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IBM reduces desktop storage needs by 80 per cent

IBM reduces desktop storage needs by 80 per cent

IBM is launching a new product that will help customers manage virtual desktop deployments by reducing storage requirements by up to 80 per cent.
Rosalie Marshall Sep 17 2008 3:24PM Hardware
3D, 1.4 GHz processor chips emerge

3D, 1.4 GHz processor chips emerge

Researchers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) processor chip with synchronisation circuitry that runs at 1.4 gigahertz.
Staff Writers Sep 17 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Microsoft and Cray to build affordable supercomputer

Microsoft and Cray to build affordable supercomputer

Microsoft and high end computer manufacturer Cray are working on a project that could see a supercomputer being sold for just US$25,000.
Iain Thomson Sep 17 2008 9:07AM Hardware
Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 9, not an Eee-killer but the price is right

Review: Dell Inspiron Mini 9, not an Eee-killer but the price is right

Dell's long awaited entry into the Eee-class notebook market is a top effort, though not perfect.
William Maher Sep 16 2008 5:32PM Hardware
Dell Inspiron Mini 9, not an Eee-killer but the price is right

Dell Inspiron Mini 9, not an Eee-killer but the price is right

Dell's long awaited entry into the Eee-class notebook market is a top effort, though not perfect.
William Maher Sep 16 2008 5:32PM Hardware
Intel releases six-core processors

Intel releases six-core processors

Intel today claimed its new Xeon 7400 Series processors could increase performance by almost 50 percent.
Kathryn Small Sep 16 2008 2:49PM Hardware
Researchers tout 'expanding targets' for older computer users

Researchers tout 'expanding targets' for older computer users

Expanding icons, headings, and hyperlinks could help older people make better use of computers, researchers suggest.
Staff Writers Sep 15 2008 5:16PM Hardware
Netbooks to blame for loss of revenues, says Quanta

Netbooks to blame for loss of revenues, says Quanta

Quanta Computer saw its revenues take a dive this August, something the company is apparently blaming on increased sales in netbooks.
Sylvie Barak Sep 15 2008 6:30AM Hardware
Nvidia pumps hybrid graphics to laptop makers

Nvidia pumps hybrid graphics to laptop makers

Sony, Siemens and Benq have announced notebooks using hybrid graphics that allow users to 'dynamically switch' between Intel’s Centrino 2 integrated graphics and a discrete Nvidia Geforce GPU.
Sylvie Barak Sep 13 2008 12:20PM Hardware
Integrated circuit turns 50

Integrated circuit turns 50

September 12th, 2008, marked the fiftieth birthday of the device that has enabled computing as we now know it: the integrated circuit.
Shaun Nichols Sep 13 2008 12:07PM Hardware
NEC joins IBM 32nm chip plan

NEC joins IBM 32nm chip plan

NEC has become the latest company to partner up with IBM in its efforts to build a 32nm processor..
Shaun Nichols Sep 12 2008 4:19PM Hardware
San Francisco network repairs may cost $1 million

San Francisco network repairs may cost $1 million

San Francisco’s FiberWAN network, which the city lost control of after an administrator changed user passwords, is now back under government control.
Iain Thomson Sep 12 2008 4:19PM Hardware
Supercomputing revenue to grow $6.4b by 2012

Supercomputing revenue to grow $6.4b by 2012

High Performance Computers (HPC) are extending their reach from academic research to government, manufacturing and financial industries, analysts say.
Liz Tay Sep 12 2008 1:14PM Hardware
Moore to receive IEEE top honour

Moore to receive IEEE top honour

Intel co-founder and Silicon Valley icon Gordon Moore is to receive the IEEE's highest honour later this month.
Shaun Nichols Sep 12 2008 9:12AM Hardware
Microsoft unveils BlueTrack

Microsoft unveils BlueTrack

Microsoft has unveiled a new peripheral system said to work on nearly all surfaces..
Shaun Nichols Sep 11 2008 4:16PM Hardware
New satellite system to get developing world online

New satellite system to get developing world online

Plans are afoot to build a new system of satellites that could bring the internet to people in Africa, Asia and South America online.
Iain Thomson Sep 11 2008 9:08AM Hardware
New gadget thrills blind purchasers

New gadget thrills blind purchasers

People who don’t consider how the initial thrill of purchasing a new gadget will wear off over time are more likely to buy expensive models with extra features, researchers say.
Staff Writers Sep 10 2008 11:06AM Hardware
Intel ships new solid-state drives

Intel ships new solid-state drives

Intel has shipped its first line of solid-state hard drives for notebooks and PCs.
Shaun Nichols Sep 10 2008 10:24AM Hardware
Large Hadron Collider: Tomorrow never knows

Large Hadron Collider: Tomorrow never knows

The world's most expensive and powerful physics experiment goes live today when protons will be circulated around the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the first time.
Dave Bailey Sep 10 2008 9:54AM Hardware
Ipod inventor gets a temp job at Apple

Ipod inventor gets a temp job at Apple

It appears that Apple's ever so popular music machine may was actually developed by a Brit back in the 70s.
Ian Williams Sep 9 2008 3:19PM Hardware

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