8th September 2006 Archive

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BenQ launches compact camera duo

Unidentical twins

BenQ has launched two very similar compact digital cameras. Apart from the CCD megapixel ratings and price - the C740 is 7 megapixel camera retailing at £139.99, and the C540 offers 5 megapixels for £89.99 - the models appear to be identical. The pair sport a 2.5inch LCD screen and a Pentax lens with 3x optical zoom. The …

Cameras 8 Sep 2006, 10:24
IBM takes 'Broadway' to the Nintendo stage

Wii processor ready to roll

IBM is to start shipping its "Broadway" PowerPC processor to Nintendo for use in its Wii games console. Broadway uses a 90 nm SOI CMOS process and is manufactured at IBM's East Fishkill, NY, fabrication facility on 300mm wafers. The press release doesn't provide any new information about the technology behind Wii and we …

Consoles 8 Sep 2006, 11:02
Foxconn enters the graphics card market with a bang

Announces complete Nvidia range

Taiwanese component manufacturer Foxconn has announced a range of Nvidia chipped cards that stretch from a GeForce 7950 GX2 down to a 7100GS, with the whole gamut of 7900, 7600 and 7300 models in between. While it may be tempting to write this off as yet another company joining a graphics market that is straining at the …

Bits 'n' Chips 8 Sep 2006, 11:08
T-Mobile pushes into email

Adds BlackBerry Pearl and Nokia E61 to list

T-Mobile has expanded its range of email devices with the addition of the Nokia E61 and BlackBerry Pearl. T-Mobile will supply the E61 with web'n'walk internet on the move, with Co Pilot Live 6 satellite navigation software as an option. The E61 will be on sale in T-Mobile stores from free up to £159.99, depending on price …

Phones 8 Sep 2006, 12:00
Formac adds Performance trio

3ms response TFTs

Formac has added three 19inch TFT displays to its range. These fall under a new category of Performance models which is added to the existing range of Professional models. The Gallery 1900 TNX is available in black, white or silver, or rather the bezel and two tabs on the stand are in the stated colour, but the overall …

Mac 8 Sep 2006, 14:51
Albatron takes off with speedy graphics card

GeForce 7950GT

Albatron has been quick off the mark with its new GeForce 7950GT. The core is clocked at 550MHz and the 512MB of DDR3 memory runs at an effective 1.4GHz, so it's a reference design through and through. Albatron is pushing the fact that the card has a DVI connector and Dual Link DVI connector for HDTV and TV-out connectivity …

Bits 'n' Chips 8 Sep 2006, 15:42
Akasa Integral P2 LAN

Review Easy to use networked storage

Network attached storage – or NAS as it’s widely known – isn’t the easiest thing to set up, but it can be very useful, especially if you want to be able to share data between several computers in an easy and affordable manner. Enter NDAS - Network Direct Attached Storage – a much simpler way of getting shared storage onto your …

Storage 8 Sep 2006, 15:53