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18th May 2007 Archive

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  • AMD 'Griffin' laptop CPU to integrate Turion cores

    Power consumption, not processing, targeted

    AMD's upcoming next-gen notebook processor, 'Griffin', contains rather a lot of the current generation, the 65nm Turion 64 X2, the chip maker admitted today. This despite Griffin's status as AMD's first CPU designed specifically for notebooks. Griffin - due to ship late Q4, but probably not in systems you can buy until well …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 May 2007, 05:02

  • AMD M780 PCIe 2 chipset to offer on-the-fly GPU switching

    Yank the power plug, flip from discrete to integrated

    AMD's upcoming M780 laptop chipset - designed to be paired with the company's next-gen mobile processor, 'Griffin' - will allow the system to flip between integrated and discrete graphics engines on the fly, the chip maker has revealed. The M780 is a mobile version of the RS780 desktop chipset, details of which leaked out …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 May 2007, 05:02

  • AMD readies HyperFlash cache tech

    To be built into SB700 Southbridge

    AMD's 'Puma' laptop platform, due to debut next year with the 'Griffin' processor and the M780 chipset, will incorporate the chip maker's alternative to Intel's TurboMemory Flash cache technology, as expected. AMD's M780 chipset incorporates the company's own SB700 Southbridge chip. The SB700 will feature what AMD calls …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 May 2007, 05:02

  • MS stops hacked hardware accessing Xbox Live

    Tweaked DVD drive? No thanks

    Microsoft has begun booting owners of modified-firmware Xbox 360 games consoles off of its Xbox Live online service, an array of postings on fan forums have revealed. Microsoft's message to Xbox 360 hackers who log on to Xbox Live The move appears to centre on users who've patched their consoles' firmware to allow the …

    Consoles 18 May 2007, 09:33

  • HTC takes a gamble with new brand and OS strategy

    Sidelines Microsoft

    Every time Microsoft scores a point in its tortuous quest to become a major mobile player, it seems to suffer a balancing setback. So while the recently announced updates to Windows Mobile made the OS look far more credible on a small device than it had before, the software giant had to endure its primary handset ally, Taiwan's …

    Phones 18 May 2007, 10:25

  • Screen stars: Ten HDTVs on test

    Group Test Time for a new gogglebox?

    The world of TV is changing, as HD hits the mainstream and digital broadcasting finally overtakes analog. There are myriad options available too, from plasma to LCD, little to gargantuan and everything in between. One for every flavour then... Evesham Alqemi 32TX Evesham's Alqemi 32TX sits at the very bottom end of the …

    HD 18 May 2007, 10:53

  • Nintendo dominates April US console sales

    Nintendo's Wii continues to dominate sales of the last game consoles in the US, raining on the parades of both Sony's PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 during April, the latest market research shows. Figures from US market watcher NPD put Wii on top with 360,000 sales, followed by the Xbox 360 on 174,000 units. The PS3 brings up …

    Consoles 18 May 2007, 11:01

  • US company touts Windows Vista fridge magnet

    California-based Ricavision has thrown itself into the spirit of Windows Vista SideShow technoology - you know, the mini display that operates as an adjunct to main screens, even when host computer its powered down. This week, the company should three gagdets it hopes to bring to market. Ricavision MK140 digital 'fridge …

    PCs 18 May 2007, 15:32

  • Nokia launches, doesn't show 'traditional' talk phone

    Nokia's 3109 Classic, announced today, has been on the cards since its presence was discovered in hidden Nokia XML files back in April. The mystery phone was launched without any indication as to what it might look like. The handset's a basic boy aimed at folk who want to talk and business that don't want to spend too much …

    Phones 18 May 2007, 16:07