Hardware

British boffins build electric speed machine

British boffins build electric speed machine

A British firm has developed a new electric sports car that can outrace a Jaguar XKR from 0-60mph.
Iain Thomson Jul 10 2008 9:05AM Hardware
Nasa details shuttle’s retirement

Nasa details shuttle’s retirement

Nasa has announced that it intends to officially retire the aging space shuttle fleet by 2010, four years before it has a replacement craft ready.
Iain Thomson Jul 9 2008 4:01PM Hardware
'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' series reaches publishing milestone

'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' series reaches publishing milestone

Scientific publishing house Springer has published the 5,000th volume of its Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.
Staff Writers Jul 9 2008 3:29PM Hardware
Boffins build artificial DNA

Boffins build artificial DNA

Japanese scientists claim to have created the world's first artificial DNA, a development that brings DNA computing much closer..
Iain Thomson Jul 9 2008 9:07AM Hardware
Mobile owners hopeless at recycling

Mobile owners hopeless at recycling

Only one in 10 people in the UK recycle their mobile phone, according to new research by Nokia..
Staff Writers Jul 9 2008 9:07AM Hardware
IBM steals back server lead from HP

IBM steals back server lead from HP

IBM has stolen back the lead in the worldwide server market after losing out to HP earlier this year, according to new research..
Robert Jaques Jul 8 2008 9:04AM Hardware
Apple drops top Macbook Air price

Apple drops top Macbook Air price

The kindly folk at Cupertino have lopped £300 ($500) off of the price of the top-spec Macbook Air.
Stewart Meagher Jul 7 2008 2:12PM Hardware
Robot barman starts work at Selfridges

Robot barman starts work at Selfridges

Selfridges and Asahi beer have served up what they claim to be the world's first bespoke robotic barman..
Guy Dixon Jul 5 2008 6:30AM Hardware
All-in-one Eee Monitor PC on the cards

All-in-one Eee Monitor PC on the cards

Asus is fleshing out its rapidly expanding Eee brand with an all-in-one Eee Monitor desktop PC..
Guy Dixon Jul 5 2008 6:30AM Hardware
Intel sees x86 everywhere in future

Intel sees x86 everywhere in future

The chip giant expects its architecture will be in everything from tinydevices right up to supercomputers
Daniel Robinson Jul 4 2008 6:46AM Hardware
Flying cars will happen says British inventor

Flying cars will happen says British inventor

The much touted flying car of the future will become a reality according to British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair..
Iain Thomson Jul 3 2008 12:41PM Hardware
Boffins promise flexible laptops

Boffins promise flexible laptops

Pioneering work to develop next-generation plastics could pave the way for electronic billboards, flexible laptops and high-definition television screens only 1cm thick.
Robert Jaques Jul 3 2008 6:45AM Hardware
Intel gaining ground in 2008

Intel gaining ground in 2008

Intel has continued to dominate the processor market in 2008, according to analysts..
Shaun Nichols Jul 3 2008 3:52AM Hardware
Chip fab is no small fry

Chip fab is no small fry

Intel's newly inaugurated Fab 28 may be the place where the firm’s smallest 45nm chips are produced, but there is nothing very small about the fab itself.
Sylvie Barak Jul 2 2008 3:42PM Hardware
Help fight climate change at the flick of a switch, campaign says

Help fight climate change at the flick of a switch, campaign says

A new campaign and labelling initiative launched in Sydney aims to reduce carbon emissions by promoting the simple solution of turning off computers when they are not in use.
Staff Writers Jul 2 2008 12:08PM Hardware
Semiconductor and computer shipments rose in Q1

Semiconductor and computer shipments rose in Q1

Chip and PC sales increased in recent months compared to last year, semiconductor and computer industry analysts have reported.
Egan Orion Jul 2 2008 3:05AM Hardware
IBM supercomputer boosts cancer research

IBM supercomputer boosts cancer research

An IBM supercomputer is to be deployed at Canada's Ontario Cancer Institute to search for more effective treatments for cancer..
Guy Dixon Jul 1 2008 3:40PM Hardware
World’s first systems analyst dies

World’s first systems analyst dies

David Caminer, a pioneer of commercial computing, has died at the age of 93..
Iain Thomson Jul 1 2008 3:40PM Hardware
Linksys router ‘cuts the cord’

Linksys router ‘cuts the cord’

Cisco-owned Linksys has released the Cisco WRT54G2 – the successor to Linksys' WRT54G router – to the Australian market. The new router features the same design as sported by the recent 'Ultra RangePlus' family of wireless-N routers (WRT160N and WRT310N).
Lilia Guan Jun 30 2008 4:19PM Hardware
PC sales overcome economic woes

PC sales overcome economic woes

Despite a sagging economy, PC sales have remained steady this year, say analysts..
Shaun Nichols Jun 30 2008 3:55PM Hardware

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