20th January 2006 Archive

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AMD looks to quintuple CPU cache capacity

Capacitorless memory could be the key

AMD has licensed a memory chip technology that could allow it to increase its processors' cache sizes fivefold without changing the size of each chip's die. The technology is called Z-RAM and was developed by US-Swiss start-up Innovative Silicon, EETimes reports. IS' technique strips out the capacitor components commonly …

Bits 'n' Chips 20 Jan 2006, 10:36
ATI R580 GPU benchmarked

Sample graphics board leaks out

ATI's R580 graphics chip will appear in three Radeon X1900 configurations: the XT, the XTX and a CrossFire Edition. So claims Anandtech, citing an "internal ATI presentation". According to the website, the XT and XTX are clocked at 625MHz and 650MHz, respectively, with their DDR memory buffers set to run at 1.45GHz and 1.55GHz …

Bits 'n' Chips 20 Jan 2006, 11:45
Mobile phones don't cause brain tumours

Handset usage doesn't increase cancer risk

Using a mobile phone will not increase your chances of contracting cerebral cancer, a four-year study conducted in the UK has concluded. The results of the study, published today in the British Medical Journal, indicate that no matter how long you have used a phone for, or how frequently you make and take calls, your risk of …

Phones 20 Jan 2006, 11:56
Acer to integrate 3G into notebooks

HSDPA too, for even faster downloads

Acer is to embed 3G mobile-phone technology into its future notebook PC products, kicking off with a pair of Centrino Duo-based machines, the company said this week. The TravelMate 4260 and Aspire 5650 will both incorporate UMTS 3G and tri-band GSM/GPRS 2.5G radios to allow their users to connect to the internet across cellular …

PCs 20 Jan 2006, 12:20
Asus Extreme AX1800XT TOP

Review Too late, too pricey?

The ATI Radeon X1800 XT will go down in history as one of the shortest-lived flagship 3D graphics products in history. Launched three scant months ago, in October 2005, the lengthy delay in its introduction - said to be due to production problems with the R520 graphics processor that powers it - means that it's set to be …

Bits 'n' Chips 20 Jan 2006, 15:01
Apple to open stores in Germany, reseller claims

A '99.9 per cent probability'

Apple is planning to open a series of Apple Stores in Germany, with the first shop coming on stream before the end of the year. So claimed Archibald Horlitz, head of German reseller Gravis, in an interview with local business newspaper the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung this week. The move is "99.9 per cent" certain, he said …

Mac 20 Jan 2006, 16:23