22nd March 2007 Archive

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Intel puts $1m concept PC contest shortlist to a public vote

Can you spot the Mac Mini killer?

Intel has called on the rest of us to pick the compact PC with the best chance of beating Apple's Mac Mini - and net its designer a cool $1m. Intel launched the contest in September 2006, asking computer designers to come up with a smart compact system based on the chip giant's Core 2 Duo processor and meet its Viiv platform …

PCs 22 Mar 2007, 10:33
'No evidence' of Xbox Live, Bungie.net hacks, MS claims

Just don't hand out your account details, OK

Microsoft has denied claims that its Xbox Live online gaming network has played host to fraudsters. Neither has Bungie.net, it added. The software giant's statement follows an investigation into allegations that some Xbox Live users had been locked out of their accounts by third-parties. Some users also reported cases of …

Consoles 22 Mar 2007, 10:59
Philips to glitz up gadgets with Swarovski sparklies

You bet your glass

So what do women really want from technology? That it should be easy to use? That it should work straight out of the box? That it should be, dare I say it, useful? Not at all, says Philips, we want it to sparkle. Yes, it's partnering with glass-blower Swarovski to bring a little luxury - and I stress the word 'little' - to a …

Gadgets and Gizmos 22 Mar 2007, 12:17
IBM touts novel chip-cooling technique - again

Thermal pastiche?

IBM likes the novel technqiue it's come up with for cooling chips so much that it's announced the breakthrough twice: back in October 2006 and, almost five months to the day, in March 2007. As we reported last year, Big Blue boffins at the company's Zurich Research Lab discovered that if the upper surface of a chip's ceramic …

Bits 'n' Chips 22 Mar 2007, 13:27
Site News All-new Hard Wear T-shirts hit the streets

It's been a while, but we're delighted to announce today the immediate availability of some all-new, geek-magnet El Reg apparel, including the splendid Hard Wear line, presented in three choices of colour on black. Pick from: Hot Pink, Lime Green, and Silver-Grey. The new line-up does, we confess, incluse a reissue of our ' …

Gadgets and Gizmos 22 Mar 2007, 13:39
Intel exec confirms 45nm UMPC CPU plan

'Tolapai' rather than 'Steeley'?

Intel's upcoming ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) processor will be fabbed at 45nm and should power portable systems later this year, a company executive revealed this week. Intel CEO Paul Otellini first promised a processor capable of running Windows Vista on a handheld device back in August 2005. Then, he said the chip would ship by …

Bits 'n' Chips 22 Mar 2007, 14:15
Microsoft opens XBox Live to the PC platform

Now gamers can all play together

Microsoft this week extended the Xbox Live network to the Windows PC platform, as it launched a Windows Vista version of the Halo 2 game. Microsoft plans in June to launch Shadowrun, which is the first game that will allow Windows gamers and Xbox 360 players to get involved in cross-platform match-ups and play each other …

Consoles 22 Mar 2007, 14:21
Laptops drive PC market

Desktop growth restricted to emerging markets

Proof that notebooks are the future comes in a new IDC forecast which predicts that laptops will surpass desktops to become the most popular type of PC by 2011. According to IDC, bulky beige boxes are out and slick, shiny new notebooks are in as far as consumers are concerned, and it's a trend that's likely to continue to grow …

PCs 22 Mar 2007, 21:42