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11th December 2006 Archive

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  • Sony, SanDisk devise 32GB-capable Memory Stick

    Pro-HG offers faster read, write speeds too

    Sony has turned to SanDisk to help it develop the next incarnation of its Memory Stick memory card format: the Memory Stick Pro HG. The Memory Stick Duo-sized card ups the maximum storage capacity to 32GB, though it may be some time before 32GB cards come to market. Sony and SanDisk claimed the new card has a maximum data …

    Storage 11 Dec 2006, 10:31

  • MP3-to-FM transmitters unbanned in UK

    iTrip, iCast etc legal - provided they're CE certified

    It's official - it's now legal in the UK to use the iTrip and other low-range FM transmitters to send songs from your MP3 player to a radio. The once banned products can now not only be sold over here but connected to iPods without the owner being nabbed by engineers sniffing out pirate radio stations. The devices were …

    Media players 11 Dec 2006, 10:50

  • Greenpeace: Apple still needs to green up its act

    Stamping all over Jobs' carbon footprint

    Greenpeace Netherlands targeted Apple shops in Amsterdam on Saturday with flyers claiming the company has made absolutely no improvements to its environmental policies or practices. The green pressure group started an Apple campaign in September, complete with Apple-style page design and Mac vs PC ad. Last week Greenpeace …

    Mac 11 Dec 2006, 11:11

  • Nintendo sued over alleged Wii Remote patent violation

    Point and click

    Nintendo has found itself on the receiving end of a lawsuit alleging the company ripped off a US patent that California-based plaintiff Interlink Electronics was granted back in February 2005 as a result of a September 1997 application. Interlink's patent, 6,850,221, details a "trigger-operated electronic device", which is …

    Gaming 11 Dec 2006, 11:31

  • Palm Treo 680 smart phone

    Review Bringing the price-fight to Windows Mobile

    Palm's Treo 650 smart phone has spearheaded Palm's smart-phone business since its debut in the US in October 2004. Still, it's looking long in the tooth, especially after Palm shipped the Windows Mobile-based 700w and its Palm OS sibling, the 700p, earlier this year. But rather than ditch the older product, Palm's re-modelled it …

    Phones 11 Dec 2006, 12:02

  • Trojan targets unpatched Word flaw (again)

    Double trouble

    Microsoft has warned of another unpatched vulnerability in Word. The unspecified code execution flaw means hackers can load malware onto targeted machines providing users are tricked into opening maliciously constructed Word files. The latest vulnerability in Microsoft's ubiquitous Office application software follows the …

    PCs 11 Dec 2006, 12:17

  • Japan gets fug-fading USB ashtray

    The Universal Serial Bus has come to the rescue of smokers who want to partake of a crafty ciggie but ensure the boss doesn't get a whiff that office regulations are being so flagrantly transgressed. Yes, it's the USB ashtray, disguises when closed as a car. Opening the gizmo triggers a fan which, the product's Japanese …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 11 Dec 2006, 12:25

  • Doom celebrates 13th birthday

    Forgotten Tech The definitive first-person shooter?

    Doom, the game that defined the first-person shoot-'em-up category, turned 13 yesterday - an appropriate anniversary to mark the debut of the SCI-FI and horror-themed title. The game was made available to the public, via an FTP site, on 10 December 1993. Developed by Id Software, Doom wasn't the first first-person shooter - Id …

    PCs 11 Dec 2006, 13:52

  • Nokia's 'hero' phone trapped in phone booth

    N95 slips

    The phone that Nokia described as its "hero product for Q1" has got its Superman knickers in a twist. According to Nokia, the N95 won't be available in the US until Q2 2007, this official N series comparison page reveals. Nokia had touted the N95 as a Q1 product when it unveiled the slider in the summer. The N95 packs in a …

    Phones 11 Dec 2006, 14:26