3rd August 2007 Archive

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45nm chips for the Xbox on the cards?

How small can you go?

Chartered Semiconductor has begun development of a 45nm CPU, prompting speculation that the chip could find its way into the Xbox next year. Chia Song Hwee, president of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, told analysts the firm that the market can expect a 45nm chip within 18 months. He said it already has unnamed …

Consoles 3 Aug 2007, 10:24
Slickr player makes a bold promise

But will it deliver?

Venzero has created a multimedia-packed device which it claims "fulfils all your multimedia dreams". The Slickr measures 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.98cm, weighs 57g, and touts a 2.83in TFT QVGA screen capable of displaying 1.6 million colours - which is comparatively more colours than the iPod's 65,536. It's hard to tell what its primary …

Media players 3 Aug 2007, 10:39
Emerging markets drive mobile shipments

Asia, Pacific and Africa spur 11% growth

A total of 258 million mobile phones were shipped worldwide in the second quarter, up 11 per cent on the same period in 2006. That's according to a Strategy Analytics, which reveals that the number of handsets shipped globally rose by four per cent from 247 million units in the first quarter of 2007. Overall, global shipments …

Phones 3 Aug 2007, 11:14
Hitachi sees double with Blu-Ray camcorders

Two for Santa's sack?

Hitachi has trumped recent rumours that it was prepping a Blu-ray camcorder by releasing a brace of devices using the technology. One model records HD content onto a Blu-Ray disc while the other also records onto a hard drive. The DZ-BD70 records up to 60 minutes of HD content onto single sided and layered discs, at a …

Cameras 3 Aug 2007, 11:17
Wanna stick USB 2.0 to your network?

Server shares scanners, storage, printers and more

Anyone fed up with having to plug peripherals into their laptop - or run a desktop PC as a peripheral server on the network - could find a USB network server useful, according to Keyspan. The company has just announced its USB 2.0 Server, which lets users share many kinds of USB devices - printers, scanners, cameras, storage …

Networking and Wireless 3 Aug 2007, 13:50
Sony recalls 350,000 cameras

Out of the fire and into the meat slicer

Sony has announced a recall of 350,000 digital cameras. But there's no need to reach for your fire extinguisher, because this time the recall is focused on the metal casing of one model that has the potential to cut or scratch users. The problems surround the Cyber-shot DSC-T5 camera with serial numbers between 3500001 and …

Cameras 3 Aug 2007, 14:44
Google builds own phone

More carrier disruption

Google is trying pull US telcos round to its way of thinking with plans for a handset optimized for its online services. The precocious Silicon Valley company has reportedly spent millions of dollars prototyping cell phones tailored to its search, email and a planned new browser. According to reports, the Googlephone features …

Phones 3 Aug 2007, 15:19
Nokia to jump on music download bandwagon?

Rumours abound

Nokia is on the verge of launching its own iTunes-like music downloads service, if rumours are correct. Online reports suggest the handset vendor is to unveil the service later this month, alongside two new music-oriented handsets. Speculation has it that Nokia will unveil the service on 29 August at the Ministry of Sound …

Phones 3 Aug 2007, 15:33
TimeUK mounts $22m Evesham bail-out

Updated TimeUK buys time

Troubled British PC maker Evesham Technology has been thrown a $22m lifeline by TimeUK founder, Tahir Mohsan. Evesham, which blamed the closure of the government-backed Home Computing Initiative (HCI) for landing it in financial hot water, said most of its stores will close under the restructure. The Evesham-based firm has 16 …

Channel Register 3 Aug 2007, 16:13
Lenovo moves to the country

Offers low-cost PCs for China's rural market

Flushed with a nearly 13-fold income jump in its first quarter, Lenovo hopes to extend its lead in China by targeting the country's poor, but expansive rural market. The world's third largest PC maker announced today it will vend computers for as low as $200 to residents of China's countryside. China is the world's second …

PCs 3 Aug 2007, 22:06