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6th July 2007 Archive

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  • Red ring of Xbox death costs Microsoft $1bn

    Hot money hole

    Microsoft is taking a $1bn hit to fix Xbox 360s, conceding residual hardware faults in its games console are causing users frustration and an "unacceptable number of repairs." The software giant said Thursday it's extending the Xbox 360's current one-year warranty to three years from date of purchase to cover a hardware crash …

    Consoles 6 Jul 2007, 00:49

  • Nintendo launches face training game

    Pull faces, look younger

    Nintendo's creative department must be in overdrive as the Japanese console giant is poised to release software aimed at making users look younger. The games package, called Otona no DS Kao Training, is being released along with a new camera for the Nintendo DS portable console. The camera video records a user's face as they …

    Consoles 6 Jul 2007, 09:11

  • Apple 8GB iPhone components 'cost $220'

    Does the remaining $400 cover software development etc?

    Apple's 4GB iPhone costs $200 in components to make. The 8GB model's parts total just $20 more. So claims US market watcher and device stripper-down Portelligent. Of course, Portelligent's numbers - relayed by BusinessWeek - only cover the parts, not the cost off putting them together, shipping the finished product, marketing …

    Phones 6 Jul 2007, 09:53

  • Intel said to have released G31, P31 entry-level chipsets

    Dual-core Pentium friendly

    Intel has begun sending P31 and G31 entry-level desktop chipsets out to motherboard makers, it has been claimed. As yet, the chip giant has posted no details on the chipsets on its website, but Taiwanese sources told DigiTimes the parts formally started leaving Intel's warehouses on 4 July. The G31 supports up to 8GB of DDR …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Jul 2007, 10:24

  • UK firm preps iPhone unlocking software

    Walls come tumbling down

    A UK firm that specialises in unlocking mobile phones reckons it's close to developing an application that would allow iPhone owners to use the device with carriers other than America's AT&T. John McLaughlin, founder of Uniquephones, told IDG that his software engineers were working "around the clock" in order to bypass Apple …

    Phones 6 Jul 2007, 10:37

  • Insuring iTunes: are your digital downloads covered?

    Not all insurance policies will protect your music

    Consumers building up extensive collections of digital music and movies should ensure their downloads are protected by their home insurance policy and will be replaced if the computers keeping them are damaged or stolen. Many insurers do not cover digital possessions, it has emerged. The days of popping down to your local …

    Media players 6 Jul 2007, 11:29

  • Sonnet Tempo SATA Express 34 ExpressCard eSATA adaptor

    Review Add-in eSATA ports for laptop Macs

    The External Serial ATA (eSATA) add-on interconnection standard is becoming more common on systems as users seek greater data transfer speeds. Macs are often among the first to get new technologies like these, but eSATA ports remain absent. For ExpressCard 34-equipped laptops at least, here's one answer. Sonnet's Tempo SATA …

    Storage 6 Jul 2007, 11:38

  • Intel schemes to confound online gaming cheats

    FOGS of war

    An Intel research project looks set to make good the maxim that a cheater never wins. It's developing specialist software and hardware to ensure that online gamers all play fairly. Gamers have cheated since the dawn of gaming, developing codes to give them better weaponry, infinite lives, invicibility and, in the case of …

    Networking and Wireless 6 Jul 2007, 11:55

  • University boffins squeeze 500GB onto a DVD

    Aiming for a terabyte

    The University of Berlin, with partners Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Italy, has managed to work out how to store 500GB of data on a regular HD DVD or Blu-ray disc. The Microholas project developed a microholographic recording technique, using nanostructures inside …

    Storage 6 Jul 2007, 12:05

  • Fujitsu-Siemens launches Esprimo 3G-linked laptops

    Bland for business?

    Fujitsu-Siemens (FS) is limbering up for the summer season with the unveiling of a three-model professional laptop range, dubbed Esprimo. Don't expect Vaio styling or an Alienware extravagance, because this line means business. The Esprimo range comprises of the U9200, the M9400 and the top-of-the-range D9500. The U9200 is …

    PCs 6 Jul 2007, 12:38

  • AMD blasts $7.5m right into Transmeta

    Impressed by lawsuit against Intel low power IP

    The cash-starved, collapsed superstar of my enemy is still my friend, according to AMD, which has injected Transmeta with $7.5m. Transmeta announced the infusion in the briefest of statements, saying that AMD will receive preferred stock in exchange for its fat wallet. We'll leave it to you to debate how much stock in …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Jul 2007, 17:28