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17th February 2006 Archive

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  • Aping The Apprentice is the name of the game

    Geek TV The best and worst of this week's TV

    Last week's favourite game among the suits who run Britain's telly channels was Pretend Your Show Is Doctor Who. This week, it's Pretend Your Show Is The Apprentice, as channel after channel pluck 'ordinary' folk off the streets and force them to jump through hoops to get gainful employment. Five, the channel formerly known …

    HD 17 Feb 2006, 10:32

  • Nvidia trumpets record quarter

    Big sales, income gains

    Nvidia last night posted record sales and net income for the fourth quarter of its 2006 fiscal year. During the three months to January 29, the company earned $98.1m (53 cents a share) on sales of $633.6m. That amounts to a revenue increase of 11.9 per cent year on year and 8.6 per cent sequentially, from $566.5m and $583.4m …

    Bits 'n' Chips 17 Feb 2006, 11:31

  • Sony pledges 2006 launch for PS3

    Expects to outsell PS2, too

    Sony has promised to ship the PlayStation 3 in 2006. Sony Computer Entertainment Asia head Tetsuhiko Yasuda told reporters at the Taipei Game Show that the console will launch this year, though no specific date or price point have been decided, he claimed. He also said the company expects the new machine to out-sell the PS2. …

    Consoles 17 Feb 2006, 11:40

  • Intel trims Pentium D 950 mobo power envelope

    C-1 core update to cut power draw

    Intel is to add its Enhanced SpeedStep Technology (EIST) to its 65nm dual-core Pentium D 950 processor to enable the chip to operate within design guidelines for motherboards, with a maximum power consumption of 95W rather than 130W. The change arises from Intel's decision to equip the chip with its Pentium D 9xx series C-1 …

    Bits 'n' Chips 17 Feb 2006, 12:19

  • AMD preps low-power desktop processors

    Getting ready to counter Intel's 'Conroe'?

    AMD will begin punching out Socket AM2-based processors at the end of April in preparation for a June 6 launch - a date that will also see the introduction of "energy efficient" desktop chips to help the company counter Intel's performance-per-Watt strategy, the latest roadmap leaks suggest. So claims DailyTech. Its …

    Channel Register 17 Feb 2006, 12:54

  • OSx86 Project forum halted after DMCA violation claim

    Lawyers target 'Mac OS X on generic x86 kit' site

    The OSx86 Project, a website set up to co-ordinate coders' efforts to get the Intel version of Mac OS X to run on any x86-based hardware, has been partially shut down. The project's principals pulled the site's forum after being served with a cease and desist notice alleging violation of the US' Digital Millennium Copyright Act …

    Mac 17 Feb 2006, 13:25

  • Toshiba readies large HD Ready digital LCD TVs

    Gilt-free purchase

    Toshiba has earmarked April for the launch of a new line up of HD Ready LCD TVs. Despite the Picture Frame branding, they're not kitschly kitted out in gilt curlicues, but the four models in the WLT66 range do feature integrated digital TV receivers and a pair of HDMI ports. The four models offer 32, 37, 42 and 47in screens, …

    HD 17 Feb 2006, 13:48

  • LaCie Little Big Disk 200GB

    Exclusive Review The portable hard drive for video pros?

    When is a mobile hard drive not a mobile hard drive? When it's LaCie's Little Big Disk, it seems. While the product is certainly portable and - crucially for a mobile unit - doesn't need a separate mains power supply, anyone who's used one of LaCie's compact Pocket Drives will surely look at the chunky, metal-cased LBD and …

    Storage 17 Feb 2006, 15:53

  • Apple after handwriting recognition coder for Mac OS X

    Fuel for tablet mac rumour fire?

    Apple is still keen to recruit a full-time software engineer who's up for "advancing gesture and handwriting recognition on Mac OS X" and who believes "using a stylus and a tablet is the way to interact with computers", Reg Hardware has learned. The job posting is sure to further kindle claims the company is developing a tablet …

    Mac 17 Feb 2006, 16:16

  • Mac OS X malware latches onto Bluetooth vulnerability

    Lab rat poses low risk

    A second strain of malware targeting Mac OS X has been discovered days after a Mac OS X Trojan appeared on the scene. The latest malware, Inqtana-A, is a proof-of-concept worm that attempts to spread using a Bluetooth vulnerability. The worm is not spreading in the wild and uses an internal counter that means it will expire …

    The Register 17 Feb 2006, 16:45