Hardware

Asus unveils OLPC competitor

Asus unveils OLPC competitor

A low cost notebook PC touted as a potential competitor to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project has gone on sale in Taiwan..
Simon Burns Oct 18 2007 6:42AM Hardware
British boffins float flying saucer

British boffins float flying saucer

UK scientists have perfected a 'flying saucer' that could be used to replace helicopters..
Iain Thomson Oct 17 2007 7:21AM Hardware
Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

A device capable of capturing the image of veins in a person’s finger is amongst a range of innovative biometric technologies unveiled at the official launch of the Unisys Security Innovation Centre in Canberra.
Negar Salek Oct 15 2007 3:39PM Security
Dell ships entry-level workstation

Dell ships entry-level workstation

Dell is shipping a new workstation that offers performance and features not seen before in a mainstream system, the company said
Phil Muncaster Oct 15 2007 3:01PM Hardware
Expert slams IT recycling as 'rubbish'

Expert slams IT recycling as 'rubbish'

The recycling of electronic equipment is "stupid" and should be a last-ditch solution before dumping in landfill, an environmental expert said today.
Iain Thomson Oct 12 2007 7:22AM Hardware
Data centre carbon emissions soar

Data centre carbon emissions soar

Data centres account for around a quarter of all IT industry carbon emissions, according to a new report from Gartner..
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2007 10:28PM Hardware
Sun ships first Niagara 2 servers

Sun ships first Niagara 2 servers

Sun Microsystems has unveiled three servers running its T2 processor released last August. The chip is also known by its Niagara 2 codename.
Tom Sanders Oct 10 2007 7:16AM Hardware
Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough

Boffins in a spin over quantum breakthrough

US boffins have unveiled a material which they believe could be as important to next-generation quantum computing as silicon is to the computers of today.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 10:38PM Hardware
41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure

41,000 PCs seek bird flu cure

An international grid of more than 41,000 computers is offering new hope in the search for treatments for the deadly avian influenza virus.
Simon Burns Oct 9 2007 1:55PM Hardware
Boffins promise large-scale nano-material manufacture

Boffins promise large-scale nano-material manufacture

Scientists have demonstrated that a new 'soft lithography' technique can be used to manufacture complex nano-materials inexpensively on an industrial scale.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 9:20AM Hardware
Novell ships Open Enterprise Server 2

Novell ships Open Enterprise Server 2

Novell has begun shipping its Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux platform to customers worldwide.
Robert Jaques Oct 9 2007 9:20AM Hardware
Intel rebrands processor lines

Intel rebrands processor lines

Intel plans to modify the way it brands its processor offerings in an effort to consolidate and simplify its line-up.
Shaun Nichols Oct 8 2007 10:32AM Hardware
Nintendo helps Wii owners get a grip

Nintendo helps Wii owners get a grip

Nintendo is providing all Wii owners with free non-slip covers for their Wii-mote controllers after complaints that the devices become slippery during use.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2007 2:40PM Hardware
IBM intros small blades for SMBs

IBM intros small blades for SMBs

IBM has entered into the market for small, portable blade servers with an 'Office Ready Kit' enclosure for its BladeCenter S line of servers.
Shaun Nichols Oct 5 2007 1:21PM Hardware
IT execs slam lack of green storage

IT execs slam lack of green storage

The vast majority of UK IT departments claim that storage vendors should be doing more to improve the energy efficiency of their products, according to a survey by storage management software company BridgeHead Software.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2007 7:37AM Hardware
Palm Linux smartphone delayed till late 2008

Palm Linux smartphone delayed till late 2008

Palm will not ship its next-generation smartphone until the end of next year, chief executive Ed Colligan said in an earnings call this week.
Tom Sanders Oct 5 2007 7:33AM Hardware
Xerox moves to cut colour print costs

Xerox moves to cut colour print costs

In a bid to increase the use of colour in standard business documents Xerox has introduced new printers that output colour documents costing no more than the same prints would in black-and-white, according to the firm.
Daniel Robinson Oct 3 2007 9:52AM Hardware
Engineers build 'wires' one molecule wide

Engineers build 'wires' one molecule wide

US researchers at the University of Pittsburgh claim to have created "the best method so far" of assembling wire-like structures only a single molecule wide.
Robert Jaques Oct 2 2007 11:43AM Hardware
HP honours warranties for second-hand kit

HP honours warranties for second-hand kit

HP has said that it will honour the lifetime warranty of its ProCurve networking kit even if it has been sold on to a second party.
Matt Chapman Oct 2 2007 6:59AM Hardware
Optima donates additional $10,000 to SHINE for Kids

Optima donates additional $10,000 to SHINE for Kids

ASX-listed Optima Technology Solutions has made a $10,000 donation of PCs and notebooks to SHINE for Kids, a non-for-profit organisation for children with parents in prison.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 2:37PM Hardware

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