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Silent microchip 'fan' has no moving parts

Silent microchip 'fan' has no moving parts

Boffins in the US have developed a microchip fan with no moving parts that operates silently and generates enough wind to cool a laptop computer..
Robert Jaques Mar 20 2008 7:13AM Hardware
Toshiba and Samsung top green rankings

Toshiba and Samsung top green rankings

Toshiba has risen through the green IT rankings to share the top spot with Samsung as the world's most environment friendly consumer electronics companies..
Guy Dixon Mar 20 2008 7:13AM Hardware
Dell pitches R300/T300 servers at SMEs

Dell pitches R300/T300 servers at SMEs

Dell has unveiled a range of servers for small and medium-sized businesses..
Shaun Nichols Mar 19 2008 10:00PM Hardware
Wi-Fi trolley finds shopping for you

Wi-Fi trolley finds shopping for you

A trolley has been developed that uses Microsoft software to tell customers where items are located within shops..
Iain Thomson Mar 19 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Carbon nanotubes beat copper nanowire for next-gen transistors

Carbon nanotubes beat copper nanowire for next-gen transistors

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have conducted research indicating that carbon nanotube interconnects can outperform copper nanowires in next-generation semi conductors..
Robert Jaques Mar 19 2008 2:36PM Hardware
Mobile Internet: the wireless convergence

Mobile Internet: the wireless convergence

The national telecommunications industry has experienced some strife in recent days. Weighed down by regulatory issues to do with a once-government-owned incumbent copper network, international comparisons of Australian broadband pricing and availability have proved to be embarrassing at best.
Liz Tay Mar 19 2008 2:17PM Hardware
Intel offers sneak peek of next-gen chips

Intel offers sneak peek of next-gen chips

Intel offered reporters a peek at some of the announcements it will be making at next month's Intel Developer Forum (IDF) event.

Shaun Nichols Mar 19 2008 7:34AM Hardware
Emerson and Digital Sense pioneer first Australian high-density data centres

Emerson and Digital Sense pioneer first Australian high-density data centres

Digital Sense has chosen Emerson Network Power Australia to provide infrastructure to build two of Australia’s highest-density data centres located in Brisbane.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 18 2008 2:01PM Hardware
HP strengthens datacentre management capabilities

HP strengthens datacentre management capabilities

HP has unveiled a series of new services and hardware releases aimed at helping organisations maintain the effectiveness of their datacentres.
Dave Bailey Mar 18 2008 1:59PM Hardware
Intel details roadmap to more cores

Intel details roadmap to more cores

Intel has laid out its future product roadmap, including a forthcoming six-core upgrade to its Xeon processor line, details of its next micro-architecture codenamed Nehalem, future 32nm chips, and technology with which it plans to meet requirements for high-performance graphics and visualisation.
Daniel Robinson Mar 18 2008 1:59PM Hardware
Boffins build world's smallest nano-photonic switch

Boffins build world's smallest nano-photonic switch

Scientists at IBM have built the world's tiniest nano-photonic switch with a footprint about 100 times smaller than the cross section of a human hair. The breakthrough brings Big Blue another step closer to creating chips that use light rather than electrons to transmit data..
Staff Writers Mar 18 2008 7:21AM Hardware
Asia PC sales up, but prices down

Asia PC sales up, but prices down

Retail sales of PCs in Asia surged 21 percent last year, according to new research, but prices paid by region's consumers fell dramatically..
Simon Burns Mar 17 2008 2:05PM Hardware
Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers have successfully launched attacks against common heart pacemakers..
Shaun Nichols Mar 16 2008 8:19PM Hardware
Swarm robotics work hundreds of robots into one

Swarm robotics work hundreds of robots into one

Forget the conventional notion of human-like androids; researchers are investigating large swarms of up to 10,000 miniature robots which can work together to form a single, artificial life form.
Liz Tay Mar 15 2008 10:12AM Hardware
AMD trims down business graphics cards

AMD trims down business graphics cards

AMD is launching a series of enterprise graphics cards which are not built for high-end 3D rendering or video editing work..
Shaun Nichols Mar 14 2008 7:13AM Hardware
Hi-tech neckband allows voiceless calls

Hi-tech neckband allows voiceless calls

A neckband has been developed that allows people with disabilities to 'talk' to a computer without having to vocalise the words..
Iain Thomson Mar 14 2008 7:13AM Hardware
Semiconductor assembly and test market soars

Semiconductor assembly and test market soars

The worldwide market for semiconductor assembly and test services (Sats) grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2007, according to Gartner..
Robert Jaques Mar 14 2008 7:13AM Hardware
Corporates eye green networking kit

Corporates eye green networking kit

The popularity of networking kit that minimises its environmental impact is set to soar, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'

Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'

Green initiatives are gaining traction in enterprises, but data centre managers do not trust the environmental claims that vendors attach to products and services..
Robert Jaques Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
Laptops drive global PC sales growth

Laptops drive global PC sales growth

Worldwide PC shipments will grow 12.8 percent in 2008 to reach 302 million units fuelled by demand for portable computers, according to IDC's latest Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker..
Robert Jaques Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware

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