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13th September 2006 Archive

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  • SanDisk presents 4GB Mini SD card

    SDHC-compatible

    SanDisk yesterday took the wraps off a 4GB Mini SD memory card based on the "high capacity" version of the technology. So far, card makers have prepared SDHC incarnations of regular-sized SD card, but this is the first we've seen to use the half-size form-factor. Don't expect to see it on sale any time soon, though: SanDisk …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Sep 2006, 09:18

  • Intel reportedly readying low-end mobile Core 2 Duo

    T5200 to tackled entry-level Turion X2s?

    Intel will ship its anticipated low-end mobile Core 2 Duo T5200 dual-core processor next month, it has been claimed by Taiwanese notebook manufacturer moles. The part has not, apparently, been listed on recent Intel mobile roadmaps. According to sources cited by DigiTimes, the T5200 is intended to bolster Intel position in …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Sep 2006, 09:37

  • Netgear to ship Wi-Fi Skype phone next month

    US pre-orders being fulfilled now, though

    Netgear has finally begun shipping its anticipated Wi-Fi enabled wireless Skype handset to North American buyers and will be reaching consumers in Europe and Asia next month, the company said today. The handset, the SPH101, was originally expected to ship in June this year. Netgear began touting the SPH101 earlier this year, …

    Phones 13 Sep 2006, 09:55

  • MS preps internal disc burner for second-gen Xbox 360?

    Archive your Zune-friendly movie downloads

    Microsoft has begun seeking manufacturing partners to make an internal HD DVD drive for a redesigned Xbox 360 console, whistle-blowers from among Taiwan's optical disk drive production community have claimed. And the software giant may be looking at incorporating disc-burning technology in the console. It has to be said, of …

    Consoles 13 Sep 2006, 10:21

  • Korean airline says no to Apple, Dell laptops

    Even machines not affected by battery recalls

    Korean Air has become the latest airline to effectively ground notebooks from Apple and Dell. The carrier has banned travellers from bringing those companies' portable computers into aircraft cabins unless the laptops' batteries have been removed first. The ban applies to all Apple iBook and PowerBook notebooks and all Dell …

    PCs 13 Sep 2006, 11:00

  • Asus P5B Deluxe Wi-Fi AP motherboard

    Review Core 2 Duo ready

    There’s no place for loyalty and fond feelings in a serious reviewer’s armoury but based on their past few generations of hardware it’s difficult not to expect great things when Asus create a new motherboard then prime your salivary glands by hitching the word ‘Deluxe’ after the model number. With the buzz from Intel’s recent …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Sep 2006, 11:11

  • VIA touts eco-credentials with 'carbon-neutral' CPU

    Green machine

    VIA has begun shipping what it claims is the first ever carbon-neutral computer processor. It's balancing the reduced carbon emissions resulting from the use of its C7-D chip with carbon removal efforts such as reforestation and energy conservation programmes, the company said today. Running flat out at 1.8GHz, the C7-D …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Sep 2006, 12:05

  • Samsung touts CDMA, GSM, JCDMA 'world phone'

    Multi-band, multi-mode

    Not for Samsung the simplicity of offering a phone with quad-band GSM support to allow the handset to be used all around the world. The South Korean giant today unveiled a device capable of connecting not only to GSM but also to CDMA and JCDMA networks. The SCH-V920 - also known as the World Phone - will be offered to South …

    Phones 13 Sep 2006, 12:50

  • QDOS unrolls 360° iPod sound cylinder

    Speaker centre

    Why take two speakers with you when you're out with your iPod when you can take four? That's audio-accessory maker QDOS' pitch for its Genesis 360° portable sound system. The Genesis packs in four 3W speakers and a 'universal' dock slot compatible with any dockable iPod - QDOS bundles a set of adaptors. The unit's powered by …

    Media players 13 Sep 2006, 13:11

  • Canon to recall personal copiers

    200 million yen up in smoke

    Japan Canon is to recall up to 1.87 million personal copiers world-wide because they could produce smoke or catch fire. A faulty connection in the power cord of 11 different personal copier models has led to a costly recall, which is expected to set the Japanese manufacturer back an estimated 200 million yen ($1.71m). Some …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Sep 2006, 19:35