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Gates looks ahead

Gates looks ahead

In his speech at the Microsoft CEO Summit, titled The Next Wave of Technology, Bill Gates has been looking ahead to how businesses can capitalise on the huge leaps being made in technology.
Staff Writers May 16 2008 4:05PM Hardware
Nanomaterials to boost solar cell efficiencies

Nanomaterials to boost solar cell efficiencies

Two new solar cell designs are using light-directing nanomaterials to develop thin-film solar cells with record-breaking conversion efficiencies.
Liz Tay May 16 2008 12:21PM Hardware
Google beams cash into solar power

Google beams cash into solar power

Google has stepped up its commitment to solar power with an investment of US$10 million in local company BrightSource Energy..
Shaun Nichols May 16 2008 7:30AM Hardware
Ants cripple computers in Texas

Ants cripple computers in Texas

Electrical systems in Houston have been failing after a huge influx of ants, according to reports from Associated Press..
Iain Thomson May 16 2008 7:30AM Hardware
Dell promises PC power cut

Dell promises PC power cut

Dell has announced it will cut the power consumption of its desktop and laptop systems by 25 percent by 2010, a move that will lower carbon dioxide emissions and save customers money on energy bills, the firm said.
Daniel Robinson May 15 2008 3:18PM Hardware
Samsung turns on 240Hz Blue Phase LCDs

Samsung turns on 240Hz Blue Phase LCDs

Samsung claims to have developed a 'Blue Phase' LCD panel which operates at an "unprecedented" 240Hz..
Robert Jaques May 15 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Mobile carriers find demand for GPS handsets

Mobile carriers find demand for GPS handsets

More than 550 million GPS-enabled mobile phone handsets will ship by 2012, market watchers predict..
Robert Jaques May 15 2008 7:35AM Hardware
IBM touts supercomputers for the enterprise

IBM touts supercomputers for the enterprise

IBM has announced an initiative to offer smaller versions of its high-performance computers to enterprise customers..
Shaun Nichols May 15 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Nokia's global influence growing fast

Nokia's global influence growing fast

Nokia is emerging as a "hidden power behind the throne" in the global semiconductor market, an industry expert reported today..
Robert Jaques May 14 2008 2:55PM Hardware
FIRST LOOK: HP Mini-Note 2133, makes my leg feel like it's on fire

FIRST LOOK: HP Mini-Note 2133, makes my leg feel like it's on fire

We're worried about the damn hot operating temperature, but otherwise we're blown away by this mini notebook.
William Maher May 14 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Review: FIRST LOOK: HP Mini-Note 2133, makes my leg feel like it's on fire

Review: FIRST LOOK: HP Mini-Note 2133, makes my leg feel like it's on fire

We're worried about the damn hot operating temperature, but otherwise we're blown away by this mini notebook.
William Maher May 14 2008 2:36PM Hardware
AMD execs quit in corporate shake-up

AMD execs quit in corporate shake-up

Two senior AMD executives have quit as part of a corporate restructuring designed to refocus the company more solidly onto engineering..
Iain Thomson May 14 2008 8:11AM Hardware
US gets own Difference Engine No. 2

US gets own Difference Engine No. 2

A working replica of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 has been installed in the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California..
Iain Thomson May 13 2008 11:45AM Hardware
IBM unveils water-cooled supercomputer

IBM unveils water-cooled supercomputer

IBM has delivered the first of its new range of 'Bluefire' water-cooled supercomputers..
Shaun Nichols May 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
Remote access app catches crook

Remote access app catches crook

Two thieves have been arrested after the owner of an Apple laptop used a remote access technology to identify the culprits..
Iain Thomson May 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
Apple settles iPod battery suit

Apple settles iPod battery suit

Apple has settled a lawsuit in Canada over the battery life of its iPod music player by issuing US$45 store vouchers..
Andrew Charlesworth May 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
XP SP3 crashes some AMD machines

XP SP3 crashes some AMD machines

The long-awaited and much-delayed update to Windows XP, Service Pack 3, is giving owners of machines with AMD hardware headaches aplenty it seems.
Stewart Meagher May 12 2008 7:45AM Hardware
Boffins aim to mass produce nanowire circuits

Boffins aim to mass produce nanowire circuits

An international team of scientists has developed a new technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and electronic integrated circuits that could be suitable for high-volume commercial production..
Robert Jaques May 12 2008 7:30AM Hardware
Ultra low-cost laptops to remain niche

Ultra low-cost laptops to remain niche

Ultra low-cost notebook PCs will remain niche products despite recent hype, and will not become market "blockbusters", experts predict..
Robert Jaques May 12 2008 7:30AM Hardware
AMD unveils plans for many-core chips

AMD unveils plans for many-core chips

Six-core and 12-core chips planned for coming years
Daniel Robinson May 9 2008 2:05PM Hardware

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