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Apple offers to replace bad Ipod batteries

Apple offers to replace bad Ipod batteries

Apple Japan said Thursday that it will replace faulty batteries found to be overheating in iPod Nano devices after a government ministry warned consumers earlier this week that the hot-selling music players might present a fire hazard.
Egan Orion Aug 23 2008 4:44PM Hardware
Ultra-fast, next-gen RAM could yield PCs that boot instantly

Ultra-fast, next-gen RAM could yield PCs that boot instantly

Scientists in Germany have developed next-generation Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) that is said to operate as fast as fundamental speed limits allow.
Liz Tay Aug 22 2008 4:50PM Hardware
Intel predicts AI within forty years

Intel predicts AI within forty years

Intel’s chief technology officer has predicted that humans will create computers smarter than themselves within the next forty years.
Iain Thomson Aug 22 2008 3:11PM Hardware
Atom shortage hits Asus

Atom shortage hits Asus

A source from Asustek has shed light on the reasoning for older Celeron's appearing in new models of the popular Eee PC.
Dean Pullen Aug 22 2008 8:03AM Hardware
IDF: Intel's Atom in action with new UMPCs

IDF: Intel's Atom in action with new UMPCs

Several firms took to the keynote stage at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco today to show off enterprise deployments of Intel's Atom ultra-mobile PC platform..
Madeline Bennett Aug 22 2008 7:58AM Hardware
IDF: Intel unveils Nehalem processor plans

IDF: Intel unveils Nehalem processor plans

Intel has detailed a range of new and upcoming processors at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco..
Ian Williams Aug 21 2008 3:32PM Hardware
Intel shows its human side

Intel shows its human side

Technology is a tool not a panacea, Intel chairman Craig Barrett said during his keynote speech at the opening of the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco..
Ian Williams Aug 21 2008 7:46AM Hardware
Palm Treo Pro targets business professionals

Palm Treo Pro targets business professionals

Palm has announced a new Windows Mobile smartphone aimed at business professionals, designed to give users easy access to common functions while integrating better with corporate infrastructure, according to the firm..
Daniel Robinson Aug 21 2008 7:46AM Hardware
Garage space shuttle lands at IDF

Garage space shuttle lands at IDF

A space enthusiast who built a working space shuttle in his garage has been showing the craft off at this year’s Intel Developer Forum (IDF)..
Iain Thomson Aug 20 2008 4:04PM Hardware
Japan warns of iPod fires

Japan warns of iPod fires

A rare defect in the first generation iPod nano is causing a consumer scare in Japan..
Shaun Nichols Aug 20 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Intel outlines solid state roadmap

Intel outlines solid state roadmap

Intel has promised to deliver its first solid state hard drives (SSD) within the next month..
Iain Thomson Aug 20 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Smartphone makers swift to adopt Wi-Fi and GPS

Smartphone makers swift to adopt Wi-Fi and GPS

Smartphone manufacturers are cramming more and more technology onto platforms, but the end result is shorter battery life and more disgruntled customers..
Iain Thomson Aug 19 2008 7:23AM Hardware
Portwell brandishes nano-Atoms and embedded Core 2s

Portwell brandishes nano-Atoms and embedded Core 2s

Despite the nano-ITX and mini-ITX formats being pioneered by VIA – who just launched the EPIA N700 – it is Intel which is capitalising on the formats.
Aug 18 2008 3:03PM Hardware
Fujistu Siemens launches zero watt monitor

Fujistu Siemens launches zero watt monitor

IT infrastructure provider Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched what it claims to be the world's first zero watt monitor. This new technology could save firms around £6 per monitor per year, according to estimates.
Phil Muncaster Aug 16 2008 1:17PM Hardware
Infineon chipset may be cause of iPhone woes

Infineon chipset may be cause of iPhone woes

An analyst has stated that the cause of the unusually high number of dropped calls some Apple iPhone users are experiencing may be down to the phone’s Infineon chipset.
Iain Thomson Aug 16 2008 1:17PM Hardware
AMD targets Intel with business chips

AMD targets Intel with business chips

AMD is making a play for the business market by packaging four existing chips in a new business package to make them more attractive to system builders.
Iain Thomson Aug 16 2008 1:17PM Hardware
Cabcharge to refresh taxi payment terminals

Cabcharge to refresh taxi payment terminals

Cabcharge has announced a ‘multi-million dollar’ deal to buy 20,000 VeriFone POS terminals for its non-cash fare management system for taxis.
Staff Writers Aug 15 2008 12:22PM Hardware
Oz needs to focus on research 'gap'

Oz needs to focus on research 'gap'

New NICTA CTO John Parker believes there is a whole group of Australian innovators who fall into a research 'gap' and are forced to go overseas.
Ashley Clark Aug 15 2008 12:14PM Hardware
Apple is worth more than Google

Apple is worth more than Google

After centuries in the computing industry, fruit-themed toymaker, Apple is finally worth a fair bit of money.
Nick Farrell Aug 15 2008 7:51AM Hardware
USB 3 creeps closer

USB 3 creeps closer

Intel has released a new set of tools which will allow hardware vendors to build chips for the upcoming version of the USB interface..
Shaun Nichols Aug 14 2008 4:06PM Hardware

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