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16th March 2006 Archive

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  • HP celebrates a decade of love for AMD

    Hands out Geode and Opteron party favors

    In years past, major hardware makers often hid their AMD-based gear as some kind of secret shame. They buried AMD-based PCs on special web sites that only the most persistent customers could find. Such times have passed - at least for HP. HP pulled out all the stops today to celebrate a 10-year relationship with the little …

    PCs 16 Mar 2006, 01:58

  • Memorex revives 1970s tape look for Flash disk era

    Is it reel or is it..?

    Memorex thinks it has the key to success in the state-of-the-art USB Flash drive market: make products that look like outdated technology. It's FlashDisc, announced less than 24 hours ago, fits drive and USB connector into a casing that looks like a magnetic tape reel from the early 1970s. The FlashDisc is 5.8cm in diameter …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 16 Mar 2006, 10:30

  • Archos readies twin-tuner handheld PVR

    Watch digital telly in a fast car

    Media player maker Archos will ship what it claims is the world's first portable movie player with two integrated digital TV tuners and built-in PVR functionality in two months' time, the company said yesterday. It also announced a new music player, adding support for Plays for Sure-branded download services. The Archos AV …

    Media players 16 Mar 2006, 11:04

  • Vodafone eyes 3G TV phone for Japan

    A Sharp Aquos LCD TV in the palm of your hand, apparently

    Vodafone's Japanese operation yesterday unveiled its latest TV phone, a Sharp-made W-CDMA 3G handset with a swivelling 400 x 240, 262,144-colour Aquos-class widescreen display and the ability to tune into earthbound digital broadcasts. The Vodafone 905SH works with Japan's One Seg digital TV service. The handset's a …

    Phones 16 Mar 2006, 11:44

  • Ex-Apple execs hop on the Spac track

    Acquicor raises $150m to buy tech firms

    Apple's co-founder, one of its former CEOs and an ex-Apple CTO have formally announced their partnership in a technology acquisition company a month after reports they were planning just such a move and eight months after the firm was founded. Woz, Amelio and Hancock Steve Wozniak will be joined by Gil Amelio and Ellen …

    Mac 16 Mar 2006, 12:57

  • Pebble micro MP3 player

    First UK Review Does it rock?

    Pebbles - you can skim them across waves, 'decorate' the front of your house with them, even make phone calls with them. And now you can play songs on them too. Well, sort of. UK-based digital music player retailer Advanced MP3 Players (AMP) has come across a small, pebble-shaped device and it's chosen to market the South Korea- …

    Media players 16 Mar 2006, 13:39

  • Mac-boots-Windows contest won

    WinXP successfully run on MacBook Pro

    The $13,000 prize for whoever gets Windows XP to dual-boot on an Intel-based Mac has been won, according to the website created to promote the competition. At this stage it's not clear who's going to walk off with the cash, or whether their code will make it to a wider audience. The contest was started last month by Colin …

    Mac 16 Mar 2006, 15:04

  • Motorola unveils Ming Linux phone for China

    Dynastic pretensions?

    Motorola is having another go at Linux-based smart phones, this time by rebranding its previously announced A1200 as the Ming. Expect the company to launch Flsh and Grdn models in due course. It has already begun shipping the Ming in Hong Kong, it said. The clamshell handset will initially be pitched at the Chinese market …

    Phones 16 Mar 2006, 17:13