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29th October 2007 Archive

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  • Apple's Leopard rejects latest version of Java

    Forum overlords delete developer gripes

    Apple faces yet more flack from the Mac faithful over the discovery that the operating system won't run the latest version of Java. It's one of several beefs relating to the OS X upgrade that is sparking vitriol among the normally docile crowd. Leopard may have 300 new features, but it is unable to run Java 1.6, even though …

    Mac 29 Oct 2007, 01:59

  • Samsung confirms Blu-ray Disc player range reduced

    Company dumps BD-P2400 model

    Samsung has finally spoken up over rumours it may drop the BD-P2400 Blu-ray Disc player from its range, confirming that the machine will no longer make it to market. Samsung BD-UP5000: Blu-ray and HD DVD support The BD-P2400 was designed to sit in between the low-end Blu-ray only BD-1400 and high-end HD DVD and Blu-ray BD- …

    HD 29 Oct 2007, 11:09

  • Sharp shows 'world's first' 1080p 22in LCD TV

    Sharp has launched a pair of small-size LCD TVs that it claimed are the first of their kind to support 1080p 'full HD' resolution. Three screens are included in the roll-out, all of which will go on sale under Sharp's Aquos brand, part of the P series. In addition to the 22in and 26in models - they're the market leading models …

    HD 29 Oct 2007, 11:58

  • Tool opens iPhone, iPod Touch via web

    Look, ma, no PC/Mac

    iPhone hackers have released a tool that allows owners of firmware 1.1.1 iPhones and iPod Touches to open up their devices to third-party apps - all without the need for a host Mac or PC. AppSnapp in action The utility's called AppSnapp, and it's launched via the devices' Safari web browser. The code uses a known …

    Phones 29 Oct 2007, 12:18

  • Intel 'Penryn' Core 2 Extreme QX9650

    Review The world's first 45nm gaming CPU

    Intel’s 45nm 'Penryn' update for its Core 2 microprocessor family has been an open secret for many months. It's first desktop incarnation, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650, is due to be formally introduced on 12 November, but today we can tell you how it will perform. Intel's 'Penryn' Core 2 Extreme Penryn uses the same LGA775 pin- …

    Bits 'n' Chips 29 Oct 2007, 12:28

  • AMD confirms 19 November RV670 launch - analyst

    Spider too?

    AMD will indeed release its 'RV670' graphics chip on 19 November - as predicted - an analyst has claimed the company told him recently. As yet, however, RV670's go-to-market branding remains unknown - some pundits have suggested ATI Radeon HD 2950 Pro - but American Technology Research's Doug Freedman last week told investors …

    Bits 'n' Chips 29 Oct 2007, 12:42

  • T-Mobile slides Shadow IM phone out of the shadows

    'Official' phone of fun, apparently

    T-Mobile US has launched Shadow, a khaki-coloured sliderphone the carrier claimed was the... er... 'official phone of fun'. T-Mobile's Shadow: front and back Designed and made by Taiwan's HTC, the Shadow sports a 2.6in, 240 x 320, 65,536-colour screen. It's limited to quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge cellular connectivity, but at …

    Phones 29 Oct 2007, 13:28

  • Nvidia introduces 'G92'

    Mainstream gaming targeted

    Nvidia has taken the wraps off its 'G92' graphics chip, the foundation for the GeForce 8800 GT, as past reports revealed. G92 is a 65nm version of the 'G80' chip that has powered top-of-the-line GeForce 8 series graphics cards to date. Nvidia is likely to pitch the part against AMD's upcoming 'RV670', a 55nm chip it will …

    Bits 'n' Chips 29 Oct 2007, 14:03

  • Nvidia challenges Intel as PC GPU shipments boom

    Record breaking Q3, says analyst

    Graphics chip makers had a particularly successful third quarter, it emerged today, with shipments up on Q2 by a whopping 20.2 per cent - the highest quarter-on-quarter increase since 2002's 18.6 per cent, by a good margin. All the major vendors shared in this unit shipments growth - Nvidia in particular - while the smaller …

    Bits 'n' Chips 29 Oct 2007, 15:54

  • Asus prices up Eee PC sub-sub-notebook for US

    Cheap as chips

    Asus' diminutive Eee PC will go on sale in the US on 1 November for $300-400, depending on configuration, it has emerged. Information supplied by Asus to its resellers appears to have found its way to NotebookReview.com, which this weekend revealed that US buyers will get to choose from three configurations: the 2G Surf, 4G …

    PCs 29 Oct 2007, 16:37