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19th October 2007 Archive

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  • Sony reaffirms IBM as 45nm Cell partner

    Cheaper chips for PS3

    Sony and IBM have renewed their processor development partnership and agreed to co-operate on work to take the PS3's Cell chip into the 45nm era. The deal, which Sony said would yield "a lower power and lower cost processor" for its next-gen games console, appeared as a footnote to Sony's agreement to sell its Nagasaki …

    Consoles 19 Oct 2007, 07:02

  • Ixos unveils cubic speakers, not for squares

    They won't roll away

    We thought Cubism was old hat, but it’s back, in audio form. Ixos has created a cube-shaped portable speaker for use with all sorts of musical devices, including iPods. The XMM238 has 1W speakers built into the left and right-hand sides. It also stays true to its true cube credentials by measuring 7 x 7 x 7cm. Ixos: …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 19 Oct 2007, 09:02

  • Xbox 360 wrests US sales lead from Wii

    Halo effect

    Microsoft's Xbox 360 outsold the hugely popular Nintendo Wii in the US last month as consumers caught Halo 3 fever, sales figures from local market watcher NPD reveal. In September, Microsoft shipped 527,800 360s, up 90.8 per cent on the previous month's total, 276,700. That growth pushed 360 shipments past the Wii, which …

    Consoles 19 Oct 2007, 09:45

  • Apple, Tesco 'most to blame' for music biz crisis

    The great unbundling

    A new report suggests that Apple and Tesco, not P2P file sharers, should take the most blame for the woes of the British music industry. The report, prepared privately by consultants Capgemini for the Value Recognition Strategy working group, set out to examine the "value gap", the amount sound recordings revenue has fallen …

    Media players 19 Oct 2007, 10:49

  • Slingbox Pro networkable TV tuner

    Review Tuner sandwich

    When we recently reviewed Sling Media's Slingbox Solo, we noted that the lack of a TV could limit its usefulness for quite a few folk. Well, now it's the turn of the other new - in the UK at least - Slingbox, one that does have a tuner: the Slingbox Pro. Sling Media's Slingbox Pro: multiple input, one output The Pro is …

    Media players 19 Oct 2007, 11:02

  • Audioengine shrinks audiophile speakers for desktops

    Made out of kevlar and silk

    US speaker maker Audioengine has released a desktop version of its integrated-amplifier A5 shelf speaker set. The A2 set incorporate materials like kevlar and silk to produce a sound that the company claimed belied the speakers' low cost. Audioengine's A2: desktops for audiophiles? The glossy 15 x 10 x 13.1cm speakers …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 19 Oct 2007, 11:08

  • Record labels to ditch CD singles for USB Flash drives

    Majors plan singles-on-stick releases

    USB Flash drives will soon appear in record stores in a bid by major music labels to build up sales of physical media in the post-CD era. Yes, but where are the sleeve notes? Universal told The Times this week that by the end of this month it will release USB singles holding several songs, videos and multimedia content. …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 19 Oct 2007, 11:20

  • Apple iPhone is AT&T's top-selling handset - analyst

    Kids and oldies love it

    Love it or loathe it, there's no denying Apple's iPhone is popular. According to market watcher Strategy Analytics, the Apple handset has become AT&T's top-selling phone, accounting for 13 per cent of the carrier's device sales. SA also claimed the iPhone was the fourth best-selling mobile phone in the US during Q3, having …

    Phones 19 Oct 2007, 12:23

  • PS3 Eye digicam to arrive next week

    Keep an eye out for it

    Sony has finally announced that its PS3 Eye camera will hit European shop shelves next week, bundled with an interactive board game. Sony's PS3 Eye: cheaper, camera-only pack coming soon The Eye will be sold with game Eye of Judgment for around £65 (€90/$125) in the UK on 26 October, three days after its US release. There …

    Consoles 19 Oct 2007, 12:31

  • Ears turn to USB for virtual 7.1 sound source

    Who needs a sound card?

    Want to take advantage of 7.1-channel sound sources but your computer's only capable stereo output? If so, this little gadget could be just what you need. Brando's 7.1-channel USB adaptor The USB 2.0 device plugs directly into your PC, and Brando claims it will deliver 7.1-channel sound to a pair of headphones through a 3. …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 19 Oct 2007, 16:11