Hardware

'Super 3G' handsets to ring the changes

'Super 3G' handsets to ring the changes

'Super 3G' devices will become the largest selling handset type by 2012 as the worldwide mobile market moves towards higher data-rate networks, market watchers predict.
Robert Jaques Nov 7 2007 2:31PM Hardware
New architecture targets DIY super-computers

New architecture targets DIY super-computers

A handful of hardware manufacturers and component makers have delivered a new architecture allowing PC and gaming enthusiasts to build faster and cooler super-machines.
Clement James Nov 7 2007 7:29AM Hardware
Intel plans huge data centre consolidation

Intel plans huge data centre consolidation

Intel has expanded its green initiative with plans to consolidate its spread of IT centres into eight strategic locations over the next eight years..
Nov 7 2007 7:29AM Hardware
Astronomers focus on EU-sized telescope

Astronomers focus on EU-sized telescope

Four of Europe's biggest radio astronomy facilities are to be connected using high-bandwidth point-to-point circuits through the European Union's Express Production Real-time eVLBI Service (EXPReS) project.
Staff Writers Nov 6 2007 2:24PM Hardware
Sony developing even smaller PS2

Sony developing even smaller PS2

Electronics giant Sony is reportedly gearing up to give the iconic PlayStation 2 another lease of life in the face of sluggish sales from its more advanced, and expensive, successor the PlayStation 3.
Clement James Nov 6 2007 1:16PM Hardware
US Kmart drops Blu-ray players

US Kmart drops Blu-ray players

US supermarket chain Kmart is to stop selling Blu-ray players in its stores.
Staff Writers Nov 5 2007 12:59PM Hardware
MoD developing unmanned fighter-bomber

MoD developing unmanned fighter-bomber

BAE Systems has cut the first steel on its £124m project to develop Britain's first unmanned fighter-bomber for the Ministry of Defence.
Staff Writers Nov 5 2007 12:58PM Hardware
Boffins build radio from carbon nanotube

Boffins build radio from carbon nanotube

Good vibrations.
Robert Jaques Nov 2 2007 12:03PM Hardware
Super-magnet sheds light on semiconductors

Super-magnet sheds light on semiconductors

US researchers have demonstrated a revolutionary magnet design that could literally shed new light on nanoscience and semiconductor research..
Robert Jaques Nov 2 2007 7:46AM Hardware
CDW and Hitachi settle 3M battery suits

CDW and Hitachi settle 3M battery suits

3M has reached aggreements with CDW Corp and Hitachi Koki in its lithium-ion battery cathode patent suits.
Nov 2 2007 7:42AM Hardware
PS3 enters Guinness Book of Records

PS3 enters Guinness Book of Records

Sony's next-generation PlayStation 3 console has been recognised by Guinness World Records as being part of the world's most powerful distributed computing network..
Robert Jaques Nov 2 2007 7:42AM Hardware
Asus $499 laptop to hit Australian shores

Asus $499 laptop to hit Australian shores

Asus has confirmed that its highly anticipated Eee PC will hit Australian shores for only $499 next month.
Staff Writers Nov 1 2007 3:24PM Hardware
CSIRO electrical shirt to give soldiers a buzz on the battlefield

CSIRO electrical shirt to give soldiers a buzz on the battlefield

The Australian Defence Department has injected $4.4 million worth of funding to further the CSIRO’s research into designing clothing which can be used as a self-recharging electrical source on the battlefield.
Mitchell Bingemann Nov 1 2007 1:55PM Hardware
Redflex gets green light in US

Redflex gets green light in US

Australian-based Redflex Traffic Systems has scored major marketshare in the US with its range of digital traffic cameras.
Lilia Guan Nov 1 2007 1:30PM Hardware
Mobile phone sales post 'healthy' growth

Mobile phone sales post 'healthy' growth

The worldwide mobile phone market grew at a "healthy" pace during the third quarter of 2007 with vendors shipping a total of 289.1 million units, according to IDC.
Robert Jaques Nov 1 2007 1:30PM Hardware
China's top chip maker hit by DRam decline

China's top chip maker hit by DRam decline

China's largest contract chip maker is the latest firm to report losses from the continuing fall in prices of DRam memory chips.
Simon Burns Nov 1 2007 12:30PM Hardware
Sydney Uni discovers nanotech vest

Sydney Uni discovers nanotech vest

Nanotechnology experts have found a way to harness the elasticity of carbon nanotubes to create a material that can not only stop bullets, but rebound their force.
Robert Jaques Nov 1 2007 11:14AM Hardware
Boffins fire up quantum cascade microscope

Boffins fire up quantum cascade microscope

Engineering researchers have developed a quantum cascade laser nano-antenna in what they describe as a "major feat" of nanotechnology..
Robert Jaques Oct 31 2007 7:47AM Hardware
Market surge predicted for thin-film batteries

Market surge predicted for thin-film batteries

The value of the thin-film and printed battery market will reach US$5.6 billion by 2015, new research predicts..
Robert Jaques Oct 31 2007 7:47AM Hardware
Nigeria shuns One Laptop Per Child

Nigeria shuns One Laptop Per Child

The Nigerian government has shunned the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) programme and placed an order for 17,000 Intel Classmate budget PCs..
Iain Thomson Oct 31 2007 7:47AM Hardware

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