Hardware

Scots firm builds bionic hand

Scots firm builds bionic hand

'We can rebuild you', a Scottish company has unveiled a revolutionary robotic hand that could soon be available on the NHS.
Iain Thomson Jul 19 2007 2:59PM Hardware
Orbiting X-ray telescopes watch galaxies collide

Orbiting X-ray telescopes watch galaxies collide

A pair of orbiting X-ray telescopes have captured images of two galaxies merging into a giant cluster.
Robert Jaques Jul 19 2007 12:36PM Hardware
Microsoft gives details on Xbox 360 flaws

Microsoft gives details on Xbox 360 flaws

Microsoft has revealed details about the problems suffered by its Xbox 360 consoles, and the reasons for its recent warranty extension.
Iain Thomson Jul 19 2007 11:21AM Hardware
Honeywell sweetens flat panel process

Honeywell sweetens flat panel process

Newly developed materials could help to reduce flat panel display manufacturing costs and power consumption, it was claimed today.
Robert Jaques Jul 19 2007 10:42AM Hardware
Boffins rev up electric Porsche

Boffins rev up electric Porsche

Top gear developed by MIT researchers. Engineering students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have succeeded in converting a Porsche 914 into an electric vehicle.
Robert Jaques Jul 19 2007 7:09AM Hardware
Sony to launch cheaper PlayStation Portable

Sony to launch cheaper PlayStation Portable

Sony will launch a cheaper, slimmer version of its PlayStation Portable handheld game player in an effort to better compete with Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s hot-selling DS.
Staff Writers Jul 18 2007 4:41PM Hardware
Supercomputer drives AT&T Williams F1 team

Supercomputer drives AT&T Williams F1 team

Lenovo helps give an aerodynamic edge. The AT &T Williams F1 Team is to get a boost thanks to a new supercomputer from Lenovo designed to optimise the aerodynamics of the team's Formula 1 cars.
Staff Writers Jul 18 2007 1:32PM Hardware
Hard drive failures down to 'magnetic avalanche'

Hard drive failures down to 'magnetic avalanche'

Wobbly polarity key to preventing data loss. Scientists have published new research that can help prevent the "magnetic avalanches" that wipe computer hard drives clean.
Robert Jaques Jul 18 2007 1:29PM Hardware
Microsoft sets date for Xbox 360 Chatpad

Microsoft sets date for Xbox 360 Chatpad

Microsoft has revealed the release date for its forthcoming Chatpad, a small keyboard designed to attach to the Xbox 360 controller.
Staff Writers Jul 18 2007 1:20PM Hardware
Intel claims world's fastest mobile processor

Intel claims world's fastest mobile processor

Intel has unveiled processors which the company claims are among the fastest in the world.

Iain Thomson Jul 18 2007 6:30AM Hardware
Melting DVD players recalled in Japan

Melting DVD players recalled in Japan

Almost half a million DVD players manufactured in China have been recalled in Japan after reports that some had emitted thick smoke and begun to melt.
Simon Burns Jul 18 2007 6:30AM Hardware
Sony to phase out US$500 PlayStation 3

Sony to phase out US$500 PlayStation 3

Sony plans to phase out the cut-priced US$499 model of its PlayStation 3 video game machine, leaving only a higher capacity US$599 model for sale in the United States, the company said on Monday.
Scott Hillis Jul 18 2007 4:00AM Hardware
AMD welcomes Intel to OLPC table

AMD welcomes Intel to OLPC table

Rivals in partnership.
Shaun Nichols Jul 17 2007 9:31PM Hardware
Philips dumps flat screen and chip business

Philips dumps flat screen and chip business

Concentrating on medical and lighting for the future.
Iain Thomson Jul 17 2007 2:04PM Hardware
Boffins unveil tandem solar cell

Boffins unveil tandem solar cell

Global team boosts efficiency of solar energy cells.
Robert Jaques Jul 17 2007 1:58PM Hardware
Solid state drives poised for mega growth

Solid state drives poised for mega growth

24 million to ship by 2011, reports In-Stat.
Robert Jaques Jul 17 2007 1:56PM Hardware
Samsung Electronics 'ripe' for takeover

Samsung Electronics 'ripe' for takeover

Speculation rife as profit margins hit four-year low.
Simon Burns Jul 17 2007 11:28AM Hardware
Logitech launches mouse into thin air

Logitech launches mouse into thin air

MX Air device works on the desk and in the air.
Staff Writers Jul 17 2007 6:43AM Hardware
Intel buries hatchet with OLPC

Intel buries hatchet with OLPC

Rivals decide to join forces rather than fight over who gets to save the
developing world.
Tom Sanders Jul 16 2007 4:45PM Hardware
Philips wins US ban on Epistar LEDs

Philips wins US ban on Epistar LEDs

US International Trade Commission upholds patent infringement claims.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 16 2007 2:58PM Hardware

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