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20th September 2007 Archive

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  • Apple coughs up G4 refunds to dissatisfied Danes

    Still denies sudden ibook death syndrome

    Apple will admit no wrongdoing, but has agreed to return money to Danish customers with allegedly defective iBook G4s. The concession comes after months of fighting a report from the Consumer Complaints Board (CCB) in Denmark that claims evidence of an original design flaw in the laptops. A number of iBook G4 customers …

    Mac 20 Sep 2007, 02:05

  • Motorola launches home phone range

    Motorola has created a range of digital cordless home telephones. The Motolivn range can be positioned anywhere in your house and includes a special power-saving mode for environmentally-aware chatterboxes. Motorola's Motolivn D8: crdlss The D7 and D8 use location-free bases, which enables them to connect wirelessly to …

    Phones 20 Sep 2007, 07:02

  • Sony expands CompactFlash range

    Snap more, store more

    Sony has revealed the technical specs of its latest CompactFlash card. The 300x card will be available in a range of storage capacities, has a top data write speed of 45MBps and is targeted at digital SLR camera users. Sony's 300x CF: storage for SLRs As far as existing CompactFlash card capacities go, the 300x card range …

    Storage 20 Sep 2007, 08:02

  • LG readies pink Shine for UK, gold for Asia

    LG has brought some colour to its silver Shine line of mobile phones, announcing plans to bring a black, a gold and - inevitably - a pink version of the handset to the UK. LG's Shine: flying new colours Well, sort of. British buyers are going to be offered the pink version, but you'll have to travel to Asia if you fancy …

    Phones 20 Sep 2007, 09:02

  • Sony shakes up PS3 controller market

    Get ready to rumble

    Sony has confirmed that vibration is coming to the PS3 controller. While the wobbly controller looks the same as the existing SixAxis controller, the device will now be called the DualShock 3 and features two styles of vibration. DualShock 3 controller: Still essentially a SixAxis, but with vibration The handset is due to …

    Consoles 20 Sep 2007, 11:07

  • Light Sabre wars for your Wii

    Set your nunchuck to “schwvving”

    Not to be outdone by Sony's rumbling DualShock 3 controller, LucasArts has confirmed that a Star Wars game based around use of a Light Sabre is on its way to the Wii. The game will be a reincarnation of one already discussed for existing platforms, but will spur gamers to use the Wii’s controller as a Light Sabre. LucasArts …

    Consoles 20 Sep 2007, 11:23

  • The Curse of Bono strikes Palm

    Falling sales to blame

    Palm has issued a profits warning ahead of its Q1 results, due in full on 1 October. It now expects merely to break even, or report a small loss. A year ago Palm reported a slim profit of $18.2m. However, this time round it expects net income of $3.4-4.4m before adjustments. Revenue is expected to be between $359m and $361m …

    Phones 20 Sep 2007, 11:43

  • FCC unveils Asus P550 smartphone

    Large display, impressive features

    The boys over at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have done the mobile community proud, again. Its website has revealed the details of an upcoming Asus smartphone, the P550, which runs on the Windows Mobile 6 Professional OS and incorporates Wi-Fi connectivity. Asus P550: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and UMTS all feature …

    Phones 20 Sep 2007, 13:47

  • Consumers confused by HD

    Studies and stats at the ready

    If you’ve bought an HD TV, but aren’t even considering buying a high definition disc player any time soon, then you’re not alone. A report by US market watcher NPD Group has revealed that consumers are still utterly confused by the HD message and that most are still happy with the traditional DVD format. Do you know what …

    HD 20 Sep 2007, 15:36