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22nd March 2006 Archive

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  • Quanta 'to make next-gen video iPod'

    Momentum building behind rumoured gadget

    Taiwan's Quanta has won the contract to manufacturer Apple's eagerly anticipated video-oriented iPod, Chinese-language newspaper the Economic Daily News has claimed citing unnamed industry sources. Such a device is believe to be in the pipeline. Pictures said to show the new iPod were posted online earlier this month then …

    Media players 22 Mar 2006, 10:20

  • AMD Socket AM2 CPUs to support DDR 2 800

    But will it tell users?

    AMD's upcoming Socket AM2 single- and dual-core processors look set to support 800MHz DDR 2 SDRAM when the new interconnect is launched in Q2 - almost certainly at the Computex show in June - a variety of sources citing AMD documentation have claimed. Website Xbit Labs cites a "confidential" AMD document which states: " …

    Bits 'n' Chips 22 Mar 2006, 10:50

  • Lenovo readies budget dual-core SME-friendly laptops

    Own-brand offering

    Lenovo will next week ship its first own-brand dual-core notebook. The new model will be pitched a small-business buyers on a "limited budget". The N100 is part of the Lenovo 3000 notebook family, the company's attempt to build a brand of its own rather than simply rely on the ThinkPad monitor acquired from IBM. The new …

    Channel Register 22 Mar 2006, 11:06

  • Microsoft ups XBox 360 shipments

    Supply problems over

    Microsoft is doubling or tripling the number of XBoxes it will send out to retailers every week. It has added a third manufacturer - Celestica - and has got a solid supply of components. "Microsoft will distribute two to three times the number of Xbox 360 consoles to the retail channel weekly," the company said in a statement …

    Consoles 22 Mar 2006, 11:15

  • Belkin to boost 5G iPod battery life

    TunePower said to increase video playback time by up to 300 per cent

    Want your fifth-generation iPod to run for longer than two hours when you're playing videos? Accessory specialist Belkin reckons it has the answer: a bolt-on rechargeable battery pack that the company claims boosts the player's playback duration by 300 per cent. Belkin said its TunePower adds up to six hours of extra …

    Media players 22 Mar 2006, 11:34

  • Transmeta confirms Microsoft partnership

    More about Xbox 360 than Xbox Handheld?

    Transmeta has confirmed it is engaged on "proprietary" design work for Microsoft, a revelation that will undoubtedly fuel speculation that the software giant is working on a mobile version of its Xbox 360 games console. In fact, it's more likely to relate to the shipping 360 product. According to documents filed by Transmeta …

    Consoles 22 Mar 2006, 12:13

  • Samsung touts 'smallest' dual-core laptop

    Q35 coming

    Samsung has shown off what it claims is the world's smallest dual-core notebook, a machine it describes as "ultra-mobile" that weighs just 1.9kg and sports a 12.1in, 1280 × 800 widescreen display. The Q35 is based on an Intel Core Duo T2700 processor connected to an Intel 945GM chipset across a 667MHz frontside bus. The …

    PCs 22 Mar 2006, 13:08

  • Nvidia acquires Hybrid Graphics

    Middleware purchase

    Nvidia is to buy Hybrid Graphics, a Finnish developer of graphics middleware for mobile devices, the graphics chip company said today. Terms are undisclosed. Hybrid will retain its identity, post-acquisition. It will continue to offer its Mobile Framework (MF) graphics engine, which is due for a major upgrade in Q2. Hybrid …

    Bits 'n' Chips 22 Mar 2006, 14:57

  • French DRM bill 'state-sponsored piracy' - Apple

    J'accuse

    Apple has denounced France as a sponsor of piracy after the country's parliament backed a bill that, if enacted, will force the company to open its DRM technology to other hardware vendors and online music stores. Speaking to Reuters, an Apple spokeswoman blasted the move as "state-sponsored piracy", adding: "If this happens …

    Media players 22 Mar 2006, 15:02

  • Apple MacBook Pro 'fastest Windows XP notebook'

    Beats an Acer by a nose

    Want the fastest Windows XP Core Duo notebook? Then buy a Mac. According to benchmarks carried out by website GearLog, Apple's MacBook Pro running Windows XP is a better Adobe Photoshop rig than any other Core Duo laptop on the market. GearLog's test results can be found here. The site used a recently detailed technique that …

    Mac 22 Mar 2006, 15:41

  • Dell starts selling $9,900 overclocked gaming PC

    Bundles 30in LCD, four graphics cards, physics processor

    Dell today starts taking orders for its "limited edition" XPS 600 Renegade quad SLI, physics engine-equipped desktop gaming rig. The kit will set you back a whopping $9,930, although this includes Dell's 30in LCD monitor. The XPS 600 Renegade comes in a custom-painted case inside which sit four GeForce 7900 GPUs each with …

    PCs 22 Mar 2006, 16:38

  • Samsung pre-announces 2.33GHz Intel Core Duo T2700

    Whoops - dual-core mobile chip not due 'til Q3

    Samsung has announced Intel's Core Duo T2700 mobile processor before the chip giant has even said it will offer such a part. The as-yet-unlaunched 65nm dual-core CPU is set to appear in the notebook maker's upcoming Q35 laptop, as we were first to report earlier today. Samsung showed the Q35 off in South Korea this week, but …

    Bits 'n' Chips 22 Mar 2006, 17:00