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Winners of Australia’s biggest tech survey unveiled Tuesday

Winners of Australia’s biggest tech survey unveiled Tuesday

PC Authority magazine has conducted the biggest ever tech survey in Australia with over 14,000 respondents voting in the Reliability and Service Awards 2007.
Helen Frost Nov 23 2007 12:21PM Hardware
Green 500 list ranks supercomputers

Green 500 list ranks supercomputers

Researchers at Virginia Tech have released the first Green 500 list which ranks the world's supercomputers by performance-per-watt rather than pure processing power.
Staff Writers Nov 23 2007 7:23AM Hardware
Are office printers too confusing for Aussies?

Are office printers too confusing for Aussies?

A Galaxy poll, commissioned by Konica Minolta, shows two thirds of Australian office workers are confused by the functionality of their office printers.
Lilia Guan Nov 22 2007 3:16PM Hardware
Boffins flex carbon nanotube reinforced polymers

Boffins flex carbon nanotube reinforced polymers

Scientists developing optimised carbon nanotubes to reinforce polymers claim to be on the verge of producing a new class of super-strong composite materials..
Robert Jaques Nov 22 2007 7:18AM Hardware
Fujitsu Australia earmarks $15 million fund to industrialise IT services

Fujitsu Australia earmarks $15 million fund to industrialise IT services

Fujitsu Australia has announced plans to invest $15 million over the next 12 months on a business transformation program to industrialise its IT services.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2007 2:36PM Hardware
Blades and notebooks continue to drive HP

Blades and notebooks continue to drive HP

HP credited strong notebook and server sales and an expanded software portfolio for yet another strong quarter..
Shaun Nichols Nov 21 2007 7:04AM Hardware
Sanyo looks to solar power and batteries

Sanyo looks to solar power and batteries

Sanyo has announced plans to double its annual investment in solar power and rechargeable batteries, according to reports from Japan..
Simon Burns Nov 21 2007 7:04AM Hardware
Perfekt Com and Acer wins contract with Victorian TAFE

Perfekt Com and Acer wins contract with Victorian TAFE

Local reseller Perfekt Com and its channel partner Acer Computer Australia have won a three-year contract worth around $3 million to act as sole desktop PC supplier for Holmesglen TAFE, Victoria.

Lilia Guan Nov 20 2007 1:54PM Hardware
Boffins copy bees to boost web servers

Boffins copy bees to boost web servers

The swarm intelligence of well-organised honey bees could be used to improve the efficiency of web servers, according to new research..
Robert Jaques Nov 20 2007 7:12AM Hardware
RFID market to reach US$8 billion in 2012

RFID market to reach US$8 billion in 2012

Worldwide radio frequency ID markets are expected to reach US$8.4 billion in 2012 from a base of US$3.8 billion in 2007, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Nov 20 2007 7:12AM Hardware
Boffins prepare for UK NanoForum 2007

Boffins prepare for UK NanoForum 2007

Nanotechnology experts and entrepreneurs from around the world will gather in London at the UK NanoForum 2007 later this month.
Staff Writers Nov 19 2007 2:05PM Hardware
Dell points to 'hidden data centres'

Dell points to 'hidden data centres'

Data centres are in desperate need of upgrades and automation and doing so could reveal hidden clusters of computing power, according to Dell chief executive Michael Dell..
Iain Thomson Nov 16 2007 7:17AM Hardware
IBM floats cloud starter kit

IBM floats cloud starter kit

IBM is preparing a programme which will make cloud computing systems available to enterprises..
Shaun Nichols Nov 16 2007 7:17AM Hardware
iPhone users make more texting errors

iPhone users make more texting errors

Users of Apple's iPhone are experiencing higher text entry error rates than owners of traditional hard-key Qwerty handsets, a usability expert claimed today..
Robert Jaques Nov 15 2007 7:20AM Hardware
TechEd 2007: Virtualisation moves IT from physical to logical

TechEd 2007: Virtualisation moves IT from physical to logical

Virtualisation is maturing rapidly and will radically change the way firms deploy and manage IT services, according to Microsoft pundits at the TechEd IT Forum 2007 in Barcelona..
Ian Williams Nov 14 2007 7:19AM Hardware
TechEd 2007: Intel cosies up to Microsoft

TechEd 2007: Intel cosies up to Microsoft

Intel has unveiled plans to integrate its System Management Solution with Microsoft's System Centre Essentials 2007..
Nov 14 2007 7:19AM Hardware
Public takes on Bletchley's Colossus

Public takes on Bletchley's Colossus

The National Museum of Computing has challenged members of the public to take on a rebuilt version of Colossus, the world's first programmable digital computer.
Guy Dixon Nov 13 2007 2:19PM Hardware
Clock speed is only half the story

Clock speed is only half the story

Intel’s Penryn chips are set to usher in changes to desktop, laptop and server designs that reflect new realities in computing, going beyond raw processing speed to address multimedia handling and the specific demands of virtualisation.
Martin Veitch Nov 13 2007 10:10AM Hardware
Penryn packs bigger punch while saving power

Penryn packs bigger punch while saving power

Intel’s first 45nm processors match the performance of current top-end chips at a lower level of power consumption and with faster media processing, according to tests.
Daniel Robinson Nov 13 2007 10:04AM Hardware
Nintendo Wii to get DVD next year

Nintendo Wii to get DVD next year

Nintendo has confirmed that it is preparing to add DVD capabilities to the Wii games console, but not until next year..
Clement James Nov 13 2007 7:15AM Hardware

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