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Getronics grabs $4.5M ACCC outsourcing contract

Getronics grabs $4.5M ACCC outsourcing contract

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has awarded Getronics a three year outsourcing contract worth $4.5 million.
Staff Writers Jun 25 2008 3:53PM Hardware
IT departments can save the planet

IT departments can save the planet

According to a new report released by the Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative, changes to the way that businesses operate could have a dramatic impact on emissions and energy consumption, and can help reduce enterprise carbon footprints.
Jun 25 2008 2:03PM Hardware
DIAC extends IT service contract with CSC for $110M

DIAC extends IT service contract with CSC for $110M

The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has signed a two-year information technology contract extension with US-owned service provder, CSC.
Staff Writers Jun 24 2008 4:48PM Hardware
PC population reaches one billion

PC population reaches one billion

The total number of PCs in use today has broken the one billion mark says Gartner..
Iain Thomson Jun 24 2008 11:52AM Hardware
LHC won’t destroy the planet study finds

LHC won’t destroy the planet study finds

Fears that the firing up of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) later this year will destroy the planet are unfounded according to a new study..
Iain Thomson Jun 24 2008 9:05AM Hardware
Tiny GPS spy in your pocket keeps track

Tiny GPS spy in your pocket keeps track

A company called QStarz has just unveiled a tiny portable GPS tracker, which it claims will not only be able to show you where you are and where you’re going, but also tracks your trip so you can upload your travel map to a blog.
Sylvie Barak Jun 23 2008 3:58PM Hardware
Light-emitting particles to support new form of computing

Light-emitting particles to support new form of computing

U.S. physicists are using particles called excitons to develop transistors that could be better suited to fast communication.
Staff Writers Jun 20 2008 2:57PM Hardware
Telstra to join Optus and Vodafone on the iPhone bandwagon

Telstra to join Optus and Vodafone on the iPhone bandwagon

It appears as though Telstra will belatedly jump on the iPhone bandwagon and will offer Apple’s 3G mobile device some two weeks after rivals Optus and Vodafone make it available to the public.
Mitchell Bingemann Jun 20 2008 12:28PM Hardware
Chip uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode

Chip uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a low-power microchip which they claim uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode, and 10 times less in active mode, than comparable commercially available chips..
Staff Writers Jun 20 2008 7:59AM Hardware
'Intrepid' supercomputer fastest for science

'Intrepid' supercomputer fastest for science

The US Department of Energy's (DoE) high performance computing system is now the fastest supercomputer in the world for open science, according to the Top 500 list of the world's fastest computers..
Clement James Jun 19 2008 10:21PM Hardware
Melbourne to host Australia's largest supercomputer

Melbourne to host Australia's largest supercomputer

The State of Victoria has invested $100 million in an effort to build Australia’s largest supercomputer and the world’s largest life sciences supercomputer facility.
Liz Tay Jun 19 2008 4:30PM Hardware
New top 500 supercomputer list tips up

New top 500 supercomputer list tips up

A new edition of the Top 500 supercomputers list was published today, giving IBM, Intel and even AMD a little something to brag about.
Sylvie Barak Jun 19 2008 3:35PM Hardware
Intel divulges Nehalem details

Intel divulges Nehalem details

Intel has disclosed more details on its forthcoming Nehalem architecture, which is expected to appear in production processors before the end of 2008.
Daniel Robinson Jun 19 2008 11:54AM Hardware
Toshiba touts high-end Qosmio notebooks

Toshiba touts high-end Qosmio notebooks

Toshiba has taken the wraps off three new notebooks, the Qosmio F50, G50 and X300.
Staff Writers Jun 19 2008 7:59AM Hardware
Smartphone makers bullish despite iPhone 3G

Smartphone makers bullish despite iPhone 3G

Smartphone makers and analysts have downplayed fears that Apple's iPhone 3G could pose a serious challenge for older smartphone manufacturers..
Simon Burns Jun 19 2008 7:59AM Hardware
Photo gallery: Apple’s Sydney store ready for business

Photo gallery: Apple’s Sydney store ready for business

While punters will have to wait until 5pm tomorrow to get inside Sydney’s new $15 million Apple store, members of the press were given a sneak-peek tour of company’s second largest retail store in the world this morning.
Mitchell Bingemann Jun 18 2008 12:39PM Hardware
Intel spins off SpectraWatt division

Intel spins off SpectraWatt division

Intel has spun off its SpectraWatt photo-voltaic division which develops and manufactures the building blocks of solar-energy systems..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 18 2008 8:18AM Hardware
Supercomputer mimics stroke-affected brain

Supercomputer mimics stroke-affected brain

Scientists have teamed up with psychologists at Manchester University to develop a model of speech and language using a computer system 1,000 times more powerful than a standard PC..
Guy Dixon Jun 18 2008 8:18AM Hardware
Average iPod has 800 illegal tracks

Average iPod has 800 illegal tracks

Young iPod owners are walking around with an average of 842 illegally copied songs, according to research by the University of Hertfordshire..
Guy Dixon Jun 17 2008 10:02PM Hardware
IBM supercomputer dual boots Windows and Linux

IBM supercomputer dual boots Windows and Linux

IBM has built the biggest ever dual-boot Windows/Linux HPC system for a consortium of Swedish research groups and universities.
Sylvie Barak Jun 17 2008 11:29AM Hardware

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