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30th October 2007 Archive

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  • IBM rubs its junk for solar industry

    Refurbishes wafers for the silicon-starved

    IBM is transforming its scrap silicon wafers into profitable material used to produce solar panels. IBM describes the new silicon retrieval process as a "specialized pattern removal technique," although it bares a striking resemblance to just buffing a wafer with an abrasive pad. By stripping the etched layers of semiconductor …

    Bits 'n' Chips 30 Oct 2007, 04:56

  • Samsung roadmaps 42in OLED TVs for 2010

    Plasma successor ramping rapidly

    Samsung's plan to roll out 14in OLED screens by 2010 - revealed last week - turns out to be merely the first step toward the release of 40in and 42in panels a year later. Samsung's display operation, Samsung SDI, has a roadmap that calls for 14-15.4in, 1280 x 800 (WXGA) OLEDs for laptops and TVs in the 2009 timeframe, along …

    HD 30 Oct 2007, 11:15

  • Data recovery firm sounds Mac hard drive damage alert

    Updated 'Critical' flaw with China-made HDDs?

    Data recovery company Retrodata has challenged Apple to come clean about what it claims is a "critical manufacturing flaw" affecting some hard drives used in MacBook laptops and desktops like the Mac Mini - an issue that could result in data loss. According to Retrodata, its customers have sent in a much higher number of …

    Mac 30 Oct 2007, 11:52

  • Nintendo to fire Wii Zapper into Europe for Xmas

    Take aim...

    Nintendo’s Wii Zapper will be available across Europe in time for Christmas, the company said today. The white, double-handed, machine gun peripheral will ship on 7 December, bundled with the Link’s Crossbow Training game. Additional titles are promised, including Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Nintendo's Wii Zapper …

    Consoles 30 Oct 2007, 12:11

  • Pentax Optio Z10 digital camera

    Review Perfect Pentax - or Optio gone awry?

    Talk about too much choice: we're drowning in digital cameras. These days, everyone, their tennis partner and their dog seem to be launching an eight-megapixel compact with a large screen. So, in this over-crowded environment can Pentax's Optio Z10 stand out from the crowd? Ever heard the expression 'little things can make a …

    Cameras 30 Oct 2007, 13:08

  • Sony: we'll have sold 132m PS2s by 31 March 08

    Console still a contender?

    Sony expects to have sold 132m PlayStation 2s worldwide by the end of March 2008, boosting the console’s current seven-year sales figures by 12m within five months. Sony's PS2: still a contender The company claims it's already sold 120m PS2s worldwide, since unveiling the gaming unit in the US on 26 October 2000. Of course, …

    Consoles 30 Oct 2007, 13:30

  • Leopard on a PC?

    Q&A

    Can I purchase any Intel box and install Apple's Mac OS X Leopard operating system on it?

    Q&A 30 Oct 2007, 13:37

  • Wii broke my ribs, Zelda finished me off

    Reader Comment Wii Tennis elbowed?

    We've all heard about Wii related damage to property and people, but I think my case is perhaps a little different. If it wasn't for the fact that the inevitable outcome would be for every Wiimote sold from this date to be encased in an inertia-dampening field and under no circumstances be actually used by a person then I would …

    Consoles 30 Oct 2007, 14:07

  • Sony paints PS2 white... for a while

    Old console, new colour, karaoke bundle

    Despite investing many millions of dollars into the PS3, Sony thinks the best way of boosting its consoles sales is recolouring the new model's seven-year-old predecessor. So, enter a "limited edition" ceramic white PS2. Sony's white PS2 pack: a game and two microphones included The colour – which is already available in …

    Consoles 30 Oct 2007, 16:42