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by Stephen Withers
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
We've become used to notebooks and mobile phones being recalled due to battery problems leading to overheating and in a very few cases fires, but a recall of PC speaker systems on safety grounds seems a new one to us. Unfortunately for speakers manufacturer Logitech, one of its models happens to be in the firing line.
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by Stephen Withers
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
RFID tags have been promoted as a great way of keeping track of medical equipment. But a new study shows the tags can interfere with some types of equipment, leading to possibly life-threatening situations.
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by William Atkins
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
According to analyst company Gartner, in 2008 the number of personal computers (PCs) in use around the world passed the one billion mark. They'll double even faster!
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by Davey Winder
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
If you thought your mother-in-law made a bad passenger, wait until you get a load of the Front Camera System from Vauxhall. This high tech in-car safety system will alert, or nag, you into being a better driver.
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by Davey Winder
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
The new Toshiba Qosmio G50 laptop will feature a SpursEngine Quad Core HD processor. Based upon the same Cell design as found in the PS3 and the world's fastest supercomputer, is it more laptop than anyone really needs?
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by Davey Winder
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
New Gartner report says that the number of installed PCs globally has gone past the 1 billion units figure, and is heading for 2 billion by 2014. Worryingly though, 180 million PCs will be replaced this year, 35 million in landfill with no thought for the environmental impact.
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by Stephen Withers
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
Florida-based Mac cloner Psystar is treading on Apple's toes again, offering Mac OS X Server as an option on its new range of rack-mounted servers. The company caused a stir earlier this year when it launched systems built from generic PC components but with Apple's Leopard preinstalled.
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by Stan Beer
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
A 400Tflop supercomputer costing $100 million is going to be built at the University of Melbourne in a facility devoted to life sciences and, with that performance, it would rank number four on the Top500 supercomputer list as it stands today. The Victorian state government has guaranteed to put up $50 million for the project, making it a sure bet that the major supercomputer vendors will be bidding for the business.
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by David Heath
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Thursday, 19 June 2008 |
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The latest TOP500 listing of Supercomputers has been released with some interesting highlights. Australia has just one entrant (ranked 468), whereas there are 6 in New Zealand - 4 of which are identical systems at Weta Studios.
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by Stephen Withers
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
Tradespeople and other mobile workers aren't renowned for treating gadgets with kid gloves. So why not give them technology that was designed to be rugged enough for the military?
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