Computer memory set for five-fold boost

Hard drive capacity could increase by five times, thanks to a new process currently being tested by supplier HGST.

DoE supercomputer clocked as world's fastest

Engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can breathe a sigh of relief: their new Titan supercomputer has, as expected, been certified as the fastest in the world.

Report: Rigs and high-end PCs are fading away

Gone are the days when a gamer thought nothing of throwing down a cool $3,500 for a rig to play Quake OpenGL on in all its glory.

Intel’s x86 NUC mini-PC priced at $300

The mini-PC market is booming with a slew of ARM-powered Android bare-bones boards - and Intel clearly wants in on the fun, albeit with an x86 twist. 

Foxconn warns over iPhone 5 supply

Employer of the year Foxconn has admitted it can't keep up with demand for the iPhone 5, saying it's shipping 'far fewer' than requested.

Yes, ARM-powered Apple Macs are inevitable

Reports of Apple ditching Intel x86 chips for more power efficient ARM-based Macs have been circulating for years now. 

OLinuXino dev board goes for less than $60

The OLinuXino may look a lot like the Raspberry Pi, but it boasts a faster processor, as well as additional integrated input and output ports. 

Android shows gains in tablet market

Apple's launch of the iPad Mini hit the company's sales figures in the previous months as users hung on for the new device.

Kim Dotcom promises Kiwis free broadband

Kim Dotcom, the new Zealander currently facing extradition to the US on file-sharing copyright charges, has come up with a plan that's as much larger than life as the man himself.

Video: Samsung's Exynos 5-powered Arndale dev board in action

Samsung's Arndale dev board features the flagship 1.7 GHz Exynos 5 Dual system-on-chip (SoC), which also powers Google's recently launched ARM-based Chromebook.

OLPC upgraded with ARMADA PXA2128 triple-core processor



The One Laptop Per Child Foundation debuted its first ARM-powered laptop last year, with the OLPC X-1.75 featuring Marvell’s ARMADA 610 single-core processor.

Engineers enslaved by Mexican drugs cartels

Dozens of engineers who have gone missing in Mexico over the last few years have, it's claimed, been pressed into service by drugs cartels to build communications networks.

Report: Sony's PS4 Orbis powered by AMD's A10 APU

Sony is reportedly shipping a new PlayStation 4 (Orbis) kit to game devs, with the final iteration slated to appear in January. 



Video: ODROID-X2 quad-core dev board hits 1.8Ghz


HardKernel has upgraded its stalwart ODROID dev board with a faster processor and upgraded GPU. 



VIA ARTiGo goes quad-core



VIA has rolled out a revamped x86-powered ARTiGo that offers support for Windows and various flavors of Linux.

Foldable e-reader screen developed

Low-power, foldable electronic devices are starting to look like a realistic prospect, thanks to the development of a paper-thin screen made of plastic.

How your wallpaper could power your PC

University of Oxford researchers say it should soon be possible to do away with the tangle of cables most of us are afflicted with, thanks to a new class of metamaterials.

New exoskeleton is lighter and cheaper

Vanderbilt engineers have developed an exoskeleton for people paralyzed below the waist that they say is more compact and cheaper than existing versions.

Flying robot navigates for itself

Cornell researchers have created an autonomous flying robot that they say can maneuver around obstacles as efficiently as a bird.

ARM debuts Cortex-A50 chip lineup



ARM debuted its Cortex-A50 processor series at an event this morning in San Francisco.