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Tech industry trials revolutionary power source 

Tech industry trials revolutionary power source

by Iain Thomson  |  24 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
US firm Bloom Energy has unveiled a new form of fuel cell that is already being used by companies such as Google to power large facilities.
SanDisk breaks 64GB SD card barrier 

SanDisk breaks 64GB SD card barrier

by Iain Thomson  |  24 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
SanDisk has unveiled its first 64GB SD memory card, and said that the current format can be scaled up to store 2TB.
Top 10 worst Apple products of all time 

Top 10 worst Apple products of all time

by Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols  |  15 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
Macworld is still proceeding apace as we write this, albeit without Apple actually exhibiting. As the show was in town we thought, as a counterpoint to last week's list, we'd look at the worst systems to come out of Cupertino.
Google to build high-speed community networks in US 

Google to build high-speed community networks in US

by Iain Thomson  |  11 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
Google is planning to build a series of fibre optic 1GBps networks across the US and is looking for volunteer communities.
Google moves into social networking with Buzz 

Google moves into social networking with Buzz

by Iain Thomson  |  10 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
First Wave, now Google has rolled out Buzz. So what is this new product that Google co-founder Sergey Brin describes as a "very compelling" evolution of social networking?
Top 10 best Apple products of all time 

Top 10 best Apple products of all time

by Iain Thomson  |  8 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
Next week in San Francisco will be the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco, so we figured it was time to look at all things Apple..
Global chip sales down nine per cent over 2009 

Global chip sales down nine per cent over 2009

by Iain Thomson  |  3 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
Global chip sales fell nine per cent during 2009 but are on track to increase this year, according to new data from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Intel and Micron boast 25nm breakthrough 

Intel and Micron boast 25nm breakthrough

by Iain Thomson  |  2 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
Intel and Micron have announced that they are to begin mass production of 25nm NAND memory chips this summer..
Top 10 technology company mergers 

Top 10 technology company mergers

by Iain Thomson, Shaun Nichols  |  1 Feb 2010  |  Comment now
The history of big tech mergers includes some successes and spectacular failures, including AOL's much-criticised dalliance with Time Warner, AMD's buyout of ATI, and Apple's arguably excellent decision to buy NeXT
Apple faces legal challenge to iPad name 

Apple faces legal challenge to iPad name

by Iain Thomson  |  29 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Apple could be facing a legal challenge over its use of the iPad name for its new tablet..
Apple tablet confirmed running iPhone OS 

Apple tablet confirmed running iPhone OS

by Iain Thomson  |  27 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Comments by McGraw Hill's chief executive have confirmed that the new Apple tablet to be announced tomorrow will be running the iPhone operating system rather than a version of OSX..
Clinton urges world to stand up for internet freedom 

Clinton urges world to stand up for internet freedom

by Iain Thomson  |  22 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as promised, has given a speech in which she stated that the US government would be actively working to keep the internet free.
Bill Gates signs up for Twitter 

Bill Gates signs up for Twitter

by Iain Thomson  |  20 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Bill Gates has signed up for a Twitter account and has made his first tweets, with links to Microsoft products and pictures of visits to India and Africa for his foundation
Top 10 technologies for tyranny 

Top 10 technologies for tyranny

by Iain Thomson  |  18 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
We rank the top 10 essential tech tools for up-and-coming despots, from city building computer games, to unmanned aerial vehicles and CCTV
New Acer netbook aims for 10 hours between charges 

New Acer netbook aims for 10 hours between charges

by Iain Thomson  |  15 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Acer is to release its first netbook with a 10-hour battery life, the company has claimed..
Citrix finally adds Mac support to GoToMyPC 

Citrix finally adds Mac support to GoToMyPC

by Iain Thomson  |  14 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Citrix is adding support for the Apple platform with an upgrade to its GoToMyPC 7.0 software..
Top 10 best and worst of CES 

Top 10 best and worst of CES

by Iain Thomson  |  12 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
The highs and lows of the world's biggest electronics show.
Google confirms release of Nexus One handset 

Google confirms release of Nexus One handset

by Iain Thomson  |  6 Jan 2010  |  Comment now
Google's highly anticipated Nexus One handset is 11.5mm thick and weighs less than a standard Swiss Army knife.
Top 10 highs and lows of 2009 

Top 10 highs and lows of 2009

by Iain Thomson  |  29 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
To say that 2009 was a wild year would be an understatement. It was a year in which the industry fought through an unprecedented crisis and struggled to see some rays of light at the end of the tunnel
Top 10 worst tech presents for Christmas 

Top 10 worst tech presents for Christmas

by Iain Thomson  |  21 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
Here are ten geek gifts for people who’ve been naughty, or not naughty enough.
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