A new class of materials invented by researchers at the University of Wollongong will make future gadgets work better and faster by tapping into the power of electrons.
US scientists have developed a microfibre fabric that generates its own electricity, making enough current to recharge a mobile phone or ensure that a small MP3 music player never runs out of power.
Following months of anticipation and some high-profile criticism, Oracle has changed the licensing model for its databases and middleware on multicore servers, bringing it a step closer in line with competitors.
Employees could receive a bill each month for the cost of 'stolen' bandwidth and wasted time if Australia-based Exinda Networks' URL Bandwidth monitoring system takes off.
A university in the US is suing Intel over the way its Core 2 Duo chips handle instructions when processing.
If there's fibre running to the node down my street by the end of 2009, I'll eat my own shoes with mustard sauce.
Mobile phone companies have seen the green bandwagon go by and are flinging themselves on it faster than you can say "lazy, greenwash-spewing me-too merchants" but in the pantheon of would-be eco-friendly mobile makers, Nokia is coming up with some of the best and worst ideas on the market.
The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?
If there ever were concrete evidence that Labor is blowing smoke up the proverbials of the Australian population, it came earlier this month as Senator Stephen Conroy, the man charged with promoting Labor's fibre-everywhere policy while simultaneously taking potshots at his counterpart Senator Helen Coonan, put his foot squarely in his mouth.
Carbon. Is there nothing it can't do? As well as being the fundamental element behind life, the premium component in energy storage and the top contender for executioner of the human race, it's now beginning to fill in the forms for consideration as inheritor to silicon's electronic crown.
Experimental network excels at long-distance collaboration; researchers hope to up ante with hybrid optical packet infrastructure.
A report by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Commerce in the US says the right investment in IT and biotech could have startling results.
As job losses mount and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, we look at what the crunch means for the IT industry.
It is quickly becoming the norm for Australia's largest banks to offer discounts on or completely free computer security software to boost internet banking security. The question is, why?
Research's SoundXpander promises to give you a realistic multidimensional sonic experience from an ordinary two-channel stereo or PC speaker system. Can this small device truly immerse you in a realistic sound field?
David Tennenhouse is one of Intel's big-picture guys, looking for the next decade's big thing. His forecasts for the chipmaker and the industry may surprise you.
The Bold is what BlackBerry fans have been waiting for. It's feature-rich and sharply designed, let down in small measure by some cumbersome software.
The second generation TouchSmart as just a panel PC is gorgeous. The AU$1,999 price is fantastic as well " but we can't help but feel that there's so much more potential in the touchscreen aspect being left, ahem, untapped.
A sexy, full-featured smartphone that sorely needs faster Web access.
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