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Mass layoffs coming at Nvidia

Mass layoffs coming at Nvidia

Nvidia will be reducing its global workforce by six-and-a-half per cent.
Sylvie Barak Sep 19 2008 9:11AM Training & Development
Samsung launches hostile takeover of SanDisk

Samsung launches hostile takeover of SanDisk

The American flash memory supplier rejects "inadequate" proposal made by the Korean conglomerate.
Daniel Inman Sep 18 2008 4:20PM Hardware
Dark days ahead for component makers

Dark days ahead for component makers

The chips will stay down for the tech industry until at least the end of 2009, say component suppliers.
Sylvie Barak Sep 18 2008 9:47AM Hardware
Opinion: iPhoney

Opinion: iPhoney

Would you buy a computer if you could only run the applications the vendor approves? Probably not.
Ian Yates Sep 18 2008 9:40AM Hardware
62,000 phones and PDAs left in London cabs

62,000 phones and PDAs left in London cabs

During the past six months, dozy Londoners have left a whopping 55,843 mobile phones and 6,193 other handheld devices in the back of black cabs, according to a report.
Sylvie Barak Sep 17 2008 3:26PM Hardware
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
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
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
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

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