16th February 2006 Archive

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Intel's Averill 'desktrino' platform to ship in pro, lite versions

Will debut 'LaGrande' security tech

Further details have emerged regarding Intel's plan to create a Centrino-like business PC platform and brand, currently codenamed 'Averill', as first reported by The Register in November 2005. Averill will now arrive in two forms, Pro and Fundamental, and both are geared toward Windows Vista. Intel outlined its Averill …

Channel Register 16 Feb 2006, 09:44
Nvidia said to ship GeForce 7600 'late March'

CeBIT launch for GeForce 7900 GT, 7900 GTX first

Nvidia will launch its GeForce 7600 graphics chip - aka 'G73' - at the end of March, less than a month after it debuts its next-generation G71 GPU as the GeForce 7900 GT and GTX, it has been alleged. The G73 is a 90nm chip and will be pitched at the mid-range graphics card market. The 7600's late March release window claim …

Bits 'n' Chips 16 Feb 2006, 10:05
Orange SPV C600 smart phone

Review It's all in the screen

Orange was the first mobile phone network in the UK to jump on the Windows Mobile platform when it shipped the original SPV toward the end of 2002. The SPV C600 was launched late last year, a mere three years after the original SPV and the changes are amazing... The first two SPV models - the SPV and the SPV E100 - never …

Phones 16 Feb 2006, 10:11
System builders prep monster 19in SLI notebooks

Clevo's M590K chassis finds more friends

Two more system builders have announced AMD-based widescreen notebooks with 19in displays driven by twin high-end Nvidia mobile graphics chips almost certainly operating in SLI mode. Well, what would be the point otherwise? Step forward AJP and Eurocom, who announced their new offerings yesterday, a week after WidowPC informed …

PCs 16 Feb 2006, 11:14
Helio beams over 'mobile lifestyle' handsets

Hello, clouds. Hello, sky...

Helio, the virtual network operator joint-venture between South Korea Telecom and US ISP Earthlink, has unveiled the two multimedia-oriented 3G phones it plans to bring to market this Spring in the hope of winning the hearts, minds and wallets of "young, tech-savvy consumers". The company's two handsets, Hero and Kickflip, …

Phones 16 Feb 2006, 11:56
ALK, T-Mobile to ship GPS navigator for Symbian phones

CoPilot Live to be bundled in Nokia N70

ALK Technologies will this month ship the long-awaited Symbian version of its CoPilot Live GPS-connected route-planning software, bundling the code, a Bluetooth GPS receiver and a Nokia N70 in partnership with cellco T-Mobile UK. CoPilot Live will run on any Series 60 device to provide turn-by-turn navigation for drivers, …

Phones 16 Feb 2006, 13:01
'First' Mac OS X Trojan sighted

Look before you Leap

Antivirus researchers have discovered what's claimed to be the first computer Trojan to infect Apple Mac OS X computers. The malware, dubbed Leap-A, spreads via the iChat instant messaging system as a file called latestpics.tgz that infected machines send to contacts on an infected user's buddy list. The malicious file, which …

The Register 16 Feb 2006, 14:11
Logitech Wireless Music System for iPod

Review Music streaming made easy?

Logitech may be keen to associate its Wireless Music System (WMS) with Apple's ubiquitous digital music player, but the fact is it will happily work with any brand of MP3 player, with a Mac, with a PC and even with a transistor radio if it's got a spare 3.5mm headphone socket. Whatever you connect WMS' compact transmitter to, it …

Networking and Wireless 16 Feb 2006, 14:59
Sony readies anti-shake digicam duo

Steady on there

Sony will next month ship two new compact digital cameras with anti-blur technology to compensate for users' shaky hands, subjects on the move, and the effects of dim lighting conditions. The result: digicams that "reduce the risk" of indistinct picture misery. The aluminium-clad Cyber-shot DSC-W30 and DSC-W50 both sport six …

Gadgets and Gizmos 16 Feb 2006, 16:06
Amazon tuning in to music downloads, says paper

MC Bezos comin' atcha, claims Wall Street Journal. Sort of

Amazon.com is preparing an alternative to Apple's iTunes Music Store, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the paper, the online retailer is looking to license music from the major labels and others, with a view not simply to offer a download service but to allow punters to pre-load players with stacks of tracks. The …

Media players 16 Feb 2006, 16:34
Hands on with Sony's first Walkman smartphone

3GSM Nibbling at Apple?

It's in the collegiate spirit of the GSM show that manufacturers can glad hand their rivals on each other's stands without resort to subterfuge. In a show bereft of show-stoppers, Sony Ericsson's new 'Walkman' phone drew plenty of interest from other handset manufacturers, with the company's stand crowded to near sinking point …

Phones 16 Feb 2006, 18:31