20th June 2007 Archive

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Gateway recalls 14,000 more laptop batteries

Gateway has asked a further 14,000 of its customers to send back their laptop batteries in a recall that stretches back more than four years. Unlike the broad battery recall the PC company announced in October 2006 in the wake a spate of incidents in which batteries from a variety of laptop vendors spontaneously combusted, …

PCs 20 Jun 2007, 09:57
Samsung spins up 1TB desktop HDD

Samsung has become the latest hard disk drive maker to get a 1TB desktop product out the door, with the launch of its SpinPoint F1 series. It follows hot on the heels of Seagate, which got its own terabyte drive out last week. Samsung said the 3.5in F1 packs in three 334GB platters which spin at 7200rpm. There's 32MB of cache …

Storage 20 Jun 2007, 10:43
Sony debuts dual-box HD-editing PC

One unit for you desk, one for under it

Sony has taken the wraps off a desktop system that contains not only system unit but two, one for the bulk of the PC's innards, the other for the optical drives - one of which is a Blu-ray Disc unit. Sony's Vaio RM1N: one unit for you desk, another for under it Aimed at HD content editors and dubbed the Vaio RM1N, the PC …

PCs 20 Jun 2007, 11:04
Albatron brings Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS in on a budget

DirectX 10 for the masses?

Albatron was the first of many graphics card companies to tell us today it has released a graphics card based on Nvidia's new, 65nm GeForce 8400 GS chip, developed as an entry-level DirectX 10 product. Albatron's 8400GS: get into DirectX 10, inexpensively Albatron's version is simply called the 8400GS. The board connects …

Bits 'n' Chips 20 Jun 2007, 11:37
iPhone variants on the way?

No s**t, Sherlock...

With the offical US launch of Apple's iPhone now just days away, the rumour mill has begun grinding out news that variants on the device are also on the horizon. The source of these unconfirmed rumours? American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu, who has been quoted as saying: "Apple needs to round out its iPhone product …

Phones 20 Jun 2007, 11:57
Evesham 26in Alqemi V and VX HD TVs

Review Hi-def, lo-price

Evesham is rapidly building a rep for releasing inexpensive but decent low-cost LCD TVs, and its Alqemi line is leading the way. The range stretches from flat-friendly 26 inchers right up to palace-perfect 42in models, but we decided to audition its two cheapest: the Alqemi V and the Alqemi VX. While both screens are …

HD 20 Jun 2007, 12:57
Logitech out to lure laptop users with latest accessories

Mouse maker Logitech has rolled out a raft of accessories aimed at laptop owners - and, let's face it, these days a lot of us are. Among the selection: backpacks, notebook stands and assorted add-ons. Mouse maker Logitech has rolled out a raft of accessories aimed at laptop owners - and, let's face it, these days a lot of us …

PCs 20 Jun 2007, 13:39
Dell outputs its 'smallest' colour laser printer

First we had the mini skirt, then we had the mini motorcyle and now we have the mini printer or, more specifically, the Dell 1320c – the manufacturer's smallest colour laser printer to date. Its 40 x 42 x 38cm measurements mean it's sure to fit onto even the smallest of desks. The slinky black number also gives a 600dpi …

Gadgets and Gizmos 20 Jun 2007, 13:55
Google boss brandishes 'powerful' iPhone

Schmidt triggers positive feedback

On a jaunt to Paris yesterday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt whipped out his iPhone in public, waved it around and proclaimed it a "powerful new device". The Apple board member, whose iPhone had already been glimpsed as he sat an watched Steve Jobs' Worldwide Developers Conference keynote last week, was speaking at a mobile …

Phones 20 Jun 2007, 14:18
Woman cleans keyboard... in dishwasher

Keyboard survives to type the tale

You've got a desktop keyboard. And it's stained, grimy and filled with crumbs - not to mention the odd short, curly hair that really can't have got there through natural means. What do you do? You put it in the Whirlpool, that's what. At least, that's what Michele - the US' answer to our very own Hardware Widow by the sounds …

PCs 20 Jun 2007, 15:41
YouTube hits iPhone

Oh, and Apple TV too

YouTube is now available on Apple TV - but that's just a footnote. Apple also announced that it will include a specialized YouTube app with the iPhone when the long-awaited handheld device ships on 29 June. Starting today, Apple TV users can download a free software update that allows them to “easily navigate through YouTube’ …

Media players 20 Jun 2007, 17:34
Apple TV gets its first critical security patch

Flaw made it possible to remotely access home networks

Apple has patched a security hole in its Apple TV box that made it possible for remote hackers to access a user's network and spy on traffic passing through it. The flaw, which was patched in an update Apple released today, is the same vulnerability that plagued OS X until Apple released an update late last month. It resides …

Mac 20 Jun 2007, 18:05