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1st February 2007 Archive

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  • Apple deal drives Creative income, revenues skyward

    Made more money licensing MP3 player patent than selling MP3 players

    You can see now why Creative Technology's now so pro-iPod - last month it announced a range of 'Made for iPod'-branded accessories. Its latest financial results, posted last night, show a massive upswing in revenues thanks, we'd say, to Apple's move to license Creative's key MP3 player patent. The effect: an additional $82m …

    Media players 1 Feb 2007, 10:28

  • Intel quietly ships low-voltage Core 2 Duos

    No fanfare for 'fan-free' processors

    Intel appears to have launched a pair of low-voltage Core 2 Duo processors. The two CPUs, the L7200 and L7400, both appear on the chip maker's website, though not on its official public price list as yet. The L7200 and L7400 are clocked at 1.33GHz and 1.5GHz, respectively. Both operate on a 667MHz frontside bus and contain …

    Bits 'n' Chips 1 Feb 2007, 11:02

  • Rock rolls out three-year, pan-Europe warranty

    Year-old notebooks covered too

    UK notebook specialist Rock has extended its warranty period to three years and broaden the guarantee's reach across the European Union. Current owners of Rock hardware need not feel left out: anyone who bought a machine on or after 1 February 2006 can also take advantage of the extended cover. Rock said the warranty applies …

    Bits 'n' Chips 1 Feb 2007, 11:26

  • Dell developing handheld games console

    Gunning for Nintendo, Sony

    Dell is gearing up to take on Nintendo's DS and Sony's PSP with a gaming-oriented handheld console of its own, the company has admitted. That said, it's keeping mum about the details. Speaking last week at a Dell event in Spain, the company's head of gaming products, Abizar Vakharia, confirmed that the company has its eye in …

    Consoles 1 Feb 2007, 11:58

  • Sony Ericsson ultra-slim Walkman spied on web

    Won't be playing heavy metal?

    Remember last year's rumour that Sony Ericsson is developing a super-slim Walkman-branded handset, codenamed 'Ai'? Well, here it is, in all its 9.4mm-thick glory, thanks to a Swede who's got his hands on the device. The pics come courtesy of Swedish Mobil, which has a heap more to view and claims the handset's due to be …

    Phones 1 Feb 2007, 12:24

  • Dopod UMPC launch lifts HTC Athena's skirt

    HTC subsidiary Dopod has launched its parent's UMPC-like PDA phone, Athena, as forecast. Crucially, the launch provides a wealth of extra details missing from discussions of the device to date. For instance, Athena integrates a dedicated AMD graphics chip. Alas, according to Dopod, it's only the Imageon 2284, designed to …

    Phones 1 Feb 2007, 12:58

  • Samsung chip tweak to 'boost LCD TV reliability'

    Samsung has developed new chip-on-film display driver circuitry which, it claims, could yield longer-lasting large-size LCD TVs. The new circuit package is much better at ridding itself of heat than current chip-on-film devices are, the company said. The circuitry is 20 per cent more efficient at heat dissipation, Samsung …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 1 Feb 2007, 15:31

  • Valentine's Day Gadget Gift Round-up... for him

    Reg Hardware's first round-up of cool kit. This time, stuff for the man in your life...

    Yes, it’s that time of year again when your relationship hangs in the balance dependent purely on how good the prezzie you buy your better half really is. Well worry not, you romantic fools - we've done the hard work for you. Disclaimer: if he/she thinks it's rubbish, we accept no responsibility for relationships dissolved …

    Gadgets 1 Feb 2007, 16:22