Hardware

Space Station in paper plane stunt

Space Station in paper plane stunt

The International Space Station is to conduct a series of 'experiments', including flying a paper aeroplane and throwing a boomerang in a vacuum..
Iain Thomson Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Hardware
Mobile network to nab nuclear terrorists

Mobile network to nab nuclear terrorists

US researchers are developing technology to power a network of mobile phones that could find and track radiation sources..
Robert Jaques Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Hardware
Five million go for a Wii in Japan

Five million go for a Wii in Japan

Nintendo's Wii console has now sold over five million units in Japan, according to the latest sales figures.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2008 1:03PM Hardware
Car-cam saves sleepy drivers

Car-cam saves sleepy drivers

Drivers who doze off or are taken ill at the wheel could be saved by a new system that detects signs of sleepiness or inattention..
Simon Burns Jan 24 2008 7:30AM Hardware
HP unveils solid-state 'green' desktops

HP unveils solid-state 'green' desktops

HP and Intel have teamed up to unveil a line of energy-conscious workstations..
Shaun Nichols Jan 24 2008 7:30AM Hardware
Swiss boffins polish X-ray specs

Swiss boffins polish X-ray specs

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have produced highly sensitive dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths typically used in medical and industrial imaging equipment..
Robert Jaques Jan 23 2008 7:16AM Hardware
Server demand fuels record CPU sales

Server demand fuels record CPU sales

Global PC microprocessor shipments grew 8.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 to reach record levels, fuelled primarily by strong demand for servers, according to IDC..
Robert Jaques Jan 23 2008 7:16AM Hardware
iPhone falls short of UK target

iPhone falls short of UK target

The iPhone has failed to meet sales expectations in the UK, according to reports in The Financial Times.
Staff Writers Jan 22 2008 3:15PM Hardware
Royal Navy laptop goes adrift

Royal Navy laptop goes adrift

Latest data blunder affects 600,000 people.
Guy Dixon Jan 22 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Hitachi update: CE division closing due to global restructure

Hitachi update: CE division closing due to global restructure

On the back of the announcement that Hitachi will be shutting its CE division, CRN has learnt the decision was part of a global restructure by Hitachi Limited.
Lilia Guan Jan 22 2008 1:10PM Hardware
Hitachi shuts up Australian CE division

Hitachi shuts up Australian CE division

After 30 years of business in Australia, consumer and electronics vendor, Hitachi Group Companies has decided to close its consumer electronics market.
Lilia Guan Jan 22 2008 11:36AM Hardware
Oracle snaps up document capture firm

Oracle snaps up document capture firm

Oracle has added to its enterprise content management (ECM) portfolio with the acquisition of document capture company Captovation..
Guy Dixon Jan 22 2008 7:14AM Hardware
IBM offers data centre cloud cover

IBM offers data centre cloud cover

IBM has unveiled software which it claims maximises the benefit of cloud computing and helps users automate the running of data centres..
Guy Dixon Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Hardware
Memory chip prices remain weak

Memory chip prices remain weak

Buyers of memory chips can look forward to stable or falling prices as supply continues to outstrip demand, analysts in Japan say..
Simon Burns Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Hardware
Microsoft teams with Barcelona for supercomputing research

Microsoft teams with Barcelona for supercomputing research

The Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC) has joined forces with Microsoft to research the interaction of microprocessors and software over the next 10 years..
Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Hardware
China Mobile picks BlackBerry over iPhone

China Mobile picks BlackBerry over iPhone

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) appears to have cracked the Chinese market at the expense of the iPhone, following a breakdown in talks between China Mobile and Apple.
Matt Chapman Jan 18 2008 12:10PM Hardware
MACWORLD - Mac users 'more open minded'

MACWORLD - Mac users 'more open minded'

Mac users are more likely to be open minded and liberal than the rest of the population, according to research conducted at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco this week..
Clement James Jan 18 2008 7:12AM Hardware
SATA moves to bus power

SATA moves to bus power

Serial ATA Standards Organization (SATA-IO) is working on a specification which it claims could eliminate the need for power cables on external drives..
Iain Thomson Jan 18 2008 7:12AM Hardware
Boffins create the ultimate black

Boffins create the ultimate black

Scientists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York have made black paint that absorbs light almost perfectly..
Iain Thomson Jan 18 2008 7:12AM Hardware
Intel denies OLPC accusations

Intel denies OLPC accusations

Intel general counsel Bruce Sewell has rebutted charges that Intel acted disingenuously in its dealings with the One Laptop Per Child programme..
Iain Thomson Jan 18 2008 7:12AM Hardware

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