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Intel ships first dual core Atom processors

Intel ships first dual core Atom processors

Intel has begun shipping the first of its dual-core Atom line of chips.
Shaun Nichols Sep 23 2008 4:04PM Hardware
LHC could be shut until next year

LHC could be shut until next year

A new fault on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) could see the device shut down until next year.
Iain Thomson Sep 23 2008 4:04PM Hardware
Japan sets out plans for space elevator

Japan sets out plans for space elevator

A consortium of scientists and industrial firms has formulated a plan to build a space elevator that would drastically lower the cost of getting into orbit.
Iain Thomson Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Hardware
IBM unveils technology for 22nm chips

IBM unveils technology for 22nm chips

IBM has unveiled its strategy to produce future chips using a 22nm fabrication process.
Daniel Robinson Sep 20 2008 12:20PM Hardware
LHC shut down by transformer

LHC shut down by transformer

Researchers at Cern have confirmed that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) managed only a few hours of operations before being shut down.
Iain Thomson Sep 20 2008 12:20PM Hardware
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

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