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
QLD Govt. gives $10M for NICTA

QLD Govt. gives $10M for NICTA

The Queensland State Government has coughed up $10 million in funding for NICTA’s Queensland Research Laboratory (NICTA QRL).
Staff Writers Jun 30 2008 3:01PM Hardware
Russians offer to track asteroid threat

Russians offer to track asteroid threat

Russian scientists think a space probe should plant a radio beacon on the asteroid Apophis to determine whether it's going to impact Earth, a conference report said Friday.
Egan Orion Jun 30 2008 7:36AM Hardware
Smaller, quieter, cooler PS3 coming this autumn

Smaller, quieter, cooler PS3 coming this autumn

Gaming gargatuan, Sony has confirmed that the next batch of its Darth Vader's toaster for joypad jigglers will be slimmed down in a number of ways.
Stewart Meagher Jun 28 2008 12:01PM Hardware
Panasonic's tough new anti-Eee pc

Panasonic's tough new anti-Eee pc

Panasonic thinks Eee Pcs are for cissies and has today unveiled a notebook it says is worthy of real men. The rugged, hardy, strong Toughbook CF-U1, is the latest UMPC to be added to the company’s Toughbook line.
Sylvie Barak Jun 27 2008 11:54AM Hardware
Greenpeace updates tech rankings

Greenpeace updates tech rankings

Greenpeace has released the latest edition of its Green Technology rankings..
Shaun Nichols Jun 26 2008 10:30AM Hardware
PlayStation 3 costs Sony dear

PlayStation 3 costs Sony dear

Sony's games division is haemorrhaging cash because the PlayStation 3 console cost so much to develop and make that the company will find it difficult to recoup its losses..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 26 2008 7:40AM Hardware
Breakthrough in Trend Micro/Barracuda showdown

Breakthrough in Trend Micro/Barracuda showdown

A search through the open source community has provided a breakthrough that could settle the ongoing patent dispute between Trend Micro and Barracuda Networks..
Iain Thomson Jun 26 2008 7:40AM Hardware
SMS Management & Technology wins DET tender

SMS Management & Technology wins DET tender

SMS Management & Technology will enter into negotitations with the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET), to establish a multi-year contract as prime systems integrator for the departments Student Email Service Replacement Project.
Staff Writers Jun 25 2008 4:31PM Hardware
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

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