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Article | 4/06/2008 Intel unveils new chipsets at Computex show

Intel this week unveiled new chipsets for desktop PCs at the Computex trade show in Taiwan.

Article | 30/05/2008 NASA: Robotic arm key to finding life on Mars

A robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix spacecraft, which landed on Mars Sunday night, is the key to discovering whether the planet can support life.

Article | 30/05/2008 Via pushing into laptop, desktop markets with 5 new chips

After watching the market's giants move into its territory, Via Technologies Thursday began moving to push back against the likes of Intel and Advance...

Article | 27/05/2008 US convicts 15th in largest music piracy case

A New York man was convicted of copyright infringement late last week in the largest criminal music piracy case in the United States.

Article | 28/05/2008 Researchers develop wall-climbing robots

A research organization has developed a new technology that enables some robots to scale walls.

Article | 14/05/2008 New IBM blade billed as supercomputer for the average IT Joe

IBM Tuesday unveiled a new blade server based on the Cell chip that was originally designed to run a video game console.

Article | 2/05/2008 Intel boosts Atom production to avoid supply squeeze

Early demand for an Intel chip that's being designed for small laptops and desktops is so much higher than anticipated, the company has been forced to...

Article | 22/04/2008 In pictures: inside Microsoft's robot factory

Members of Microsoft's Robotics Group are confident robotics is going to be the big story of the next five years.

Article | 11/04/2008 Has a robot revolution started, or is it still 20 years off?

Much like the then-fledgling PC industry in the late 1970s, the robotics industry is on the cusp of a revolution, contends the head of Microsoft's rob...

Article | 3/04/2008 Intel unveils new low power chip/building block

Intel officially unveiled its low-power, newly architected Atom processor line at its Intel Developer's Forum in Shanghai Wednesday.

Article | 18/03/2008 NASA's space robot assembled, awaiting first assignment

With power flowing and arms, cameras and even a tool belt in place, NASA's space robot is ready for work.

Article | 17/03/2008 Problem Solved: NASA's space robot powered up

Dextre, the giant robot being assembled on the International Space Station, has regained its power.

Article | 18/03/2008 Intel: Six-core chip to ship by second half '08

Intel Monday announced that it expects to ship a six-core processor to OEMs in the second half of this year.

Article | 18/03/2008 IBM builds optical switch for multi-core chips

IBM Monday announced that its scientists have built a switch that can control the flow of information on a chip using pulses of light instead of elect...

Article | 6/03/2008 AMD ships energy-efficient dual-core Athlon chip

Advanced Micro Devices this week unveiled an energy-efficient, dual-core Athlon desktop processor.