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19th September 2007 Archive

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  • USB set to go to 3 for HD

    IDF Paves way for optical links

    The brains behind USB are to take the peripheral interconnect technology into the HD era with a new version, 3.0, due to be completed by the middle of 2008. USB 3.0 is set to deliver a data transfer rate of up to 4.8Gbps - ten times today's 480Mbps USB 2.0 data rate - and introduce optical interconnects to the bus. The goal, …

    Storage 19 Sep 2007, 00:10

  • Intel chief waves wafer full of 'world's first' 32nm chips

    IDF One shiny 300mm disc looks much like another...

    Intel has proclaimed its 32nm process "on track" for the delivery of processors fabbed using the process in late 2009. As proof, it showed off a 300mm wafer comprising 32nm memory cells - the world's first 32nm chips, it claimed. Each memory chip die contains 1.9bn transistors - enough for 291Mb of storage capacity - but that …

    Bits 'n' Chips 19 Sep 2007, 00:47

  • Brother unveils 'fastest' laser printer

    Brother claims that its latest office-grade printer is the fastest in the west... er... in its class. The DCP-9045CDN is a beast of a machine and has several key features built into its frame to make the chore of refilling the printer tray slightly more fun. The DCP-9045CDN: much more than mono-tone prints The printer …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 19 Sep 2007, 00:53

  • Business Nokia makes an entrance

    Would suit your three-button pin-stripe

    Nokia has launched a mobile phone for business users who never have enough time on their hands. The E51 handset sports most standard multimedia capabilities, but also includes dedicated short-cut buttons for key functions and connects up to corporate telephone networks. Nokia's E51: similar looks to many existing Nokia …

    Phones 19 Sep 2007, 00:59

  • Battling iPod docks take to the battlefield

    Headphones at the ready

    If you don’t have a docking station for your iPod, then you may be depriving it of a decent place to work, charge and play. But which model should you choose? Is it best to shell out for a top of the line one? Or are all versions pretty much the same? Are those with built in speakers best? Or should you opt for one that connects …

    Media players 19 Sep 2007, 12:15

  • LG unwraps HD DVD and Blu-ray combi drive PC

    High Def format detente in Korea

    LG has announced a desktop PC that supports both high definition (HD) formats. The LX97WH has been unveiled in Korea and packs a combi drive allowing users to read discs in both the HD DVD and Blu-ray format. LG's LX97WH: One happy customer? The PC itself, thought to be called the LX97WH, has got an Intel Core 2 Duo 2. …

    PCs 19 Sep 2007, 13:42

  • Lenovo debuts world's highest res 22in monitor

    Crisp, sharp and desktop

    It seems a little extraordinary, but until now we've been living in a world without any 1920 x 1200 resolution 22in desktop monitors. Thankfully, Lenovo has come to the rescue with the L220x to do just that and more, including full 1080p HD support. Lenovo's L220x: the world's first 22in, 1920 x 1200 monitor? The WUXGA …

    HD 19 Sep 2007, 15:01

  • First Intel quad-core mobile CPU due Q3 08

    IDF Not Montevina friendly?

    Intel's first four-core processors for notebooks will debut in Q3 2008, it has been claimed. That narrows the release window down from the previous forecast: sometime in the second half of the year. Motherboard-maker moles spilled the beans to DigiTimes, confirming what we've heard before: the 45nm chips will contain 12MB of …

    Bits 'n' Chips 19 Sep 2007, 15:09

  • T-Mobile wins iPhone for Germany

    Who will be next?

    T-Mobile has won exclusive rights to sell the Apple iPhone in Germany. The Deutsche Telekom-owned subsidiary will launch the handset on 9 November, the same day that hordes of Brits are expected to flock to Carphone Warehouse, Apple or O2 UK stores for their Jesus phones. T-Mobile announces its exclusive iPhone deal to …

    Phones 19 Sep 2007, 15:14

  • Ever wanted to see the game from the football's PoV?

    Designer unveils kickable, throwable camera

    If you’ve ever been frustrated enough to consider throwing your digicam across the room, then you’ll be pleased to know that you now can. A designer has created a concept camera that’s actually designed to be used while being flung around, suspended or even kicked. Triops: turns point and shoot camera onto their heads …

    Cameras 19 Sep 2007, 15:27

  • Intel pledges ultra-low power web gadget chip - again

    IDF More on 'Moorestown'

    Intel today re-iterated its plan to squeeze an entire handheld web tablet's system chippery into a single slab of silicon, but it make a fresh pledge: to cut the chip's idle power consumption to a tenth of what it expects next year's multi-chip platform to use. The SoC is 'Moorestown', which Intel announced six months ago at …

    Bits 'n' Chips 19 Sep 2007, 17:41

  • IDF Nvidia readies SLI for Intel's X38?

    Intel will formally launch its awaited gaming-oriented chipset, the X38, on 10 October, the chip maker said yesterday after touting the product's overclocking credentials. It also hinted Nvidia may enable SLI on the chipset. The X38 supports a pair of PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots - certainly good for SLI set-ups. It supports a …

    Bits 'n' Chips 19 Sep 2007, 17:52

  • Sorting through Intel's SoC drawer

    IDF 'Canmore' and 'Tolapai' - compare and contrast

    Intel launched its first foray into the world of system-on-a-chip (SoC) products for consumer electronics kit in April this year. Then, at its Spring IDF conference, it launched the CE2110, an ARM-based CPU with a built-in graphics engine, memory controller and more. At the time, Intel's Digital Home Group chief, Eric Kim, …

    Bits 'n' Chips 19 Sep 2007, 20:19

  • Argos admits selling Halo 3 early

    Cock-up not conspiracy

    Argos has admitted breaking the official release date for Halo 3. The UK high street retailer coughed to the goof after lucky gamers reported getting their mitts on copies of the game before the scheduled release date next week. Microsoft's Halo 3: tipped to be a Christmas smash Argos quickly apologised for its actions and …

    Consoles 19 Sep 2007, 20:53

  • Yes! It's the Intel 'Penryn' codename decoder

    IDF Which 45nm chip is which

    Intel's 45nm 'Penryn' processor comes in many forms, all derived from this tweaked version of the chip giant's Core 2 microarchitecture and targeting different segments of the market. Here's our guide to the many personalities of Penryn and their codenames. Wolfdale DP Dual-core Xeon server chips with 6MB of L2 cache. Again …

    Bits 'n' Chips 19 Sep 2007, 21:48

  • TerraTec Noxon 2 net radio and iPod dock

    Review Tune into a wealth of internet radio content

    No sooner does DAB establish itself as the radio format of the future, than internet radio begins tapping it on the shoulder and trying to muscle its way past. Once upon a time, DAB was a genuine mainstream proposition as long as internet radio remained tied to PCs and Macs. Those days are over - products like the Noxon look …

    Gadgets 19 Sep 2007, 23:31

  • Kaspersky: Maxtor markets password-pilfering Dutch disk drives

    Buy now and get free malware

    Security mavens from Kaspersky say they have discovered a nasty virus that came pre-installed on Maxtor external hard drives sold in the Netherlands. The virus, dubbed Virus.Win32.AutoRun.ah, was found on the Maxtor 3200 Personal Storage, according to this press release from Kaspersky (translated from Dutch to English courtesy …

    Storage 19 Sep 2007, 23:43