Hardware

Sony recalls 100,000 notebook batteries

Sony recalls 100,000 notebook batteries

Several of the world's best-known notebook manufacturers have issued recall notices for 100,000 Sony-made batteries because of fears they might overheat.
Nov 1 2008 9:48AM Hardware
iPhone sales hottest among low-income consumers

iPhone sales hottest among low-income consumers

A survey by internet monitoring firm comScore has shown that the iPhone is proving most popular among low income earners in the U.S., despite its high price tag.
Iain Thomson Nov 1 2008 9:48AM Hardware
Semiconductor industry facing dark times

Semiconductor industry facing dark times

The semiconductor industry is in for a rough ride for the foreseeable future, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Nov 1 2008 9:48AM Hardware
IEEE votes on updated low-power design standard

IEEE votes on updated low-power design standard

IEEE is set to vote on the unified power format (UPF) 2.0 low-power design standard for integrated circuits, signifying the draft standard is now stable.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2008 3:03PM Hardware
DSTO shows off two new Land Warfare robots

DSTO shows off two new Land Warfare robots

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) demonstrated two new robots at the Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane this week.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2008 12:03AM Hardware
Asus crowdsources new PC design

Asus crowdsources new PC design

Asus is asking users to design the company's next notebooks.
Shaun Nichols Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Hardware
Asus to launch Android handset?

Asus to launch Android handset?

Asustek Computers, makers of the little Eee PC, will apparently be releasing a Google Android-based smartphone during the first half of 2009.
Sylvie Barak Oct 30 2008 12:21AM Hardware
Sun expands server test drive programme

Sun expands server test drive programme

Sun is expanding a programme that allows businesses to test drive its servers.
Shaun Nichols Oct 30 2008 12:14AM Hardware
Embedded Nano kit announced

Embedded Nano kit announced

Via has produced a working mini-ITX motherboard with a Nano processor on it.
Staff Writers Oct 29 2008 3:47PM Hardware
Self-assembling organic wires present sci-fi possibilities

Self-assembling organic wires present sci-fi possibilities

U.S. scientists have developed water-soluble electronic materials that spontaneously assemble themselves into ‘wires’ much narrower than a human hair.
Staff Writers Oct 29 2008 12:00AM Hardware
Dell lays claim to Azure backbone

Dell lays claim to Azure backbone

Dell has announced that it will be providing Microsoft with the hardware to run its newly-announced Azure cloud computing system.
Shaun Nichols Oct 28 2008 3:17PM Hardware
SIMable unlocks 3G iPhone, Blackberry Bold

SIMable unlocks 3G iPhone, Blackberry Bold

The much-hyped SIMable handset unlocking chip developed in the UK has been expanded to unlock equally hyped smartphone offerings from Apple and RIM.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2008 12:31AM Hardware
Top 10 best features found in laptop computers

Top 10 best features found in laptop computers

If you can buy a computer carved out of a block of metal, you can buy one to do anything. Almost. We look at the top 10 claims for laptop quality.
Computing staff Oct 27 2008 2:55PM Hardware
Telstra adds first EDA to Next G range with MC75

Telstra adds first EDA to Next G range with MC75

Telstra has introduced the first Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA) on the Next G network, the Motorola MC75.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2008 12:03PM Hardware
Sun co-founder Bechtolsheim steps back

Sun co-founder Bechtolsheim steps back

The Sun Microsystems co-founder credited with creating the company's first product is cutting back his role at the vendor.
Shaun Nichols Oct 27 2008 6:41AM Hardware
Full immersion cooling system for desktops released

Full immersion cooling system for desktops released

Hardcore Computer, the U.S. based system maker, says it has launched its Reactor line of premium systems, complete with a full-immersion cooling desktop system.
Sylvie Barak Oct 24 2008 3:08PM Hardware
Hybrid atomic memory stores quantum data

Hybrid atomic memory stores quantum data

A newly developed quantum computing technique has been used to store quantum information in silicon for a record-breaking length of time.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2008 11:46AM Hardware
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

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