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11th October 2006 Archive

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  • AMD quad-core Opteron will support FB-DIMM

    Updated architecture to boost memory, virtualisation, multimedia

    AMD's upcoming 'Barcelona' quad-core Opteron CPU will deliver just "a few percentage points of added performance here and there", a company official has admitted. Instead, many of the tweaks improve the design of the part's architecture, including FB-DIMM support. So claimed Ben Sander, speaking at the Fall Processor Forum in …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Oct 2006, 08:54

  • Intel to follow 'Santa Rosa' Centrino with 'Montevina'

    Only supporting DDR 3, for better power consumption?

    Intel has yet to ship 'Santa Rosa', the next major update to its Centrino laptop and small form-factor PC platform, but already it's working on the follow-up, codenamed 'Montevina', due to ship in 2008, it has been claimed. Montevina will support 'Penryn', Intel's 45nm die-shrink of its current generation of 65nm Core 2 …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Oct 2006, 09:16

  • PCI Express 2.0 final draft spec published

    Version 0.9 sent to PCI-SIG members

    The PCI-SIG has released version 0.9 of the PCI Express 2.0 specification, to all intents and purposes the incarnation that will be ratified as the standard. PCIe 2.0 doubles the bus standard's bandwidth to 5Gbps but remains compatible with the current specification, PCIe 1.1. The PCI-SIG also said PCIe 2.0 also features …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Oct 2006, 09:51

  • Microsoft posts Windows XP Home Edition security fixes

    System software updat

    Microsoft has posted its monthly round-up of Windows security updates targeting, among others, owners of Windows XP Home Edition- and Windows XP Media Center Edition-based PCs. The update, released through the operating system's auto-update feature, comprises ten individual security tweaks, six of which are described as " …

    PCs 11 Oct 2006, 10:42

  • I-O Data touts double-speed ToteBag USB Flash drive

    Fast

    Japan's I-O Data will next month ship a series of colourful USB Flash drives it claims deliver almost double the read and write speeds of standard products. Due to be made available in a choice or blue, red or black, and in capacities ranging from 512MB to 8GB, the ToteBag BH drives splits the storage into two banks which can …

    Storage 11 Oct 2006, 10:42

  • Ricoh Caplio R5 7.2Mp compact digital camera

    Review 7.1x optical zoom in a compact format

    Unlike some of the digital camera brands gracing shop shelves, Ricoh can claim a long and surprisingly prestigious photographic heritage, including development of the world's first mass-produced twin-lens reflex, the RicohFlex III, which launched back in 1950 with a class-leading price and a good quality lens spoilt by soft …

    Cameras 11 Oct 2006, 11:02

  • Intel readies Merom-based Celeron Ms for Q1 '07?

    Low-voltage Core 2 Duos too, it's claimed

    Expect to see the first Core 2 Duo-derived Celeron M processors in Q1 2007, the same timeframe Intel has assigned to the release of low-voltage Core 2 Duo CPUs, it has been claimed by folk who've had a look at the chip giant's latest mobile roadmap. Next year will see the arrival of the Celeron M 520, a 1.60GHz part …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Oct 2006, 11:04

  • Bloggers bamboozled by 'Sony Ericsson DVB-H phone'

    The groovy gadget that wasn't

    Sony Ericsson is preparing a handheld web-friendly tablet phone equipped with the ability to pick up DVB-H digital television broadcast if a heap of realistic-looking photos and concept paintings posted on the web. Or is it? The snaps can be found at Spanish fansite Unofficial Club Sony Ericsson, but here's one to whet your …

    Phones 11 Oct 2006, 11:38

  • Spam Cube to take anti-spam gadget worldwide

    Hardware hammers unwanted emails

    Security gadget maker Spam Cube is to bring its anti-malware hardware to a worldwide audience, courtesy of a tie-in with distributor eSys. The email-scanning device is currently only available to buyers in the US. The 11.5 x 11.5cm unit connects between your broadband modem and scans incoming email messages for attempts to …

    PCs 11 Oct 2006, 12:17

  • Samsung ships 10Mp camera phone to Korea

    It's a satellite telly receiver too

    Samsung announced the SCH-B600 ten megapixel camera-phone way back in March this year, but this week launched the device to consumers in its native South Korea. The camera's equipped with a 3x optical zoom, 5x digital zoom, auto-focus and a flash, but if photography's not your thing, the B600 can pick up digital TV broadcasts …

    Phones 11 Oct 2006, 12:28

  • Reg Hardware is hiring

    Site News Wanted: Reviews Editor, Reporter. Fit the bill?

    Reg Hardware is expanding. We're inviting applications for the following two posts: Reviews Editor and Reporter...   Reviews Editor, Reg Hardware Following a strong launch in January 2006, Register Hardware, the leading personal hardware-focused website and sister-site to The Register, is looking for a Reviews Editor to …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Oct 2006, 13:37

  • Intel 'Bearlake' South Bridge to offer fast data recovery tech?

    Rapid Recover Technology

    Intel's upcoming ICH9 South Bridge family, due to ship in Q2 2007 with the 'Bearlake' chipset series, will support what the chip company calls "Rapid Recover Technology" to get users up and running quickly if their primary hard drive fails, it has been claimed. According to a Chinese-language report on HKEPC, the system …

    Bits 'n' Chips 11 Oct 2006, 14:52

  • Apple's NY Fifth Avenue store is an 'insult to Islam'

    Ka'ba lookalike ruffles feathers

    According to a report on The Middle East Media Research Institute, Apple's NY Fifth Avenue store has been slammed by "an Islamic website" as a "new insult to Islam". The reason? Well, it resembles the Muslims' sacred Ka'ba, situated in the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca: The "Islamic website" claims that since the …

    Mac 11 Oct 2006, 15:06

  • Belkin tunes into Bluetooth for iPod song sender

    TuneStage wireless stereo transmitter updated

    Another day, another wireless Belkin iPod accessory. After the SportCommand wireless remote, here's the TuneStage II, a Bluetooth 2.0-connected combo for streaming music from the player to a hi-fi. Unlike Logitech's similar wireless music system, TuneStage II captures sound signals send through the player's dock connector …

    Media players 11 Oct 2006, 16:05