22nd September 2006 Archive

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Sony adds HDMI 1.3 port to 20GB PS3

Out to counter MS' 1080p Xbox 360 update?

Sony has decided to equip the 20GB PlayStation 3 with an HDMI connector, possibly in response to Microsoft's move to bring the 1080p HD resolution to the Xbox 360. The company also cut the machine's Japanese retail price. When Sony launched the PS3 in May this year, it said only the 60GB model would ship with an HDMI 1.3 port …

Consoles 22 Sep 2006, 09:54
Palm feels the heat in Q1

No new PDAs likely - Colligan

Palm reported revenue of $355.8m for the quarter ending 1 September, with a slim net income of $16.5m. Measured on a non-GAAP basis, the profit was $21.5m. Revenue rose four per cent from a year ago, but was down 12 per cent sequentially. Palm had earlier warned that revenue would be lower than it originally expected, in the $ …

Phones 22 Sep 2006, 10:06
Apple intros 5.5G U2 iPod

Hello, hello, hello

Apple has quietly updated its U2-edition iPod to match the specification of the 5.5G model it announced earlier this month. As before, the 30GB machine sports a red Clickwheel and comes with the band members' signatures laser-etched on the back, but now its battery life stretches to 14 hours for music, 3.5 hours for video. The …

Media players 22 Sep 2006, 10:17
'First' GSM, VoIP dual-mode Windows Mobile handset launched

Paragon Wireless pitches SIP-friendly phone at corporates

US-based VoIP handset maker Paragon Wireless has launched what it claims is the world's first Windows Mobile 5.0 phone designed for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) VoIP calls that also operates as a regular quad-band GSM/GPRS handset. Dubbed the Hipi 2200, the device is primarily pitched at corporates who want to provide …

Phones 22 Sep 2006, 10:43
AMD favours Socket F for 4x4 Athlon FXs?

Roadmap said to show trio of gamer-friendly CPUs on the way

AMD is set to launch three Athlon 64 FX processors for its upcoming 4x4 gaming platform, sources who claim to have seen the chip maker's roadmap claim. All three CPUs will use AMD's 1207-pin Socket F interconnect, they add. According to a report in Dutch-language site Tweakers.net, AMD's trio of 4x4 FXs will ship as the FX-70 …

Bits 'n' Chips 22 Sep 2006, 12:02
HTC and O2 split over XDA future

Carrier seeking new suppliers for smart-phone line

UK carrier O2 this week confirmed it is looking for new handset maker partners to push its XDA smart phone family forward following a parting of the ways with its original XDA supplier, HTC. Long-time HTC customer i-mate may also be for the chop, if comments from the manufacturer are to be taken at face value. It was the …

Phones 22 Sep 2006, 12:26
AMD to ship 65nm Athlons in December - report

Slotting into existing product line

AMD looks set to introduce its first 65nm processors in December this year, a quartet of dual-core Athlon 64 X2 CPUs, if a report citing sources who've seen the chip maker's latest roadmap are to be believed. A story published today on Dutch-language site Tweakers.net highlights for 65nm Socket AM2 dual-core Athlon 64 X2s due …

Bits 'n' Chips 22 Sep 2006, 12:39
Asus Lamborghini VX1 laptop

Review Zoom, zoom, zoom?

It seems that having a laptop stamped with an Italian sports car brand is the in-thing these days. Acer has been hanging around the pit-lane with Ferrari, and Asus has teamed up with Lamborghini to create the VX1. It comes in a choice of black or yellow trim - Lamborghini's corporate colours - although there's more to the VX1 …

PCs 22 Sep 2006, 14:45
Macs get globetrotting 'super 3G' modem

GPRS, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA included

Germany's Nova Media has launched Globesurfer ICON, an all-on-one GPRS, EDGE, 3G and HSDPA wireless data modem for the Mac. The €339 ($432/£yy/€228) box hooks up to a spare USB port - it's bus powered - and comes pre-loaded with connection settings for 300 carriers around the world, courtesy of the company's own Launch2net …

Mac 22 Sep 2006, 16:04
Virgin eases in-flight Apple, Dell laptop battery limits

Exclusive Only machines unaffected by vendors' recalls

Virgin Atlantic has updated its restrictions for the use of Apple- and Dell-branded notebook computers on its flights. The good news: the ban on battery use is no longer total - the company is now restricting only those batteries whose serial numbers are covered by the vendors' product recalls. Says Virgin: "If the battery is …

Mac 22 Sep 2006, 19:11