Japanese Hardware: DS Maintains Lead As Wii, PS3 Spike
Hardware sales in Japan have had another strong week, matching the similarly brisk trade seen in the software charts. The Nintendo DS was again the best seller, with a total up over 6,500 units to 114,036. Of these sales 87,185 units were for the new DSi and 26,851 (a larger proportion than last week) for the older DS Lite. Although still comfortably in second place PSP hardware sales ...

TMCS urges clients to shun hardware sales
Doug Woodburn, CRN , Friday 5 December 2008 at 12:08:00 VAR spreads unusual message as it looks to save its customers money Taylor Made Computer Solutions (TMCS) has turned the conventional reseller model on its head by advising its clients not to buy hardware....

Wall Street Beat: Hardware Taking Brunt of Recession
It is clear that the now-official U.S. recession is hitting all sectors of IT, though so far it looks like hardware and...

Thieves are stealing hardware equipment
Armed with surveillance video, the police are looking for thieves who have been stealing thousands of dollars in hardware and landscaping equipment in Amherst and Hollis.

Wall Street Beat: Hardware taking brunt of recession
Job cuts at AT&T and Adobe Systems and lower expectations for bellwethers like Google and Microsoft this week make it is clear that the now-official US recession is hitting all sectors of IT, though so far it looks like hardware and components will get the worst of it.

The Truth About Linux Hardware Compatibility
Intranet Journal: "If there is one Linux myth that must be put to bed, it's that desktop Linux has terrible hardware support out of the box...Yet, despite this ability to say, take a Wii RockBand guitar, plug it in with Ubuntu Linux and discover that it can work really well with the open source game FretsOnFire, just how usable is all of this if we are unable to discern what works and what ...

Hardware store opens in Elbert
Elbert County residents no longer have to travel to Castle Rock or Parker for their hardware needs. True Value hardware store is now open in Elizabeth and employees are preparing for the store?s grand opening. Shoppers can enjoy three days of door prizes, free food and great deals.

Ever-evolving hardware compatibility lists
Sad as it is to say, the single best effective HLC (hardware compatibility lists) that I have seen are those that are not Linux distribution specific. Compatibility lists provided by the SANE or HPLIP projects, among others, have shown us that getting the data collected is not outside of our grasp.

Shop Chandler: Chandler Ace Hardware
Business offers : "We have two stores serving chandler (the other is in Sun Lakes). We offer hardware, pool supplies, frazee paint, sunscreen installation, patio furniture at amazing prices, granite countertops, propane exchange, patio heaters and a large Christmas selection."

Ace Hardware overhauls financial, retail staff
Ace Hardware is beefing up its financial and retail support staff one year after the Oak Brook-based co-operative announced a $152 million accounting error. The co-op said Wednesday it has hired Rick Affolter, 54, previously finance director at HD Supply Inc., a wholesale distributor of construction and maintenance products, as vice president of finance. Home Depot sold HD Supply to a team of ...

Flags to fly no more for longtime Swampscott hardware business
SWAMPSCOTT - After 29 years, a Swampscott fixture is shuttering its doors. Humphrey Street Hardware/Flaghanger at 460 Humphrey St. is going out of business at the end of the week.

Hardware Sales Trends Headed in Wrong Direction
AMD cuts Q4 projections, while major OEMs are looking to cut their 2009 orders by as much as half.

Samson Hardware gives away cans of paint ahead of store closure
FAIRBANKS ? After serving the Fairbanks community for more than 100 years, Samson True Value Hardware will go on hiatus beginning Dec. 12 ? but not before the store gives away every last drop of paint.

Lampasas Hardware & Contractor Supply
Coming Soon... a full line of Archery Equipment by Independently Owned - Family Operated Located in downtown Lampasas, just off the square. 302 S. Western ? 512-556-3771 Monday - Friday ? 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Hopkins 'hardware free' after surgery.
John Hopkins recovering after successful surgery to remove various metalwork from his body.

Absolute Software, Intel and Lenovo Launch Enhanced Hardware-Based Anti-Theft Protection
Vancouver, BC, December 3, 2008--(T-Net)--Absolute Software, Intel Corporation and Lenovo are bringing hardware-based anti-theft and computer-theft deterrence technology for notebook computers to businesses.

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling
IT security firm Webroot has teamed up with recycling company Centillion to launch a Go Green (PDF) campaign, which offers to recycle legacy security hardware for free when customers sign up to Webroot's software-as-a-service (Saas) offering.

Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition
During this time of year if you have visions of a new system dancing around in your head you might want to check out what today's roundup has in store. We kick things off with a pair of cases. Aerocool's AeroRacer is a mid-tower design sporting a 400mm side fan. Then there's Thermaltake's Spedo Advance Package case (recently reviewed by OCC here ) for those wanting something larger. A nice fan ...

Hardware & Tech Nuggets
Boards Albatron Mini-ITX - Tweaktown ASUS M3A78-T Mobo - 790GX Chipset - [H] Cases...

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling
Ian Williams, vnunet.com , Wednesday 3 December 2008 at 14:07:00 Go Green initiative promises to scrap legacy kit if customers sign to SaaS offering IT security firm Webroot has teamed up with recycling company Centillion to launch a Go Green (PDF) campaign, which offers to recycle legacy security hardware for free when customers sign...