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
Nasa sends robots to the North Pole

Nasa sends robots to the North Pole

Nasa has sent two robots to an isolated rocky polar desert within a crater in the Arctic Circle as part of a training exercise to help scientists learn how robots could evaluate potential outposts on the Moon or Mars.
Robert Jaques Jul 24 2007 12:13PM Hardware
OLPC laptop goes into final beta

OLPC laptop goes into final beta

The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) project has unveiled the final beta version of its XO laptop, and mass production has been authorised for October.
Staff Writers Jul 24 2007 6:53AM Hardware
IT user group to clarify green computing

IT user group to clarify green computing

Environmental IT Leadership Team to put carbon reduction policies into
practice.
Staff Writers Jul 23 2007 2:29PM Hardware
Boffins build printable solar panels

Boffins build printable solar panels

Boffins at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets.
Staff Writers Jul 23 2007 2:20PM Hardware
Philips & Lite-On slashes Blu-ray price

Philips & Lite-On slashes Blu-ray price

Joint venture company Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions has announced plans to cut the price of its internal Lite-On Blu-ray Disc Drive LH-2B1S in Europe.
Clement James Jul 23 2007 1:55PM Hardware
Acer countersues in HP patent spat

Acer countersues in HP patent spat

The patent dispute between Acer and HP has widened after Acer filed a counterclaim to HP's legal challenge. HP originally accused the Taiwanese firm of infringing on five patents and demanded unspecified damages, as well as a permanent injunction preventing Acer from further infringements.
Matt Chapman Jul 23 2007 1:52PM Hardware

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