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Innovation Briefing Centre

Want to know more about what's hot or on the horizon in the IT space?

This section looks at some of the new technologies that are emerging, or could be upcoming in future months or years.

Check out the articles below to find out more about what is going on in the industry!

Latest on Innovation

Dutch courts OKs publishing how to hack NXP chip

19 July 2008 10:06

A Dutch university planning to publish details on how to hack a chip made by NXP which is used in millions of electronic passes for entering buildings and public transport systems including London's won a court ruling on Friday on the grounds of free speech.

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South Korea's new high tech product: cloned dogs

18 July 2008 14:56

Two South Korean labs are offering pet owners the chance to clone dogs, but for those looking to bring back a beloved beagle, be ready to wait in line and have plenty of cash on hand.

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Intel sells off RFID chip biz

14 July 2008 09:14

Intel has sold an RFID reader business it developed to fellow vendor Impinj. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Chip fab is no small fry

2 July 2008 15:42

Intel's newly inaugurated Fab 28 may be the place where the firm’s smallest 45nm chips are produced, but there is nothing very small about the fab itself.

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Tech majors to join hands against patent suits

30 June 2008 15:45

Information technology giants are teaming up in defense against potential patent-infringement lawsuits, the Wall Street Journal said on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Tech giants team up and form new security initiative

28 June 2008 11:51

Cisco, Intel, IBM and Juniper Networks have teamed up to form a new security initiative.

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Greenpeace updates tech rankings

26 June 2008 10:30

Greenpeace has released the latest edition of its Green Technology rankings..

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Chip uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode

20 June 2008 07:59

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a low-power microchip which they claim uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode, and 10 times less in active mode, than comparable commercially available chips..

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IBM supercomputer dual boots Windows and Linux

17 June 2008 11:29

IBM has built the biggest ever dual-boot Windows/Linux HPC system for a consortium of Swedish research groups and universities.

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US remains science and tech superpower

13 June 2008 08:00

The US remains the dominant world power in science and technology, a new US Federal government-sponsored report claims today..

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Austrade shows off nine Oz tech companies to Microsoft HQ

6 June 2008 15:57

Nine Australian technology companies spent this week showcasing their financial services expertise in the US as part of an Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) initiative.

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Microsoft rolls out innovation pitch

30 May 2008 14:09

Microsoft has launched a new initiative designed to streamline the process of bringing new ideas and practices to life..

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GaN transistors to replace silicon in 'extreme' devices

27 May 2008 07:34

A chemical compound known as gallium nitrade (GaN) could replace silicon for high-power and high-temperature electronics.

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RFID sector to be worth US$9.7 billion by 2013

22 May 2008 07:45

New forecasts predict that the total global RFID market will turnover approximately US$9.7 billion by 2013..

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Rock stars, Australia's answer to its ICT innovation crisis

21 May 2008 16:13

Australia’s government-funded ICT research bodies are breeding new technologies only to see them stumble on the way to commercialisation and plunge into a “valley of death”, or so a panel debated at CeBIT in Sydney this week.

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RFID testbed could lower manufacture costs

8 May 2008 12:22

U.S. researchers have designed a radio frequency identification (RFID) testbed for the rapid evaluation of new RFID tag prototypes.

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NICTA recognised to fuel Aussie innovation

6 May 2008 13:04

National Information and Communication Technology Australia (NICTA) has been awarded the distinction of a Registered Research Agency (RRA) by the government.

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Tech giants post upbeat financials

21 April 2008 12:28

Three of the tech industry's leading bellwethers have reported better than expected profits for the first quarter, allaying some of the IT investment community's worst fears..

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Asia leads chip making growth

18 April 2008 13:19

Spending on chip making equipment increased worldwide last year, with growth in Asia far outpacing other regions, according to newly published research data..

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Microsoft releases BizTalk RFID Mobile

18 April 2008 13:19

Microsoft has unveiled its BizTalk RFID Mobile platform designed to enable delivery of information from mobile devices to core business processes..





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