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Asus unveils Eee PC 9000 XP laptop

Asus unveils Eee PC 9000 XP laptop

Asus has formally taken the wraps off the second generation of its much-hyped Eee PC family of mini notebooks, available with either Windows XP or Linux operating systems..
Guy Dixon Apr 18 2008 1:19PM Hardware
LG promises more iPhone-style handsets

LG promises more iPhone-style handsets

LG Electronics is preparing to release new handsets with a touch-screen user interface..
Simon Burns Apr 17 2008 4:08PM Hardware
Vendors plug-in to connected navigation

Vendors plug-in to connected navigation

Growing demand for real-time updates on traffic, live local search and map information is prompting personal navigation device (PND) vendors to develop connected devices with two-way real-time connectivity based on cellular or Wi-Fi technology..
Robert Jaques Apr 17 2008 4:08PM Hardware
HP taps Dreamworks for new screens

HP taps Dreamworks for new screens

HP has unveiled a new high-end LCD monitor designed for graphics and animation studios..
Shaun Nichols Apr 17 2008 7:20AM Hardware
Microsoft plots embedded future

Microsoft plots embedded future

Microsoft is to release new embedded platforms targeted at specific device categories, such as satellite navigation. The move is part of wider efforts to augment its entire range of embedded platforms.
Daniel Robinson Apr 16 2008 11:59AM Hardware
US boffins look to terahertz optical computers

US boffins look to terahertz optical computers

Engineers at the University of Utah have demonstrated "an early step" towards creating superfast computers that run on far-infrared light instead of electricity..
Robert Jaques Apr 16 2008 7:45AM Hardware
Dell unveils Opteron quad-core servers

Dell unveils Opteron quad-core servers

Dell has announced that it will use new AMD processors for its PowerEdge server range..
Shaun Nichols Apr 16 2008 7:45AM Hardware
IBM opens gates on 32nm development

IBM opens gates on 32nm development

A research team lead by IBM has moved closer to developing a 32nm processor..
Shaun Nichols Apr 16 2008 7:45AM Hardware
Boffins build non-flammable lithium ion battery

Boffins build non-flammable lithium ion battery

German researchers have unveiled details of a non-flammable lithium-ion battery based on a polymer electrolyte..
Robert Jaques Apr 15 2008 3:02PM Hardware
Big Blue planning HD video breakthrough

Big Blue planning HD video breakthrough

IBM is planning to introduce a new encoding system that will allow video providers to stream HD video at a lean 3Mbps..
Shaun Nichols Apr 14 2008 7:35AM Hardware
Amazon gives US$50 to each HD-DVD customer

Amazon gives US$50 to each HD-DVD customer

Online retail giant Amazon has given US$50 credit to all customers who bought an HD-DVD player before 23 February, the date Toshiba officially surrendered the format war..
Staff Writers Apr 12 2008 11:09AM Hardware
3Dconnexion develops 3D Mice for virtual worlds

3Dconnexion develops 3D Mice for virtual worlds

Logitech owned company 3Dconnexion has announced that its 3D mouse product line is now supported by Linden Labs' Second Life Grid..
Staff Writers Apr 12 2008 11:09AM Hardware
Former Apple reseller doubts iPhone rumours

Former Apple reseller doubts iPhone rumours

Former independent Apple reseller Adam Connor – owner of Total Recall Solutions – says rumours that resellers have been informed about the launch of Apple’s much anticipated iPhone in Australia are doubtful.
Lilia Guan Apr 11 2008 10:14AM Hardware
HP warns of infected hardware

HP warns of infected hardware

HP has issued a security notice after USB keys shipped with some of its ProLiant servers were found to have been infected with viruses..
Iain Thomson Apr 11 2008 7:52AM Security
NICTA to receive $45 million from Iemma government

NICTA to receive $45 million from Iemma government

The NSW Government today announced a new five-year funding agreement with NICTA that will provide the research organisation with $25 million from 2007 to 2012.
Liz Tay Apr 10 2008 3:04PM Hardware
IT vendors reduce marketing spend

IT vendors reduce marketing spend

In 2008 IT vendors will boost their marketing budgets by an average of just 4 percent while sales budgets climb by 7.9 percent, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Apr 10 2008 7:32AM Hardware
Confusion reigns over 3G iPhone

Confusion reigns over 3G iPhone

The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg has retracted earlier comments that he expected a 3G iPhone to be on the market within two months..
Iain Thomson Apr 10 2008 7:31AM Hardware
Experts warn of 'industrialisation' of IT

Experts warn of 'industrialisation' of IT

Many organisations are failing to exploit falling prices in products and services that should accompany the commoditisation of IT, according to analysts..
Robert Jaques Apr 10 2008 7:31AM Hardware
Global chip and electronics sales slump

Global chip and electronics sales slump

Global semiconductor and electronic equipment suppliers are feeling the pressure of the economic downturn with many already facing slowing demand in 2008, new research reveals..
Robert Jaques Apr 10 2008 7:31AM Hardware
Boffins fire up world's most powerful laser

Boffins fire up world's most powerful laser

The Texas Petawatt laser has become the highest powered laser in the world, after delivering more than one petawatt (one quadrillion watts) of laser power..
Robert Jaques Apr 10 2008 7:31AM Hardware

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