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30th January 2007 Archive

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  • BeOS: the Mac OS X might-have-been

    Forgotten Tech The multimedia OS that debuted years before Vista

    As World+Dog gets its head around Windows Vista, lets look back at an operating system that might have been a contender, very nearly becoming Apple's next-generation OS and, but for Linux, almost certainly the key alternative to Windows in the x86 world. Ladies and gentlemen, who remembers the Be OS? BeOS development stretches …

    PCs 30 Jan 2007, 10:12

  • AMD Fusion to target laptops at first

    Performance-per-Watt pitch

    AMD's 'Fusion' processors, due to ship around two years from now, will initially target mobile machines as the chip maker pitches the product's superior performance-per-Watt characteristics, it revealed this week. Speaking at a chip design conference, AMD's Chief Platform Architect, Steve Polzin, said of Fusion: "Our plan is …

    Bits 'n' Chips 30 Jan 2007, 10:52

  • Verizon turned down iPhone's advances

    We're just not meant for each other

    Verizon Wireless was the first company offered exclusive access to the iPhone, but turned Apple away because of problems with the proposed business model. Cingular had no such reservations, and will be selling Steve Jobs' "revolution" later this year. Verizon Communications president and chief operating officer Denny Strigl …

    Phones 30 Jan 2007, 12:36

  • Intel to take axe to Core 2 Quad pricing on 22 April?

    Core 2 Duo line-up adjustment due then too, it's claimed

    Intel is set to slash the price it charges for its quad-core processor, the Core 2 Quad Q6600, on 22 April, Asian industry moles have claimed. The April quarter should also see the arrival of further Core 2 Duo and Core 2-derived Pentium processors. The Q6600 currently costs $851 when sold in batches of 1,000 CPUs, slightly …

    Bits 'n' Chips 30 Jan 2007, 12:53

  • Sapphire unveils AMD's unannounced X1950 GT

    Underclocked X1950 Pro arrives

    AMD's anticipated ATI Radeon X1950 GT graphics chip has come to market on a board built by Sapphire, announced yesterday. AMD has itself yet to formally signal the part's arrival. The X1950 GT is essentially an under-clocked X1950 Pro. Both contain 36 pixel shaders in 12 parallel pipelines, eight vertex shaders, a 256-bit …

    Bits 'n' Chips 30 Jan 2007, 13:21

  • Intel said to have Extreme-brand laptop CPU in the pipeline

    Targeting gaming notebooks

    Intel is said to be preparing a pair of dual-core Core 2 Extreme processors specifically developed for gamer-friendly notebooks, the first coming in Q2/Q3, the second arriving as a follow-up in Q4. So claim Taiwanese motherboard-maker moles cited by Chinese-language site HKEPC. Codenamed 'Merom XE', the two 65nm parts will …

    Bits 'n' Chips 30 Jan 2007, 13:28

  • Apple colours iPod Shuffle line-up

    Blue, green, pink and orange models added

    Apple has released its iPod Shuffle in four more colours. There's no change to the specifications - they're all still 1GB models offering up to 12 hours' music playback time and retailing for $79/£55/€79. Now, though, they match the iPod Nano line-up... almost. Where there's a black Nano, there's an orange Shuffle. …

    Media players 30 Jan 2007, 14:37

  • Evesham Solar Storm Windows Vista PC

    Review Evesham ships its latest Core 2 Duo rig. Guess what, it runs Vista

    By current standards the Solar Storm is very conventional and uses a Core 2 Duo processor, as Intel's silicon offers both superb dual-core performance as well as value for money. In this case it's an E6400 model that runs at 2.13GHz on a 1,066MHz FSB. There are two 512MB PC2-5300U modules to give 1GB of dual-channel memory, and …

    PCs 30 Jan 2007, 14:38

  • Apple posts $2 802.11n Wi-Fi patch

    Update free with upcoming base-station box

    Apple has posted software that will allow Macs with 802.11n-capable Wi-Fi adaptors to support the latest incarnation of the as yet non-standard next-generation wireless networking technology. And yes, the company wants $1.99 or £1.25 for it, depending on your location. The update is being hosted by Apple's online store. …

    Mac 30 Jan 2007, 15:13

  • Samsung unveils spin-screen camera-cum-media player

    Samsung has launched a digital camera that's as much a portable media player as it is a picture taker. Dubbed the i7, the snapper has a screen that can rotate to choose which of the device's features you want. It'll even double up as a guide book for your travels. The i7 has a seven megapixel image sensor with 3x optical …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 30 Jan 2007, 16:30