11th July 2007 Archive

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JP Morgan's iPhone Nano report is rubbish

So says JP Morgan

Yesterday's report from JP Morgan that Apple is building some sort of slimline iPhone? It's been discredited. By JP Morgan. On Monday, Reuters leaked news of a JP Morgan report that trumpeted the imminent arrival of a smaller, cheaper version of Apple's new-age smarphone. Kevin Chang, a JP Morgan analyst based in Taiwan, …

Phones 11 Jul 2007, 00:24
Evesham fires up Zieo NX600-HD gaming notebook

Evesham has expanded its Zieo big-screen notebook range with the NX600-HD, a 17in Sony Vaio-esque model that should play well with gamers. The notebook's 17in WUXGA display provides a 1920 x 1200 resolution and, Evesham claimed, is ideal for HD gaming. Not so movie playback: the desktop replacement only incorporates a dual- …

PCs 11 Jul 2007, 09:18
Xbox 360 Elite to raid Europe next month

At last...

Millions of European gamers have sat patiently beside their old standard Xbox 360s ever since the first official mention of the all-black Elite version waiting for word on when they'll be able to get their hands on one. Now they know - the European launch date is 24 August 2007. Xbox 360 Elite: invading Europe in August …

Consoles 11 Jul 2007, 09:54
Albatron reinvents graphics card as Blu-ray booster

Nvidia GPU handles the HD lifting

Here's a novel idea: take a regular graphics card and re-style it as a Blu-ray Disc decoder for machines that already have their own, integrated graphics card. That's what board maker Albatron's done with its latest offering. Not a graphics card, an HD video decoder card, OK? The what-is-says-on-the-tin named Blu-ray …

Bits 'n' Chips 11 Jul 2007, 10:08
Samsung to launch '€400' Blu-ray/HD DVD player next month

Watch out, Toshiba

Samsung will launch its promised dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc player in Europe next month, the company has said, and industry insiders are already claiming the machine could be priced at just €400 ($548/£271). Samsung apparently revealed its plan to launch the player, the BD-UP5000, at a recent preview event for the …

HD 11 Jul 2007, 10:42
Carbon emissions - this time it's personal

If last weekend's Live Earth taught us anything, it's that we all need to take responsibility for our combined impact on the environment. Thankfully, monitoring our everyday impact may soon become much more straightforward thanks to the Carbon Hero, a portable carbon-footprint calculator. Carbon Hero (left) and carbon …

Gadgets and Gizmos 11 Jul 2007, 11:34
Casio cosies up to YouTube

A tie-up between Casio and YouTube wouldn't have been our first guess for an expansion attempt by either of the two companies, but when you think about it, it sort of makes sense. And, hey, Google needs to recoup some of its $1.65bn. The agreement has come in the form of two new Casio digital cameras, the EX-S880 and EX-Z77, …

Gadgets and Gizmos 11 Jul 2007, 11:55
Harman Kardon Guide+Play GPS-500

Review Providing directions, or just leading you on?

What more do you want from a GPS unit than the ability to get you from A to B when you haven't got a clue where you are or which way to go? Well, Harman Kardon is hoping that multimedia features will also feature highly on your shopping list as its new Guide+Play GPS-500 also features video and audio playback. The GPS-500 …

GPS and Satnav 11 Jul 2007, 13:02
NEC boffins develop 3D paint, spray it on laptops

For once, worth watching it dry?

NEC designers must have been working overtime if its latest creation is anything to go by: a coloured casing for its LaVie compact notebook with a unique 3D optical effect. 3D glasses not included... or necessary The LaVie G Type L Basic laptop, an expansion to NEC's existing LaVie notebook range, comes with a "snow white …

PCs 11 Jul 2007, 14:00
Alleged Apple ultra-thin MacBook rumour restoked

Apple's much-rumoured ultra-skinny MacBook Pro sub-notebook has reared its Flash-filled fascia again, this time in a story suggesting the unit will sport a 12.1in screen and less than three-quarters of an inch thick. Apple's 'MacBook Mini'? How it might look Beyond that, MacScoop's report has little to add. Its mole …

Mac 11 Jul 2007, 15:21
Microsoft rings the changes with Halo 3 Xbox

Another week, another special edition Xbox 360 is unveiled for the gaming community. This time it's a design based on perhaps one of the Microsoft console's biggest-selling game series, Halo. Tough enough to survive a Halo 3 thrashing? Based specifically on Halo 3, which isn't due to arrive in UK shops until 25 September, …

Consoles 11 Jul 2007, 15:32