21st June 2006 Archive

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Sony unveils 'no compromise' sub-notebook

11.1in, 16:9 display perfect for DVDs, apparently

Sony today introduced its latest attempt to make European computer buyers fall in love with sub-notebooks, pitching its 11.1in widescreen Vaio TX3 series of machines as no-compromise ultra-portable PCs. The sub-notebook family's members are powered by a variety of ultra-low voltage single-core Core Solo processors from Intel …

PCs 21 Jun 2006, 06:39
Matrox ships four-panel display card

Thin-client friendly

Matrox has begun shipping its four-screen graphics adaptor. The part is pitched at back-to-basics PCs that act as display and input terminals for apps running on a server. It expects the device to appeal to trading rooms and other financial institutions that favour multi-screen rigs. The EpicA series comprises the TC4, TC2 …

Bits 'n' Chips 21 Jun 2006, 09:14
Creative unveils Zen V Plus

Compact black iPod Nano rival

Creative will launch its latest iPod Nano rival in August, the music player maker announced today. It touted the new Flash-based gadget's "funky" black-heavy colour schemes and its 1.5in, 128 x 128 colour OLED screen, ready to display album art, photos and videos. The Zen V Plus will ship in three capacities: 1GB, 2GB and …

Gadgets and Gizmos 21 Jun 2006, 09:39
Mio extends GPS sat nav line-up

Bigger, more capacious

Mio today followed up last week's launch of its C210 budget-priced in-car sat nav system with a pair of more sophisticated models, the C510E and C710, both of which will ship with maps for 24 European countries. The maps - which are the latest versions produced by TeleAtlas, Mio said - are pre-installed on the C710, but ship …

Gadgets and Gizmos 21 Jun 2006, 10:11
Asus readies remote-control phone

Manipulate presentations by Bluetooth

Asus this week unveiled its latest mobile phones, including a slimline slider that doubles up as a remote control unit. Operating by Bluetooth, the J208 is pitched at business folk, who can use the handset to control presentations and slideshows. The J208 is 1.7mm thick and sports a 176 x 220, 1.9in, 262,144-colour screen and …

Phones 21 Jun 2006, 10:49
T-Mobile HSDPA links to go live in August

Carrier pledges 20Mbps downloads by decade's end

T-Mobile UK's 'super 3G' high-speed download service will go live on 1 August, the carrier said today. And it pledged to triple the network's performance next year ahead of hitting a whopping 20Mbps by 2011. Initially, HSPDA technology will provide download speeds of up to 1.8Mbps, though T-Mobile admitted real-world …

PCs 21 Jun 2006, 11:31
World Cup Camera Phone Contest!

Competition He shoots...he scores...

The 2006 FIFA World Cup competition is into its second round, and as the pace begins to hot up, we at Reg Hardware reckon it's time to kick off a shooting contest of our own... STOP PRESS First winner announced. Visit the gallery page to see more... Almost every phone is kitted out with a camera these days, but how well do …

Phones 21 Jun 2006, 12:54
MS seeks 'Direct Physics' coder

Physics-on-GPU standard on the way?

Microsoft is indeed preparing to produce an API to accelerate games physics calculations, if a help wanted ad posted on the company's website is anything to go by. The software giant is currently seeking a software design engineer to join its "Direct Physics" development team. The job posting was spotted by ExtremeTech. While …

Bits 'n' Chips 21 Jun 2006, 13:46
Samsung moots dual Blu-ray HD DVD player

Again

Samsung may produce a twin-format Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD player later this year after all. The company this week revealed it is "considering" such a "universal" machine, according to a company spokesman. "We don't have a plan to make an HD DVD-only player but are considering a universal player," the spokesman said, …

HD 21 Jun 2006, 14:13
Nokia N80 3G phone

Review Wi-Fi, 3G and three megapixels

The N80 is Nokia's latest attempt to offer a "does everything" phone. It's also one of the company's first handsets to incorporate Wi-Fi and to take the camera resolution to three megapixels. It's an all-singing, all-dancing phone, and it certainly cuts a dash. But does it hit the right notes? This is Nokia’s first three- …

Phones 21 Jun 2006, 16:09