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9th June 2006 Archive

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  • Shuttle readies CrossFire XPC

    Computex 2006 But only for Intel

    Shuttle's new XPC SD37P2 with CrossFire support - the follow-up to last year's SLI-enabled XPC - was shown up and running at Computex this week. It’s built in the new P2 series of chassis. it’s based on the i975X chipset and it features dual x16 PCI Express slots. There are also four DIMM slots for DDR 2 memory, it’s Core 2 …

    PCs 9 Jun 2006, 07:02

  • MSI unveils 'posh' iPod Nano rival

    Computex 2006 And it's not a bad looker

    MSI isn't one of the world's best known purveyors of portable digital music products, but we were quite taken by its slimline P610 device, the company's alternative to Apple's iPod Nano. MSI also showed off its 1in hard disk-equipped P640 player. The P610 is one of the few Nano-like offerings we've seen that actually looks …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 9 Jun 2006, 07:02

  • Computex 2006 Asus unwraps HD DVD notebook duo

    Asus this week demo'd two notebooks featuring integrated HD DVD drives. Unlike Acer, which showed off a 20.1in monster HD DVD notebook at Computex, Asus limited itself to laptops at the more portable 17in and 15.4in sizes. First, the 17in W2J. In addition to the next-generation optical drive, the machine features an …

    PCs 9 Jun 2006, 07:02

  • O2 preps basic phone for business users

    Exclusive 'Jet' to focus on battery life not consumer-friendly fripperies?

    O2 is believed to be preparing to bring to market a new handset, codenamed 'Jet', that will be pitched at the countless business users who want long battery life and solid telephony features without the fripperies used to entice consumers. Documentation seen by Reg Hardware suggests that what the UK carrier has in mind is a …

    Phones 9 Jun 2006, 08:02

  • Intel pledges 60 per cent price cuts

    Don't buy that PC just yet...

    Intel says new technology will let it get chips to market faster, allowing it to cut prices by as much as 60 per cent. An Intel spokesman told Reuters: "We have a more aggressive product and manufacturing ramp, so those older Pentium products will move down faster. It's not like we're cutting prices for the sake of cutting …

    Bits 'n' Chips 9 Jun 2006, 10:36

  • Griffin TuneFlex in-car iPod Nano holder

    Review Your flexible friend?

    I like listening to my iPod in the car, but I've longed for a more sophisticated set-up than having the player tucked in a cup-holder with one cable dangling down from the cassette player and another coming from a power adaptor plugging into the ciggie lighter... There are good mounting kits on the market, but I'm not …

    Media players 9 Jun 2006, 13:02

  • Intel yanks 'Tulsa' launch forward

    Would like to sell a 4P chip or two

    Intel has pulled forward the release of a server chip meant for four-socket servers, as it desperately tries to catch-up with rival AMD. Intel today revealed that "Tulsa" will arrive in the third quarter instead of the fourth quarter, as previously forecast. The chip will slot into Intel's MP - multiprocessor - systems that …

    Bits 'n' Chips 9 Jun 2006, 19:49