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11th August 2006 Archive

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  • Apple's MacBook to get an early Merom upgrade?

    Consumer computer joins MacBook Pro for Core 2 Duo

    Apple will not only ship Core 2 Duo-based MacBook Pro notebooks next month, but also versions of its consumer-oriented MacBook fitted with Intel's latest mobile processor - and its first 64-bit laptop chip - Asian reports have claimed. According to a story in the Chinese-language newspaper the Commercial Times, Taiwanese …

    Mac 11 Aug 2006, 09:07

  • Nvidia probes executive stock option practices

    Admission overshadows record-revenue announcement

    Nvidia announced last night it had received record quarterly revenues during Q2 FY2007, which ended 30 July 2006. However, the statement was overshadowed by the company's revelation that it has begun to investigate stock options it has offered to staff since it went public in 1999. Indeed, the graphics chip maker failed to …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Aug 2006, 09:30

  • Vodafone readies 'super 3G' handset

    HTC TyTN turns up in grey and red

    Vodafone is preparing to follow Orange and T-Mobile with an own-brand version of the HTC TyTN keyboard-equipped, HSDPA-enabled, Windows Mobile-based 3G handset. The Vodafone version is dubbed the v1605, according to the carrier's website. Vodafone has yet to announce the device, and it's keeping mum about the specification. …

    Phones 11 Aug 2006, 10:36

  • Apple's other Duo-branded laptop

    Forgotten Tech It's 1992 and the PowerBook Duo has just been announced...

    Even as Apple appears to be preparing to adopt Intel's Core 2 Duo mobile microprocessor, let's not forget the Mac maker's earliest portable computing products with the Duo brand: the PowerBook Duo 210, 230 and 270c. Introduced in October 1992, the Duos were Apple's attempt to attract buyers after a notebook that not only …

    Mac 11 Aug 2006, 11:27

  • Arctic goes cold on Fusion Supporter

    Gadget would have provided 'no end-user benefit', firm admits

    Swiss cooler maker Arctic Cooling this week said it wouldn't offering its Fusion Supporter voltage peak suppressor after all. The product, hyped at CeBIT in March this year and later at Computex Taipei, actually delivers "no value" to end-users, and had "no market potential", the company admitted today. Such an admission is …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Aug 2006, 11:59

  • Firm offers ExpressCard adaptor add-in for desktops

    If you can find an ExpressCard...

    Japanese desktop PC owners can now try out all the ExpressCard 54 devices still unvailable to many notebook owners, courtesy of local firm Kuroutoshikou. Its Excard-LPCIE is a low-profile PCI Express x1 add-in board with an ExpressCard 54 slot. There's a USB 2.0 port on board for good measure. The PCMCIA organisation …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 11 Aug 2006, 12:24

  • Samsung shows off model mobiles, mobile models

    Ultra edition

    Samsung today showed off its latest slimline mobile models. They were presented in a range of alluring designs tailored, the company indicated, to appeal not only to Asian but also to European and American consumers. Oh, some phones were demo'd too, apparently... ®

    Phones 11 Aug 2006, 14:53

  • Apple to delay quarterly results filing

    Thanks to its stock options probe

    Apple has told the US Securities and Exchange Commission it will miss the deadline for filing its most recent set of quarterly financial figures. The admission follows last week's revelation that the company will "likely" restate its numbers for the past 15 quarters. Today, the Mac maker said it expects "significant changes …

    Media players 11 Aug 2006, 15:40

  • BBC journo 'reveals' BBC DAB-on-iPod plan

    And doesn't claim an exclusive...

    Someone at the BBC has told someone else at the same organisation that the company is considering offering an add-on digital radio for iPods. Or maybe cars. Or maybe other devices. Staffer A could not tell staffer B when the gizmo will ship, how much it might cost, or whether it will be offered in black, white or both. One of …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 11 Aug 2006, 15:52

  • Aigo ships conical omnisphere MP3 player

    Tales from a topological ocean?

    Korean MP3 player maker Aigo has begun offering the Omnisphere F529, a conical digital music player with built in amplification and multi-directional sound. Joining it in the bizarre design department is Naf Naf's almost spherical CD player, the Hyp. Whether that's Hyp as is in 'hip' or 'hype' isn't clear. The 26cm diameter …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 11 Aug 2006, 16:40