16th December 2005 Archive

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Opteron beats 'Dempsey' Xeon in performance- per-Watt test

Intel's 'Bensley' platform benchmarked

Intel's upcoming 65nm, dual-core Xeon DP processor, 'Dempsey', is fast, but its performance comes at the cost of some serious power consumption, a pre-production test using the chip giant's 'Bensley' platform has shown. The trial was conducted by website Anandtech, which immediately went off and ran the same benchmarks and …

Bits 'n' Chips 16 Dec 2005, 11:25
AMD wins access to Japanese Intel anti-trust 'evidence'

AMD vs Intel Fair trade probe data can be used in lawsuit

Intel has failed to persuade the Japanese courts to keep evidence of alleged anti-trust behaviour under lock and key. The Tokyo District Court today ruled that documentation collated by Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) during its investigation into Intel Japan's business practices may be used by AMD in the legal action it …

Bits 'n' Chips 16 Dec 2005, 12:00
Orange France touts video spectacles

But don't expect spectacular videos...

Fed up with having to squint at movies, photos, emails and text messages on your mobile's microscopic display? Then Orange France is offering the full heads-up experience, courtesy of its "video glasses". The slimline shades hook up to Samsung's D600E mobile phone by cable to display whatever's on the screen. The glasses also …

Phones 16 Dec 2005, 12:17
Rock beats Widow to ship first dual-core notebook

Reg readers on receiving end

UK system builder Rock has won the race to ship the first notebook based on an AMD dual-core processor. While the company was understandably keen to trumpet its achievement - it sent The Register at least five copies of a press release on the matter - we can also confirm that a number of readers received their Rocks early …

PCs 16 Dec 2005, 13:06
Fuji FinePix S5600 Zoom

Review A worthy upgrade?

The 5600 is around 30g heavier than its predecessor, weight that's in no way a burden but arises from the larger - but still small by today's standards - 1.8in colour screen. It's bright and crisp though, so is a cinch to use and it even comes with a fast, 'LCD brighten' button for fast switching if you suddenly find yourself in …

Cameras 16 Dec 2005, 16:42