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HP and Acer settle patent spat

HP and Acer settle patent spat

HP reported this week that it has settled an ongoing patent spat with Acer..
Robert Jaques Jun 10 2008 9:00AM Hardware
Foot power to light up the Tube

Foot power to light up the Tube

A study conducted at Victoria Underground Station has shown that the energy generated by the footsteps of commuters could power 6,500 light bulbs for a day..
Iain Thomson Jun 10 2008 8:51AM Hardware
Supercomputer breaks petaflop barrier

Supercomputer breaks petaflop barrier

A US military supercomputer has broken the petaflop speed record by performing one thousand trillion calculations per second..
Iain Thomson Jun 10 2008 8:51AM Hardware
AMD rounds out Opteron line-up

AMD rounds out Opteron line-up

AMD has rolled out the latest instalment in its new line of Opteron processors..
Shaun Nichols Jun 10 2008 8:51AM Hardware
IBM plunges into water-cooled chips

IBM plunges into water-cooled chips

IBM has delivered the first working prototype of its water-cooled 3D chips..
Shaun Nichols Jun 7 2008 11:42AM Hardware
Anticipation mounts for 3G iPhone

Anticipation mounts for 3G iPhone

Expectations are running high that Steve Jobs will announce a 3G iPhone at Apple's developer conference on 9 June..
Iain Thomson Jun 7 2008 11:42AM Hardware
HTC unveils Touch phone for business

HTC unveils Touch phone for business

HTC has unveiled a new handset aimed at business customers. The Touch Pro combines a slide-out qwerty keyboard, GPS support, and HTC's touch-based user interface.
Daniel Robinson Jun 6 2008 12:57PM Hardware
'Camera pill' goes on incredible voyage

'Camera pill' goes on incredible voyage

Medical scientists have developed tiny cameras that can be swallowed by a patient and steered around the body to deliver images of the oesophagus..
Robert Jaques Jun 6 2008 10:34AM Hardware
Space Station fixes number one priority

Space Station fixes number one priority

The faulty toilet on the International Space Station has now been fixed, much to the relief of the astronauts onboard..
Iain Thomson Jun 6 2008 10:34AM Hardware
Chipmakers turn to more complex chemicals

Chipmakers turn to more complex chemicals

The migration to ever smaller chip sizes is necessitating an increased use of more complex chemicals in the semiconductor fabrication process, experts reported today..
Robert Jaques Jun 6 2008 7:44AM Hardware
Flexible computer displays expected within a year

Flexible computer displays expected within a year

Researchers are developing flexible computer displays that will change shape, respond to touch and physics, and fold to fit users’ pockets.
Liz Tay Jun 5 2008 6:32PM Hardware
HP's refreshes real time BI appliance

HP's refreshes real time BI appliance

HP has updated its data warehousing appliance, Neoview, increasing its ability to deliver real-time business intelligence.
Dave Bailey Jun 5 2008 4:15PM Hardware
AMD introduces laptop platform

AMD introduces laptop platform

AMD has unveiled its answer to Intel's Centrino in the shape of the Turion Ultra platform, which it claims has better graphics and wireless support than its rival. However, the company expects smaller businesses and consumers to be the chief market for systems based on it.
Daniel Robinson Jun 5 2008 4:15PM Hardware
Asus powers up new Eee PC line

Asus powers up new Eee PC line

Asus has unveiled three new notebooks in an attempt to build on the success of its original Eee PC device..
Clement James Jun 5 2008 8:08AM Hardware
Nvidia unveils Tegra 650 for mobile devices

Nvidia unveils Tegra 650 for mobile devices

Nvidia has unveiled a new line of processors aimed at mobile devices..
Shaun Nichols Jun 4 2008 1:57PM Hardware
Computers close to reading minds

Computers close to reading minds

Scientists using powerful computational modelling are close to finding out how specific thoughts activate human brains, according to research published today in Science..
Robert Jaques Jun 4 2008 1:57PM Hardware
Acer unveils Aspire One 'netbook'

Acer unveils Aspire One 'netbook'

Acer has announced an ultra-mobile PC which it calls a 'netbook' rather than a laptop in an attempt to revive flagging sales in the computer market..
Iain Thomson Jun 4 2008 1:57PM Hardware
Global processor shipments slow in Q1

Global processor shipments slow in Q1

Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments "slowed notably" in the first quarter of 2008, new analysis reveals..
Robert Jaques Jun 4 2008 7:46AM Hardware
ARM plans multi-core graphics for mobiles

ARM plans multi-core graphics for mobiles

Chip designer ARM will today unveil a multi-core graphics chip aimed at boosting the display performance of future phone handsets and other devices, bringing them closer to the capabilities available in desktop computers.
Daniel Robinson Jun 3 2008 4:26PM Hardware
Microsoft submits scanner protocol to IEEE

Microsoft submits scanner protocol to IEEE

Microsoft has contributed its Web services protocol specification for consumer scanning peripherals to the Printer Working Group (PWG) of the IEEE industry standards body..
Clement James Jun 3 2008 7:20AM Hardware

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