6th February 2007 Archive

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AMD to roll out quad-core Opterons through Q2, Q3, Q4?

Latest timetable leaks

AMD's initial array of quad-core Opteron processors will go into production in June, the latest roadmap to apparently leak out of the company indicates. Further models will get punched out in the following quarter, with workstation-oriented versions following in Q4. The details come courtesy of DailyTech, which lists the …

Bits 'n' Chips 6 Feb 2007, 10:39
Intel to cut one-way system Xeon prices in April?

Quads, duals both targeted

Intel has allegedly earmarked April not only for desktop four-core processor price cuts but also to reduce what it charges for quad- and dual-core chips designed for single-processor systems. Taiwanese server maker sources cited by DigiTimes, claim the cuts coming to Xeon 3200 and 3000 series will see up between 10 and 38.7 …

Bits 'n' Chips 6 Feb 2007, 10:54
AMD's RS690T, SB700 notebook chipset: details emerge

North and South bridges exposed

Details of AMD's next-generation South Bridge chip, the SB700, have leaked out. With them, the chip maker's plans for its latest notebook reference platform, codenamed 'Trevally' - designed, it seems, to take Intel's 'Santa Rosa' Centrino head on. The gen comes via a Spanish-language report at ChileHardware. Apparently, …

Bits 'n' Chips 6 Feb 2007, 11:20
Motorola home surveillance kit comes to UK

Reader offer Keep your stuff in sight, even when you're out

Motorola's Homesight remote domestic monitoring kit is to be offered in the UK, allowing parents to keep an eye on their kids, spouses to spy on crafty consorts and travellers to bust burglars at a distance using a computer or a mobile phone. Reseller MySecurity247 today announced it will next month ship a variety of Motorola …

Gadgets and Gizmos 6 Feb 2007, 11:24
Sony Ericsson to add 'super 3G' to laptop datacard line

Sony Ericsson has updated its range of notebook-oriented mobile connectivity cards with a model that supports almost every cellular network link, including HSDPA for high-speed 3G downloads. The PC300 Mobile Broadband PC Card is, as its name suggests a PCMCIA add-in, so it's not for notebooks with the more advancted …

Gadgets and Gizmos 6 Feb 2007, 11:47
Microsoft Zune wireless music player

Review Microsoft attempts to win over the iPod-infatuated

After five years Microsoft has decided to combat Apple's domination of the portable music market head-to-head with Zune - a hard drive-based MP3 player with full colour screen and built-in Wi-Fi music sharing... Zune is only available in the US at the moment - and Microsoft is keeping tight-lipped about when the player will …

Media players 6 Feb 2007, 12:02
Sony Ericsson grows Cyber-shot phone line

Sony Ericsson today announced a raft of budget candybar handsets pitched at consumers seeking a new camera phone, a device designed for music playback or punters seeking access to O2's i-mode online service. It also rolled out more mid-range Cyber-shot handsets. The K810 and K550 both sport the Cyber-shot logo, usually …

Phones 6 Feb 2007, 12:36
'Timna' - Intel's first system-on-a-chip

Forgotten Tech Before 'Tolapai', before 'Banias'...

With Intel's 'Tolapai' system-on-a-chip (SoC) part making headlines this week, it's worth remembering this embedded part isn't Intel's first highly-integrated processor. Ironically, the core Tolapai is said to be based on, the Pentium M, may have been instrumental in the demise of 'Timna', the chip giant's first major SoC …

Bits 'n' Chips 6 Feb 2007, 13:09
Apple sounds Vista iPod corruption warning

Wait for next iTunes before upgrading, firm suggests

Windows-using iPod owners have been advised to wait for the next release of iTunes jukebox software before upgrading to Windows Vista if they want to avoid "compatibility issues" between their favoured player and the new operating system. According to Apple, these issues include an inability to play songs bought from the …

Media players 6 Feb 2007, 13:40
Sony Ericsson set to stun with wafer-thin Walkman phone

London launch of long-suspected super-slimline handset

The early pics and rumours about the launch of a super-slim Walkman handset from Sony Ericsson are true: the W880/W888 - successor to the Sony Ericsson W810 Walkman phone - was formally announced in London today. Thinner than a CD case - which is 10mm - the 9.4mm thick UMTS/3G 2100, GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/190 handset will …

Phones 6 Feb 2007, 14:22
Dell bundles laptop theft-recovery service

Ping to beat pinchers

Dell is to bundle Absolute Software's burglar-beating Computrace LoJack for Laptops recovery service with "select" Inspiron notebooks, the PC giant said today. Absolute's code listens out for signals sent by the company when it receives notification from the police that a laptop has been pinched. If it receives them - …

PCs 6 Feb 2007, 15:31
Wii whups PS3 in Japan's January sales chart

Enterbrain - Japan's largest videogames magazine publisher, according to the Reuters newsagency - today claimed Nintendo's Wii outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 by almost - appropriately - three to one during January. Enterbrain's research puts January's Wii shipments at 405,000, while Sony sold 148,000 PS3s. Sony recently …

Consoles 6 Feb 2007, 16:11
Jobs calls for DRM-free music world

Europeans, you've picked the wrong target

Steve Jobs today called on the music labels to license their music free of Digital Rights Managment (DRM) to Apple and others, to create a "truly interoperable music marketplace". In an open letter, the Apple CEO said his company is the wrong target for people who are concerned about DRM. "Perhaps those unhappy with the …

Media players 6 Feb 2007, 20:31