13th February 2006 Archive

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Intel's 'Woodcrest' to clock at 2.93GHz

'Whitmore Lake' system logic for Xeon ULV, too

Intel is set to ship its 'Woodcrest' processor, the first 65nm Xeon chip to be based on the chip giant's next-generation architecture, will ship at 2.93GHz and boast a 1333MHz frontside bus, a purported copy of the company's server roadmap posted on a Chinese-language website claims. Woodcrest will run on top of Intel's ' …

Bits 'n' Chips 13 Feb 2006, 11:16
Wipe your iPod before selling it, RIAA warns

Organisation on the look-out for loaded music player sales

If you sell your iPod and don't remove your music first, you could find yourself with the Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) breathing down your back. The organisation last week told sellers in the US that doing so is a clear violation of copyright law and warned them that it's sniffing out for infringers. Apple's …

Media players 13 Feb 2006, 11:52
Apple applies for virtual clickwheel patent

Paves the way for gesture-driven, context-sensitive iPods and tablet Macs

Claims that Apple is preparing an iPod-branded video player were strengthened late last week when it emerged the company has filed a patent application for exactly the kind of virtual clickwheel technology the new device has been said to sport. The concept is embedded in US patent number 20060026535, originally filed with …

Mac 13 Feb 2006, 12:54
MS adds full push email to Windows Mobile 5

3GSM Watch out, RIM?

Microsoft will next month allow handset vendors and mobile phone networks to offer customers Direct Push Technology - its answer to Research in Motion's Blackberry push email system. DPT will be delivered through a Messaging and Security Feature Pack update to its Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, plus a Service Pack for its …

Phones 13 Feb 2006, 13:45
Fujitsu Siemens confirms €700 3G PDA phone

3GSM Blackberry-like Microsoft push email tech on board

Fujitsu Siemens today launched its Pocket Loox T series 3G-based PDA phones, as anticipated, and pledged to ship the 802.11g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS-equipped handsets - one with a two megapixel camera, the other without - next July. The T810 and T830 - the one with the camera - will both ship with Microsoft's Push Direct …

Phones 13 Feb 2006, 14:13
HP to ship iPaq hw6900 Wi-Fi PDA phone this 'Spring'

3GSM Leaked device launched

HP today unveiled its latest iPaq Mobile Messenger handset, finally taking the wraps off a device it has been inadvertently mentioning on its website for some time. However, the members of the hw6900 series look a little under-specced compared to Fujitsu Siemens' latest competitor product. The HP machines, like FS', are based …

Phones 13 Feb 2006, 14:34
Nokia not afraid of VoIP. Really

3GSM Sssh, don't mention Motorola

Outgoing Nokia chief Jorma Ollila compared the challenge posed by IP telephony to the shift from analog to digital today. It was just this transition that saw Nokia usurp Motorola's dominant position in 1G analog mobile handsets - and it's been top dog ever since. Nokia announced a new UMA handset that conforms to the industry …

Phones 13 Feb 2006, 14:55
Sony Ericsson readies eight-hour talk-time budget phone

3GSM Low-end 3G handset in the works too

Sony Ericsson today took a swipe at Motorola's popular, ultra-low end C115 handset and Nokia's 1100 with a no-frills dual-band GSM handset of its own. It also launched a low-end, "affordable" candybar phone for the 3G market. The J100 offers a basic 'calls, text and nothing else' specification. OK, there's a calculator and …

Phones 13 Feb 2006, 15:06