will be integrating High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) with its new generation of Moorestown mobile products.
Shaun Nichols Oct 21 2008 2:28PM Hardware
First Look: The new Apple Macbook

First Look: The new Apple Macbook

Is Apple good at design? Usabilty? Both or neither? Also, where has all the Firewire gone? Alex Kidman has been testing Apple's new Macbook and gives his first impressions.
Alex Kidman Oct 21 2008 10:52AM Hardware
Review: First Look: The new Apple Macbook

Review: First Look: The new Apple Macbook

Is Apple good at design? Usabilty? Both or neither? Also, where has all the Firewire gone? Alex Kidman has been testing Apple's new Macbook and gives his first impressions.
Alex Kidman Oct 21 2008 10:52AM Hardware
Toshiba and SanDisk rejig memory production

Toshiba and SanDisk rejig memory production

Toshiba is set to take a larger stake in its joint chip fabrication venture with SanDisk, following the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding between the two companies.
Ian Williams Oct 21 2008 6:30AM Hardware
Intel to launch more core 2 duos in late December

Intel to launch more core 2 duos in late December

Intel plans to launch one of its last batches of Core 2 mobile processors towards the end of December, according to sources in the Taiwanese rumour mill.
Sylvie Barak Oct 20 2008 3:25PM Hardware
Heavyweights line up behind 'white spaces' Wi-Fi

Heavyweights line up behind 'white spaces' Wi-Fi

Some of the largest companies in the technology world are putting their names behind a move to build a free wireless network from so-called 'white spaces'.
Shaun Nichols Oct 20 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Hubble crashes again

Hubble crashes again

NASA is reporting that computer problems on the Hubble orbital telescope have worsened, complicating the mission planned to repair it.
Iain Thomson Oct 20 2008 3:10PM Hardware
AMD co founder Ed Turney dies

AMD co founder Ed Turney dies

AMD co founder, Ed Turney, has died of brain cancer at his old age home in Cupertino, aged 79.
Sylvie Barak Oct 20 2008 6:52AM Hardware
Greenest Macbooks ever still not green enough

Greenest Macbooks ever still not green enough

Despite the fact that the new Macbook line-up is supposedly the greenest ever, with better energy efficiency and less toxic components, Greenpeace is still saying Apple could have done much more.
Stewart Meagher Oct 20 2008 6:52AM Hardware
NEC goes green with new business displays

NEC goes green with new business displays

NEC has introduced the first model in a new series of displays for business with a focus on image quality and environmental friendliness.
Daniel Robinson Oct 18 2008 10:23AM Hardware
Information processing RNA could control biological function

Information processing RNA could control biological function

U.S. researchers are developing synthetic RNA devices that can execute information processing operations, potentially bringing biocomputing one step closer to reality.
Liz Tay Oct 17 2008 11:27AM Hardware
Nvidia introduces GeForce 9 series mGPUs

Nvidia introduces GeForce 9 series mGPUs

Nvidia introduces its new GeForce 9-Series mGPUs with the bombastic claim that “the integrated graphics motherboard as you know it is dead”, staking the claim that the integrated, single chip design will show game-changing performance of up to five times better than on Intel integrated graphics.
Sylvie Barak Oct 16 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Netbook sales drive PC growth

Netbook sales drive PC growth

The latest figures from analyst house Gartner report that sales of PCs and x86 servers grew by 15 per cent from this time last year.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 2:57PM Hardware
Tiny IPv6-ready protocol stack created

Tiny IPv6-ready protocol stack created

Cisco, Atmel and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) have announced that they’ve built one of the smallest IPv6 stacks ever, and have open sourced it for general use.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 2:57PM Hardware

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