Hardware

The next big mobile device is 'irrelevant'

The next big mobile device is 'irrelevant'

The form-factor and function of the next big mobile device is "irrelevant", according to an industry expert..
Matt Chapman Feb 12 2008 7:43AM Hardware
Intel rolls out phase-change chips

Intel rolls out phase-change chips

Intel has announced its first prototype phase-change memory (PCM) chips..
Shaun Nichols Feb 11 2008 3:25PM Hardware
NEC bows out of entry level LCD market

NEC bows out of entry level LCD market

NEC Australia, a provider of commercial LCD display solutions, said it would be exiting the entry level LCD monitor market, to concentrate on its mid to high end range of LCD product.
Lilia Guan Feb 8 2008 6:28PM Hardware
Israeli boffins create world's smallest phone

Israeli boffins create world's smallest phone

An Israeli company has created the world's smallest mobile phone, which weighs just 40.1g and measures 72mm x 37mm x 7.8mm..
Matt Chapman Feb 8 2008 6:48AM Hardware
Microsoft cuts Xbox HD-DVD add-on price

Microsoft cuts Xbox HD-DVD add-on price

Microsoft has slashed the price of its HD-DVD drive accessory for the Xbox 360 console from US$179.99 to US$129.99..
Ian Williams Feb 8 2008 6:48AM Hardware
Burning PlayStation Portable injures child

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
HP recycles 113,000 tonnes of kit in 2007

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
Toshiba shrinks memory chips by 30 per cent

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 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 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

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 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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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