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
Dell teams with Red Hat on enterprise Linux

Dell teams with Red Hat on enterprise Linux

Red Hat and Dell have announced an alliance that will see the systems giant offer the new midrange Red Hat Application Appliance.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 6:40AM Hardware
Intel says slowdown won’t harm technology

Intel says slowdown won’t harm technology

Intel has said it is prepared for an economic downturn and will not halt development of new processors.
Iain Thomson Oct 15 2008 3:37PM Hardware
Apple puts screen opening under the microscope

Apple puts screen opening under the microscope

Apple claims the designers of its new MacBooks used an electron microscope to examine ‘hundreds of versions’ of the indentation that lets users open the display.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2008 10:27AM Hardware
AMD off the hook in graphics case

AMD off the hook in graphics case

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has called off its investigation into allegations that graphics firm ATI and its parent AMD had violated federal antitrust laws.
Shaun Nichols Oct 15 2008 6:49AM Hardware
Digital TV survey to resolve technical issues

Digital TV survey to resolve technical issues

A $1 million technical survey has been commissioned by the Federal government to address digital TV reception issues in ‘multi-dwelling units’.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2008 12:30AM Hardware
Plastic film gets glowing report

Plastic film gets glowing report

A US factory is churning out 'light paper' that could make floor and bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete.
Nick Farrell Oct 14 2008 2:02AM Hardware
Sun and Fujitsu make huge leap in server performance

Sun and Fujitsu make huge leap in server performance

Sun and Fujitsu will today show off a new, purportedly energy efficient, line of server systems based on a multi core Sun chip for high-performance and demanding tasks like server virtualisation and consolidation.
Sylvie Barak Oct 14 2008 12:02AM Hardware
Pittwater Council embraces real-time backups

Pittwater Council embraces real-time backups

Sydney’s Pittwater Council announced today that it has implemented Juniper Networks’ EX 4200 series Ethernet switches as part of a systems upgrade from tape backups to real-time off-site storage.
Staff Writers Oct 13 2008 3:25PM Hardware
Feature: hot tips for virtualisation

Feature: hot tips for virtualisation

Migrating systems to a virtualised environment can deliver significant efficiency gains and cost savings, but it has to be planned carefully. Martin Courtney explains how IT leaders can improve the odds of success.
Martin Courtney Oct 13 2008 3:12PM Hardware
Unisys extends mainframe line-up

Unisys extends mainframe line-up

Unisys is bucking the industry trend that declares the mainframe to be a dead end by introducing new models, including high-end systems using its own processor architecture alongside Intel-based mid-range models.
Daniel Robinson Oct 13 2008 12:19AM Hardware
Microsoft could pick Blackberry

Microsoft could pick Blackberry

Research In Motion (RIM) is in danger of being plucked by Microsoft as the firm’s market value continues to slide due to the financial crisis and pressure on margins.
Sylvie Barak Oct 13 2008 12:15AM Hardware
Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter

Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter

Gartner has warned that spending on semiconductor capital has collapsed, and is not likely to recover until 2010.
Iain Thomson Oct 11 2008 2:09PM Hardware
Micron cuts 15 per cent of staff

Micron cuts 15 per cent of staff

Chipmaker Micron is set to drop some 3,000 US employees as part of a massive round of company cutbacks.
Shaun Nichols Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
GeoEye-1 posts first images

GeoEye-1 posts first images

Google's high-powered GeoEye-1 imaging satellite has captured its first images.
Shaun Nichols Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware
Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Japanese electronics firm Sanyo has announced a new type of blue laser diode, which it said could double the capacity of existing Blu-ray discs to 100GB.
Oct 10 2008 3:05PM Hardware

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