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5th April 2006 Archive

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  • Lucent sues Microsoft in Xbox 360 patent clash

    Alleges IP infringement, seeks damages

    Microsoft's Xbox 360 console contains illegally used technology, Lucent alleged last week - and filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the software giant to back up its claim. It is seeking unspecified damages and a jury trial. The complaint, filed with the US District Court in San Diego on 28 March, alleges the Xbox 360 …

    Gaming 5 Apr 2006, 08:54

  • Intel 'Conroe' pricing leaks out

    Pentium D 9xx price cut claims confirmed

    Freshly leaked Pentium D pricing information has added weight to claims that Intel will ship the next model in the series, the 960, at the end of this month before slashing prices in Q3 when its next-generation architecture 'Conroe' processor debuts. Pentium D pricing data provided by DailyTech confirms earlier reports that …

    Bits 'n' Chips 5 Apr 2006, 09:27

  • Hitachi readies high-density desktop hard drives

    CE-oriented versions too

    Hitachi will ship its latest 3.5in desktop hard disk drives in Q3, the company said yesterday. The new units will feature the company's latest, 160GB-plus, 1.2bn bits per square inch density platters allowing it to deliver 500GB of storage capacity using just three disks, reducing drive complexity and power consumption. The …

    Bits 'n' Chips 5 Apr 2006, 10:00

  • VIA preps single-chip C7, Eden chipset

    CX700 pitched at embedded roles

    VIA today said it will begin shipping its first single-chip chipset for its C7 and Eden CPUs later this quarter, the better to pitch the low-power x86 processors at embedded applications. Cramming North Bridge and South Bridge components into one chip reduces the motherboard area requirement by 34 per cent, VIA said. The …

    Bits 'n' Chips 5 Apr 2006, 10:25

  • UK retailer claims Bluetooth iPod imminent

    Accessory after the fact

    Is there a Bluetooth-equipped iPod on the way? UK girls'n'gadgets magazine Stuff certainly thinks so, based on a conversation it's had with an unnamed British retailer. If Apple's telling retailers to prepare for such a product, it can't be far off launching the thing. CEO Steve Jobs has, of course, been sceptical about such …

    Media players 5 Apr 2006, 10:51

  • NEC spotlights 'brightest' semi-reflective LCD yet

    Super screen tech for PSPs, PDAs, iPods etc, company claims

    NEC today unveiled a 3.5in LCD it claims can reproduce colours "clearly and vividly" in brightly lit conditions. It does the trick by increasing the amount of light the display reflects back through its screen and also by boosting its luminance beyond that of any other panel of its kind. The LCD - prosaically dubbed the …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 5 Apr 2006, 12:03

  • Apple blesses Windows XP on Macs

    Boot Camp download makes installation more easy

    Apple has formally given its thumbs-up to attempts to install and run Windows XP on Intel-based Macs. It has posted a tool called Boot Camp that allows iMac, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini owners to run the Microsoft OS more easily. The company also confirmed the next major Mac OS X release, Leopard, will integrate the twin-OS …

    Mac 5 Apr 2006, 13:49

  • Samsung SGH-Z320i 3G i-mode mobile phone

    Review O2's first 3G i-mode combi phone

    Chelsea FC seems hell bent on alienating the entire world, but new sponsor Samsung has gone for a far more inclusive approach with the first 3G and i-mode combination handset, now ready for O2's UK customers. From a very young age I was always told that putting all your eggs in one basket was a bad thing - so how come this …

    Phones 5 Apr 2006, 14:45