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25th June 2007 Archive

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  • AMD to roll out 45nm Phenoms, Semprons H2 '08?

    Single-core Athlons for the chop sooner, it's claimed

    AMD looks set to introduce Socket AM3 processors in the second half of 2008, reports coming out of Asia suggest. Sooner, though, it will begin phasing out single-core Athlon-branded chips, the moles also allege. AMD currently offers four 90nm, one-core Athlon 64 CPUs: the 3200+, 3500+, 3800+ and 4000+, along with "energy …

    Bits 'n' Chips 25 Jun 2007, 10:00

  • Videogaming not addictive... for now, doctors say

    Five years' research needed to be sure

    Think you're addicted to computer games? Think again, US addiction specialists have said. More research is needed before they will classify excessive gaming as a mental illness, the American Medical Association (AMA) was told this weekend. The judgement follows a proposal that the playing of computer games for long periods of …

    Consoles 25 Jun 2007, 10:27

  • Bluetooth speaker set slices all wires

    UK retailer Advanced MP3 Players has brought out what it claims the world's first pair of truly portable, truly wireless Bluetooth speakers. So if people playing their music too loudly on the bus already annoys you, then get ready for the next step... Wireless speaker units are nothing new, but the Samsin SBS-6600 set are …

    Networking and Wireless 25 Jun 2007, 11:17

  • Pure digital radios to get music download tech

    Cliq coming

    Imagination Technologies, the company behind the Pure Digital radio brand, is to build music download technology into future products to allow listeners to buy copies of songs they've just heard. And since Imagination makes DAB digital radio components for other manufacturers too, there's a good chance the download system, …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 25 Jun 2007, 11:48

  • Acer TravelMate ProFile 6292 business laptop

    Review Acer's... um... ace up its sleeve?

    The Acer TravelMate 6292 is the first of the company's new ProFile range, which promises to be "concrete, protective and productive", apparently. Designed for a hardy life on the road it features a magnesium alloy cover that's supposedly 20 times stronger yet considerably lighter than plastic. Would you like to know more? …

    PCs 25 Jun 2007, 12:10

  • Bluetooth bikini sews up iPod apparel market

    Nike's iPod Bluetooth add-in for your trainers was a nice idea. On paper at least. Marks & Spencer gave a new twist to the suit by stitching in iPod controls. But the iPod bikini is now ready to take beaches by storm this summer. Korean company JWin has developed a bikini top with controls sewn in, allowing the wearer to …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 25 Jun 2007, 12:42

  • DVD ripping to be rendered impossible?

    DVD Copy Control Association ponders further restrictions

    Buying a DVD and then copying it for use on your PSP, iPod or laptop could soon become impossible, if the DVD Copy Control Association gets its way. The association wants to amend the licence underpinning the use of its DVD copy-protection technology, CSS (Content Scrambling System). This would, if successful, oblige you to …

    Media players 25 Jun 2007, 12:52

  • Strong laptop demand drives Apple US retail share to 13%

    Shift from PowerPC to Intel paying off?

    Apple's share of the US retail computer business grew faster than the rest of the market last month to grab 13 per cent, market watcher NPD has revealed. Between May 2006 and May 2007, notebook retail sales rose 40 per cent, NPD said, driven by a strong consumer shift to portable computers. Apple's share of the market hit 14. …

    Mac 25 Jun 2007, 15:26

  • Samsung punches out 64GB SDDs

    Samsung now purports to be the largest producer of high-capacity solid-state drives (SSDs) in the world, following a decision to push its 1.8in 64GB unit into mass production. The manufacturer has been touting SSDs for over a year now, but this is the first time it has mass produced the 1.8in drives. The production ramp-up …

    Bits 'n' Chips 25 Jun 2007, 15:45

  • Underwater MP3 player washes ashore

    Century, the Japanese IT peripherals manufacturer, which has already brought you such innovations as the 7in Wii clip-on screen, has unveiled its latest must-have gadget: the underwater MP3 player. But before you start shouting: "This is nothing new, MP3 waterproof cases have been around for years," think again. This is an …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 25 Jun 2007, 16:22