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6th July 2006 Archive

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  • Nat Semi tells ejected employees to return freebie iPods

    Music player for business, not pleasure

    Chip maker Nat Semi has asked 35 employees it has made redundant to return the 30GB iPod each was given last month. Many of the workers thought the music players were a gift, but no, according to their former employer, the devices were not presents but communications tools. "The iPod is another communications platform that, …

    Media players 6 Jul 2006, 09:31

  • AMD's Socket AM2 to support Socket AM3 CPUs

    But not vice versa, it seems

    AMD's Socket AM3 processor interconnect will be forwards compatible with Socket AM2, allowing today's AM2-based boards to host AM3-equipped CPUs, the chip maker has revealed. That said, AM3 mobos will not, apparently, accept AM2 processors. So claims a DailyTech report, citing recent communications between AMD and its OEM …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Jul 2006, 09:55

  • Yes! It's the USB missile launcher!

    Kim Jong-il's favourite computer toy?

    What with North Korea's recent rocketry shenanigans, Reg Hardware readers' revelation of what could be the silliest USB add-on yet couldn't have come at a less tasteful time. But what the heck, here it is, the USB-powered missile launcher. Stop press! Multiple launches detected on many fronts... Read all about it! The …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 6 Jul 2006, 10:17

  • GeCube ships HDCP-compliant graphics cards

    HD TV ready

    Graphics card maker GeCube this week announced it as started shipping ATI Radeon X1300- and X16090-based boards with full HDCP support to ensure HDMI-connected HD TVs will display content at the maximum resolution. Both HV series boards ship with 256MB of GDDR 2graphics memory - they can grab a further 256MB of system memory …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Jul 2006, 11:09

  • LG readies pink, white Chocolate phones

    Numerous 'unique' flavours planned

    White Chocolate, anyone? That's what LG today said it will offer around the world later this year. It will also offer a pink version of the popular slimline slider phone, and it has plans to ship a range of "unique" colour schemes too. To date, the Chocolate handset - aka the KG800 - has shipped in a signature black casing …

    Phones 6 Jul 2006, 13:50

  • MS Xbox PMP won't make iPod RIP

    Analysis Can MS succeed where Creative, Sony, iRiver et al have failed? Er... No

    World+Dog is relaying news originally posted on Bloomberg that Microsoft's rumoured 'iPod killer' could be out in time for Christmas. But the question the reports don't address is how, if even the likes of Sony are unable to hinder the iPod's market domiance, Microsoft is going to do so with what could very well be a me-too …

    Consoles 6 Jul 2006, 15:30