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IBM, Toshiba, Sony to renew five-year chip tie-in

IBM, Toshiba, Sony to renew five-year chip tie-in

IBM, Sony and Toshiba is to renew a five-year partnership that produced the Cell microprocessor, the heart of Sony's PlayStation 3 video gaming console.
Staff Writers Jan 13 2006, 8:17AM Hardware
Microsoft commits to Mac

Microsoft commits to Mac

Microsoft has used its presence at this year’s Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco to talk up its Mac credentials.
Staff Writers Jan 11 2006, 11:00AM Software
Juniper says changes management, hires Cisco exec

Juniper says changes management, hires Cisco exec

Communications equipment maker Juniper Networks has hired a nine-year veteran of rival Cisco Systems and announced a series of promotions and departures in its executive ranks.
Staff Writers Jan 11 2006, 9:00AM Collaboration
ADI rebrands for 2006 growth

ADI rebrands for 2006 growth

Advanced Data Integration has welcomed the new year with the announcement of a new growth strategy.
Staff Writers Jan 10 2006, 2:54PM Software
Nortel appoints ex-GE exec as global services VP

Nortel appoints ex-GE exec as global services VP

Nortel Networks has appointed a former General Electric executive, Don McKenna, as its new vice-president of global manufacturing services.
Staff Writers Jan 10 2006, 1:01PM Collaboration
LG Elec sees mobile phone sales over 70 mln in 2006

LG Elec sees mobile phone sales over 70 mln in 2006

LG Electronics expects to sell over 70 million mobile phones globally in 2006, up from an expected 55 million in 2005.
Staff Writers Jan 9 2006, 9:27AM Mobility
Interview: Lenovo shoots for twice PC industry's growth

Interview: Lenovo shoots for twice PC industry's growth

Lenovo Group, the world's third-largest PC maker, expects to grow its sales at twice the industry rate in coming years, as it focuses on smaller corporate clients.
Staff Writers Dec 21 2005, 4:25PM Hardware
Samsung Elec to spend US$774mln on memory chip lines

Samsung Elec to spend US$774mln on memory chip lines

Samsung Electronics plans spend 786.8 billion won (US$774.4 million) to upgrade and expand lines for dynamic random access memory and flash chips.
Staff Writers Dec 20 2005, 8:11AM Hardware
Honda says to mass-produce solar cells from 2007

Honda says to mass-produce solar cells from 2007

Honda Motor Co plans to start mass-producing solar cells in 2007, eyeing growing demand for environmentally friendly energy sources.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2005, 2:15PM Hardware
Nokia Networks to build unit in Chennai

Nokia Networks to build unit in Chennai

Nokia Networks will build a global network solution centre in Chennai to offer services to its global clients.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2005, 9:25AM Mobility
Sony's robot attains enlightenment with third eye

Sony's robot attains enlightenment with third eye

Robots may not be able to do everything humans can, but the latest version of Sony's humanoid robot has something many people might find useful: a third eye.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2005, 8:45AM Hardware
New wireless tech 200 times faster

New wireless tech 200 times faster

The Victorian government has announced that wireless broadband 200 times faster than current rates is in the works.
Staff Writers Dec 16 2005, 2:30PM Collaboration
Industry body flags comms issues in 2006

Industry body flags comms issues in 2006

Industry body SPAN has moved to warn the ICT community of several issues likely to impact it in 2006.
Staff Writers Dec 15 2005, 10:27AM Mobility
One minute with...Alan Macdonald

One minute with...Alan Macdonald

CRN chats with Alan Macdonald, marketing manager — IT division, at Samsung.
Staff Writers Dec 15 2005, 8:53AM Collaboration
"Office" star Gervais tops charts with podcast

"Office" star Gervais tops charts with podcast

Ricky Gervais, creator and star of the hit BBC comedy "The Office", has topped the charts in the United States and Britain with his podcast, a booming new format that lets users download audio or video programming.
Staff Writers Dec 15 2005, 7:00AM Software
Printer sales up in Q3

Printer sales up in Q3

Falling unit prices have seen the Australian printer market continue to grow in Q3 according to IDC.
Staff Writers Dec 14 2005, 3:48PM Hardware
Toshiba to delay HD DVD player launch into 2006

Toshiba to delay HD DVD player launch into 2006

Toshiba will delay the year-end Japan launch of its next-generation HD DVD players to address copy protection issues, potentially undermining its advantage as the first supplier to put such machines on the market.
Staff Writers Dec 14 2005, 12:15PM Hardware
Microsoft Xbox 360 sales start slow in Japan: study

Microsoft Xbox 360 sales start slow in Japan: study

Microsoft sold less than half of the estimated 159,000 Xbox 360 consoles that were available in stores in Japan in its first weekend of sales, according to a survey.
Staff Writers Dec 14 2005, 8:30AM Hardware
China passes US as leader in PC, phone exports: OECD

China passes US as leader in PC, phone exports: OECD

China surpassed the United States as the world's biggest exporter of laptop computers, mobile phones and other information and communications technology goods in 2004.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2005, 12:30PM Hardware
Israel's ECI Telecom opens R&D centre in India

Israel's ECI Telecom opens R&D centre in India

Israeli telecommunications equipment maker ECI Telecom plans to open a new research and development centre in India in an effort to reduce the time to market of new products.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2005, 12:00PM Mobility

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