Hardware

Mobile internet devices click with users

Mobile internet devices click with users

The market for mobile internet devices (MIDs) is set to explode over the coming years, according to a panel of analysts at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai..
Ian Williams Apr 4 2008 7:18AM Hardware
Boffins enlist laptops in quake research

Boffins enlist laptops in quake research

Researchers at the University of California Riverside are asking PC users to help with earthquake research..
Shaun Nichols Apr 4 2008 7:18AM Hardware
Microsoft welcomes Apple to smartphone market

Microsoft welcomes Apple to smartphone market

Microsoft has welcomed Apple's iPhone as a good thing for the smartphone market..
Iain Thomson Apr 3 2008 2:08PM Hardware
IBM develops natural disaster 'magic potion'

IBM develops natural disaster 'magic potion'

IBM scientists claim to have come up with algorithms that will help model and manage natural disasters, including wildfires, floods and diseases..
Guy Dixon Apr 3 2008 2:08PM Hardware
Nokia unveils N810 WiMax internet tablet

Nokia unveils N810 WiMax internet tablet

Nokia has been showing off a WiMax-enabled internet tablet at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas..
Guy Dixon Apr 3 2008 7:31AM Hardware
AT&T rises to Microsoft's Surface

AT&T rises to Microsoft's Surface

Touch-screen system to make commercial debut with mobile carrier.
Shaun Nichols Apr 3 2008 7:31AM Hardware
Intel looks to multi-radio integration

Intel looks to multi-radio integration

Intel is researching multi-radio technology in an attempt to enable adaptable and power-efficient radio technology..
Ian Williams Apr 3 2008 7:31AM Hardware
Intel outlines ESP project

Intel outlines ESP project

Intel has revealed details of its Everyday Sensing and Perception (ESP) project which aims to make computers more context-sensitive..
Ian Williams Apr 3 2008 7:31AM Hardware
Intel drives mobile vision at IDF

Intel drives mobile vision at IDF

Intel has laid out its vision of smaller, more powerful and more energy efficient mobile devices that provide a greatly improved user experience..
Ian Williams Apr 2 2008 2:33PM Hardware
Aussies spent $5B on digital devices in 07, market tainted

Aussies spent $5B on digital devices in 07, market tainted

Canon has released the results of its Digital Lifestyle Index, revealing that a record $5 billion was spent on digital devices in Australia in 2007. However, questions have been raised as to whether the figures are truly reflective of a market tainted by grey market products.
Leanne Mezrani Apr 2 2008 2:14PM Hardware
Hardware failure chief cause of disruption

Hardware failure chief cause of disruption

Hardware failures remain the most common cause of IT service disruptions, according to business continuity firm Sungard Availability Services, accounting for more than a third of all serious incidents.
IT Week Apr 1 2008 3:14PM Hardware
Iceland makes play for data centre market

Iceland makes play for data centre market

Iceland is making a play for the growing offshore data centre market, highlighting its cheap electricity and cool climate..
Iain Thomson Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Hardware
Traditional IT department 'dead' by 2013

Traditional IT department 'dead' by 2013

The desktop as we know it, and the services of the traditional IT department, will be relegated to the annals of history within the next five years, according to hosted desktop firm Nasstar..
Staff Writers Apr 1 2008 7:19AM Hardware
Boffins build flexible chips

Boffins build flexible chips

Scientists have managed to build silicon circuits that can be bent, twisted and even stretched, according to a paper published in Science magazine..
Iain Thomson Mar 29 2008 11:01AM Hardware
Bristol boffins bring quantum computing closer

Bristol boffins bring quantum computing closer

Quantum computers have come a step closer thanks to the efforts of physicists at Bristol University..
Andrew Charlesworth Mar 29 2008 11:01AM Hardware
Tech vendors and analysts dragged into Vista ‘junk’ PC case

Tech vendors and analysts dragged into Vista ‘junk’ PC case

Acer America, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Sony, Toshiba, Gartner, Wal-Mart and Amazon have been subpoenaed for the Vista Capable class-action suit taking place in US District Court in Seattle, Washington.
Lilia Guan Mar 28 2008 3:28PM Hardware
AMD ships triple-core Phenom CPUs

AMD ships triple-core Phenom CPUs

AMD has started shipping its Phenom X3 8000 series triple-core processors..
Mar 28 2008 3:20PM Hardware
The death of the silicon computer chip

The death of the silicon computer chip

The reign of the silicon chip is over, according to physicists who predict that the conventional silicon chip has no longer than four years left to run.
Liz Tay Mar 28 2008 3:17PM Hardware
Semiconductor market to 'soften' in 2008

Semiconductor market to 'soften' in 2008

The global semiconductor market in 2008 will be characterised by improved capacity balance but softening demand, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Hardware
Rambus awarded US$133.6m in patent trial

Rambus awarded US$133.6m in patent trial

Rambus has won a patent infringement case brought by rival memory manufacturers Hynix, Micron and Nanya..
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Hardware

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