30th June 2006 Archive

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Apple updates iTunes, iPod code

Security holes plugged, bugs patched, Nike+iPod gizmo supported

Apple has not only updated its iTunes music jukebox software but made a number of tweaks to various iPods' firmware. Both updates are available now through Mac OS X's Software Update utility, or from Apple's website. iTunes 6.0.5 adds support for the Nike+iPod exercise feedback gadget Apple and Nike announced in May this year …

Media players 30 Jun 2006, 09:00
ATI sales dip during 'challenging' quarter

But stay way above last year's numbers

ATI saw its sales dip during the third-quarter despite a big year-on-year gain, the graphics chip company said yesterday. Sales for the three months to 31 May 2006 reached $652.3m and yielded a net income of $31.9m. Those figures represent sequential declines of 2.9 per cent and 6.5 per cent, respectively. Sales were up 23 …

Bits 'n' Chips 30 Jun 2006, 09:18
Rock rolls out dual-core Intel, AMD laptops

UK PC maker Rock this week unveiled a pair of dual-core notebooks, one based on Intel technology, the other on an AMD processor. Both sport Nvidia's GeForce Go 7600 graphics chip and other refinements. The Pegasus 660 is the Intel machine. It's equipped the recently released 2.33GHz Core Duo T2700. The screen's a 15.4in 1,280 …

PCs 30 Jun 2006, 09:40
AMD Live! coming to a home entertainment centre near you

'Milestone' PC

This week, AMD announced its next milestone in digital entertainment with the AMD Live! PC, a media-centre PC designed to enable consumers to organise, distribute, share, and enjoy its content. OEMs participating in the programme include Acer, Alienware, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Gateway, HP, Sahara, and Tsinghua Tongfang. …

PCs 30 Jun 2006, 10:15
Palm posts 'record' full-year figures

Not entirely due to kit sales, though

Palm saw its sales rise both sequentially and year on year, the PDA pioneer said yesterday. Revenues for the three months to 2 June 2006 - the company's fourth quarter - came to $403.1m, up 20 per cent on the year-ago quarter and up 3.8 per cent on the previous one. Net income totalled $27.2m (25 cents a share), down from the …

Phones 30 Jun 2006, 11:56
Nokia N70 3G phone

Review Nokia's best smart phone yet?

Ask Nokia and it will tell you its N series handsets are the acme of mobile phones. So much so that we're not even supposed to think of them as telephony devices but as "multimedia computers" that are "the next leap forward in personal computing"... Meanwhile, back in the real world, Reg Hardware finds itself with an N70 3G …

Phones 30 Jun 2006, 12:25
Official Sony UK PS3 website lists 20GB model

Proof the low-end box is coming to Britain?

Sony will indeed offer both the 20GB and 60GB versions of the PlayStation 3 in the UK, it appears. Despite earlier claims only the pricey 60GB model will be made available over here, Amazon.co.uk has begun listing the 20GB veraion too, though it's giving away no pricing or availability details. And the official Sony Computer …

Gaming 30 Jun 2006, 13:13
Transcend hops to swirly MP3 player

Groovy

US memory specialist Transcend has extended its fancy-looking T.sonic MP3 player range with its first colour-screen model. It also sports a cute curvy design with a stand-out swirly pattern on the front. The Flash-based T.sonic 530 is available in 512MB and 1GB versions. Both come with an FM radio and a battery that …

Gadgets and Gizmos 30 Jun 2006, 15:31
Wyse targets TVs, PCs and phones with 'thin-client-on-a-chip'

Thin client hype extends to new markets

Wyse Technology has gathered the courage to direct the thin client industry through yet another "rebirth." Next month, the company will unveil something it's calling a "thin client-on-a-chip." This product will be able to turn just about everything from TVs, monitors and printers into true thin clients. Perhaps more importantly …

PCs 30 Jun 2006, 20:06