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8th December 2006 Archive

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  • Nintendo Wii videogames console

    Review Revolutionary?

    It's midnight and all over the country videogames fans are freezing their butts off while they wait in line to get their mitts on Nintendo's newest - or maybe not, if they haven't pre-ordered. Yes, the Wii goes on sale today, though Reg Hardware has been lucky enough to have enjoyed the company of Zelda and co. in its warm, dry …

    Consoles 8 Dec 2006, 00:02

  • Unheralded Larrabee plots AMD and Nvidia takedown

    Intel by any other name

    A shadowy organization called Larrabee Development Group has set a most ambitious goal: unseating AMD/ATI and Nvidia as the largest producers of high-end graphics chips. And it might just succeed. It may seem unfathomable for an unknown such as Larrabee to knock off two of the most powerful processor companies. That is until …

    Bits 'n' Chips 8 Dec 2006, 08:23

  • Apple's iPod roadmap said to list three new models for '07

    Emphasis on video playback?

    Apple is planning to launch three new iPod designs next year, it has been claimed. The new models include the long-awaited widescreen video-centric iPod and possibly a recently rumoured 16GB Flash-based video player. According to AppleInsider, citing a source with a handle on what Apple's up to, indicated the widescreen iPod …

    Media players 8 Dec 2006, 10:21

  • Samsung to tempt developing world with $50 phones

    if it works for Motorola...

    Samsung's war with Motorola to become the world's second most successful seller of mobile phones looks set to extend to another front after an executive at South Korean giant claimed it will soon begin offering handsets priced from $50. To date, Samsung has focused on feature-rich, expensive handsets to be sold to affluent …

    Phones 8 Dec 2006, 11:22

  • HD TV in the UK

    Buyer's Guide Everything you need to know... fully revised and updated

    Christmas is a-coming and the consumer electronics industry is out to sell you a brand spanking new HD TV. But is now the right time to buy? In this fully revised and updated report, Reg Hardware guides you past the gotchas... Analogue to digital The digital switchover starts in 2008 when the Border region has its analogue …

    HD 8 Dec 2006, 11:35

  • Competition Dear Santa...

    Dear Santa, I have been very good this year, and did not once remark upon Auntie Flo's unfortunate affliction. For Christmas, then, I would like a... Well, what hardware would you ask the jolly red gent to leave under your tree this Yule? Drop us a line listing the three gadget goodies you'd most like Santa to bring and tell us …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 8 Dec 2006, 13:16

  • Unboxing: the new geek porn

    Look at the bubble-wrap on that!

    A YouTube video of a man opening a box has been downloaded more than 73,000 times since it was uploaded on November the eleventh, the WSJ reports. So what's so special about this cardboard box? It holds a PlayStation 3, and its owner, a guy called David Abrams who runs a website called Cheap Ass Gamer, supplies a running …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 8 Dec 2006, 19:44