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17th October 2007 Archive

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  • NAS box with integrated encryption?

    Q&A

    I'm looking for a NAS box with encryption and the ability to back up to a remote server. I looked at the Freecom Data Tank, but I'm a little worried about the "encryption button" - does anyone know if this is, in fact, any good? I also can't find out anything about backup. Does anyone have any input on this?

    Q&A 17 Oct 2007, 08:50

  • Nokia wants to reach out and Touch

    Not aping the iPhone at all, honest

    Nokia has announced that S60, the popular interface layer for Symbian smartphones, will from next year allow users to prod screens with their fingertips - though apparently this innovation owes nothing to Apple's uber-phone. It's not just about putting fingers on phones. S60 will be enabling manufacturers to implement …

    Phones 17 Oct 2007, 08:52

  • Bone phone promises clearer conversations

    Japanese carrier KDDI has unveiled a 3G mobile phone that lets users hear a conversation through their bones, a technique it claims can give a much clearer conversation in noisy environments. KDDI's A1407PT: a new take on most 'dog and bone' designs The A1407PT clamshell, which is manufactured by South Korean firm Pantech …

    Phones 17 Oct 2007, 09:01

  • AMD to launch DirectX 10 integrated chipsets next January?

    780G debut

    AMD will roll out DirectX 10-compatible integrated chipsets for its desktop processors early next year, it has been claimed. We've already heard of the 780G chipset - aka 'RS780' - but according to an X-bit Labs story, it'll be accompanied by the 740G and, later, the 790G. The report cites unnamed sources said to be familiar …

    Bits 'n' Chips 17 Oct 2007, 10:09

  • Panasonic preps 4x dual-layer Blu-ray burner

    Panasonic has launched its second Blu-ray Disc burner capable of writing a BD-R disc at 4x speeds. This time, the drive can handle dual-layer, 50GB media. The LF-PB271 is a 5.25in internal unit that connects to its host computer over a SATA link. The unit will write to rewriteable BD-RE discs, be they single- or dual-layer …

    Storage 17 Oct 2007, 10:42

  • Ofcom: no comeback for TV on analogue spectrum

    Headed for HD showdown with BBC

    Britain's communications watchdog has warned broadcasters they have no God-given right to reoccupy the analogue TV spectrum that they began vacating this week. Delivering the Ofcom annual lecture on Tuesday evening, the regulator's chief executive Ed Richards said he was not persuaded that TV should be allowed to use the " …

    HD 17 Oct 2007, 10:44

  • Orange's Apple deal to bear unlocked iPhones

    French law bites Mac maker, again

    Orange will indeed offer Apple's iPhone on France, but the most interesting aspect of the two firms' partnership will be the availability, for the first time, of officially unlocked handsets. French law prevents carriers from tying handsets exclusively to their networks - consumers have to be able to move to a different …

    Phones 17 Oct 2007, 11:34

  • Sony Ericsson S500i mobile phone

    Review All flash and no features?

    With its pulsing lights and back-to-nature themes, Sony Ericsson’s S500i is aimed at the supposed style-savvy consumer. But does this sliderphone have the functionality and appeal to really grab fashion-phone followers? Sony Ericsson has been busy of late peppering its handset range with new Walkman and Cyber-shot models, …

    Phones 17 Oct 2007, 13:40

  • Samsung shows Symbian satnav smartphones

    The i550 and i560

    Samsung has expanded its smartphone range with two new models, the SGH-i550 and SGH-i560, both unveiled at this week’s Symbian show in London. Samsung's i550: the serious one? Naturally, the company’s decision to unwrap both 3.6Mbps HSDPA devices at the event means each run the Symbian OS – version 9.2, to be exact. Both …

    Phones 17 Oct 2007, 14:58

  • LEDs replace hands in bonkers Japanese watches

    These watches may look as though they’re from a future era, but the LED-based timepieces could be just the thing to adorn your wrist and compliment your I-LUV-UNIX T-shirt. Do you know what time it is? Japanese firm Tokyo Flash has been selling an extensive range of LED watches locally for some time, but it’s now working …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 17 Oct 2007, 15:11

  • Apple opens up iPhone to app developers

    'Unneccessary' SDK to ship February, says Stevie

    The iPhone and iTouch are to get a Software Developers Kit in February next year, allowing developers to create proper native applications for the platform and allowing it to properly compete with other smart phones, Steve Jobs announced on the company's website today. Just four months after declaring that "...no software …

    Phones 17 Oct 2007, 19:27