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Apple Mac mini (Spring 2010)

Apple Mac mini (Spring 2010)

Apple's latest Mac mini includes an elegant new design and some longed-for features, including HDMI output and user-accessible memory. It's still pricey, but Apple has done enough to improve the Mac mini's appeal for Apple loyalists and design fans. Read more

17 June, 2010 by Rich Brown
On the Potential of Fixed-Beam 60 GHz Network Interfaces in Mobile Devices

On the Potential of Fixed-Beam 60 GHz Network Interfaces in Mobile Devices

The small form-factor and significantly high bandwidth of 60 GHz wireless network interfaces... Read more

1 January, 2011

Hitachi GST releases small HDD for servers

...profile and improved thermal characteristics," Hitachi GST said in a statement. "The small form factor drive occupies 70 percent less physical space and consumes up... Read more

14 December, 2011

Intel rides the cloud to higher growth

...loss, Otellini was bullish on Intel's prospects in devices with a small form factor. He cited the chipmaker's partnership with Google on smartphones... Read more

19 October, 2011 by Jack Clark

Sinofsky offers glimpse of Windows 8

Microsoft has lifted the lid on the next version of its flagship operating system, currently codenamed Windows 8, which has been optimised for touchscreen devices Read more

2 June, 2011 by Ben Woods

AMD launches Fusion chips for embedded devices

...ready set top boxes, casino gaming machines, point-of-sale kiosks and small form factor PCs. A range of companies, including Fujitsu, Haier, iEi and... Read more

20 January, 2011

HP updates storage for standardised datacentres

...1.2 petabytes, split across up to 2,048 2.5-inch small form factor (SFF) drives. The array supports the Sun Solaris, IBM AIX... Read more

27 September, 2010 by Jack Clark
Has the netbook had its day?

Has the netbook had its day?

...contributes a degree of power economy. One consequence of this system's small form factor is a cramped (89 percent of standard size) keyboard whose... Read more

15 July, 2010 by Manek Dubash

Oracle updates Sun Ray desktop virtualisation

...and USB 2.0, as well as fibre-optic networking via a Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) module. Oracle's VDI software provides a centralised... Read more

3 June, 2010 by Matthew Broersma
Video Toolbox 1.1.5

Video Toolbox 1.1.5

...a mobile setting, with an interface that makes sense in on a small form factor.About the toolsRotator tool:Turn a video clockwise or counterclockwise... Read more

16 April, 2012
Experimental Validation of Channel State Prediction Considering Delays in Practical Cognitive Radio

Experimental Validation of Channel State Prediction Considering Delays in Practical Cognitive Radio

...two hardware platforms, the Universal Software Radio Peripheral 2 (USRP2) and the Small Form Factor Software Defined Radio Development Platform (SFF SDR DP Read more

11 February, 2011
Demonstration of Real-Time Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio

Demonstration of Real-Time Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio

...algorithm, whose decision variable is independent of noise level, is introduced. A small form factor software defined radio development platform is employed to implement a... Read more

24 August, 2010

Photos: Dell shows off connected classrooms, high-tech hospitals and military laptops

...around the hospital wards while doing their rounds. In the picture, a small form factor Dell desktop computer is housed within the tray, which has... Read more

19 July, 2010 by Nick Heath
Lenovo ThinkCentre A61e

Lenovo ThinkCentre A61e

Businesses interested in cutting the power bills generated by their desktop PCs will be interested in Lenovo's ThinkCentre A61e. However, home office workers should avoid this system as it is short on performance and features compared to other small desktops. Read more

12 October, 2007 by Rich Brown

Ballmer demos Windows 'Slate PCs' at CES

...In the opening keynote speech at CES 2010, Ballmer described the new small form factor tablets. "We're talking about something that's almost as... Read more

7 January, 2010 by Jason Hiner

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