Hardware

LG to replace 'explosive' notebook batteries

LG to replace 'explosive' notebook batteries

LG Electronics has offered free replacement batteries after two users claimed that their notebook PCs exploded..
Simon Burns Feb 28 2008 4:07PM Hardware
Microsoft opens European R&D centre

Microsoft opens European R&D centre

Microsoft has taken the wraps off an R&D centre in Germany as part of a US$75 million worldwide investment programme aimed at squeezing Windows into "smart, connected, service-oriented" devices..
Guy Dixon Feb 28 2008 4:07PM Hardware
VMware tackles data centre virtualisation

VMware tackles data centre virtualisation

VMware unveiled four virtual machine management products at its VMWorld conference in Cannes designed to help manage increasingly complex data centres..
Ian Williams Feb 28 2008 7:20AM Hardware
Global RFID spending to explode

Global RFID spending to explode

Global revenues for radio frequency identification (RFID) products will grow by almost a third this year to reach US$1.2 illiobn..
Robert Jaques Feb 28 2008 7:20AM Hardware
UK scientist warns of terrorist robots

UK scientist warns of terrorist robots

One of the UK's leading scientists has warned that terrorists will soon be using robots to attack their targets..
Iain Thomson Feb 28 2008 7:20AM Hardware
Apple updates MacBook and MacBook Pro lines

Apple updates MacBook and MacBook Pro lines

Apple has added three MacBooks and three MacBook Pros to its notebook range, all powered by the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors..
Guy Dixon Feb 27 2008 3:41PM Hardware
Lenovo pledges to go green

Lenovo pledges to go green

Lenovo is introducing smaller and more efficient desktop PCs in order to meet tighter environmental standards..
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2008 3:40PM Hardware
Sun and VMware forge OEM agreement

Sun and VMware forge OEM agreement

Sun Microsystems and VMware have forged an OEM agreement in an effort to ramp up their virtualisation offerings with an integrated solution.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2008 3:07PM Hardware
Nokia reveals flexible Morph phone

Nokia reveals flexible Morph phone

Nokia has built a flexible mobile phone using nanotechnology which the company says will become increasingly commonplace in the future..
Iain Thomson Feb 27 2008 8:15AM Hardware
Sun leaks Intel 'Dunnington' specs

Sun leaks Intel 'Dunnington' specs

Sun Microsystems appears to have revealed details of a new processor from Intel during a recent presentation..
Shaun Nichols Feb 27 2008 8:15AM Hardware
Nvidia talks up GPU 'supercomputers'

Nvidia talks up GPU 'supercomputers'

Nvidia has claimed that its graphics chips are not just for gaming and watching movies..
Shaun Nichols Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Hardware
Nvidia touts sub-$200 high-power GPU

Nvidia touts sub-$200 high-power GPU

Nvidia has unveiled the first GPU from its next-generation GeForce 9 Series, claiming to offer the largest single-generation performance jump in the company's history..
Clement James Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Hardware
Boffins boost solar cell efficiency

Boffins boost solar cell efficiency

A team of US researchers has developed an anode coating strategy which they claim significantly enhances the efficiency of solar energy power conversion..
Robert Jaques Feb 26 2008 7:07AM Hardware
Unisys wins $240 million services contract with Defence

Unisys wins $240 million services contract with Defence

The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has signed a $240 million agreement with Unisys Australia to improve the quality of its ICT service delivery at Defence sites across Australia.
Staff Writers Feb 25 2008 2:31PM Hardware
Nano-liquids promise next-gen mobile displays

Nano-liquids promise next-gen mobile displays

A combination of nanoparticles and liquids could pave the way for new miniature camera lenses, mobile phone displays and other microscale fluidic devices, according to US scientists..
Robert Jaques Feb 22 2008 7:03AM Hardware
Sony steps up green drive

Sony steps up green drive

Sony has unveiled its long-term environmental commitment, joining 11 other international companies at the Climate Savers Summit in Tokyo to outline various green initiatives..
Feb 22 2008 7:03AM Hardware
Toshiba and Sony find common ground over semiconductors

Toshiba and Sony find common ground over semiconductors

A day after Toshiba announced the end of its HD DVD format drivers, the Japanese hardware vendor has signed an agreement with former format player rival Sony to form a joint venture for the production of semiconductors, including products for Sony Computer Entertainment’s (SCEI) PlayStation computer entertainment systems.
Lilia Guan Feb 21 2008 7:33AM Hardware
AMD open sources performance library

AMD open sources performance library

AMD has open sourced its AMD Performance Library (APL), referred to as Framewave 1.0..
Clement James Feb 21 2008 7:21AM Hardware
Dell adds to Linux notebook range

Dell adds to Linux notebook range

Dell has added the Inspiron 1525 notebook to its range of Linux-based Ubuntu products..
Guy Dixon Feb 21 2008 7:21AM Hardware
HD DVD refunds exit alongside the doomed format

HD DVD refunds exit alongside the doomed format

Australian consumers who purchased now moribund Toshiba HD DVD players will receive no form of refund after the company officially announced its exit from the high definition format war.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 20 2008 1:47PM Hardware

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