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
Scientists turbocharge electrons with graphene

Scientists turbocharge electrons with graphene

Physicists at the University of Maryland have turbocharged electrons by passing them through a revolutionary material dubbed graphene..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 3:00PM Hardware
Wireless handset makers plug into nanotech

Wireless handset makers plug into nanotech

Nanotechnology enabled mobile handset components, which can improve the performance of wireless handsets, will develop into a US$15 billion market by 2012, market research company Pioneer Consulting predicts.
Staff Writers Mar 27 2008 3:00PM Hardware
Australian Green IT regulations could arrive this year

Australian Green IT regulations could arrive this year

Local analyst firm Springboard Research believes the new Australian government might look to draft Green IT legislation before the end of the year.
Trevor Treharne Mar 27 2008 10:12AM Hardware
Xerox releases green calculator for businesses

Xerox releases green calculator for businesses

Xerox has released a 'Sustainability Calculator' for eco-aware businesses that want to limit their carbon footprint and energy consumption.
IT Week Mar 26 2008 1:58PM Hardware
Intel unveils new high performance server processors

Intel unveils new high performance server processors

Intel has unveiled two new low-voltage 45 nanometre (nm) processors for servers and workstations that the vendor claims can boost performance and reduce power consumption in data centres.
Staff Writers Mar 26 2008 11:39AM Hardware
PC sales facing strong economic headwinds

PC sales facing strong economic headwinds

The current economic turmoil could push PC sales growth down to single digits, Gartner has warned..
Iain Thomson Mar 26 2008 7:00AM Hardware
Ivan Krstic quits OLPC project

Ivan Krstic quits OLPC project

Ivan Krstic has stepped down as director of security for the non-profit One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project..
Mar 26 2008 7:00AM Security
Sun's 'macrochips' to extend Moore's Law

Sun's 'macrochips' to extend Moore's Law

Forget the shrinking size of conventional electronic components -- bigger is better in a new computer chip design that could yield low-cost supercomputing.
Liz Tay Mar 25 2008 4:46PM Hardware

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