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19th June 2007 Archive

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  • 'Alu-mac' iMacs due next month?

    Next-gen boxes to be pitched at back-to-school buyers

    We've got around a month to wait before Apple unveils the anticipated next-gen iMac design, it has been claimed. Expect to see the 20in and 24in machines on shop shelves between the middle of July and mid-August, moles maintain. Apple's Al iMac - artist's impression Earlier this month, it was claimed the new models, which …

    Mac 19 Jun 2007, 09:39

  • Nokia turns on to Bluetooth cans

    Nokia has launched a trio of Bluetooth headsets: a pair of standard mobile phone extensions and a full-size pair of wireless cans for music fans.   Nokia's BH-803 and BH-602: sleek and stylish The BH-602 and BH-803 are both very similar in size and style, mixing sleek and sexy surfaces with traditional earhook designs. The …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 19 Jun 2007, 10:07

  • Samsung parades designer sliders

    Samsung today unveiled a trio of designer slider-phones, one of which - for the first time - slaps a Yahoo! key right on the front, part of a smart backlit touch-sensitive control panel, for all to see. That's the SGH-E950, a 1.5cm-thick tri-band GSM/GPRS/Edge handset with a 2in, 262,144-colour LCD screen on the front and a 3 …

    Phones 19 Jun 2007, 11:04

  • Toshiba laptop goes up in smoke

    Sony-made battery was covered by last year's recall

    Toshiba has no doubt left Sony feeling a little hot under the collar after announcing that yet another of the laptop battery packs made by its Japanese rival has burst into flames, nuking the notebook good and proper. Although Toshiba kept specific details of the blaze close to its chest, the company confirmed that the …

    PCs 19 Jun 2007, 11:21

  • Apple GPS System rumoured to debut in Mercedes cars

    From Mac to tarmac

    Apple is secretly working on a GPS unit for cars with Mercedes owners likely to get hold the technology long before lesser drivers, a German magazine has claimed. The car navigation system for Mercedes-Benz, which would deliver "maintenance, communication and navigation", is set to debut in early 2009, according to Focus, a …

    GPS and Satnav 19 Jun 2007, 12:27

  • Manhunt 2 banned

    Censor acts to prevent game's sale

    Rockstar Games' Manhunt 2 has been to all intents and purposes banned in the UK after the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) refused to certify the PS2 and Wii title. Without a BBFC certificate, the game can't legally be sold here. The BBFC's verdict of the game is damning: "Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent …

    Consoles 19 Jun 2007, 13:28

  • Samsung grows stick-phone line

    Samsung today extended its family of stick-like music phone, the F series, with a pair of lower cost models designed to broaden the range's appeal as an alternative to cheap Flash-based MP3 players. Samsung's SGH-F210 First, the SGH-F210, a skinny, 8.8 x 3.1 x 2cm handset with a 1.5in, 128 x 220, 262,144-colour screen and …

    Phones 19 Jun 2007, 14:07

  • TVonics DVR-250 Freeview Playback DVR

    Review Sky+ functionality... on Freeview

    The biggest obstacle on the path to mass-market adoption of digital video recorders (DVRs), or personal video recorders (PVRs) - is that many don't know what they actually are. Sure, some know they are a bit like Sky+, but many Sky+ owners don't know what that box does either. To the PC-literate, the notion of the hard drive- …

    HD 19 Jun 2007, 15:02

  • Toshiba names new HD DVD laptops

    Toshiba has re-iterated its plan to build HD DVD drives into a range of laptops - well, three at least. And you'll have to wait a while to get your hands on one: they're not due to go on sale until the back-to-school sales period in Q3 - think August. Toshiba's Satellite P205: HD DVD coming soon The machines getting HD DVD …

    PCs 19 Jun 2007, 16:07