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23rd May 2007 Archive

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  • Dell deploys overclocked, liquid-cooled gaming PC

    Superior firepower?

    Dell's latest gaming system has moved out from under cover brandishing an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor overclocked from 2.66GHz to 3.46GHz, a freshly designed liquid cooling system and a Blu-ray Disc drive. Dell XPS 720: out of the shadows Superior firepower? It'd better be for the $5999 Dell wants for the XPS 720 …

    PCs 23 May 2007, 09:23

  • BT, Sony to turn PSP into a phone

    Ringing the changes

    And you thought Sony's PlayStation Portable was just a games machine? Tell that to BT - it wants to transmute the handheld console into an "advanced communcations" tool. Or, as we call them in the trade, a phone. Sony PSP handheld gaming... er... telephone The telco and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced a …

    Consoles 23 May 2007, 09:57

  • Frag Fatal1ty and win big, kit makers pledge

    Want to win one and a half grand? Course you do, but to stand a chance of taking the big cash prize offered by graphics card maker PowerColor, mobo manufacturer Universal Abit and cooler company Cooler Master, you'll have to beat professional games player Jonathan Wendel. Oh, and you'll have to fly out to Taipei early next …

    PCs 23 May 2007, 10:27

  • USB Mini Fridge drink chiller battles booze?

    Hot and bothered in the office? Then you need Hong Kong-based gadget seller Brando's latest: the USB Mini Fridge: a single-can cooler that's there for the lager in your life. USB Mini Fridge: chill, dude Or perhaps not. This device may actually be a secret weapon in the temperance war on liquor: while the Mini Fridge looks …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 23 May 2007, 10:53

  • iLuv 9200 iPod-friendly four-disc CD player

    Review Sonic stunner

    Amplified iPod speakers sets are ten a penny these days, but most of them assume your MP3 player is your only sound source. iLuv's 9200 is very different. It embraces the CD, packing in four disc spindles in addition to the iPod dock. But is the 9200 nothing more than a cut-price B&O wannabe - or does it deliver a quality audio …

    Media players 23 May 2007, 11:02

  • Sony Ericsson beams in 'iTrip-equipped' Walkman phone

    Sony Ericsson yesterday launched a Walkman-branded music phone with an iTrip-style FM radio transmitter built in to beam songs to nearby car stereos and hi-fi units. The snag: the stylish W525 is only available in Japan.   Sony Ericsson's W525: curvy The W525 is a curvacious slider with 2GB of on-board memory, a two- …

    Phones 23 May 2007, 11:26

  • Evesham eyes Vaio with Zieo monster laptop

    According to Evesham, the Zieo N500-HD's designer, the new 17in desktop replacement machine is the "ultimate gaming platform" and a "mobile work horse". Evesham's Zieo N500-HD: got any desktops that need replacing? Hyperbole? Certainly, but the N500-HD has an impressive spec: 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T7500 processor; 2GB of …

    PCs 23 May 2007, 15:14

  • IBM builds alliance to tackle 32nm design

    Impacted with Chartered and Samsung

    IBM is teaming up with four other chipmakers to develop manufacturing technologies for semiconductors that shrink the average circuit feature to 32 nanometers. The alliance, which is aimed at containing the spiraling cost of building bleeding-edge chips, also involves Chartered Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics, Infineon …

    Bits 'n' Chips 23 May 2007, 19:50

  • Apple moans over sex toy ad

    iGasm gets lawyer's knickers in a twist

    Apple isn't tickled over an Ann Summers sex toy ad that mimics the company's iconic silhouette ipod campaign. News of the World reports Apple lawyers are flushed over sex shops hawking a £30 iGasm peripheral, which plugs into a music player and vibrates to the beat. The ads picture the silhouette of a woman on bended knee …

    Media players 23 May 2007, 22:00