Hardware

Germany's €262m payment to AMD approved

Germany's €262m payment to AMD approved

Dresden plant to be upgraded to 300mm wafer production.
Matt Chapman Jul 23 2007 1:25PM Hardware
HP settles ink refill lawsuit

HP settles ink refill lawsuit

HP has settled its lawsuit against three printer cartridge refill vendors accused of patent violation.
Shaun Nichols Jul 23 2007 12:15PM Hardware
Dell goes ape for SilverBack

Dell goes ape for SilverBack

Dell has bolstered its enterprise portfolio by agreeing to acquire managed service provider SilverBack Technologies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Shaun Nichols Jul 23 2007 10:16AM Hardware
Boffins build super sticky glue

Boffins build super sticky glue

Geckos and mussels combine to make glue. Boffins at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research have created a new type of glue that can adhere equally well in dry or wet conditions.
Iain Thomson Jul 20 2007 5:02PM Hardware
IBM puts SSD drives in new blades

IBM puts SSD drives in new blades

IBM is to start offering Flash-based SanDisk solid state drives in its blade servers.
Staff Writers Jul 19 2007 4:49PM 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

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