1. Nvidia cuts quarterly estimates

Graphics chip designer had problems during the current quarter with certain products for notebook PCs, and will have to take a charge to account for the product failures.

2. Apple taking chunk of Samsung's flash chips

The order of 50 million 8 gigabyte chips should go a long way toward keeping Apple in flash memory during the initial ramp of the iPhone 3G.

3. IBM supercomputer to aid osteoporosis treatment

Using a Blue Gene Supercomputer, IBM and ETH Zurich labs say they have come up a new way to diagnose the widespread bone disease.

4. Asus Eee Monitor pictures leaked

Seemingly genuine images of Asus's upcoming all-in-one monitor and PC have appeared on a French blog.

5. Hardware market to defy economic slump: Gartner

The sector is still growing, with low-end Linux systems and high-end mainframes as the main drivers, says the analyst house.

6. Energy storage coming to a power grid near you

Storage on the grid would allow use of more solar and wind power and avoid the need for new power plants. So what's holding up grid storage?

7. Virtualization to drive use of staff-owned PCs at work

Gartner claims PC virtualization tech could give staff more freedom to use their own hardware at work, without compromising network security.

8. Research: Old data centers can be nearly as 'green' as new ones

Tweaking older data centers can make them almost as energy efficient as building from the ground up, according to analysis of case studies by tech heavyweights.

9. RFID can disrupt medical tech, claim researchers

Dutch scientists say electromagnetic interference generated by the track-and-trace chips can disrupt medical devices, posing a threat to patients.

10. Dell hits server efficiency targets a year early

PC and server vendors are starting to comply with published industry standards for energy consumption, which should make comparing products easier.