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12th October 2007 Archive

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  • CoPilot 7 satnav kit finds its way to the UK

    ALK Technologies will finally launch the latest release of its CoPilot Live satellite navigation software across Europe this month. Version 7.0 will arrive - coincidentally - seven months after it was originally promised. CoPilot Live 7: testing caused some 'delays' ALK originally planned to release version seven at the …

    GPS and Satnav 12 Oct 2007, 09:24

  • Asian manufacturers race to ready iPhone-alikes

    Touch sensitive

    Guess what? Taiwanese handset makers are scrambling to ready iPhone-like communications gadgets and could have them out the door before July 2008. Surprise, surprise. The iPhone is certainly the best known - and most hyped; though the two factors are directly related - of the new breed of touch-operated handsets, but it's by …

    Phones 12 Oct 2007, 10:03

  • AMD Catalyst update promises big gains for gamers

    AMD has posted the latest release of its Catalyst graphics chip drivers, claiming the software yields "significant performance gains" in a stack of games - DirectX 10 supporting titles in particular. The latter include BioShock, World in Conflict, Lost Planet, Call of Juarez and Company of Heroes, all of which gain framerate …

    Bits 'n' Chips 12 Oct 2007, 10:22

  • Intel X48 chipset to ditch DDR 2?

    Supports DDR 3 memory only

    Intel's X48 high-end gaming-oriented chipset, the anticipated successor to the only-just-released X38 chipset, is set to debut in Q1 2008 - supporting DDR 3 memory only, it has emerged. According to leaked Intel presentation slides posted by Chinese-language site HKPEC, the X48 will not support DDR 2 memory, though it will up …

    Bits 'n' Chips 12 Oct 2007, 10:48

  • Apple iPod Touch

    2007's Top Products Finger-flicking good?

    Apple may be keen to tout the Touch's 3.5in display, but the first thing you notice about the new iPod is how thin it is. Front to back it measures 8mm - on paper not as thin as the 6.5mm thick iPod Nano, but you'd never really know unless you measured them both. The point is, the Touch is supremely skinny. It's hard to …

    Media players 12 Oct 2007, 11:02

  • Sony Ericsson releases Walkman, Cyber-shot phones

    Sony Ericsson’s announced availability of two previously unveiled music-oriented handsets and the broader availability of an erstwhile Vodafone exclusive. The W910 and K850 were both announced back in June, while the K630 is essentially a rebadged Vodafone V640i. Sony Ericsson's Walkman 910 The W910 has a cool shake …

    Phones 12 Oct 2007, 11:04

  • Moto punts Pebl-like music phone

    Motorola has launched the Pebl-inspired U9 music phone that was forecast way back in July. The compact curvacious sliderphone sports a bright 1.5in OLED external display to give it that MP3 player feel. Motorola's U9: open and shut As a phone, the U9 is a quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge devices. Opening the clamshell case - …

    Phones 12 Oct 2007, 11:39

  • Motorola cuts a dash with 24-carat gold Razr 2

    Old smoothy

    Motorola's no stranger to gilt-y pleasures. It's already offered Oriental buyers a lady-aimed gold-clad Krzr K1 and now here's a Razr 2 that's apparently been "re-imagined and reconfigured in the most luxurious materials... bathed in gold and clothed in snake-like skin". Cleopatra's perfect phone, in other words. You bet your …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 12 Oct 2007, 12:23

  • Hackers unlock iPhone - again

    Walls come tumbling down

    Hackers have struck back against an iPhone software update from Apple that disabled unlocked phones. The iPhone Development Project has developed a method to install third-party apps and use upgraded iPhones on GSM networks other than AT&Ts, The Unofficial Apple Weblog reports. The latest hack allows users who've already …

    Phones 12 Oct 2007, 14:05

  • Nintendo updates Wii

    Nintendo updates Wii's Internet Channel

    Nintendo has announced several changes to the Wii games console’s Internet Channel, urging gamers to become more web-savvy with their Wii. Wii's on-screen keyboard: not the only option now Its Wii System Update 3.1 allows the console to support USB keyboards, meaning gamers are no longer limited to an on-screen keyboard, …

    Consoles 12 Oct 2007, 14:47

  • Moon-like Bluetooth speaker is out of this world

    Sony Ericsson's MBS-100

    Crater-face is usually a term reserved for pre-pubescent teens and South American generalissimos. But Sony Ericson’s MBS-100 Bluetooth speaker also looks set for some name-calling if its lunar-like design's anything to go by. Sony Ericsson's MBS-100: good mooning We’ve no idea what inspired the moon-like looko, but the …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 12 Oct 2007, 14:58

  • Medion finds a place on Sainsbury's shelves

    Supermarket giant to sell more Medion laptops

    Sainsbury’s clearly thinks it’s onto a nice little earner with Medion notebooks, so it’s stocking up for Christmas. Medion's MD 96480: don't expect a BOGOF offer on this The 15.4in display laptop’s based on a 1.5GHz Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo CPU and, possibly because it runs on Vista Home Premium, ships with 2GB of DDR 2 …

    PCs 12 Oct 2007, 15:05

  • EA aquires Bioware and Pandemic

    Mass Effect XIV scheduled for December then?

    Gaming megapublisher and dev sweat shop operator Electronic Arts plans to buy VG Holding Corp, owner of BioWare and Pandemic Studios, for $860m. The sum will give EA ownership of both BioWare's and Pandemic's IPs, including Jade Empire, Mass Effect Dragon Age and Baldur's Gate. EA will pay $620m in cash to stockholders, as …

    Consoles 12 Oct 2007, 23:59