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5th July 2007 Archive

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  • O2 gets UK iPhone deal

    Over-hyped and over here

    Mobile network O2 is close to getting the exclusive right to sell Apple's ludicrously-hyped iPhone in the UK. The handset has gone on sale in the US with one network partner, AT&T, and Apple is looking to set up similar exclusive deals across Europe. Citing people "familiar with the matter", the Financial Times reports that …

    Phones 5 Jul 2007, 09:01

  • Sleek and stylish - ladies and gents, please welcome the iAudio 7

    It's got the dimensions of a mobile phone and even some similar looks, and now Cowon's latest digital music player, the iAudio 7, is available in to UK-based buyers. Cowon's iAudio 7: %-style control, anyone? The iAudio 7 comes with a choice of 4GB or 8GB Flash song storage and tracks are loaded onto it via USB. Measuring …

    Media players 5 Jul 2007, 09:26

  • MS makes date for Xbox Elite Japanese debut

    Having a tough time competing with Wii, PS3

    There's still no word on the Xbox 360 Elite's UK debut - we know nothing, the reps claimed again - but the none-more-black games console will be coming to Japan on 11 October to give - Microsoft hopes - a much needed boost given its June sales performance there. Xbox 360 Elite: big in Japan? The Elite was launched in the …

    Consoles 5 Jul 2007, 10:01

  • 2P Slim-Mouse

    Exclusive Review Freakish or functional: is this credit card-sized mouse worth its cheese?

    Manufacturer Power Positioning - aka 2P - describes the G4 Slim-Mouse as "the thinnest laptop mouse ever invented". That's not entirely true - Newton Peripherals' MoGo Bluetooth-connected rodent is just as thin as the Slim-Mouse and has been around for a little longer. The Slim-Mouse also suffers in comparison with the MoGo …

    Gadgets 5 Jul 2007, 10:47

  • Sidekick-style Motorola handset spied on web?

    But alleged specs rather sus

    Speculation surrounding the release of Motorola's alleged Sidekick -style handset, aka Zante, took a leap forward this week, following the release of some glamorous pictures and - it has to be said - a somewhat iffy spec sheet. According the Zante spec sheet currently doing the rounds online, the handset looks set to be …

    Phones 5 Jul 2007, 11:09

  • Toshiba sues DVD duplicator

    Alleges patent infringement

    Another day, another vendor fires off a lawsuit alleging another company has violated its DVD patents. Yesterday it was LG going for Quanta; today, it emerged Toshiba is taking on German disc replication company EDD Bizz GmbH. Toshiba yesterday filed a complaint against EDD with the Düsseldorf Regional Court claiming the …

    Storage 5 Jul 2007, 11:31

  • Sky torches Sony over HD TV campaign

    Ready for the tech that never arrives?

    The British 'HD for All' campaign, designed to promote hi-def TV, drew a withering blast from Sky yesterday. BSkyB public affairs head Martin Le Jeune described it as a "shabby alliance between a group of public service broadcasters who should know better [and] vendors who sell expensive product". It was "genuinely silly", he …

    HD 5 Jul 2007, 11:55

  • EU Commission probe HD DVD and Blu-ray backgrounds

    Movie studios backing the rival HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc optical formats have until tomorrow to tell the European Commission about how they chose which of the two to back and why. The move to request information from the studios follows the EC's demand, made a year ago, that hardware vendors provide similar details. The EC …

    HD 5 Jul 2007, 13:36

  • D-Link to simplify wireless networking

    D-Link has created two wireless modem router starter kits, which it claims have been designed to bring wireless connectivity to those not so familiar with the wireless internet revolution. The vendor reckons its Click'n'Connect wizard will allow anyone with no networking knowhow to install both the router and USB Wi-Fi …

    Networking and Wireless 5 Jul 2007, 14:31

  • Sky is 'silly' to whine about HD for All

    Comment Putting technology before content

    Satellite broadcaster Sky's public affairs chief, Martin Le Jeune, is correct: HDTV is not a fundamental human right. Neither is standard-definition TV. But that doesn't mean it should be limited to two providers, his own company and cable broadcaster Virgin Media. That's what he implied when he lambasted the HD for All …

    HD 5 Jul 2007, 15:26

  • Dell chats up Asian retail stores

    Less-than-direct activities

    Dell continues to cheat on its twenty-year relationship with the direct sales model. Having fallen behind HP in the worldwide PC market, the Texas manufacturer earlier this month began selling selected desktops through WalMart stores in the U.S. and Canada. It's flirted with indirect sales in Europe. And now, it's in talks with …

    Channel Register 5 Jul 2007, 20:22