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2nd July 2007 Archive

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  • Top popped on can-tastic memory card reader

    If you're a little worried that someone, at some point, may break into your house and try to steal your memory cards, then worry no more, because the USB can-shaped card reader has thieves licked. This "ingenious" little device measures about half as high as a Coca Cola tin and, although it doesn't sport a spaghetti hoops …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 2 Jul 2007, 07:02

  • Intel quad-core sales surpass 1m, chip maker claims

    And that's just the ones for servers

    Intel has sold more than a million quad-core processors, the company claimed late last week, making good a pledge made in September 2006 to beat that target before arch-rival AMD sells just one quad-core server chip. AMD's four-core 'Barcelona' processor' won't appear until August, the chip maker said last week. Intel …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Jul 2007, 10:11

  • AMD denies further Phenom delays

    Not out until Q1 '08, mobo-maker moles allege

    AMD has rebutted allegations that the launch date of its long-awaited Phenom processor has been delayed to Q1 2008 after the chip company fell behind on its original Q4 2007 release schedule. A DigiTimes report says sources at unnamed motherboard makers maintained the delay is due to AMD's wish to increase the yield rate and …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 Jul 2007, 10:53

  • iPhone autopsies conducted

    What makes it tick?

    It hasn't taken long for many of the Apple iPhones acquired over the weekend to be taken home and taken to bits as hardware fans and chip analysts alike try to find out what kind of kit the "revolutionary" handset is packing. Perhaps the most complete set of disassembly pics have been provided by Mac repair and upgrade …

    Phones 2 Jul 2007, 11:05

  • Mobile phones should include airbags, says Sony

    Liquid cushion

    Although some claim airbags can actually be quite harmful in a crash, Sony clearly thinks they're the perfect thing to protect your other life-support machine: your mobile phone. The electronics giant has applied to the US Patent and Trademark Office for a patent to take the airbag concept a stage further and develop a …

    Phones 2 Jul 2007, 12:16

  • Belkin calls up iPhone accessories

    Accessory specialist Belkin has been quick to hop on the iPhone bandwagon following the handset's arrival late last week and the launch of Apple's own accessory line-up. Belkin's acrylic iPhone case Apple's decision to equip the iPhone with a glass-fronted screen may limit the need for the wide array of protective cases …

    Phones 2 Jul 2007, 12:23

  • Toshiba HD DVD to offer 'true cinema' frame rate

    24fps

    To get that true cinema experience, simply ditch your microwave popcorn and download Toshiba's latest HD DVD firmware update that support film's 24 frames per second (fps) playback speed. Toshiba's HD-A20 Although not set to become available in the US until September and only suitable for two of its HD DVD players, the HD- …

    HD 2 Jul 2007, 12:44

  • Chinese clone iPhone looks for media player

    Where can China's I-Fighting Industrial have got the idea for its FT4021 MP4 player from? The cheeky company has packed in almost all the Apple iPhone's features minus the wireless connectivity, though unlike its inspiration, the FT4021 has a memory card slot. I-Fighting's FT4021: Apple scented? What else, apart from those …

    Phones 2 Jul 2007, 13:56