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HP ProLiant DL360 G7

HP ProLiant DL360 G7

The seventh generation of HP's compact ProLiant DL360 sees this best-selling 1U rack workhorse extensively revamped to extract even more in terms of scalability, availability and reliability. Read more

11 October, 2011 by Alan Stevens
Intel builds <endeca_term>sensor</endeca_term> grenade for firemen

Intel builds sensor grenade for firemen

...ZDNet UK a look at some of the results, including a throwable sensor for firefighters, a device for studying water quality, and a module for... Read more

13 September, 2011 by Jack Clark

Cisco buys sensor maker Arch Rock

...Arch Rock) Cisco Systems on Thursday said it intends to acquire wireless sensor maker Arch Rock, a move that beefs up Cisco's smart-grid... Read more

3 September, 2010 by Martin LaMonica

Microsoft confirms Kinect SDK plans for developers

...third-party developers to create software titles that use a Kinect motion sensor plugged directly into a Windows PC. This non-commercial 'starter version' SDK... Read more

22 February, 2011 by Steven Musil

Breath sensor could make instant cancer diagnosis

...the diagnosis." For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Breath sensor could offer on-the-spot cancer report on CNET News Read more

31 December, 2010 by Edward Moyer

Graphene foam promises to improve bomb detectors

...material that is 10 times more sensitive when detecting gases than current sensors used by bomb squads. Scientists hope a new type of graphene foam... Read more

29 November, 2011 by Martin LaMonica

Microsoft's Kinect SDK promises natural UI

...and lets developers get access to raw data coming from a depth sensor, a colour camera sensor, and a four-element microphone array. For more... Read more

17 June, 2011 by Jay Greene

Swindon traffic lights to turn red on speeding cars

...a speeding car. Photo credit: myrrh.ahn/Flickr The lights use a sensor in the road, placed a short distance away, to record how fast... Read more

25 May, 2011 by Rory Reid

IBM signs deals to monitor city infrastructures

...manholes and water mains can become information systems with the help of sensors and a dashboard. The proposed city systems work by wiring infrastructure with... Read more

28 February, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Researchers detail programmable nanoprocessor

...and enable an entirely new class of much smaller, lighter-weight electronic sensors and consumer electronics," said Shamik Das, lead engineer in Mitre's Nanosystems... Read more

11 February, 2011 by Jack Clark

BAE turns to e-ink to develop invisible tanks

...side, and each flips into place to make up words and pictures. Sensors on the side of the BAE vehicle will scan the immediate surroundings... Read more

17 January, 2011 by Rich Trenholm

Nasa to hold auction for software patents

...the technology for creating code for spacecraft, but its possible applications include sensor networks, robotics and smart grids. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected... Read more

27 October, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Google pilots cars that can drive themselves

...use video cameras, radar and laser-range finders to see traffic. A sensor on the roof scans 200 feet in all directions, while the cameras... Read more

11 October, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Researchers crack CMOS sensor ultraviolet problem

...Fraunhofer Institute have come up with a way to make CMOS image sensors pick up ultraviolet and blue light, a breakthrough that they say could... Read more

24 February, 2011

Sensor bug affects early HTC Windows Phone 7 handsets

...s HD7 Windows Phone 7 handset appears to be suffering from proximity sensor issues, at least in units that have been distributed with non-final... Read more

12 October, 2010

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Lonnie

those conformation letters are hard to figure out what is which letters it is a pain in the back side. Please make it more Ledge-able being better...

3 hours ago by Lonnie on Screenshots: Photoshop CS6 Beta
BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

10 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

10 hours ago by Horace Ontalhold on Fusion-io lays minefield with a billion IOPS
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...

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

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

13 hours ago by bobandroid on London Olympics: BT needs 25,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots
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...

15 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...

15 hours ago by Smilig Eddie on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
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...

16 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

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

18 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...

19 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

19 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

21 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
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....

21 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...

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

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

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

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

1 day ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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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...

2 days ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry