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8th November 2006 Archive

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  • Samsung shows wireless-tastic sub-notebook

    WiBro, HSDPA, Wi-Fi - you name it, the Q40 can connect to it

    It's got a 12.1in screen, weighs a mere 1.18kg, supports all the official Wi-Fi standards, picks up digital satellite TV broadcasts, supports WiBro wireless broadband and - here's the killer - has a shiny red lid. Yes, it's Samsung's latest sub-notebook, the svelte Q40. The unit's powered by an ultra-low voltage Intel Core …

    PCs 8 Nov 2006, 09:02

  • Xbox to go Live with movie and TV downloads

    Pre-empting Apple's iTV

    Microsoft will begin offering movie and TV downloads via Xbox Live from 22 November. Gamers whose bones have dissolved to the point where a trip to Blockbuster is out of the question will be able to grab the likes of South Park direct to the Xbox 360 hard drive. Redmond has inked deals with MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, …

    Consoles 8 Nov 2006, 12:02

  • Apple updates MacBooks to 'Merom'

    Core 2 Duo inside

    Apple has upgraded its MacBook consumer notebook line, dropping the range's Core Duo processor for a more up-to-date Core 2 Duo chip. Once again three models are on offer: two white ones and a black version. This time, the 2GHz black model has a 120GB hard drive as standard, so the extra $200 it costs doesn't entirely go on …

    Mac 8 Nov 2006, 16:00

  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card

    Review GeForce 8800 GTX = 2 x Radeon X1950 XTX

    Are you ready for DirectX 10 gaming under Windows Vista? No? Didn't think so. Today Nvidia finally unveiled its new DX10-capable graphics chip, the GeForce 8800 - aka 'G80' - but is it worth forking out for one now, or should you wait until Windows Vista ships? Read on to find out how good the GeForce 8800 GTX really is... …

    Bits 'n' Chips 8 Nov 2006, 19:02

  • Nvidia rolls out nForce 6 series for Intel CPUs

    Next-gen chipset, anyone?

    Overshadowed it may be by the GeForce 8800 GTX's debut, but the nForce 6 chipset series was launched today too. Nvidia unveiled three models: the 650i Ultra, 650i SLI and 680i SLI. All three are designed to support Intel processors - hence the 'i'. The 680i - seen in released-too-early pics last month - runs the range of …

    Bits 'n' Chips 8 Nov 2006, 19:46

  • Euro demand for PDAs has 'evaporated'

    Wireless or nothing

    Who wants to buy a PDA? No one in Europe, according to market watcher IDC. They want smart phones and other wireless devices instead. Now, you might well assume the old-style PDA was dead, but IDC's figures, for Q3, will make very bad reading for PDA-based GPS system providers too. During Q3, some 3.84m handhelds shipped into …

    Phones 8 Nov 2006, 20:10

  • Nvidia sails to Cuda in bid to stem ATI's Stream

    Revolutionary?

    First AMD/ATI introduced Stream Computing, a scheme to accelerate scientific, engineering and other non-gaming apps using GPU parallel processing technology. And now here's Nvidia's version, CUDA. Not that it's clear what CUDA stands for - Nvidia didn't provide a solution to the acronym in its press release. Computationally …

    Bits 'n' Chips 8 Nov 2006, 20:50