News: Hardware

• Will the smart grid protect consumer privacy?
  Jay Cline
  Nov 17 2009

  A big shot of stimulus money awarded last month is sure to accelerate the transformation of the U.S. power grid into a massive network capturing data about much of what we do inside our homes. But ...

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• Brocade takes aim at Cisco with new Carrier Ethernet line
  Jim Duffy
  Nov 17 2009

  Brocade has launched a line of small form factor Carrier Ethernet routers designed to make Ethernet service delivery at the edge more cost and power efficient. The NetIron CER 2000 series routers ...

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• Apple to Offer Big Black Friday Discounts?
  Ian Paul
  Nov 17 2009

  Apple might be getting ready to offer some steep discounts on Black Friday that could save you hundreds of dollars on iPods, Mac computers, and Apple software. The only problem is that it's all ...

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• Wipro uses wireless to monitor patients remotely
  John Ribeiro
  Nov 17 2009

  Indian outsourcer Wipro has designed a gateway that uses GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) wireless technology to collect data remotely from medical devices such as blood pressure ...

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• Sanyo delays increase in solar cell production
  Martyn Williams
  Nov 17 2009

  Sanyo Electric has delayed a planned increase in production of solar cells, citing poor market conditions. In February this year Sanyo began construction of a third factory at its site in ...

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• Japan may put brakes on fastest-supercomputer project
  Martyn Williams
  Nov 16 2009

  An ambitious plan by Japan to build the most powerful computer in the world stands on the brink of collapse this week after a government panel recommended funding for the project be virtually ...

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• Australia's supercomputer ranking slipping
  Trevor Clarke
  Nov 16 2009

  Only one Australian supercomputer has made it onto a list of the Top 500 announced at the SC09 forum in US this week. The US dominates the list with 277 entries while the UK came in second with 45 ...

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• Runtime Revolution 4.0 offers new Web-authoring option
  Tony Craine
  Nov 16 2009

  Runtime Revolution has released version 4.0 of its self-titled application-authoring software. New in this release is the ability to deploy applications directly to the Web in any of the major ...

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• Apple Tablet Speculation Reignited by CNN Report
  Jeff Bertolucci
  Nov 16 2009

  What mythical product will simultaneously kill off the Kindle, iPod, Zune, iPod, Nintendo DS, and a whole slew of cheap netbooks? Oh, and during recharges, it'll save newspapers and magazines, ...

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• MSI Wind12 U210
  Jayesh Shinde
  Nov 16 2009

  MSI's back with a bang in the netbook game. Its answer to rival brands offering 11.6-inch netbooks? The 12.1-inch Wind12 U210 which is one of the first netbooks to run on AMD's Athlon Neo MV-40 ...

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