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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
Atari gets second Nasdaq delisting warning

Atari gets second Nasdaq delisting warning

Video game publisher Atari has received a second notice from the Nasdaq stock exchange that it faces delisting as it has yet to file its quarterly financial statement for the quarter ended 30 June 2007.
Staff Writers Aug 22 2007 2:51PM Hardware
iPhone texting study sparks controversy

iPhone texting study sparks controversy

A study which claimed that it takes twice as long to send a text message on Apple's iPhone than on other handsets has been branded "ridiculous" and "rubbish" by iPhone users.
Hillary Childs Aug 22 2007 10:15AM Hardware
Unencrypted networks threaten data security

Unencrypted networks threaten data security

Almost 40 percent of UK organisations admit to protecting less than a quarter of their network traffic, according to the annual security survey conducted by SafeNet.
Staff Writers Aug 22 2007 7:56AM Security
Sun eyes 256-threaded server

Sun eyes 256-threaded server

Sun Microsystems is working on a version of its T2 processor for use in two-way and four-way servers, the company is set to reveal today at the Hot Chips conference at Stanford University in California.
Tom Sanders Aug 22 2007 7:10AM Hardware
Mobile users turned off by adverts

Mobile users turned off by adverts

Advertisers should stick to branded content and downloads to avoid " irritating" mobile phone users with their promotions, a study claims.
Matt Chapman Aug 20 2007 1:17PM Hardware
Civil rights activists lay into Intel

Civil rights activists lay into Intel

Intel has come under attack from US civil rights activists over its backing of attempts to change Californian class action law.
Robert Jaques Aug 19 2007 9:42PM Hardware
US Air Force refuels with robo-pilots

US Air Force refuels with robo-pilots

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has built a software program which it claims can fly a plane during an inflight refuelling as well as a human pilot.
Iain Thomson Aug 16 2007 9:58PM Hardware
EDS Australia goes green with Fuji Xerox

EDS Australia goes green with Fuji Xerox

EDS streamlines its document production requirements to reduce carbon emissions.
Staff Writers Aug 16 2007 1:26PM Hardware
Boffins patent paper battery

Boffins patent paper battery

Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed ultra-thin flexible batteries and energy storage devices that can be powered by blood, sweat or urine.
Staff Writers Aug 16 2007 6:02AM Hardware
Intel sets 11 November 45nm launch date

Intel sets 11 November 45nm launch date

Intel is preparing to officially launch its 45nm quad core on 11 November.
Tom Sanders Aug 15 2007 4:38PM Hardware
Ionic wind dramatically improves CPU cooling

Ionic wind dramatically improves CPU cooling

Scientists have developed a technology based on 'ionic wind engines' that could dramatically improve computer chip cooling.
Robert Jaques Aug 15 2007 2:26PM Hardware

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