Nvidia unveils its fastest ever mobile GPU

Chip builder Nvidia has introduced what it claims is the world's fastest GPU for notebooks, the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra mobile GPU. Although not generally known for use as high performance games machines, notebooks using the Go 6800 Ultra mobile GPU support Nvidia's range of visual technologies aimed at the gamer including Shader Model 3.0 and PureVideo Technology. ...more

Half man, half washing machine

Here's a difficult one to digest: the fully artificial machine heart has come of age. A recent article in New Scientist reveals that the first people with completely artificial hearts could be walking around as soon as this coming July. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration, the official body that controls medical products, has given the green light for two companies to replace patients' hearts with these devices. ...more

Special Report: Crystal ball gazing with Microsoft Hardware

On campus with Microsoft Hardware Microsoft may not be the first name you think of on the subject of hardware, but they've been doing it for 20 years and, this year, the division is taking itself more seriously than ever. Every product for the autumn is brand new: seven new mice and keyboards. More products will be announced in the run up to Christmas and Microsoft is looking around with its hands in its wallet for more hardware areas to splash out in. ...more

Sony Ericsson launches three new phones

Sony Ericsson is launching three GSM/GPRS phones for Christmas. The Z600 is a clamshell device with changeable covers front and rear. It's a GSM/GPRS phone with Bluetooth, a 65,000 colour screen and support for Java. ...more

Yahoo! removes Nazi hate items but leaves stamps and coins

There is another twist in the long-running tale of Yahoo! auctions and Nazi memorabilia. While Yahoo! has removed Nazi "hate items" from its online auctions, it has decided to allow bids for Nazi-era German stamps and notes and coins. The basis for the decision is that such historical items were issued by the German government of the time. ...more