Innovation Innovation

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This section looks at some of the new technologies that are emerging, or could be upcoming in future months or years.

Check out the articles below to find out more about what is going on in the industry!

Boffins find 'new class of superconductor'

Boffins find 'new class of superconductor'

US researchers believe that they have discovered an entirely new kind of superconductor..
Robert Jaques May 30 2008 7:47AM Hardware
Exploits target new Adobe Flash bug

Exploits target new Adobe Flash bug

Symantec on Tuesday revealed that the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player contains an unpatched vulnerability that is being actively exploited.
Dan Kaplan May 28 2008 10:01AM Security
GaN transistors to replace silicon in 'extreme' devices

GaN transistors to replace silicon in 'extreme' devices

A chemical compound known as gallium nitrade (GaN) could replace silicon for high-power and high-temperature electronics.
Liz Tay May 27 2008 7:34AM Hardware
RFID sector to be worth US$9.7 billion by 2013

RFID sector to be worth US$9.7 billion by 2013

New forecasts predict that the total global RFID market will turnover approximately US$9.7 billion by 2013..
Robert Jaques May 22 2008 7:45AM Hardware
Rock stars, Australia's answer to its ICT innovation crisis

Rock stars, Australia's answer to its ICT innovation crisis

Australia’s government-funded ICT research bodies are breeding new technologies only to see them stumble on the way to commercialisation and plunge into a “valley of death”, or so a panel debated at CeBIT in Sydney this week.
Mitchell Bingemann May 21 2008 4:13PM Strategy
Google learns 10 new languages

Google learns 10 new languages

Google has added capabilities for 10 new languages to its Google Translate service..
Staff Writers May 20 2008 7:31AM Software
Microsoft investigates new Internet Explorer zero-day

Microsoft investigates new Internet Explorer zero-day

A security researcher said he has located a zero-day vulnerability in a printing feature on Internet Explorer that could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code.
Dan Kaplan May 19 2008 12:02AM Security
Exinda accommodates growth with new research centre

Exinda accommodates growth with new research centre

Wide area network (WAN) optimisation provider Exinda opened a new $2.5 million research and development centre in Melbourne today to accommodate its growth and deliver solutions at a quicker pace.
Ashley Clark May 15 2008 4:02PM Networking
RFID testbed could lower manufacture costs

RFID testbed could lower manufacture costs

U.S. researchers have designed a radio frequency identification (RFID) testbed for the rapid evaluation of new RFID tag prototypes.
Liz Tay May 8 2008 12:22PM Hardware
New ATO scam hits the web

New ATO scam hits the web

Another phishing email claiming to be from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is circulating through inboxes under the guise of offering a tax refund.
Ashley Clark May 7 2008 12:02PM Security
New HTC phone promises 3D graphics

New HTC phone promises 3D graphics

HTC claims that its Touch Diamond phone, due this summer, is the first in the world to feature a 3D graphical interface..
Iain Thomson May 7 2008 7:40AM Hardware
NICTA recognised to fuel Aussie innovation

NICTA recognised to fuel Aussie innovation

National Information and Communication Technology Australia (NICTA) has been awarded the distinction of a Registered Research Agency (RRA) by the government.
Ashley Clark May 6 2008 1:04PM Strategy
Infosecurity: RFID hacks defeat new UK passport security

Infosecurity: RFID hacks defeat new UK passport security

Researchers today demonstrated new hacking tools that allow easy and fast cloning of RFID chips, including those used in new UK biometric passports
Mark Mayne Apr 23 2008 3:38PM Security
New South Wales to ban laser pointers

New South Wales to ban laser pointers

A bill being considered by the governing body in New South Wales could see laser pointers classified as dangerous weapons..
Iain Thomson Apr 23 2008 7:29AM Hardware
Asia leads chip making growth

Asia leads chip making growth

Spending on chip making equipment increased worldwide last year, with growth in Asia far outpacing other regions, according to newly published research data..
Simon Burns Apr 18 2008 1:19PM Hardware
Microsoft releases BizTalk RFID Mobile

Microsoft releases BizTalk RFID Mobile

Microsoft has unveiled its BizTalk RFID Mobile platform designed to enable delivery of information from mobile devices to core business processes..
Robert Jaques Apr 18 2008 1:19PM Software
HP taps Dreamworks for new screens

HP taps Dreamworks for new screens

HP has unveiled a new high-end LCD monitor designed for graphics and animation studios..
Shaun Nichols Apr 17 2008 7:20AM Hardware
New spam site found every three seconds

New spam site found every three seconds

New figures suggest that 92.3 percent of all email sent globally during the first three months of 2008 was spam..
Robert Jaques Apr 17 2008 7:20AM Security
New spam tricks revealed

New spam tricks revealed

Spammers are increasingly relying on legitimate content and web sites to cloak their messages, attempting to bypass traditional controls by passing their messages off as genuine.
Gareth Morgan Apr 14 2008 11:22AM Security
Police report perverse new cyber-bullying technique

Police report perverse new cyber-bullying technique

Police are reporting that children are pretending to be paedophiles in order to frighten their classmates online..
Iain Thomson Apr 12 2008 11:09AM Security

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