23rd March 2007 Archive

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Ten battles the PS3 must fight to win the next-gen console war

It's the games, stupid

So, it's Friday and eager gamers are already out and about trying to pick up a PlayStation 3 - particularly after last night's one-shop only midnight launch. Here in Europe, at least, Friday is the proper starting gun for the next-generation console war, since PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 will all be available to buy. Can Sony hang …

Consoles 23 Mar 2007, 08:02
PS3 hits UK

Small turnout gets hugely rewarded

You may have waited patiently at the flagship Virgin Megastore on London's Oxford to collect your pre-ordered PS3, or you may have had to wait just a few hours longer as a result of last minute changes to the launch imposed by local police force and councils, as we reported on Wednesday... but now the wait is over. Sadly, the …

Consoles 23 Mar 2007, 10:13
Apple TV undressed on web

Parts exposed

Want to take a peek into the Apple TV? Computer repair company TechRestore laid down the best part of 300 bucks just to take the gadget home and... well... take it to bits, exposing the machine distinctly old-style Intel processor and Nvidia graphics chip. Here's a peek inside the casing: The big white unit is the internal …

Media players 23 Mar 2007, 10:38
Intel EOLs mobile Core, Celeron CPUs

Prunes past-their-prime processors

Intel has scheduled a raft of mobile Core Solo, Core Duo and Celeron M processors for termination as it prepares to bring more advanced models to market in the coming months. Company documents seen by Register Hardware list the Core Solo T1300 and T1400, the low-voltage Core Duo LV L2300, and the Celeron M 410 and 420 as the …

Bits 'n' Chips 23 Mar 2007, 11:09
AMD to axe prices in April?

Market watcher forecasts cuts

AMD will cut the prices of entry-level 90nm processors on 9 April by between 30 and 35 per cent, a US investment bank has claimed. San Francisco-based Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) recently told investors AMD's inventory levels of these chips remains high, suggesting to TWP analysts a further round of price cuts is in the …

Bits 'n' Chips 23 Mar 2007, 11:27
Nokia attempts to patent rotating numeric pad

Dial A for Any Angle

Nokia has filed for a US patent for a mobile phone with a rotating numeric keyboard. No, we don't mean an old-style dial lookalike, but a numeric pad that can turn round to retain the correct orientation when the handset it flipped into landscape mode. The application details what looks like a standard candybar handset. The …

Phones 23 Mar 2007, 12:05
Apple TV does work with (some) SD TVs

Updated Myth shattered

Apple's Apple TV set-top box will indeed connect to a standard-definition CRT TV of the entirely old-style non-widescreen, 4:3 ratio variety, it has emerged. Apple's online forums are full of questions from would-be buyers about this, but the first categorical statement that the Apple TV does work with old TVs comes from …

Gadgets and Gizmos 23 Mar 2007, 14:00
Sony PlayStation 3

2007's Top Products It's arrived. Finally. Was it worth the wait?

No one could have missed the recent mass of media attention surrounding the impending UK, European and Australian launch of Sony's PlayStation 3. And after months of prolonged waiting, it has arrived. We conduct an in-depth review of this eagerly-awaited games console and discover what all the fuss was about. The newest …

Consoles 23 Mar 2007, 14:43
PS3 in the UK: complete coverage

It's all here

Review Sony PlayStation 3 The stories PS3 hits UK Ten battles the PS3 must fight to win the next-gen console war UK cops clamp down on midnight PS3 launch Italian consumers taking PS3s home already Sony details Euro PS3 old games compatibility Folding@home comes to the PS3 Sony to bring 'PS2-less' PS3 to US, Japan? …

Consoles 23 Mar 2007, 15:00
Mac OS X 10.5 delayed to ensure Vista compatibility?

Analysis No good reason for Apple to do so

Has Apple delayed Mac OS X 10.5 - aka Leopard - to October? That's certainly what some unnamed industry sources have claimed, suggesting the delay has been made to allow the company's coders to get the OS' Boot Camp utility compatible with Windows Vista. That claim was made today by Taiwanese newssite DigiTimes. Interestingly …

Mac 23 Mar 2007, 17:26
Only you can prevent airline battery fires

US Department of Transportation: battery safety is fun!

The U.S. Department of Transportation continues its war against laptop battery terror in the skies, warning passengers to take precautions while flying with a laptop or cell phone. Any suspicious lithium-ion battery behavior should be reported. A safety advisory released Thursday was prompted by recent on-board fires ignited …

PCs 23 Mar 2007, 21:23