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27th December 2006 Archive

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  • Apple fixes first-gen iPod Shuffle DRM playback glitch?

    Fairplay for all

    Apple has updated a software repair tool for its first-generation iPod Shuffle that is said to now allow the Flash-based music player to work correctly with songs downloaded from the company's own online music shop. Apple quietly posted iPod Shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1 just before Christmas, but it's only just begun to be …

    Media players 27 Dec 2006, 15:08

  • AMD to ship Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 'next quarter'

    Moles claim FX-76 out in Q2, too

    AMD will ship the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and release the single-core Athlon 64 4000+ next quarter, it has been claimed. Both with be the last current-generation chips, allowing AMD to focus on its next-generation architecture, due to launch in Q3. According to Asian hardware manufacturer sources cited by Chinese-language site …

    Bits 'n' Chips 27 Dec 2006, 15:31

  • Samsung launches HSDPA slider phone... again

    Ultra Edition 13.8 arrives in Europe

    Samsung has launched its ultra-thin 'super 3G' slider phone in Europe for the second time this year, having first touted the 13.8mm thick handset back in August this year. It's Samsung's first phone with Google search and Mail pre-installed. The SGH-Z720 - aka Ultra Edition 13.8 - incoporates a 1.8Mbps-capable HSDPA radio …

    Phones 27 Dec 2006, 15:52