26th February 2007 Archive

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WD ups My Book network drive capacity to 1TB

Adds RAID too

Western Digital has bumped its My Book World Edition remote-access ready network-connected external hard drive to 1TB, adding the extra storage capacity with a second disk inside the casing. So not only is there more room for information, the unit's RAID-able for better data security. The 1TB My Book is dubbed the World …

Storage 26 Feb 2007, 11:17
iPhone ad appears at Academy Awards

I'd like to thank my producer... and my director... and... and...

A video showing the first ever TV advert for the Apple's iPhone has popped up on YouTube. Simple, but quite stylish, the advert shows a number of actors – 28 in total, old and recent – from a multitude of different films just saying... "hello". It finishes with an image of the handset and the text "Coming in June". The 30 …

Phones 26 Feb 2007, 11:48
Denon offers DVD-to-HD upscaling player

Denon's pitching its DVD-2930 HD-capable DVD player as an "affordable" upscaling machine. You might think that's a cheeky word to use in association with a player that costs £650, but Denon said its machine provides pro-grade video processing for which it usually charges £2,700. In short, the DVD-2930 contains the same …

Gadgets and Gizmos 26 Feb 2007, 14:09
VIA launches digital media chipset

Certified for Vista... er... Basic

VIA has launched its latest integrated desktop chipset, touting the part's Windows Vista friendliness and support for the chip maker's own power-efficient x86 processors. Well, it works with the various Basic versions of Vista, at least. The CN896 can drive a 16x PCI Express slot so it's possible to add a high-performance …

Bits 'n' Chips 26 Feb 2007, 14:33
Reg Hardware Samsung HD TV winner 'well chuffed' with prize

More compos coming

Register Hardware reader Dave Page dropped us an email this week to show us just how good his brand new Samsung PS50Q7 50in plasma HD TV looks in his living room. Dave was the winner of last month's Register Hardware Samsung HDTV Competition, and we're pleased to report he's as pleased as punch with his plasma beast. "Just …

Gadgets and Gizmos 26 Feb 2007, 15:13
Asus W5Fe Windows Vista laptop

Review Asus has produced the first laptop with a Windows Vista SideShow screen

We already teased you not too long ago about the Asus W5Fe and now we’ve got our hands on an engineering sample of this innovative, compact Windows Vista laptop and an opportunity to put it through its paces. Asus has produced the first laptop in the world that makes use of Windows Vista SideShow to support a secondary screen …

PCs 26 Feb 2007, 16:19