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21st August 2006 Archive

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  • ATI posts driver update for Linux, Windows

    Catalyst 6.8 released

    ATI has released its Catalyst 6.8 driver package for both Windows and Linux. The Windows release targets performance improvements, while the version for the open source operating system - the driver itself isn't open - is more about adding features and broadening hardware support. ATI said Catalyst 6.8 yields OpenGL …

    Bits 'n' Chips 21 Aug 2006, 09:08

  • Dell to ship more than 3m AMD-based PCs by year's end?

    According to analysts...

    Dell has asked AMD to send it more than 3m desktop and notebook microprocessors, a number of financial analysts have separately claimed. The total is split down the middle between desktop and notebook CPUs, and represents Dell's demand through to the end of the year. The desktop figure comes from Bank of America, which last …

    PCs 21 Aug 2006, 09:39

  • Intel unveils Q963-based mobo

    Business-friendly integrated-graphics mainboard

    Intel has announced its first own-brand motherboard based on its Q963 chipset and designed for Core 2 Duo processors, and the shrinking number of Pentium D and Pentium 4 chips on the company's desktop CPU list. The Desktop Board DQ963FX supports a 1,066MHz frontside bus clock but will run at 533MHz for older CPUs. The board …

    Bits 'n' Chips 21 Aug 2006, 10:06

  • Palm: 3G Euro Treo to launch 12 September

    Launch, yes - ship, not necessarily

    Palm has confirmed it will launch its next Treo smart phone in the UK next month, a move revealed first by Reg Hardware in July this year, just after the device was announced. According to a Palm spokeswoman cited by Reuters, the formal unveiling will come on 12 September. So far Palm and partner Vodafone have only said the …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 21 Aug 2006, 10:14

  • i-mate turns from HTC for Jaq smart phone

    Vendors new gadget pre-announced on web

    Smart phone supplier i-mate may have turned away from long-time device partner HTC for its next handset, it has emerged. Certainly, i-mate's next major launch, dubbed the Jaq, has appeared on a Hungarian retail site in all its as-yet-unannounced glory. According to the retailer, called PDAmania, the Jaq is based on a 200MHz …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 21 Aug 2006, 10:44

  • Sandisk unveils 8GB Flash MP3 player

    Updated Big anti-Nano price cuts too

    Sandisk will today introduce an 8GB Flash-based digital music player, launching the device ahead of the anticipated roll-out of an 8GB iPod Nano from Apple. Sandisk will also slash its prices, it has been claimed. The 8GB Sansa e280 will retail in the US for around $250 - the same price as the 4GB Nano. Sandisk currently …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 21 Aug 2006, 11:03

  • Sony tickled pink over rose-tinted PS2

    Targeting a 'diverse demographic', firm claims

    Pink is the new black - at least as far as Sony is concerned. The consumer electronics giant today launched a pink PS2 complete with a pair of coral-hued controllers and a rose-tinted 8MB memory card. Sony says the "limited edition" colour scheme "reflects the growing and diverse demographic that PlayStation 2 has developed". …

    Consoles 21 Aug 2006, 11:27

  • Samsung shows 'world's biggest' LCD HDTV

    70in monster

    Samsung today claimed to have produced the world's first 175cm (70in) LCD panel for high-definition TVs - 12.5cm (5in) bigger than the largest LCD TV currently on the market. The monster telly has a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080, the company said. The display has a contrast ratio of 2000:1 and a brightness of 600cdmpm². The …

    HD 21 Aug 2006, 12:10

  • ATI revives TV tuners for HD, DVR era

    The TV Wonder years

    ATI today launched a pair of TV tuner cards, pitching the products at punters who want to turn their PCs into DVRs but don't want the very latest in 3D graphics acceleration. The TV Wonder 200 and TV Wonder 650 go on sale in the US today, but ATI promised the cards would be offered to European buyers later in the year. …

    Bits 'n' Chips 21 Aug 2006, 12:35

  • Nokia E61 smart phone

    Review The Finnish firm's would-be BlackBerry beater

    It has taken the major handset makers some time to respond to the success of Research in Motion's BlackBerry. Having tried to convince buyers that what they really want is a regular handset that can also send and receiver email, phone makers like Nokia have just had to accept that there is a demand for devices with big screens …

    Phones 21 Aug 2006, 14:24

  • Sony pushes PS2 under £100

    Memory card price cut too

    Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has cut the price of the PS2 by a tenner, knocking the price below the £100 barrier to £95. The European price is now €130. The price of the 8MB memory card has come down too, to €20. The move follows today's announcement of a pink special edition PS2 priced at £130/€160 and which is due to …

    Consoles 21 Aug 2006, 14:47

  • Synaptics gets touchy-feely with smart phone concept

    The real iPhone design?

    Spurned by Apple, which now makes its own iPod clickwheels, touchpad maker Synaptics today turned to mobile phone by touting a handset concept based around its ClearPad "optically clear, capacitive touchscreen", a gesture-based input system and a UI that adapts entirely to the needs of the application in the foreground. …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 21 Aug 2006, 15:45