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18th September 2007 Archive

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  • iPhone unlocking for pleasure and profit

    Cutting class at IDF

    Today, I successfully unlocked two iPhones, and they weren't even mine... Hexus.net head, card carrying gadget freak David Ross, nipped out during a pre-Intel Developer Forum presentation here in San Francisco, and came back with a pair of iPhones. Yes, the European version's going to be announced in London tomorrow, but it's …

    Phones 18 Sep 2007, 01:06

  • Jobs hits London to announce O2 iPhone deal

    Steve claims 3G is a battery drain

    Apple has finally confirmed that O2 has won the exclusive rights to carry the iPhone over its UK network from next month. Steve Jobs made the announcement at its flagship UK store in London this morning. The firm added that the must-have handset will also be available from Carphone Warehouse, in addition to Apple and O2's own …

    Phones 18 Sep 2007, 12:20

  • AMD to try to take on Intel Core 2 with tri-core Phenom

    IDF It's the multi-blade shaver war all over again

    AMD's upcoming Phenom desktop processor family will include CPUs with three processing cores, the chip maker announced last night. Now that dual-core products are commonplace and four-core chips becoming more so, why not tri-core too? AMD didn't provide any details of the Phenom series members' speeds and feeds, but it did …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2007, 13:18

  • Halo 3 Legendary Edition stocks blown away

    Microsoft confirms pre-order rush

    British gamers hoping to get their paws on a special edition of the upcoming Halo 3 are set for a big disappointment. Microsoft has confirmed that all Legendary Edition versions of the game allocated to the UK have already been snapped-up through pre-order, and almost all its Limited Edition version reserves have been reserved …

    Consoles 18 Sep 2007, 15:33

  • Intel 'Nehalem' design completed, boots Mac OS X

    IDF Windows XP too

    Intel has booted Apple's Mac OS X operating system on its next-generation 45nm microarchitecture, 'Nehalem', the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, mentioned at IDF this morning. Nehalem is due to debut next year, around 12 months after the first 45nm Core 2 chips, based on the 'Penryn' architecture, arrive. Penryn's the focus …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2007, 17:27

  • Next-gen Centrino to ship 'May 2008'

    IDF CEO lets slip launch window

    Intel will ship 'Montevina', the next major incarnation of its Centrino platform, in May 2008, CEO Paul Otellini let slip today. He also announced a 25W version of the platform's Core 2 Duo processors, based on the 45nm 'Penryn' design. To date, the chip giant has simply spoken of an H1 2008 launch window for Montevina. …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2007, 18:01

  • Intel Developer Forum: complete coverage

    Register Hardware once again brings you the best coverage of the Autumn 2007 Intel Developer Forum. Check back regularly, as we'll update this page with all the event's key announcements and stories. Desktop Next-gen Intel vPro platform to get hardware encryption Yes! It's the Intel 'Penryn' codename decoder Nvidia …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2007, 18:08

  • Intel CEO dishes discrete graphics return

    IDF Whoops

    Intel CEO Paul Otellini has finally confirmed the company's plan to return to the discrete graphics chip market, although the confirmation did not come easy. During a keynote at today's Intel Developer Forum here, Otellini gave a detail-thin update on the multi-core Larrabee effort. The CEO did little more than repeat past …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2007, 18:11

  • Big-name vendors lined up to offer WiMAX laptops

    IDF But not the biggest

    Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Panasonic and Toshiba have all committed themselves to offering 'Montevina' Centrino laptops with on-board WiMAX wireless broadband support, Intel said today. Intel will ship Montevina in May 2008, the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, revealed today. He also re-stated the company's belief that WiMAX, not …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2007, 18:48

  • Intel names 'Penryn' launch date

    IDF Desktop chips roadmapped

    Processors based on 'Penryn', Intel's 45nm architecture, will be formally launched on 12 November, the chip giant's CEO, Paul Otellini, revealed today. But what CPUs will the company announce? Otellini wasn't expansive: "server and high-end desktop products," was all he would say at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) today, noting …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Sep 2007, 19:23