31st May 2006 Archive

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Samsung 'gaffe' sends Apple order to rival chip maker

Analyst allegations

Music chip maker SigmaTel is reported to have won the contract to supply Apple with audio controllers for the second-generation iPod Shuffle because Samsung went public on the Mac maker's iPod Nano plans. The claim comes from Los Angeles-based Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Craig Berger, according to a variety of reports …

Media players 31 May 2006, 08:50
AMD launches Viiv rival, Live!

Me too media pc platform

AMD has formally launched its answer to Intel's Viiv media PC platform, touting not only a branded hardware specification but also a raft of content providers who will support the initiative with music and movie programming. Although the AMD Live! brand was announced earlier this year, only now has the chip maker said what's …

Bits 'n' Chips 31 May 2006, 09:30
PC offers World Cup in HD

That grass is sooo green

Is a brand new high-performance PC worth £1,400? What if it means you can, after all, watch the World Cup in high definition? That's the deal, anyway, from PC Heaven, which last week announced its "Match Day" HDTV range of PC Systems. It's a super-spec PC built into a living-room friendly Shuttle-style box; but the details, …

PCs 31 May 2006, 09:41
BenQ unveils back-to-basics business phones

21st century looks, 20th century spec?

BenQ Mobile has unveiled a pair of "economy class" handsets pitched at business users looking for an inexpensive but good-looking handset that doesn't have to offer all the latest features favoured by consumers. The Benq-Siemens A38 is a voice-centric compact candybar phone with a 1.4in, 96 x 94, 60,500-colour display based …

Phones 31 May 2006, 09:58
Shuttle XPC SN21G5 small form-factor PC

Review An affordable barebones box with Nvidia graphics

Shuttle is without a doubt the best known manufacturer of small form-factor (SFF) barebones PCs in the world. The SN21G5 features the now familiar fifth-generation chassis, which is getting slightly long in the tooth now, but this is a budget model. It's based on Nvidia's nForce 6100 chipset, so it has a wide range of built-in …

PCs 31 May 2006, 12:44
Acer adds dual-core CPUs to Ferrari notebooks

Turion X2 boost

Acer has quietly rolled out a pair of Ferrari-branded notebooks, adding the 1000 and 5000 series to the 4000 line the company already offers. The new models are based on AMD's Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile processors. The 5000 is a black and red carbon-fibre clad machine with a 15.4in widescreen display equipped with a 1.3- …

PCs 31 May 2006, 13:20
Apple offers free, green PC disposal plan

Buy a Mac and it'll recycle your old machine

Apple today launched an appeal to win the hearts and minds of eco-friendly Americans. It is offering to take away their old computer and dispose the of machine in an environmentally sound manner whenever punters buy a brand new Mac. The deal applies to customers buying through its online store or retail outlets. The scheme …

Mac 31 May 2006, 14:29