Hardware

An up-and-coming cable is gaining momentum as a standard in computer and home theatre connections following an upgrade announced yesterday.

Foxtel on Samsung TVs has been launched in Australia with BigPond customers set to get the streaming service unmetered. Subscribers of other carriers will have to pay for their downloads.

Swann has introduced two new professional HD security systems, designed for use during the day and night, both indoors and outdoors.

Forget Apple: Ballmer wants to be the new tech kingpin.

BenQ has released a portable projector fluent in content streaming for less than a grand.

The new Powermat that allows a user to charge up to three gadgets wirelessly is set to hit Australia next month.

Samsung Semiconductor will begin production of its NAND flash-equipped hybrid hard drive for notebook computers during the fourth quarter.

Disk drive maker Maxtor has announced it will begin shipping 3.5 inch hard disk drives with capacities of up to 500GB, or half a Terabyte.

Acer is releasing a step up of its T230H touch screen monitor with the T231H this month.

Intel has launched its i7 Mobile Processors that claim to boost the overall performance of gaming notebooks.