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7th September 2006 Archive

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  • AMD slashes prices and launches X2 5200+

    Cheap as chips

    AMD announced the launch of the latest member of its dual-core Athlon 64 X2 family yesterday, though information about the 5200+ was limited to the tray price – US$403 per 1,000 – with no mention of the clock speed, TDP, cache, socket and so on. Now that AMD has revised its website, two things have become clear. First, the X2 …

    Bits 'n' Chips 7 Sep 2006, 07:42

  • Mac Mini gets a speed boost

    Minor makeover

    Apple has given its two Mac Mini models a makeover. The £529 model now sports a 1.83GHz Core Duo processor, which is a speed bump from 1.66GHz. Meanwhile, its £399 baby brother uses a 1.66GHz Core Duo instead of a 1.5GHz Core Solo. Both models run the CPU on a 667MHz FSB with 512MB of DDR2 RAM and have AirPort Extreme and …

    Mac 7 Sep 2006, 09:47

  • HTC's much-awaited handsets unveiled

    Four new models get the green light

    Four HTC Windows Mobile 5.0 handsets were unveiled today, following months of speculation and various leaks. First up is the P3300, HTC's first dedicated navigation PDA. The handset comes with in-built GPS and TomTom NAVIGATOR 6. You browse the 2D and 3D maps using HTC's RollR (Trackball and Track Wheel) and can expect to …

    Phones 7 Sep 2006, 12:48

  • Pearl of the BlackBerry ocean?

    8100 candybar to rival Samsung's new offering

    Here we are, spouting off about Samsung having a potential BlackBerry killer in the SGH-i600 and all along RIM has a smartphone in the works. Who'd have thought it? The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is a candybar that measures 107 x 50 x 14mm (HxWxD)and weighs a mere 89g. The 240 x 260 screen dimensions aren't given, but it looks …

    Phones 7 Sep 2006, 14:12

  • LaCie expands SAFE drives

    Capacity push

    LaCie has expanded its range of biometric hard drives to offer a greater choice of capacities. The ranges are 40-120GB for the Mobile Edition and 160-500GB for the Desktop Edition. All the models use a USB 2.0 interface and are compatible with both Windows and Mac OS, and of course they all have the biometric feature that …

    Bits 'n' Chips 7 Sep 2006, 15:03

  • Apple patents convergent handheld ... thing

    Er. That's it

    Apple has filed to protect an invention it calls a "multi-functional hand-held device," a device with a user-interface that changes according to function. We'd love to give you more details, but that's all there is. The patent application discloses no invention at all, if you define "invention" (as Mirriam Webster's does) to …

    Mac 7 Sep 2006, 23:20