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Apple twice the price of PCs

Apple twice the price of PCs

Research by analyst house NPD has shown that on average Apple users pay twice as much in the shops as PC users..
Iain Thomson Aug 11 2008 7:11AM Hardware
Blade slowdown put to the sword

Blade slowdown put to the sword

Local blade vendors have slammed predictions by Gartner that the segment will experience the slowest growth in shipments and revenue globally until 2012.
Ry Crozier Aug 11 2008 6:40AM Hardware
B4dly speld email? Blame the iPhone

B4dly speld email? Blame the iPhone

Three-quarters of people are willing to excuse spelling errors in emails sent from a mobile device like the iPhone, a survey has found.
Ry Crozier Aug 11 2008 6:30AM Hardware
iPhone 'blacklist' reported

iPhone 'blacklist' reported

The iPhone is equipped with a possible application 'blacklist' which could allow Apple to remotely remove certain applications, claims one researcher.
Shaun Nichols Aug 8 2008 12:34PM Hardware
Researchers tout super-stretchy electronic material

Researchers tout super-stretchy electronic material

Researchers have created ‘super-stretchy’ integrated circuits that could be used in intelligent surfaces for curved objects, or in movable parts such as the joints of a robot’s arm.
Liz Tay Aug 8 2008 12:15PM Hardware
Weak hypervisors push customers to mainframe, IBM says

Weak hypervisors push customers to mainframe, IBM says

Cloud computing has emerged as the next evolution for grid architectures. At least part of the early success of the cloud model is due to virtualisation – and mainframe makers like IBM still claim bragging rights for creating the hypervisor. iTnews sat down with IBM Fellow for Server Design, Jim Rymarczyk, to pry into Big Blue’s plans in the cloud.
Ry Crozier Aug 7 2008 3:03PM Hardware
Dragonfly spies hit the skies

Dragonfly spies hit the skies

The worlds smallest nano air vehicle was unveiled last week by Delft University of Technology.
Emma Hughes Aug 6 2008 2:27PM Hardware
MIT boffins promote solar-fuel cell combo

MIT boffins promote solar-fuel cell combo

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have combined solar and fuel cell technologies to create what is being hailed as a clean energy breakthrough..
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 6 2008 7:34AM Hardware
Light compression method could enable optical computers

Light compression method could enable optical computers

A newly-developed method of compressing light could yield new technology in the fields of optical communications, miniature lasers and optical computers.
Staff Writers Aug 5 2008 1:28PM Hardware
New computing cluster explores data-intensive computing

New computing cluster explores data-intensive computing

The University of Illinois has joined a collaboration between Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Yahoo! and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that aims to explore data-intensive computing.
Staff Writers Aug 5 2008 11:00AM Hardware
Gadgets sold by vending machine

Gadgets sold by vending machine

If you are ever caught short at an airport without an iPod or some similar electronic gadget, it is now possible to grab a new one from a vending machine.
Nick Farrell Aug 5 2008 7:38AM Hardware
Apple making 800,000 iPhones a week

Apple making 800,000 iPhones a week

Apple is currently asking its Taiwanese assembly plant to churn out 800,000 iPhones every week according to Tech Crunch.
Stewart Meagher Aug 5 2008 7:38AM Hardware
Seven more LiMo phones

Seven more LiMo phones

Motorola, NEC and Panasonic have launched seven mobile handsets based on the LiMo (Linux for Mobile) software platform, bringing to 21 the number of phones now available in this format, all made by the same trio of companies.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 5 2008 7:30AM Hardware
Femtocell future uncertain says analyst

Femtocell future uncertain says analyst

The future of femtocells is in jeopardy as it struggles to resolve key challenges such as functionality and cost, according to a report by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan..
Aug 5 2008 7:29AM Hardware
Telstra to sell HTC Touch Diamond phones

Telstra to sell HTC Touch Diamond phones

Move over 3G iPhone and Blackberry Bold, the HTC Touch Diamond has hit Australian shores as the latest player in the smartphone market.
Jenny Eagle Aug 4 2008 4:03PM Hardware
Intel reveals first Larrabee details

Intel reveals first Larrabee details

Chipmaker provides glimpse of next-generation multi-core architecture.
Daniel Robinson Aug 4 2008 2:59PM Hardware
Intel lands Facebook hardware contract

Intel lands Facebook hardware contract

Intel has signed an agreement with Facebook to overhaul the social networking site's infrastructure.
Shaun Nichols Aug 1 2008 1:56PM Hardware
Gartner dismisses $100 laptop claims

Gartner dismisses $100 laptop claims

Gartner rubbishes OLPC claims that it will produce a $100 laptop within three years.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 1 2008 8:03AM Hardware
First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, which is thought to be the first analogue computer, has shown it was used to not only predict solar movements but also plan for the Olympics.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware
Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

Portugal buys 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs

The Portuguese government has announced that it is buying half a million Intel Classmate laptops to give to children starting in school.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware

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