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22nd August 2006 Archive

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  • Sony: PS3 not in production

    Won't be enough to go around in any case

    Sony has admitted it has yet to begin manufacturing its PlayStation 3 console, less than three months before the machine is due to go on sale. The revelation raises the prospect that supply is going to be tight in the early days. Speaking to US website Gamespot, Sony Computer Entertainment America president Kaz Hirai said: " …

    Consoles 22 Aug 2006, 09:22

  • LG preps 60in single-scan plasma TV panel

    Bigger, cheaper PDPs ahoy

    LG has announced a 60in plasma TV panel based on the company's single-scan technology ahead of its plan to put the screen into mass-production in Q4. LG introduced single-scan plasma display panels (PDPs) in 2005 with the introduction of 42in and 50in models. The system uses a single chip to drive the entire display - other …

    HD 22 Aug 2006, 09:58

  • ATI roadmap 'drops Intel chipsets'

    Adds single-chipset and other goodies

    ATI is preparing a single-chip chipset based on is RS590 product, it has been alleged by moles who claim to have seen the company's latest roadmap - which also no longer lists many of ATI's upcoming chipsets, they say. According to a report on Chinese-language site HKEPC, the single-chip chipset, dubbed SC780, combines ATI's …

    Bits 'n' Chips 22 Aug 2006, 10:20

  • iStuff touts iCast iPod FM transmitter

    Ships ahead of legalisation move

    Gagdet maker iStuff today launched iCast, an FM trasmitter dongle for iPods, PSPs and other music-playback gadgets. It's completely illegal to use here in the UK, of course, but the company's clearly looking forward to a change in the law later this year. The 30g iCast incorporates a 3.5mm earphone jack and a transmitter- …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 22 Aug 2006, 11:08

  • Sony Ericsson previews touchy-feely 3G phone

    Network Walkman-esque styling

    Sony Ericsson today introduced its latest 3G phone, pitching the "seductive" clamshell handset's tactile qualities. "Run your fingers across the soft and distinct shapes, feel the high-quality surface against your skin," the company cooed. The Z610i claim to styling fame is its shiny, mirror-like carapace through which the …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 22 Aug 2006, 11:36

  • ATI to launch Radeon X1950 series tomorrow

    Boards likely to cost more than firm forecasts, say sources

    ATI will tomorrow launch its anticipated Radeon X1950 graphics chip series, but they're unlikely to come to market before the next month. Debut dates we're hearing are 4 and 14 September, with an emphasis now on the latter, and boards based on the GPUs may cost more than ATI is forecasting. As expected, ATI is offering the …

    Bits 'n' Chips 22 Aug 2006, 13:11

  • Intel begs for multi-threaded software aid

    Hot Chips Give us your poor, huddled test suites

    Long used to hawking GHz above all else, Intel has found the transition to a multi-core world with flat clock rates painful. The multi-core shift has, in fact, become so difficult that Intel is looking to partners for help designing and evaluating its future products. Intel's CTO Justin Rattner issued the public cry for help …

    Bits 'n' Chips 22 Aug 2006, 14:42

  • Sony readies slimline mobile-on-desktop PC-TV

    Core Duo inside

    Sony today unveiled its latest PC-TV combo, a 19in all-in-one Windows XP Media Center Edition machine based on Intel's Core Duo mobile processor. The Vaio LS1's native display resolution comes in at 1,680 x 1,050, the memory is 2GB and the hard disk weighs in at 250GB. 802.11b/g Wi-Fi is built in alongside the US analogue TV …

    PCs 22 Aug 2006, 15:27

  • CMU promises to fix speech recognition with a chip

    Hot Chips A chip made by a robotic flying car

    Speech technology ranks right down there with flying cars, robots and Windows as the grandest of disappointments in geekdom. Thankfully, the horrid state of the technology hasn't broken the will of all researchers in the speech field. In fact, one team at Carnegie Mellon University optimistically thinks they may have solved the …

    Bits 'n' Chips 22 Aug 2006, 23:32