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26th June 2006 Archive

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  • AMD to build $3.5bn fab in New York

    Start spreading the news...

    AMD is to build a 300mm-wafer fab in Saratoga County, New York. The $3.5bn plant will be used to punch out 32nm processors, comments made by senior staffers suggest. There have been plenty of rumours of late that the chip maker was planning to construct a fab in the US and that it had its eye on New York State. Media reports …

    Bits 'n' Chips 26 Jun 2006, 08:59

  • Intel ships 'Woodcrest' Xeon CPUs

    Core-based server chips debut

    Intel has begun shipping 'Woodcrest', its dual-core, 65nm Xeon processor based on its next-generation 'Core' architecture and sibling to 'Conroe' and 'Merom', the chip giant said today. As expected, Woodcrest processors will come to market as the Xeon 5100 series, which currently comprises six models: the 5110, 5120, 5130, …

    Bits 'n' Chips 26 Jun 2006, 09:33

  • Mercedes unveils Bluetooth-rigged, SIM-sucking auto

    Lord, won't you buy me... etc, etc.

    Mercedes Benz has integrated text messaging into its in-car mobile phone system, the car company said last week. The rig automatically connects to your handset when it comes in range, and sucks down the contents of the phone's memory and SIM card over a Bluetooth link. Mercedes' pitch is that the system means you never need …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 26 Jun 2006, 11:17

  • iPod speaker rig returns to valve amplification era

    Higher fidelity?

    Some in the audiophile world mourn the passing of the thermionic valve, out-evolved by the transistor and integrated circuit. Valves, they maintain, make for a warmer sound and better audio fidelity. But now the vacuum valve is back, revived for the iPod era in the i-Steroid amp and 2.1 speaker combo. UK distributor ODS has …

    Media players 26 Jun 2006, 11:50

  • UK to trial music downloads via DAB

    Digital radio delivery

    Think you need an internet connection for music downloads? Think again. UBC Media Group, one of the UK's largest independent radio production companies, today launched a download service that delivers songs across the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) network. To be fair, we're not quite talking iTunes here. UBC's system, …

    Media players 26 Jun 2006, 12:17

  • Review Samsung P300 credit card-sized phone

    At what point does small become too small? Samsung's latest mobile phone is the size of a credit card and only slightly thicker, but has Samsung pushed the boundaries too far? The P300 first launched in Asia nine months ago but has finally made its way over to the UK. The unit, which measures 8.6 x 5.4 x 0.9cm and weighs …

    Phones 26 Jun 2006, 14:19