25th September 2007 Archive

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Slingbox snapped up by satellite TV company

US satellite-transmitted pay-TV company EchoStar is to buy Sling Media, developer of the Slingbox family of TV-over-the-net gadgets. The deal's worth $380m, to be paid in a mix of cash and EchoStar stock. EchoStar has invested in Sling Media in the past, so it's had a solid insight into the privately held company's evolution …

Gadgets and Gizmos 25 Sep 2007, 09:38
Apple reminds customers who's boss

All your iPhone are belong to us

Apple has issued a notice that unlocked iPhones could suffer permanent damage when they update the firmware, and reminded customers that such damage is not covered by the warranty. The process of unlocking an iPhone is complicated, and involves code running at a pretty low level in the OS. Users may feel confident that they …

Phones 25 Sep 2007, 10:32
Sony poo-poos £299 PS3 claims

Cheap model to ditch USB, PS2 compatibility, it's said

Sony has played down claims that it's about to announce a cut-price PS3 for the UK. Of late, the net's been alive with rumours that a USB-less PS3 would be offered to UK consumers in time for Christmas. The price? £299, rather less than the £425 the existing 60GB model retails for. But in addition to the loss of USB ports - …

Consoles 25 Sep 2007, 12:35
Nvidia GeForce 7150/nForce 630i integrated chipset

Review Biostar's TF7150U-M7 mobo for Intel CPUs arrives

The vast majority of PCs use integrated graphics instead of an add-in graphics card and therein lies a problem. If you want the wow factor of the Aero interface in Windows Vista then you need a reasonable level of graphics performance, even if you have no desire to play games on your PC. Nvidia claims that the stickers that …

Bits 'n' Chips 25 Sep 2007, 13:02
Freedom cuts Razr-like Bluetooth keyboard

If redesigns are the route to perfection, then by rights the Slim Bluetooth Keypad should be well on its way. Originally designed as a portable infrared keypad as part of an tie-up between manufacturer Freedom Technology and O2, Freedom has since updated the device to Bluetooth. Freedom's Slim: Razr inspired? Compatible …

Gadgets and Gizmos 25 Sep 2007, 15:01
Jabra shows 'world first' Bluteooth speaker-headphone combo

Gulls in flight may have stimulated sportscar door development, but they aren't renowned for inspiring consumer products. Until now. Jabra has taken note and developed a pair of Bluetooth headphones that also unfold into a pair of speakers. Jabra's BT8030: first, a pair of headphones... The BT8030 works with any Bluetooth- …

Gadgets and Gizmos 25 Sep 2007, 15:02
D-Link unveils desktop and mobile Wi-Fi cards

Wireless for your desktop or laptop

D-Link has priced up its notebook-oriented ExpressCard-format 802.11n Wi-Fi adaptor. It's also rolled out a PCI Express version. D-Link's DWA-643 adaptor: high-speed wireless for the mobile user The DWA-643 Wireless N XpressCard Notebook Adapter sports an ExpressCard 34 design. In addition, to 802.11n, it supports 802.11b …

Networking and Wireless 25 Sep 2007, 15:55