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6th September 2007 Archive

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  • Apple slashes iPhone prices

    Slaps 1 million idiots

    No, Steve. We didn't miss that last bit. This morning, after announcing a boatload of brand new iPod and iTunes gizmos, Steve Jobs had one final piece of news for all you Apple lovers out there: He was dropping the price of the iPhone. Little more than two months after it debuted at $599, the 8GB status symbol is now available …

    Phones 6 Sep 2007, 02:04

  • Intel schedules quad-core mobile CPUs for H2 '08

    Specially designed laptops required?

    Intel looks set to release a quad-core microprocessor for notebooks at long last, but you're not likely to get your hands on a laptop containing the chip for the best part of a year. Unsurprisingly, the mobile quad-core is based on Intel's 45nm chip design, 'Penryn'. Intel has admitted as much in the past, and said that four- …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Sep 2007, 09:41

  • Sony adds HD to TV-via-net box

    HD streaming for the masses

    Sony's LocationFree media streaming system has been upgraded to HD. The new LF-W1HD device will now support streaming for HD - and Blu-ray content, apparently - around the home, at up to 1080i resolution. Sony's LocationFree: HD streaming around the home the future? The original, standard-definition LocationFree was …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 6 Sep 2007, 10:43

  • Archos 605 Wi-Fi personal media player

    Review The acme of PMPs?

    Archos' 605 Wi-Fi represents the flagship model of the French manufacturer's fifth generation of Personal Media Players (PMPs). And although it may not look entirely dissimilar to its predecessors, the 605 brings plenty of new features to the table. Archos' 605 Wi-Fi: hugely capacious Arriving in reasonable 30GB, 80GB and …

    Media players 6 Sep 2007, 11:02

  • Seagate targets sensitive customers with encrypted HDDs

    Standing in the way of control

    Hard disk drive (HDD) giant Seagate Technology is to start flogging HDDs with built-in encryption chips in an attempt to secure sensitive data on home PCs. The firm said that, given the explosion in sales devices that hold digital content within the consumer market, securing stored data was becoming an increasingly important …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Sep 2007, 11:15

  • Toshiba boffins ready next-gen iPod hard drive

    120GB per 1.8in platter

    Toshiba has taken the wraps off a new hard drive recording technology it claims will dramatically increase the capacity of the 1.8in drives used in portable media players like Apple's newly announced iPod Classic. Dubbed Discrete Track Recording (DTR), the technique, as its name suggests, separates out parallel magnetic data- …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Sep 2007, 11:22

  • HP revives iPaq range

    Five new devices arrive all at once

    It's been quite a while since there were any shake-ups in the world of the HP iPaq, and suddently here come five new iPaq devices all at once: the 110, 210, 310, 610 and 910. HP's iPaq 110 (left) and 210 The 110 Classic Handheld has a 3.5in, 320 x 240 display, runs Windows Mobile 6 and incorporates a 624MHz CPU with 64MB …

    Phones 6 Sep 2007, 14:12

  • Sony adds HDMI port to Alpha snapper

    With the increasing proliferation of HDMI-enabled devices, we knew it wouldn't be long before HDMI ports begin appearing on digital SLR cameras: Sony's 12.2-megapixel Alpha 700 features an HDMI jack for instant connection to a telly. Sony's Alpha 700: HDMI equipped The 700, which expands Sony's Alpha range to five models …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 6 Sep 2007, 14:42

  • Asus backs Blu-ray

    DVD burner/Blu-ray reader launched

    Asus has rolled up its sleeves and jumped into the next-generation optical disc format fight on the side of Blu-ray Disc. This week it announced a multi-format DVD writer with the ability to play BD media. Asus' BC-1205PT Blu-ray Disc drive The BC-1205PT Blu-ray Drive is an internal SATA drive for PCs. It'll burn DVD±R/RW …

    Bits 'n' Chips 6 Sep 2007, 15:04

  • Acer joins HD DVD spin team

    If you thought Acer's move, announced last week, that it will support the Blu-ray Disc optical disc format was a sign it had hopped off the fence, think again. The computer maker - soon to be the world's third largest - today reiterated its support for HD DVD. Acer's Aspire 5290: HD DVD here Acer said it has joined the HD …

    PCs 6 Sep 2007, 16:14

  • HP turns to Voodoo to conjure up gaming PC

    Blackbird

    Exactly a year after HP acquired Voodoo PC, the two have collaborated to create a high-end gaming desktop to go out with an HP badge. The Blackbird 002 sports a stylish aluminium chassis and an impressive range of build options for the avid PC gamer. HP's Blackbird 002: will it settle in your gaming nest? At its most basic …

    PCs 6 Sep 2007, 16:27

  • Apple lobs $100 credit at iPhone buyers

    El Reg demands an apology

    Much to our surprise, Apple mavens have revolted against Steve Jobs. And he's trying to appease them. After receiving hundreds of emails from iPhone buyers upset that Apple lopped $200 from the price of its handheld status symbol just 68 days after its debut, Jobs has offered an olive branch. According to a letter posted …

    Phones 6 Sep 2007, 21:17