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...World's thinnest' metallic lines drive miniaturisation

...for use in electronic components. The technological breakthrough will aid in future miniaturisation of devices, they say. Singapore's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering... Read more

8 July, 2010 by Kevin Kwang
A <endeca_term>Miniaturisation</endeca_term> Technique for a 1.57542 GHz GPS Patch Antenna

A Miniaturisation Technique for a 1.57542 GHz GPS Patch Antenna

...strongly supports the appropriateness of symmetrical TIS as a microstrip patch antenna miniaturisation tool Read more

13 July, 2010

Smaller than the average NAS

Heard the one about the electronics company that was so successful at miniaturisation it had to move into smaller premises? Maybe not, but NAS specialist... Read more

2 February, 2011

Molybdenite microchip promises flexible electronics

...it as a rival to silicon, albeit one that allows for greater miniaturisation. "The main advantage of MoS2 is that it allows us to reduce... Read more

6 December, 2011 by David Meyer
London's Science Museum links tech history

London's Science Museum links tech history

...The Executive used a Texas Instruments GLS 1802 chip and achieved its miniaturisation by using small mercury batteries. The device saved power by switching off... Read more

4 March, 2011 by Jon Yeomans

Quantum computing: Beyond computing's final frontier

...decade or so, as it reaches the atomic level beyond which further miniaturisation becomes impossible. Already scientists are lining up new alternatives that may yet... Read more

24 November, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

After silicon: What will power computing for the next 10 years and beyond?

...But Moore's Law as it stands can't go on indefinitely. Miniaturisation can only go so far before it reaches the ultimate, atomic limits... Read more

11 November, 2010 by Natasha Lomas
Low power extends battery and human life

Low power extends battery and human life

...integration of processor functionality will deliver efficiencies for the industry through digitalisation, miniaturisation and personalisation. Reducing system costsWith a public service such as the NHS... Read more

6 November, 2010 by Ian Ferguson

Sendo lawsuit targets Orange SPV smartphone

...said that the lawsuit against Orange centres on a patent relating to miniaturisation in the SPV's circuit-board design. The lawsuit was filed in... Read more

5 June, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

IDF: Where no chip has gone before

Star Trek's William Shatner was a featured speaker for Intel's peek at its future. Its research includes multi-gate transistors, silicon nanowires and carbon nanotubes Read more

13 September, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

University claims creation of first, true 3D chip

...Rochester, said that many in the integrated-circuit industry are predicting that miniaturisation will reach its limit, at which point it will be impossible to... Read more

18 September, 2008 by Eric Franklin

HP claims nanowire breakthrough for chips

...are demonstrating how replacing chip interconnects could open up new frontiers for miniaturisation Read more

16 January, 2007 by Michael Kanellos

Sony VAIO PCG-C1VE

A marvel of miniaturisation with better battery life than previous C1 models, although the jury remains... Read more

31 October, 2000 by Charles McLellan

Dell OptiPlex SX260

Taking the small-footprint desktop PC to its logical extreme, Dell's OptiPlex SX260 is a study in compactness that should fit most offices, but doesn't ignore centralised management issues. Read more

17 February, 2003 by John Lui
Tailoring networking to the cloud

Tailoring networking to the cloud

...view — we need to see radical improvements in cost performance, and technology miniaturisation and design. There's a lot of work going into DWDM and... Read more

11 February, 2010 by Manek Dubash

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

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Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

4 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

8 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

11 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

11 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

14 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

15 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

16 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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