6th March 2007 Archive

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Commodore back - again - as gaming PC brand

PET sounds

Commodore Gaming, the latest incarnation of the famous 1970s/80s computing brand, wants another stab at the big time. Later this month it will show off a "new breed" of gaming PC. The company will unveil the machines as the CeBIT show in Hannover. Right now, it's keeping mum about the details, though it's hard to see what it …

PCs 6 Mar 2007, 10:43
Nvidia launches 'G80'-based workstation graphics cards

GeForce 8800 series GPUs go Quadro

Nvidia yesterday rolled out its latest workstation-class graphics cards: three boards based on its 'G80' unified-shader graphics chip. The trio can be used to accelerate science and engineering apps as well a graphics software, the company said. The three new boards are the Quadro FX 4600, FX 5600 and Plex VCS Model IV. …

Bits 'n' Chips 6 Mar 2007, 11:31
AMD ATI RV610 to support 'single-channel DDR only'

Reference board and chip specs emerge

AMD's anticipated RV610 budget DirectX 10 graphics chip will only support single-channel memory configurations when it's launched this coming May, it has been claimed. A report at Chinese-language site HKEPC, citing unnamed industry sources, alleged the 65nm chip will connect to memory across a 64-bit bus, though it will …

Bits 'n' Chips 6 Mar 2007, 12:17
Fujitsu fêtes first 7200rpm SATA II notebook drive

Ready for 'Santa Rosa'

Fujitsu has introduced what it claims is the World's first 2.5in, 7,200rpm 3Gbps SATA hard drive, a notebook-oriented unit with a raw storage capacity of 160GB. The MHW2160BJ won't be available for laptop manufacturers to build into machines until the end of May - not coincidentally the same month in which Intel is expected …

PCs 6 Mar 2007, 12:38
Apple QuickTime update lances multiple bugs

Switch to manual

Apple has released an updated version of its popular QuickTime media playback software that fixes eight security vulnerabilities. QuickTime 7.1.5, which also contains a number of bug fixes, guards against exploits that might be as straightforward as tricking users into opening maliciously constructed media files. The flaws …

Mac 6 Mar 2007, 12:43
Fatman iTube amplifier

Review Old is the new... er... new. Valves are back, baby, oh yes

The iTube is a valve amplifier - yes valves, those old-fashioned glowing things that TVs used to have - with an iPod dock unit, all encased in chrome and black metal. It's really two separate systems: a power amplifier, which is the analogue bit, and the dock. The amplifier has two sets of RCA/phono line inputs and some …

Media players 6 Mar 2007, 13:10
Nvidia set to put G84, G86 up against AMD RV630?

GeForce 8500 and 8600 lines emerge

Nvidia will bring a trio of mid-range DirectX 10 graphics chips to market next month in a bid to see off the challenge posed by AMD's upcoming ATI-branded RV610 and RV630 GPUs, it has been claimed. Industry moles cited by Chinese-language website HKEPC alleged today Nvidia will release the GeForce 8600 GTS, 8600 GT and 8500 …

Bits 'n' Chips 6 Mar 2007, 13:19
Apple updates iTunes for AppleTV but not Vista

iPod corruption glitch unfixed

Apple has updated its iTunes jukebox software, but Windows Vista users hoping the new release provides the promised support for Microsoft's latest operating system will be disappointed: Apple is still listing the app as an XP-only affair. iTunes 7.1 is available now for both Mac OS X and Windows. The new release primarily …

Media players 6 Mar 2007, 13:31
Meizu prices up iPhone-esque smart phone

MeTooPhone?

Meizu will be tempting consumers with four versions of is iPhone-like M8 MiniOne smart phone later this year, according to forum posts allegedly made by the company's CEO himself. The M8 will go on sale in two versions: one with a camera and one without. Both will be offered with 4GB and 8GB of on-board storage. The device' …

Phones 6 Mar 2007, 14:56