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16th January 2007 Archive

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  • Apple has toxic core: Greenpeace

    Still not green enough for greenies

    Despite Apple's launch of the eco-friendly iPhone last week, Greenpeace is demanding an environmental revolution that will shake the company to its core. In his keynote address at Macworld, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs said the iPhone would be recyclable and partially solar powered, but the environmental lobby …

    Mac 16 Jan 2007, 10:17

  • Sony readies CompactFlash card line

    Ready for digital SLRs

    Sony has decided to enter the CompactFlash market, an unusual move partly given the age of the format and its bulkiness in comparison to the latest memory cards but mostly because of Sony's penchant for its own design, Memory Stick. Sony will pitch its CF products at the digital SLR camera market. Its motivation appears to be …

    Storage 16 Jan 2007, 10:26

  • Apple to charge for 802.11n Mac enabling software?

    Want faster Wi-Fi? Then cough up

    Apple is to allow owners of Macs equipped with 802.11n Wi-Fi adaptors to take advantage of the next-generation wireless technology, but it's going to charge punters for the privilege, it has been claimed. According to unnamed sources cited by troubleshooting website MacFixIt, Apple plans to charge a penny less than $5 for …

    Mac 16 Jan 2007, 11:00

  • Gigabyte, Asus JV pitches 'next-gen' gaming mobo

    Quad-everything

    Football team soundalike Gigabyte United - it's actually a joint venture between Gigabyte and Asus - has launched its self-styled "richly featured next-generation gaming platform" dubbed the Gigabyte 6-Quad. The first board based on the platform's array of technologies is the GA-N680SLI-DQ6. It's unwieldly model number …

    Bits 'n' Chips 16 Jan 2007, 11:33

  • Sony PS3 sales pass 2m mark... two weeks late

    Still on course to sell 6m by April?

    Sony has shipped 1m PlayStation 3 consoles in Japan, the consumer electronics giant said yesterday, the day it hit that mark. However, the announcement was a tacit admission it has failed to hit the 2m-machine target it last year said to would reach by the end of 2006. Last week, Sony said it had shipped 1m PS3s in the US by …

    Consoles 16 Jan 2007, 12:38

  • AOpen readies Car PC for Mitsubishi motors

    Voice-activated navigation, entertainment centre

    Mini PC specialist AOpen today joined Mitsubishi to unveil a voice-controlled in-car computer designed to provide driver and passengers with travel information and keep them entertained - and connected - while they're out and about. Called the Car PC, the unit's designed to slot into a range of vehicle Mitsubishi said it …

    PCs 16 Jan 2007, 13:15

  • Apple attacks iPhone UI emulators

    Look'n'feel wars... round 99

    Apple is apparently taking a dim view of software developers emulating the bright Mac OS X user interface it's developed for its upcoming iPhone handset. Attempts to post graphics that bring the look of the iPhone to existing Palm OS, Windows Mobile and Symbian devices are being repulsed by legal threats. Take the case of …

    Phones 16 Jan 2007, 15:50

  • UK consumers bought 200,000 Nintendo Wiis over Xmas

    Even more DS consoles sold

    Nintendo sold almost 200,000 Wiis in the UK and more than 500,000 of the next-gen console across the rest of Europe during December 2006, the company has claimed. However, it also admitted it's still having a job shipping out enough of them. Nintendo launched Wii on 8 December but almost immediately some retailers questioned …

    Consoles 16 Jan 2007, 16:40

  • Apple's iPhone: theoretical risks of unreleased handset

    Symantec stokes Apple hype engine

    Apple's iPhone is unlikely to become a gateway device for mobile malware, Symantec says. The handset will run an operating system based on Mac OS X, thus opening the possibility that the small number of viruse targeting the platform might be re-purposed to infect iPhone. However, Concerns about possible mobile infestation of …

    Media players 16 Jan 2007, 18:06

  • Transmeta clocks another CEO

    Crudele's Rule

    In the midst of making war with Intel, Transmeta has tapped a new CEO. The former chip maker and now chip IP specialist has picked Lester Crudele as its new president and CEO. Crudele takes the helm on Feb 1, when current prez and CEO Arthur Swift steps down. The CEO shift comes at an odd time. Last October, Transmeta lobbed …

    Bits 'n' Chips 16 Jan 2007, 21:17

  • Intel makes income disappear in Q4

    Copperfieldian quarter

    Intel performed a disappearing act during its fourth quarter, hiding revenue and income from investors. The chip giant saw Q4 revenue drop five per cent to $9.7bn. More stunning, however, was Intel's 39 per cent net income slide to $1.5bn (EPS of 26 cents). These results capped off a difficult year for the company, as it tried …

    Bits 'n' Chips 16 Jan 2007, 23:03