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3rd March 2006 Archive

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  • Next-gen video iPod to launch 'March/April'

    With a 4in display, apparently

    Apple's upcoming video-oriented iPod will sport a 4in widescreen display, with the height of the landscape-oriented unit comparable to existing iPods' widths, presumably to allow it to use Apple's 'universal' dock. According to a ThinkSecret report, the movie player could be announced as early as the end of the month or the …

    Media players 3 Mar 2006, 13:11

  • World chips sales beat seasonal downturn

    Traditional decline lower than anticipated

    Global chip sales totalled $19.66bn in January, the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said last night. The figure's seven per cent up on January 2005's $18.38bn total, but 1.5 per cent down on the $19.95bn sales recorded for December 2005, though a month-on-month decline is a traditional feature of the market at …

    Bits 'n' Chips 3 Mar 2006, 13:17

  • XGI turns away from desktop graphics - report

    ATI out to acquire it?

    Graphics chip maker XGI has said it is to move away from desktop products and focus instead on embedded and server applications. The statement, made yesterday, came amid claims the company was about to be bought by ATI, and follows 3Dlabs decision to focus on embedded and mobile phone graphics chips. “XGI has decided to move …

    Bits 'n' Chips 3 Mar 2006, 13:38

  • Nvidia posts H.264 HD video decode tool

    PureVideo Decoder available at three price-points

    Nvidia has posted software that allows certain GeForce graphics chips to decode video encoded using H.264 format. But it wants up to $49.95 for the Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center plug-in. The PureVideo Decoder software allows systems containing a GeForce 7 series, GeForce 6 series - mobile and desktop - or …

    PCs 3 Mar 2006, 13:46

  • DoJ 'to probe music download pricing'

    Spitzer enquiry proving fruitful?

    US Department of Justice investigators have begun to probe major music labels' download pricing policies, sources close to the world's four biggest recording companies told Billboard magazine. According to the report, the DoJ has started sending out subpoenas to Warner Music Group, EMI, Sony BMG and Universal Music Group, …

    Media players 3 Mar 2006, 14:21

  • Intel to unveil ultra-mobile PC on 7 March

    Intel Developer Forum opening salvo?

    Intel appears to be preparing to launch is ultra-mobile PC on 7 March, if the umpc.com website is anything to go by. The date is just two days before the deadline set by Microsoft's Origami Project website for more information about the Windows XP-based consumer-friendly tablet PC. In August 2005, Intel announced its new …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 3 Mar 2006, 14:43

  • Korea may probe Samsung, Hynix price-fix claims

    Local Fair Trade Commission ponders move

    The South Korean government may be about to investigate claims that local memory makers Samsung and Hynix conspired to fix memory prices, a senior official from the nation's Fair Trade Commission has suggested. The move follows the announcement this week that four Hynix executives have agreed to plead guilty to US Department …

    Bits 'n' Chips 3 Mar 2006, 15:11

  • Intel cuts Q1 sales forecast

    Cites 'slight' market share loss

    Intel has warned that its first-quarter sales will not meet its expectations, thanks not only to demand proving less substantial than the chip giant had anticipated, but - AMD watchers will love this - a "slight market segment share loss". Intel didn't say which segment of the market it has lost market share in. Instead, it …

    PCs 3 Mar 2006, 15:30

  • US Robotics flies in Skype-branded speakerphone

    Voip-tastic

    Yes, it looks like something that landed near Roswell, but this Skype-certified speakerphone will land in the UK later this month, its manufacturer, US Robotics, said this week. Officially dubbed the USR9610, the £50 gadget connects to a host PC's USB port and then via the VoIP network to callers around the globe. The unit …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 3 Mar 2006, 16:12

  • PCs not dull, admits Apple UK

    Even though Apple US says they are...

    Apple UK doesn't believe PCs are as naff as its Stateside parent company does. Don't believe us? Just take a look at the company's TV adverts for Intel-based Macs. In the original, US-oriented ad, Apple takes a dig at "dull" PCs, but in the version cleared for UK audiences the d-word is peculiarly absent. Compare and contrast …

    Mac 3 Mar 2006, 16:59