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3rd November 2006 Archive

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  • Chips sellers lifted by September sales total

    High demand for DRAM

    World chip sales hit $21.4bn in September, up 4.2 per cent on August's total and 9.3 per cent on September 2005's tally, the US-based Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said yesterday. The month's sales brought the quarterly total to $64.1bn. That's up eight per cent on Q3 2005's $59.3bn. September's sales also …

    Bits 'n' Chips 3 Nov 2006, 10:11

  • Nintendo: 4m Wiis to ship by year's end

    Beat that, Sony

    Nintendo cocked a snook at Sony yesterday by announcing it will ship 4m Wii consoles around the world from the machine's US launch on 19 November to the end of the year. That's in marked contrast to Sony's PS3 roll-out, which has much lower unit-shipment targets and has seen the next-generation console's European debut …

    Consoles 3 Nov 2006, 10:28

  • Taiwan, Hong Kong to get PS3 before Europe

    Now that Lik-Sang's out of the way...

    Presumably having satisfied itself Hong Kong-based online games hardware retailer Lik-Sang.com is now safely out of the way, Sony has said the PS3 will go on sale in the territory on 17 November. Taiwan will get the next-generation console on the same day too. The announcement will come as a blow to European PlayStation fans …

    Consoles 3 Nov 2006, 11:16

  • Nvidia ships final ForceWare drivers for Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD

    PureVideo HD moves out of beta testing

    Nvidia has updated its ForceWare 90 drivers package, it said yesterday. The company touted the new version's support for its PureVideo HD video-image processing system - essential, it said, for anyone keen to add an HD DVD or Blu-ray Disc drive to their PC. So far, PureVideo HD has been supported in pre-release beta drivers. …

    Bits 'n' Chips 3 Nov 2006, 11:47

  • Greeks says Asus media centre PC is a joke - literally

    Brandname brouhaha

    Asus would been well-advised to check the brandname of its latest media centre PC system with a linguist before announcing the product to the world this week. According to Reg Hardware readers, Asus' Asteio brand means 'joke' in Greek. Ah, the dangers of branding a consumer electronics product to a global audience... A quick …

    PCs 3 Nov 2006, 12:25

  • Orange shouts about Bluetooth stereo loudspeakers

    A2DP-enabled

    If you can do it with an iPod, you can do it with a music phone. Orange is pitching a stylish set of Bluetooth speakers at phone owners who want to be able to hear the music on their handsets out loud and not just through earphones. The set's made by speaker specialist Acoustic Energy, and it's easy to pair up your phone and …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 3 Nov 2006, 14:25

  • Apple iPod Shuffle 2G

    Preview Life's still random, just smaller...

    The first iPod Shuffle was something of a surprise. Apple had already said it didn't think too much of Flash-based, low-capacity players, though that's just what the Shuffle was. It didn't even have a screen, unlike so many of its rivals, forcing many an observer to wonder who'd buy the thing. People did though, and the compact …

    Media players 3 Nov 2006, 14:49

  • Apple ships second Red iPod Nano

    Blessed by Bono?

    Apple has followed its initial Product Red 4GB iPod Nano with a second model that offers twice the song-storage capacity of the first one. The upshot: buyers now have two 8GB colours to choose from: black and red. Of course, $10 from the cost of the red model goes to help fight AIDS in Africa. The two 8GB models are priced …

    Media players 3 Nov 2006, 15:17

  • Pure plays Marshall amp-styled digital radio

    The majesty of rock, the mystery of roll

    It's a bloody funny movie, but Spinal Tap has a lot to answer for, specifically all that consumer electronics kit that attempts to appear cooler than it is by including a volume knob that goes up to 11, Tufnel-fashion. The latest in this ignominious list is DAB specialist Pure's Marshall Edition Evoke-1XT digital radio, …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 3 Nov 2006, 15:34

  • Aigo lifts sleeve, reveals MP4 wristwatch PMP

    Not for time-keepers

    Why carry a huge, heavy personal video player when you can wrap one around your wrist? That's what Aigo want to know, and its ultra-light F029 video player is here at last to help you answer. It's not much good for telling the time, but hopefully you'll be so engrossed squinting at episodes of Torchwood you won't care anyway …

    Media players 3 Nov 2006, 16:40