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31st January 2007 Archive

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  • Sony rolls out 'drop-safe' laptop

    Sony today unveiled its latest business-centric Centrino laptop: a 1.12kg, 12.1in model built out of carbon-fibre laminate. It's all about strength and portability - the Vaio G11 can withstand drops of almost a metre, the company claimed. That said, the G11 may not impress in a performance race: it's got a single-core ultra …

    PCs 31 Jan 2007, 10:46

  • Intel, AMD jostled for market share in 2006

    Win some, lose some

    AMD lost market share to arch-rival Intel in 2006, but the smaller chip-maker nonetheless managed to make small gains in the desktop and laptop segments, the latest figures from market watcher Mercury Research reveal. Intel came out of 2006 with 77.7 per cent of the x86 CPU market, up from 76.3 per cent. Its 1.4 percentage …

    Bits 'n' Chips 31 Jan 2007, 11:10

  • Intel's Socket P Core 2 Duos due May?

    'Santa Rosa' Centrino debut revealed

    That the next generation of Intel's Centrino laptop platform, 'Santa Rosa', will introduce new, tweaked versions of the chip maker's current 'Merom' Core 2 Duo mobile chip line-up is well known. They'll be pin-incompatible with current Meroms. But it's now looking like the updated CPUs will ship in May. Certainly that's what …

    Bits 'n' Chips 31 Jan 2007, 11:29

  • Nokia N-Gage resurfaces at secret meetings

    I will survive

    Nokia is about to rejuvenate its N-Gage mobile games console, if online reports are correct. The Finnish phone giant has apparently begun to evangelise new models to the industry. According to a Pocket Gamer report, behind-the-scenes developments are about to become public, with games publishers and developers already being …

    Consoles 31 Jan 2007, 11:38

  • Seagate pitches phone-friendly mobile hard drive

    Dave follows Agere

    First Agere, now Seagate has launched a portable hard drive platform with integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and capable of being controlled by a mobile phone. Seagate calls its incarnation of an idea long ago touted by Intel, Dave - Digital Audio Video Experience. Like Agere's BluOnyx, Dave is touted as a better way of …

    Phones 31 Jan 2007, 11:50

  • Doctor Who Tardis USB hub materialises

    Vworp! Vworp!

    Assuming, of course, it doesn't suddenly pop off into the vortex where time and space are one, taking all your peripherals with it, we'd say this here Tardis four-port USB hub's a dinger and a must for the Doctor Who fan in your life. Now available from Firebox.com for a mere 20 quid, this hub not only flashes its light and …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 31 Jan 2007, 12:15

  • PC World says death to floppies

    How to recycle a 3.5in disk. And a PR strategy

    PC World’s marketing department declared the death of the floppy disk yesterday, generating a wave of publicity that even rivalled Bill Gates’ touting of Vista. The chain said it would eject floppies once it has cleared existing stock. It reckons that by the summer, none of the laptops or PCs it sells will actually include …

    Storage 31 Jan 2007, 12:25

  • LG pulls TV-PDA-GPS combo gadget out of pocket

    LG has re-invented the PDA as a portable telly. Or maybe it's re-invented the handheld TV as a Personal Digital Assistant. It's hard to tell - this boy does it all. Called the N1, has DMB digital satellite TV reception, Windows Mobile 5.0's personal information management and internet access tools, GPS courtesy of a SiRFStar …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 31 Jan 2007, 12:57

  • Toshiba HD-E1 HD DVD player

    Review Bringing next-gen DVD goodness into the Europe's living rooms

    While other manufacturers flap about trying to decide what format to back in the HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc war, Toshiba has been solidly behind HD DVD since the start. The HD-E1 is the first consumer-oriented standalone HD DVD player available in Europe, so you can now feed your HD telly something decent. And decent its output is …

    HD 31 Jan 2007, 12:59

  • Seagate to ship 'data mover' external HDDs next month

    Seagate will next month ship a set of external hard drives aimed at folk who want to take all their data with them wherever they go and access through any handy computer. The FreeAgent line comprises a pair of USB-only models and a Pro unit that adds eSata and Firewire interfaces to the package. The FreeAgent Pro will be …

    Storage 31 Jan 2007, 14:17

  • Casio extends Exilim digicam line

    Casio has updated its Exilim digital camera range with a pair of models that improve upon products the company released last year. In particular, both support new, 14:9 widescreen 2.6in displays. The 10.1 megapixel EX-Z1050 also features a motion analysis system that can choose the best sensitivity and shutter speed for snapping …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 31 Jan 2007, 16:07