Hardware

Boffins unfurl weather-predicting umbrella

Boffins unfurl weather-predicting umbrella

Boffins at the MIT Media Lab have developed an umbrella that alerts users when rain is expected.
Robert Jaques Aug 1 2007 7:00AM Hardware
Sony and Sky join forces to deliver video on demand to PSP

Sony and Sky join forces to deliver video on demand to PSP

Sony and Sky have formed a joint venture company to bring on-demand entertainment content to the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in the UK and Ireland.
Staff Writers Jul 31 2007 1:03PM Hardware
Sun chief celebrates profitable first year

Sun chief celebrates profitable first year

Sun Microsystems exceeded analyst expectations by posting a US$329m profit on revenues of US$13.9bn over the past fiscal year that ended in June.
Tom Sanders Jul 31 2007 12:51PM Hardware
Sony champions TV for the blind

Sony champions TV for the blind

Sony has launched an international campaign to improve television products and services for blind and partially sighted people.
Staff Writers Jul 31 2007 11:00AM Hardware
Intel hits back at EU antitrust probe

Intel hits back at EU antitrust probe

Intel has hit back at the European Union after the organisation brought antitrust charges against the chip giant.
Iain Thomson Jul 31 2007 9:04AM Hardware
EU brings charges against Intel

EU brings charges against Intel

The European Commission is bringing antitrust charges against Intel, according to multiple media reports.
Shaun Nichols Jul 30 2007 1:36PM Hardware
Toshiba touts wireless docking station

Toshiba touts wireless docking station

Toshiba has unveiled a wireless ultra wide band port replicator allowing UWB-enabled laptops to connect wirelessly to a range of peripherals including an external monitor.
Staff Writers Jul 30 2007 1:30PM Hardware
Blu-ray inching ahead in DVD wars

Blu-ray inching ahead in DVD wars

Sony's Blu-ray format has taken the upper hand in the battle for the high-definition video market in the US, according to research from Parks Associates.
Shaun Nichols Jul 30 2007 11:30AM Hardware
Intel preps 16-core configurations

Intel preps 16-core configurations

Intel is planning to release a system with 16 processing cores by the end of the summer.
Shaun Nichols Jul 27 2007 4:59PM Hardware
Intel silicon lasers reach 40Gbps

Intel silicon lasers reach 40Gbps

Intel's project to create an optical modulator from standard silicon has reached a new milestone.
Shaun Nichols Jul 27 2007 4:46PM Hardware
AMD silences quad core critics

AMD silences quad core critics

AMD has released benchmark data for its upcoming Barcelona quad core server processor. It also demonstrated a quad core Phenom desktop processor running at 3Ghz.
Tom Sanders Jul 27 2007 3:18PM Hardware
OLED TV production to hit three million

OLED TV production to hit three million

Shipments of organic electro-luminescent (OEL) TVs are expected to reach three million by 2011, according to display market analysts.
Simon Burns Jul 27 2007 2:24PM Hardware
AMD takes aim at low power processors

AMD takes aim at low power processors

AMD is preparing to enter the low power and ultra low power processor space with the development of a new type of processor core dubbed "Bobcat".
Tom Sanders Jul 27 2007 11:59AM Hardware
Toshiba claims thinnest and lightest notebooks

Toshiba claims thinnest and lightest notebooks

Toshiba has announced two additions to its ultra-portable Portege R500 series, claiming the titles of the world's thinnest and lightest notebooks.
Clement James Jul 27 2007 6:44AM Hardware
Boffins pencil in carbon circuits

Boffins pencil in carbon circuits

A method for making a one atom thick sheet of carbon has been developed by researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Staff Writers Jul 26 2007 4:32PM Hardware
Sun shines on Univa partnership

Sun shines on Univa partnership

Univa Corporation, an open source cluster and grid software and services company, has announced a multi-level relationship with Sun Microsystems.
Clement James Jul 26 2007 4:13PM Hardware
Kingston extends DRam module lead

Kingston extends DRam module lead

Memory manufacturer Kingston Technology is the world leader in the global DRam module supplier market based on revenues, according to research house iSuppli.

Clement James Jul 26 2007 2:57PM Hardware
PC recovery benefits chip and drive makers

PC recovery benefits chip and drive makers

PC market growth is helping to boost orders for CPUs and hard disk drives, according to analysts in Asia.
Simon Burns Jul 26 2007 2:54PM Hardware
IEEE backs 40Gb and 100Gb Ethernet

IEEE backs 40Gb and 100Gb Ethernet

The IEEE High Speed Study Group (HSSG), which has been wrangling over whether the next Ethernet standard will be for 40Gbps or 100Gbps transmission speed, has ruled that it will be both.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 26 2007 10:28AM Hardware
US Army orders truck mounted laser cannons

US Army orders truck mounted laser cannons

Boeing is to develop a truck-mounted laser weapon system that destroys rockets, artillery shells and mortar rounds as part of a US$7m contract awarded by the US Army.
Staff Writers Jul 25 2007 3:11PM Hardware

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