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13th August 2007 Archive

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  • Moto Razr² debuts in US... almost

    Carriers taking delivery

    US mobile phone networks have taken delivery of Motorola's latest Razr handset - the slightly-skinnier-than-the-original Razr² - the phone maker claimed late last week. Putting it on sale to punters may take a little longer.    Motorola's Razr² V8: in the round \> Consumers should get the phone in their hands within the …

    Phones 13 Aug 2007, 00:08

  • Fujitsu Siemens to drop PDA, GPS gadgets

    Laptop focus

    Fujitsu Siemens is to pull out of the PDA and GPS business by the end of the year to focus its mobile computing efforts on notebooks and tablets, the company admitted last week. Fujitsu Siemens' Pocket Loox N100: run out of road FS currently offers a range of handhelds under its Pocket Loox brand, the line-up divided into …

    Phones 13 Aug 2007, 01:31

  • Intel cans last Pentium 4s, Ds

    Farewell, pre-Core past

    Intel has marked more of its old, pre-Core desktop processors for the chop, including the remaining, 65nm Pentium 4s and the last Pentium Ds. From 5 October, orders for tray-packed and single-CPU boxed Pentium 4 631, 641 and 661, and Pentium D 915, 925, 935 and 945 processors will not be allowed to be cancelled - a warning to …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Aug 2007, 06:34

  • Nvidia MCP73 'to debut 25 September'

    Entry-level parts to pave way for DirectX 10 version?

    Nvidia's anticipated next-gen Intel-oriented desktop chipsets - codenamed 'MCP73' - will debut on 25 September, it has been claimed by Far Eastern sources. Motherboard-maker moles in Taiwan, cited by local newssite DigiTimes, claim that the chipset family will launch with five members - four with integrated graphics and the …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Aug 2007, 06:37

  • First two AMD 'Barcelonas' due 10 September?

    A third coming the following month, apparently

    AMD's first 'Barcelona' processors - a pair of chips for two-slot machines - will appear on 10 September, it has been alleged by server-maker sources. A further chip will be launched in October, they say. There's no word from AMD, but insiders cited by DigiTimes have named the two Barcelonas as the 1.9GHz Opteron 2348 and the …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Aug 2007, 06:51

  • Total world Wii sales close in on Xbox 360 tally

    Next-gen console winner

    Nintendo's Wii is nearing the Xbox 360's cumulative sales total, despite the year-long availability advantage enjoyed by the Microsoft games consoles. New figures put the Wii at 10.10m units sold to date worldwide, just behind the 360's 10.32m. The numbers come from new-to-us website VG Chartz, which claims to base its …

    Consoles 13 Aug 2007, 08:02

  • Fujitsu creates readable, writeable 'nanohole' hard drive

    Step toward 1TB per square inch data density

    Fujitsu's scheme to produce hard drives that can hold a terabyte of data in each square inch of recording surface has taken a step closer to realisation. It has made a 2.5in disk made of its proposed 'patterned medium' and verified the disc's read/write capability. Fujitsu's approach uses anodised aluminium to create a …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Aug 2007, 09:02

  • Halo 3 hits one million pre-orders

    Smashes all records

    Halo 3 has reached one million pre-orders in North America alone, making it the fastest selling pre-ordered game in history. Over a month before it's set to hit shelves, the eagerly-awaited title has set a new precedent for the video games market, according to Microsoft. "What we've experienced is nothing short of phenomenal …

    Consoles 13 Aug 2007, 09:46

  • Build up to UK Xbox 360 Elite launch...

    Register Hardware presents a round-up of all the recent news and events related to the imminent UK launch of the Xbox 360 Elite on Friday 24 August... Full Review: Xbox 360 Elite games console Apart from a sneaky bit of Xbox 360 gaming at lunchtimes in the Register Hardware offices, we've always been fairly hardcore …

    Consoles 13 Aug 2007, 11:41

  • PlayStation 3 a-plenty...

    In light of the forthcoming UK launch of the Xbox 360 Elite games console, Register Hardware presents a round-up of all the recent coverage - both news and reviews, of the rival console platform, the PlayStation 3... Full Review: Sony PlayStation 3 No one could have missed the recent mass of media attention surrounding the …

    Consoles 13 Aug 2007, 13:28

  • Trevor Baylis cranks multimedia up a notch

    No we're not winding you up

    Sitting down at the beginning of a long train journey to discover that you’ve forgotten to charge up your media player will soon be a thing of the past. Inventor Trevor Baylis back and this time he has turned his wind-up hand to the portable multimedia device. The Eco Media Player uses an internal Lithium Ion battery which …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Aug 2007, 13:32

  • Brando sniffs out USB new agers

    Smells pretty sweet

    While most would agree that pouring liquids onto anything electrical is a bad idea, Brando seems to have smelt a profit in it. The company has begun selling a thumb-sized USB fragrance oil burner designed to help you plug in and relax, literally. The device, which doesn't have any storage capabilities, measures 6 x 2 x 0.5 cm …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 13 Aug 2007, 13:45

  • All you wanted to know about Wii

    In light of the forthcoming UK launch of the Xbox 360 Elite games console, Register Hardware presents a round-up of all the recent coverage - both news and reviews, of the rival console platform, the Nintendo Wii... Full Review: Nintendo Wii videogames console It's midnight and all over the country videogames fans are …

    Consoles 13 Aug 2007, 13:53

  • Samsung powers ahead with fuel cell tech

    Will it set the world on fire?

    If you're worried about potentially flammable notebook batteries, or perhaps if you aren't, then have you considered a fuel cell-powered laptop? Samsung has unveiled its latest prototype 'battery', which it claims can run for up to eight hours a day for one month, without any recharge. The Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, recently …

    PCs 13 Aug 2007, 15:05

  • Blu-ray meets tiny PC

    HD from another weeny box

    The use of Blu-ray on the desktop is expanding and the high definition format is starting to find its way into small form factor (SFF) PCs. Shuttle has launched its XPC G5 3201M model, a custom-build PC available with either a Blu-ray writer or combo drive crammed into its tiny frame. The combo drive functions as a DVD writer …

    PCs 13 Aug 2007, 15:53

  • Intel guns one four-core Xeon, cools another

    AMD talks to OEMs

    Intel has pumped out a pair of fresh server chips meant to give AMD fits. Customers will now find the Xeon X5365 and L5335 four-core processors. The higher-end X5365 runs at 3.0GHz while eating up a max of 120W. Meanwhile, energy conscious types will want to check out the L5335 that runs at 2.0GHz while consuming just 50W. As …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Aug 2007, 18:16

  • Blu-ray 300 outsells HD DVD version 2:1

    Clash of empires

    A small, relatively insignificant strip of road in Greece twixt mountains and ocean has become the latest bloody battleground in the titanic uncompromising clash of next-generation optical disc formats: HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc... Last week, studio Warner Bros cheerfully claimed the new HD DVD version of the highly stylised …

    HD 13 Aug 2007, 23:13

  • AMD posts Catalyst 7.8

    Driver pack tweaked

    AMD has posted the latest version of its Catalyst driver package for ATI-branded graphics chips. The Windows Vista and XP release enhances games' scope to overclock Radeon HD 2400 and 2600 series GPUs. It also patches the Purple Pill vulnerability. Catalyst 7.8 lets owners of these graphics chips overclock both the GPU's core …

    Bits 'n' Chips 13 Aug 2007, 23:41