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29th August 2006 Archive

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  • Intel completes 'Operation Catch-up' with Tulsa release

    Sort of

    Intel is ready to love promote the NetBurst architecture one last time, if it means giving AMD more competition in the high-end server market. The big daddy of chips today released its "Tulsa" version of Xeon meant for high-end x86 servers with four or more sockets. Strapped with a mammoth 16MB cache, the new chip gives Intel a …

    Bits 'n' Chips 29 Aug 2006, 06:18

  • MS cuts UK Xbox 360 Core System cost

    Tenner off recommended retail price

    Microsoft UK has cut the price of the Xbox 360 Core System to a mere pound under £200, knocking a tenner off the console's previous price. The company itself wouldn't confirm the cut last week, but website GamesIndustry.biz persuaded a number of retail moles to reveal the price drop. Stores are able to sell the console for …

    Consoles 29 Aug 2006, 09:21

  • Diode dearth still hindering blue-laser drive shipments?

    Roll-out to be pushed back to Q4

    Laser diodes for next-generation, blue-laser optical disc drives are still in short supply, it has been claimed. The problem: diode makers are still ramping up yields of the devices and there aren't, it's said, enough to go around. The latest allegation of tight diode supply - made by industry sources cited by DigiTimes - …

    Bits 'n' Chips 29 Aug 2006, 09:44

  • Samsung ships 'first' 80nm 1Gb DDR 2 chip

    Smaller chip for higher-capacity DIMMs

    Samsung has begun rolling 1Gb DDR 2 SDRAM chips off its 80nm production lines in volume, the company said today. The South Korean giant claimed it's the first memory maker to do so, five months after it began mass-producing the first 80nm 512Mb part. The good news for memory module manufacturers is that the 1Gb chip's barely …

    Bits 'n' Chips 29 Aug 2006, 09:59

  • LG confirms Nvidia HDCP-native GPU plan

    Korean PC to ship with HD-ready GeForce 7900 GT

    LG has tacitly confirmed Nvidia's plan to roll out a revised version of the GeForce 7900 GT graphics chip with built-in support for the HDCP anti-piracy technology. The South Korean company today launched a PC fitted with the Nvidia chip and the 'world's first' 4x Blu-ray Disc writer. LG's internal Blu-ray burner is dubbed …

    PCs 29 Aug 2006, 10:32

  • Corsair to cool high-speed DDR 2 DIMMs with clip-on fan

    Heat dissipation

    Memory maker Corsair has launched a pair of high-performance memory modules that not only ship with a specially design heat sink but can also be supplied with a clip-on cooling fan. The DDR 2 DIMMs run at 1,111MHz. Dubbed the XMS 2 Dominator, the Corsair product line comprises two 2GB modules, one clocked at 1,111MHz, the …

    Bits 'n' Chips 29 Aug 2006, 10:53

  • AOpen mobile-on-desktop PCs enter Core 2 Duo era

    Intel's 'Merom' not just for notebooks, you know

    AOpen has equipped its MiniPC line-up with Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processor - aka 'Merom' - the company said today, neatly avoiding World+Dog's announcements yesterday of notebooks based on the chip giant's latest next-generation part. AOpen said its MiniPC MP945-X and MP945-VXR small form-factor systems would be offered …

    PCs 29 Aug 2006, 11:19

  • Nokia 8800 Sirocco to blow in next month

    A mighty wind

    Nokia will next month ship an enhanced version of its Nokia 8800 luxury slider phone, upping the handset's camera to two megapixels and re-naming its the 8800 Sirocco. Like its predecessor, the wind-themed 8800 sports a 208 x 208, 262,144-colour display, 64MB of Flash memory, tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE cellular radio, Bluetooth …

    Phones 29 Aug 2006, 11:45

  • World of Warcraft fingered in iPod aircraft terror alert

    Gamer accidently flushes device down toilet

    A World of Warcraft aficionado travelling from Chicago to Canada earlier this month to hook up with fellow gamers sparked an airborne terror alert after accidently flushing his iPod down the toilet. A short report in the Ottawa Citizen states: "A suspicious package found in an aircraft washroom on a flight from Chicago on …

    Media players 29 Aug 2006, 15:17

  • TrendNet ClearSky Bluetooth 2.0 Skype handset

    Review Cordless VoIP calls

    The time will surely come when someone ships a really sexy Skype-friendly handset. Until then we'll have to make do with gadgets like TrendNet's ClearSky. But what this device lacks in looks it makes up for in functionality: not only good integration with the Skype service itself but also a Bluetooth wireless connection for …

    Phones 29 Aug 2006, 15:24