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24th January 2007 Archive

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  • AMD sacked by ATI costs

    Oh yeah, and Intel

    AMD reported its first net loss in two years as its acquisition of ATI added to losses stemming from a crushing price war with Intel. The results are further confirmation that Intel is reasserting its heft, thanks to the release earlier this year of a bevy of new chips based on a refurbished microarchitecture. AMD's profit was …

    Bits 'n' Chips 24 Jan 2007, 01:52

  • Intel launches 802.11n Wi-Fi module

    Access point vendors claim compatibility

    Intel has begun shipping 'Kedron', the 802.11n-compatible wireless networking module that's a key component of the next generation of Centrino, 'Santa Rosa'. It has also persuaded a number of access point vendors to sticker their 802.11n products as Centrino-friendly. Kedron's now officially called the Wireless Wi-Fi Link …

    Bits 'n' Chips 24 Jan 2007, 10:49

  • HTC UMPC-phone to debut on T-Mobile?

    Next-gen Universal 3G PDA spied on web

    T-Mobile is set to launch HTC's anticipated Athena UMPC-like device, it has been claimed. Given the high quality of the pics that accompany the report, this one appears a dead certainty. T-Mobile is said to have chosen the Ameo brand to label the machine. According to a report on Dutch-language site PocketInfo, the Ameo …

    Phones 24 Jan 2007, 11:25

  • Matrox unveils cable-connected port replicator

    Matrox has extended its Extio line of monitor and peripheral extension modules. The Extio F1220 allows users to tuck away systems but routing display, audio, USB and Firewire data down a 250m cable and into the Extio, which can sit on a desk connected to multiple monitors, keyboard, mouse, etc. The F1220 has front-mounted …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 24 Jan 2007, 11:51

  • Asus touts Vista-ready mobo line

    AMD and Intel covered

    With Windows Vista's formal launch less than a week away, Asus has begun shouting about its Vista-friendly motherboard line-up. It's pitching four boards: two for AMD processors, two for Intel CPUs. The Vista Edition line comprises the AMD-oriented M2N32-SLI Premium and M2N-Plus, and the Intel-centric P5B Premium and P5B-Plus …

    Bits 'n' Chips 24 Jan 2007, 12:29

  • Fujitsu laptops to be bundled with SIM card

    Orange and Fujitsu have signed a deal to include an Orange SIM in Fujitsu computers featuring an embedded GSM and 3G module. The Fujitsu LifeBook E laptops won't be locked to Orange, so no network subsidy, but they will be tested to work with the Orange 3G and HSDPA networks. Given the stability of the GSM standards, any …

    PCs 24 Jan 2007, 12:35

  • Apple patches QuickTime bug

    Fruity

    Apple has fixed a flaw in its QuickTime media playback software that allowed malicious coders to install malware onto vulnerable systems. The vulnerability - which affects both Windows and Mac OS X PCs - was published as part of the "Month of Apple Bugs" project, which involves a plan to release details of previously …

    Mac 24 Jan 2007, 12:48

  • Lite-on readies 'world's first' SATA 20x DVD drive

    Fast

    Lite-on will next month ship what it claims is the world's first 20x DVD writer with a SATA connection. The drive's aimed at the increasing number of motherboards that no longer support parallel ATA. The LH-20A1S can handle all the major DVD and CD recordable and rewriteable formats, including dual-layer media. The drive's …

    Bits 'n' Chips 24 Jan 2007, 12:55

  • SanDisk V-Mate memory-card video recorder

    Review Keep your favourite TV shows on a memory card

    Video content on mobile phones today is rich and diverse, but the cost is also rich and diverse - with an emphasis on rich. Are there any affordable alternatives to watching a variety of video on mobiles and other portable devices? SanDisk seems to think so... SanDisk announced the V-Mate at Berlin's IFA 2006: a dinky device …

    Storage 24 Jan 2007, 16:54

  • Agere revives Intel 'personal server' handheld concept

    BluOnyx not unlike Palm's LifeDrive, either

    Chip maker Agere has launched what it claims is the first mobile content server, a gadget designed to be as capable of grabbing, storing and serving documents and media files as a PC is. But be a darn sight more portable. Called BluOnyx, the device contains not only storage - Flash or hard disk - but also an SD IO card slot, …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 24 Jan 2007, 17:01