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9th August 2007 Archive

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  • PC buyers: 'Vista Capable' machines weren't Vista capable

    Judge calls for trial

    How misleading was Microsoft's "Windows Vista Capable" campaign? Misleading enough for a judge to approve a federal trial. On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that two PC buyers, Dianne Kelley and Kenneth Hansen, can proceed with a lawsuit that accuses Microsoft of deliberately deceiving the public. The basis of the deception …

    PCs 9 Aug 2007, 09:43

  • LG brings the cinema to your living room

    But can it cook popcorn?

    LG Electronics has created a home cinema system with enough power under the hood to ensure you could start holding screenings in your own front room. The HT902TB boasts 1000 watts of listening power and is also sleek and stylish to boot. The system includes four stand-alone tallboy speakers, each dipped in a glossy black …

    HD 9 Aug 2007, 13:30

  • Buffalo's USB HDDs get bigger, faster

    Bells, whistles, but no horns

    Buffalo Technology has launched two new external hard drives, with storage capacities ranging up to 1 Terabyte. The MiniStation and DriveStation models also include a USB Turbo feature to help boost data transfer rates. The MiniStation model is available in capacities of 80, 120, 160 and 250GB, while the DriveStation offers …

    Storage 9 Aug 2007, 13:50

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X61 Tablet

    Review Dr Lenovo has increased the strength of medication with the latest X61 Tablet

    Lenovo supplies its X series ThinkPad as a regular laptop and also as a reversible Tablet in both X60 and X61 variants, so that's four basic models, but there are so many options and variants that it's almost impossible to list them in a tidy way - but we'll give it our best shot. ThinkPad X61: sports a 12.1in MultiView …

    PCs 9 Aug 2007, 15:28

  • Xbox 360 Premium to get HDMI?

    Somehow, someway, somewhere

    HDMI connectivity could soon be extended beyond Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Elite to other versions of the gaming platform. Online reports claim that a Microsoft representative has confirmed that HMDI will soon feature in at least one additional version of the console, potentially the Premium edition. The Microsoft mouthpiece …

    Consoles 9 Aug 2007, 15:37