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31st October 2006 Archive

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  • Apple patches Windows-on-Mac app

    Boot Camp 1.1.2 marches in

    Apple has upgraded its Windows-on-Mac utility, Boot Camp. The new release, version 1.1.2, brings support for the "latest Intel-based Macintosh computers" - presumably a reference to the new, Core 2 Duo-equipped MacBook Pros. Other tweaks to the application - which incorporates both a dynamic re-partitioning utility and …

    Mac 31 Oct 2006, 09:48

  • Microsoft moots 2008 for Euro Zune debut

    No longer coming Zune...

    Microsoft's Zune music player and online content store combo is "way off launch" in Europe and the UK, the company has admitted. The "earliest date" it might appear here? The end of 2007, or possibly even 2008, a Microsoft executive has revealed. "The earliest date it will be in the UK is towards the end of 2007. However, it …

    Media players 31 Oct 2006, 10:10

  • AMD: Opteron CPUs now up to 47% cheaper

    Massive reductions

    AMD has pruned the prices of its Opteron single- and dual-core product lines, knocking up to 47.1 per cent off what it charges for the workstation- and server-oriented processors. It also re-applied pricing to its 1xx and 1xxx lines, for so long listed without a public price. The biggest cuts were made to the dual-core 2xx …

    Bits 'n' Chips 31 Oct 2006, 10:41

  • Sony said to have slashed Japan's PS3 allocation

    More component shortages?

    Japan will get 20,000 fewer PlayStation 3 consoles at launch, if a report in local newspaper the Nikkei Keizai Shimbun is to be believed. That's a reduction of 20 per cent on the original allocation of 100,000 units. According to the paper, the cut comes as components become harder to find. Which components it's referring to …

    Consoles 31 Oct 2006, 11:14

  • Hacker-friendly handheld console gets faster processor

    Twin-CPU unit upped to 275MHz

    Linux-based dual-CPU handheld games console the GP2X has been upgraded with a faster processor, the company shipping the gadget in the UK has revealed. Originally spec'd at 200MHz, the device's twin processors now run at 275MHz. The GP2X's other specs remain the same: 64MB of RAM, 64MB of Flash, 320 x 240 display, TV-out …

    Consoles 31 Oct 2006, 11:53

  • Gadget tunes in to FM via USB

    Bundles Snaptune

    AV peripherals maker ADS Tech has launched an FM radio tuner USB dongle bundled with smart DVR-for-radio software that can sniff out songs you like from both FM stations and internet-only broadcasters. ADS' unit, dubbed the Instant FM Music, plugs into a spare USB port. It ships with a separate antenna cable, one of those …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 31 Oct 2006, 12:33

  • Gateway offers overclocked Core 2 Extreme PCs

    Launched: pricey boxes for gamers

    Gateway has launched a trio of dual-core, multi-GPU desktop PCs pitched at gamers and computer enthusiasts - and it's offering to overclock them before shipping the machines to customers. The FX530 series comprises the FX530XG, FX530XT and FX530XL. The former is based on an Intel Core 2 Duo E6700, while the XT and XL use the …

    PCs 31 Oct 2006, 13:09

  • Bond bundle spied on Sony Vaio website

    Laptop, digicam, case to put 'em in

    Sony has hopped on the Casino Royale bandwagon to offer budding Bonds their very own Vaio "Spy Gear" bundle comprising a Vaio TX notebook, Cyber-Shot DSC-T50 camera, a laptop screen-privacy filter and an 007-branded aluminium attache case to put 'em all in. The laptop contains a not very Q-tastic Intel Core Solo ultra-low …

    PCs 31 Oct 2006, 13:59