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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
Intel takes on AMD with F1 sponsorship

Intel takes on AMD with F1 sponsorship

The computer chip industry's biggest rivalry just expanded from the computer rack to the race track.
Scott Hillis Dec 16 2005, 9:27AM Hardware
Analysis: Disk-drive suppliers face looming flash threat

Analysis: Disk-drive suppliers face looming flash threat

Apple Computer's shift to flash memory chips instead of tiny hard drives for its latest iPod music players is casting a cloud over the medium-term outlook of some electronics components makers, analysts say.
Jennifer Tan Dec 16 2005, 9:00AM Hardware
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
Kyocera sales “double”

Kyocera sales “double”

Kyocera managing director David Finn claims the company’s printer sales in Australia have “doubled” since April this year, potentially driven by its Porsche sales promotion.
Byron Connolly Dec 14 2005, 1:20PM 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
Honda's robot grows up, ready for office chores

Honda's robot grows up, ready for office chores

What a difference a robot-year makes.
Chang-Ran Kim, Dec 14 2005, 8:06AM 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
Repairing the HP channel

Repairing the HP channel

After several years trying to improve its direct business, HP is now facing the task of repairing relations with its channel partners, David Binning reports.
David Binning Dec 12 2005, 2:12PM Hardware
ShadowRAM: Magnetic north on the Gold Coast

ShadowRAM: Magnetic north on the Gold Coast

Storage giant Hitachi Data Systems held its annual reseller shindig dubbed the ‘TrueNorth Leadership Forum’ at the swanky Sheraton Mirage on the Gold Coast from 9 to 11 November.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2005, 2:12PM Hardware
Microsoft launches Xbox 360 console in Japan

Microsoft launches Xbox 360 console in Japan

Microsoft is counting on the online gaming capability and high-definition graphics of its Xbox 360 console to win a new following in Japan.
Lisa Baertlein Dec 12 2005, 8:23AM Hardware
Microsoft's CEO will have to shop for his Xbox

Microsoft's CEO will have to shop for his Xbox

Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer will have to shop around for an Xbox 360 game console this holiday season just like the rest of us -- it doesn't come with his job.
Staff Writers Dec 9 2005, 9:00AM Hardware
Smart-card leaders Gemplus and Axalto to merge

Smart-card leaders Gemplus and Axalto to merge

Axalto, the world's second largest smart-card provider, is offering to buy its larger rival Gemplus in an all-share deal that would create an industry giant with combined 2005 sales of 1.8 billion euros (US$2.1 billion).
Astrid Wendlandt Dec 8 2005, 3:10PM Hardware
Hitachi sees earlier start to plasma display plant

Hitachi sees earlier start to plasma display plant

A unit of Hitachi Ltd said on Wednesday it will bring forward the start of mass production at a new plasma display factory in western Japan by three months to October 2006 to meet strong demand.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 2:10PM Hardware
Global chip gear sales seen up 9.1 percent in 2006: SEMI

Global chip gear sales seen up 9.1 percent in 2006: SEMI

Global microchip equipment sales will likely rise 9.1 percent in 2006, followed by two years of double-digit growth as chip makers invest aggressively in advanced production plants.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 1:40PM Hardware
$1000 laptops: loss makers or margin squeeze easers?

$1000 laptops: loss makers or margin squeeze easers?

The increase in notebook sales during Q2 2005 is dissipating, with preliminary Q3 fi gures out from IDC showing that 304,000 notebooks were shipped in Q3, down from 330,000 in Q2.
Denise Murray Dec 8 2005, 12:54PM Hardware
Samsung SDI files patent suit against Matsushita

Samsung SDI files patent suit against Matsushita

South Korea's Samsung SDI Co, the world's top plasma display panel maker, said on Wednesday it filed suit against Matsushita Electric Industrial, saying the Japanese firm infringed its patents.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 12:40PM Hardware
France's Thomson, Taiwan's BenQ settle LCD dispute

France's Thomson, Taiwan's BenQ settle LCD dispute

Thomson and Taiwanese technology group BenQ have settled a dispute over patents owned by Thomson and related to LCD colour monitors and analogue LCD colour television receivers.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 12:10PM Hardware
DVD sales likely nearing global peak: report

DVD sales likely nearing global peak: report

Movie sales on DVD are likely nearing their peak worldwide as more people look to computer downloads and video-on-demand to watch their favourite programming, according to a report.
Staff Writers Dec 8 2005, 9:10AM Hardware

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