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16th August 2007 Archive

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  • Best Buy bags Liz Claiborne for designer kit cases

    US retailer Best Buy is attempting to tone down its blokey image and embrace its feminine side with a line of femme-friendly iPod, phone, camera and laptop cases styled by fashion house Liz Claiborne. Liz Claiborne's Best Buy accessories: iPod holders... Available throughout the Best Buy chain and through the retailer's …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 16 Aug 2007, 00:03

  • Helio, Samsung sculpt 11mm thick handset

    Keep it in your wallet

    Look down in shame, all you fatty clamshells, sliders and candybars because US virtual network operator Helio has launched the Fin, an ultra-slim handset that's a minuscule 1.1cm thick and packs plenty of features into its Size-0 magnesium body. Helio's Fin: thin enough? The 3G handset sports a 2.3in, 240 x 320, 262,144- …

    Phones 16 Aug 2007, 00:14

  • Apple 'retires' AppleWorks

    Ye Olde Appe dropped for brand spanking new iWork 08

    Apple has finally put its venerable AppleWorks integrated productivity software application - a package it hasn't updated for more than three years - out to pasture. According to a MacWorld UK report, Apple's dealers were notified of the move last week, and with the arrival of a new version of the iWork suite with a …

    Mac 16 Aug 2007, 02:03

  • Boffins chill chip with ion wind

    Fan efficiency increased

    Scientists at Indiana's Purdue University have worked out to significantly increase the efficiency of kit designed to keep toasty microprocessors cool by zapping the air above the chip with a thousand Volts. Coolers work by pulling air across a chip's upper surface to draws heat away from it. Unfortunately, interactions …

    Bits 'n' Chips 16 Aug 2007, 04:00

  • Laptop part shortage to push up prices?

    LCDs, DVD drives, batter cells in short supply

    Notebooks could become more expensive to buy through the rest of the year if claims that key components are in short supply prove true. Among the laptop parts said to be hard to find: display panels, battery cells, DVD drives and motherboards. The warning was sounded by moles from within Taiwan's contract manufacturer …

    PCs 16 Aug 2007, 06:15

  • LCD will dominate display market by 2011

    What's a plasma?

    If you’re thinking of buying a plasma display, or already own one, then it seems you could be in a minority by 2011. Analyst In-Stat has predicted that within four years LCD displays will account for almost 75 per cent of the market, while plasma will only take home around 15 per cent. The analyst also forecast that worldwide …

    HD 16 Aug 2007, 11:19

  • Sky offers goals on the go

    Kick and score and watch and walk

    Broadcaster Sky has revamped its Mobile TV service and is offering users live streams of its primary sports channels. The addition of Sky Sports channels one, two and three means fans of the Gooners, Red Devils or even the Blues will now be able to watch live football on their handsets. The update falls under the Sky’s Sports …

    HD 16 Aug 2007, 14:18

  • Sony VAIO VGC-RM1N HD workstation

    Review Make and edit your own HD movies

    HD video may be the standard of choice, but the downside of those beautifully composed and shot HD home movies is how to edit them off the HD camcorder so they can be stored somewhere more convenient than the camcorder itself. The RM1N packs a powerful processing punch Unless you have an ultra fast PC, you are going to be …

    PCs 16 Aug 2007, 17:46