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6th October 2006 Archive

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  • DVD Forum kicks off HD DVD region-coding scheme

    Open market set to close

    The DVD Forum, the organisation which oversees the DVD and HD DVD formats, looks set to introduce a region-coding system for the next-generation optical disc technology next year. The moves was signalled in May this year, when the Forum set up a working group to "develop a specification and enforcement plan for RPC [Region …

    HD 6 Oct 2006, 09:23

  • Vodafone UK takes a shine to RIM's Pearl

    Carrier starts pre-order round

    Vodafone has quietly begun offering Research in Motion's BlackBerry Pearl email phone to new customers. The carrier is currently taking pre-orders for the handset on its UK website. Pearl is RIM's first device to offer media playback features and to focus more on consumers than executives. It's got a 1.3 megapixel camera, …

    Phones 6 Oct 2006, 09:44

  • Hitachi recalls Sony laptop batteries

    Overheating risk

    Hitachi has asked for 16,000 Sony-made laptop batteries which may pose a fire risk to be returned for a free replacement, the Japanese computer company said today, the second notebook maker to launch such a recall this week. Hitachi's announcement, reported by Reuters, follows a similar one from Fujitsu a few days ago. …

    PCs 6 Oct 2006, 09:57

  • ATI targets next-gen Athlon 64 FX with four-GPU chipset?

    Roadmap ATI leak neatly coincides with AMD's

    ATI will target AMD's Socket AM2+ interconnect with its RD790 chipset - a part with the abiility to host four graphics cards, allegedly leaked company roadmap slides reveal. Socket AM2+ is expected to debut in Q3 2007 so support the HyperTransport 3.0 bus AMD's K8L 65nm dual- and quad-core processors. The ATI slides, posted …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Oct 2006, 10:39

  • ATI next-gen chips said to back Vista Flash cache tech

    SB700 ready for ReadyDrive?

    The next generation of ATI's South Bridge core logic technology will support Flash memory as a fast-loading, power-conserving hard drive data cache, if allegedly leaked company roadmap slides are to be believed. ATI's current South Bridge, SB600, debuted in May this year, though it didn't show up in chipsets until a little …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Oct 2006, 11:01

  • Oono MiniDAB pocket digital radio

    Review The Archers in your pocket, in 1s and 0s

    The MiniDAB is slighly smaller than early iPods, and while it's very much lighter than the Apple device - it feels like it's missing the battery, even though it isn't - it has none of the iPods looks. Apart from the iPod-like black and white colour schemes, the MiniDAB has a rather 1990s look about it: simplicity is out, …

    Gadgets 6 Oct 2006, 11:02

  • ATI RD580 set to star in AMD's '4x4'?

    Alleged roadmap points to three-GPU, two-CPU update

    ATI's ageing AMD-oriented RD580 discrete chipset will soon be upgraded to support three graphics cards and two CPUs, it has been claimed. The part will join the upcoming RS690 to lead ATI's sales drive during H1 2007. According to a roadmap presentation made public by Spanish-language website ChileHardware, RD580 will …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Oct 2006, 11:31

  • UK govt says iTrip street legal... almost

    Draft regs posted, should by okayed by December

    UK wireless watchdog Ofcom has published draft regulations that, when added to local law, allow iTrip owners to use their compact FM transmitters legally in this country. Ofcom said hopes to have the new regulations, which will be implemented as a series of additions to the Wireless Telegraphy Exemption Regulations of 2003, …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 6 Oct 2006, 15:30