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21st May 2007 Archive

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  • Lawsuit targets Apple over laptop display dithering claims

    PCs now better Macs than MacBooks are?

    Apple has found itself at the receiving end of a lawsuit alleging it played fast and loose with the way it promoted the abilities of the displays it builds into its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. The complaint claims said screens aren't up to scratch and that Apple knew as much when it said they were. Filed by two San …

    Mac 21 May 2007, 09:38

  • Fujitsu 'first' with single-chip H.264 video processor

    Fujitsu has taken the wraps off what it claims is the first ever single-chip video decoder capable of numver-crunching the H.264 codec at HD resolutions. H.264 is part of both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD next-gen optical disc specifications and it's the basis for many HDTV broadcast services around the world, so decoding H. …

    Bits 'n' Chips 21 May 2007, 10:27

  • Griffin shrinks iTrip

    It's Griffin's smallest iTrip yet: a dinky FM transmitter designed to fit the shape of Apple's iPod Nano but is as happy connected to any other dockable iPod. Like all iTrips past and present, the iTrip Pocket sends out your songs on the FM band. Assuming you can find a clear space - not easy in Britain's crowded airwaves …

    Media players 21 May 2007, 11:12

  • Sony announces 80GB PS3

    But only in Korea

    Sony is indeed preparing an 80GB PlayStation 3, the company confirmed today, but so far it's only due to go on sale in South Korea. A posting on the consumer electronics giant's Korean website today reveals the local version of the next-gen games console will sport the 80GB hard drive that first appeared in a US Federal …

    Consoles 21 May 2007, 11:34

  • LG unwraps dual-display Chocolate laptop

    LG announced its Z1 Dual LCD laptop in February. At the time, it said it would announce the two-screen machine's availability at a later date. Three months on, it has at last brought the laptop to market, though it's failed to avail itself of new processors released in the meantime. LG's Z1 Dual LCD laptop: now with added …

    PCs 21 May 2007, 11:58

  • RIM BlackBerry Curve 8300

    Review Dial C for Consumer

    There's a new addition to the BlackBerry line up, to slot neatly in between the Pearl and 8800. The Curve 8300 features a full QWERTY keyboard, but without making the unit overly large. It's certainly more consumer-focused than the 8800, but that doesn't mean it can't turn its hand to business when the time comes. The …

    Phones 21 May 2007, 12:23