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
Nokia 'Tube' takes on the iPhone

Nokia 'Tube' takes on the iPhone

Nokia has released details of a new touch-screen handset that will go up against Apple's iPhone..
Iain Thomson Apr 9 2008 1:04PM Hardware
CO2-infused plastics may yield green CDs and DVDs

CO2-infused plastics may yield green CDs and DVDs

A new technique for the production of plastic may yield CDs and DVDs that thwart global warming.
Liz Tay Apr 9 2008 4:30AM Hardware
Hollywood zooms in on Super-Resolution

Hollywood zooms in on Super-Resolution

As the film industry comes to terms with the recent victory of Blu-ray over HD-DVD, a US company is promising to help producers enhance the quality of standard definition films..
Clement James Apr 8 2008 7:54AM Hardware
IBM and Edinburgh University tackle HIV

IBM and Edinburgh University tackle HIV

IBM has joined forces with the University of Edinburgh in a five-year project to accelerate the design of drugs aimed at tackling HIV..
Guy Dixon Apr 7 2008 3:09PM Hardware
Cutting green projects is a 'false economy'

Cutting green projects is a 'false economy'

Companies tempted to cut back on 'soft' IT projects like green computing to save money could end up with major bills further down the line..
Iain Thomson Apr 4 2008 7:19AM Hardware
Intel unveils second-gen Classmate PC

Intel unveils second-gen Classmate PC

Intel has taken the wraps off its second-generation Classmate PCs at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai..
Ian Williams Apr 4 2008 7:18AM Hardware

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