21st July 2006 Archive

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Intel shakes up senior staffers

All change

Intel yesterday played music chairs with its senior management. As CEO Paul Otellini prepared to pause the looped tape of the chip giant's infamous five-note jingle, Bill Siu and Richard Wirt, respectively head of the company's Channel Platforms Group and chief of the Software and Services Group announced their retirement, …

Bits 'n' Chips 21 Jul 2006, 09:18
Nvidia posts Quad SLI beta drivers

Got two GeForce 7950 GX2s and a 700W PSU?

Nvidia has offered enthusiasts a pre-release version of Quad SLI drivers that allow two GeForce 7950 GX2 cards to work together in perfect harmony - or as near to it as beta-test software allows, at any rate. To run drivers, do-it-yourselfers will need two 7950 GX2s, natch, but also motherboard fitted with an Nvidia nForce …

Bits 'n' Chips 21 Jul 2006, 09:41
Intel tweaks Core 2 Duo chipsets

P965, 946P and 946GZ updated

Intel is to update its desktop Core 2 Duo-friendly P965 chipset, the chip giant informed its customers this week. The change, which will take the part from version C-1 to C-2, also affects the 946GZ and 946PL chipsets too, Reg Hardware has learned. Intel didn't state what the changes involve, but it noted all the updated …

Bits 'n' Chips 21 Jul 2006, 10:04
Chinese CE vendors courted with cheaper HDMI

Annual fee cut by a third

Expect to see even more HDMI video ports on consumer electronics kit - the organisation in charge of licensing the technology has just knocked 30 per cent off the annual admin fee it makes manufacturers pay. HDMI Licensing said the cut, from $15,000 to $10,000, was made possible by the port's "growing success in the …

HD 21 Jul 2006, 10:55
Dell said to have 'dozens' of burned laptop incidents on file

It's probably not the only one

Dell's December 2005 battery recall followed the recording of dozens of incidents over a two-year period of overheating notebooks, many resulting in melted or burned computers, it has been alleged this week as the company continues to investigate the case of a laptop that burst into flames in Japan. The incidents are detailed …

PCs 21 Jul 2006, 11:39
Samsung demos two-way folder phone for games

Digital TV too

Samsung yesterday showed off what it calls a "free folder" phone - a handset that can not only open up vertically, clamshell-fashion but can fold out horizontally the way devices like Nokia's Communicator do. The SGH-B450 is being pitched at phone owners keen to put some multimedia glitz into their mobile lives. The handset …

Phones 21 Jul 2006, 12:18
LG unveils DJ-friendly 3G music phone

U400 comes to 3

LG this week launched a bid to get 3G network 3's customers downloading music - and scratch-mixing the stuff afterward. Punters can even listen to tracks using wireless headphones or out loud through the built-in stereo speakers. The U400 slider phone is a 3 exclusive and comes pre-loaded with the carrier's own music download …

Phones 21 Jul 2006, 13:09
Alienware Area 51 m5500 notebook

Review Upgraded before it even shipped...

Anyone planning to buy a hardcore gaming laptop will almost certainly have Alienware on their list of possible suppliers. Casual gamers and mainstream users might be put off by the machines' let alone the price, so Alienware's assembled the more mid-range Area 51 m5500. It doesn’t look as dull as your average laptop and offers a …

PCs 21 Jul 2006, 15:14
Investors buy into AMD-ATI tie-up rumour?

ATI shares up as rival's dip

Is ATI about to be acquired by AMD? You might well think so looking at the graphics chip company's share price in early Nasdaq trading today - and that of its arch-rival, Nvidia. ATI shares opened at $16.22 after closing yesterday at $15.77 - a jump of 45 cents. Relatively heavy trading subsequently lifted it to $16.55. …

Bits 'n' Chips 21 Jul 2006, 15:21