Hardware

EU gives nod to laser fusion research

EU gives nod to laser fusion research

The European Union has approved a £500m programme to conduct research into laser-based nuclear fusion.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2007 11:35AM Hardware
Mobiles are a man's new best friend

Mobiles are a man's new best friend

A new poll by Lifeline, the insurance division of Carphone Warehouse, appears to show that people would rather lose a pet than a mobile phone.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2007 1:29PM Hardware
Acer joins the Blu-ray camp

Acer joins the Blu-ray camp

Acer has become the newest member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, joining more than 170 consumer electronics manufacturers, computer companies and content providers.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2007 9:45AM Hardware
SanDisk boosts Ultra II memory cards

SanDisk boosts Ultra II memory cards

SanDisk unveiled a 4GB SDHC card and an 8GB Memory Stick Pro Duo card for its SanDisk Ultra II line at the IFA show in Berlin last week.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2007 7:32AM Hardware
Creative unveils credit card-sized Zen

Creative unveils credit card-sized Zen

Creative took the wraps off its latest Zen media player at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin last week.
Ian Williams Sep 4 2007 7:29AM Hardware
Radio iPods expected on Wednesday

Radio iPods expected on Wednesday

Apple is expected to launch a new range of iPods this week designed to receive digital radio.
Iain Thomson Sep 4 2007 7:14AM Hardware
Breakthrough revolutionises microchip patterning

Breakthrough revolutionises microchip patterning

US research engineers claim to have developed a low-cost technique for patterning microchips.
Robert Jaques Sep 3 2007 10:51PM Hardware
Legal exemption allows iPhone unlocking

Legal exemption allows iPhone unlocking

An exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in the US means that it may be legal to unlock an iPhone and use it on networks other than AT&T's.
Matt Chapman Aug 31 2007 2:27PM Hardware
Scientist suggests super-sticky Spidey suit

Scientist suggests super-sticky Spidey suit

A professor from the Polytechnic of Turin has developed a method for building a suit that could allow humans to cling to vertical surfaces like the comic book hero Spider-man.
Staff Writers Aug 31 2007 7:30AM Hardware
Apple and VW contemplate iCar

Apple and VW contemplate iCar

Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has reportedly met with Martin Winterkorn, chief executive for German automaker Volkswagen AG, to discuss a possible collaboration.
Shaun Nichols Aug 31 2007 7:17AM Hardware
Gadget overload keeps kids awake at night

Gadget overload keeps kids awake at night

The huge increase in ownership of entertainment gadgetry is having a detrimental effect on the length and quality of teenagers' sleep, according to new research by The Sleep Council.
Staff Writers Aug 29 2007 2:25PM Hardware
China on track for half a billion mobiles

China on track for half a billion mobiles

China will sign up its 500 millionth mobile phone user within a month, market watchers predict.
Simon Burns Aug 29 2007 2:12PM Hardware
Boffins light way for photonic transistors

Boffins light way for photonic transistors

Scientists have published a new theory which describes how the transistors in next-generation quantum computers may be created.
Robert Jaques Aug 29 2007 7:42AM Hardware
Not for sale: HP to lease Edgeline printers

Not for sale: HP to lease Edgeline printers

HP has unveiled its first multi-function printer (MFP) using Edgeline printhead technology - promising to print 60 pages per minute and save up to 25 percent in costs- but has announced it’s not for sale.
Mitchell Bingemann Aug 28 2007 3:31PM Hardware
Data#3 successful govt tender marks milestone for integrators

Data#3 successful govt tender marks milestone for integrators

Brisbane-based integrator Data#3 describes successful tender for $100 million whole-of-Queensland-government contract as a “watershed” moment for service providers.
Mitchell Bingemann Aug 28 2007 2:15PM Hardware
Via announces one-watt processor

Via announces one-watt processor

Via Technologies has unveiled its 500MHz Eden CPU which it claims is the most power-efficient x86 processor yet produced.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2007 2:00PM Hardware
Seagate bets big on solid state drives

Seagate bets big on solid state drives

Seagate plans to launch a series of solid state drives (SSDs) in 2008 in a range of capacities and form factors.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2007 1:52PM Hardware
Intel unveils Extreme X7900 mobile CPU

Intel unveils Extreme X7900 mobile CPU

Intel has unveiled its new Core 2 Extreme X7900 mobile processor for notebook PCs at the Games Convention in Leipzig.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2007 1:51PM Hardware
Paramount HD-DVD deal branded 'desperate'

Paramount HD-DVD deal branded 'desperate'

The founder of Blue Ray Technologies, an independent US Blu-ray factory, has hit out at the industry over the reported US$150 million in incentives given to Paramount and DreamWorks Animation to shun the format.
Clement James Aug 27 2007 7:41AM Hardware
Apple signs iPhone deals in Europe

Apple signs iPhone deals in Europe

Apple has signed up three operators for the iPhone in Europe, according to reports in the Financial Times.
Tom Sanders Aug 23 2007 12:58PM Hardware

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