Hardware

HP recycles 113,000 tonnes of kit in 2007

HP claims to have recycled over 113,000 tonnes of hardware and print cartridges in fiscal 2007, an increase of approximately 50 per cent over the previous year..

Staff Writers Feb 8 2008 6:48AM Hardware

Burning PlayStation Portable injures child

A 12 year-old boy has been treated for burns after his Sony PlayStation Portable burnt a hole in his pocket..

Iain Thomson Feb 8 2008 6:48AM Hardware

Toshiba shrinks memory chips by 30 per cent

Toshiba has announced the development of a 16Gb Nand Flash memory chip fabricated with 43nm process technology co-developed with SanDisk..

Robert Jaques Feb 8 2008 6:40AM Hardware

Intel rolls out phase-change chips

Intel has announced its first prototype phase-change memory (PCM) chips..

Shaun Nichols Feb 8 2008 6:40AM Hardware

Mars comes into 3D focus

Mars is about to come into focus as never before, thanks to data from the European Space Agency's Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera.

Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 3:30PM Hardware

US and Europe to regulate nanotech

The European Commission has given a $587,000 grant to researchers to help regulate nanotechnologies in the EU and the US.

Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 3:29PM Hardware

Dutch build robo-petrol pump

Dutch inventors have built the first robotic fuel pump which can fill a petrol tank without the driver needing to leave the car.

Iain Thomson Feb 7 2008 3:28PM Hardware

New 16GB iPhone will be international

The US will not be the sole market for the 16GB iPhone after Apple confirmed that the new model is being released in the UK, and that other European countries will follow.

Shaun Nichols Feb 7 2008 3:18PM Hardware

Mars comes into 3D focus

Mars is about to come into focus as never before, thanks to data from the European Space Agency's Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera..

Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 6:47AM Hardware

Motorola accused of 'glamorising' violence

Motorola has been accused of posting "offensive and irresponsible" adverts that glamorise knife-related violence..

Robert Jaques Feb 7 2008 6:40AM Hardware

UK boffins plan Mach 5 airliner

A British company has designed an eco-friendly airliner that could make a trip from London to Sydney in under five hours.

Iain Thomson Feb 6 2008 3:36PM Hardware

LG launches KF510 slider phone

Early start on Mobile World Congress.

Staff Writers Feb 6 2008 3:33PM Hardware

LCD sales drive profits for Sharp

Sharp continues to earn healthy profits from LCD panels despite tough competition, according to the company's latest quarterly earnings report.

Simon Burns Feb 6 2008 6:15AM Hardware

Arm flexes Samsung licensing deal

UK-based processor firm Arm has extended an existing long-term licensing agreement with Samsung Electronics.

Robert Jaques Feb 6 2008 6:15AM Hardware

Nvidia snaps up PhysX with Ageia buy

Graphics firm Nvidia has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ageia Technologies, a privately held gaming physics technology developer based in California.

Robert Jaques Feb 6 2008 6:15AM Hardware