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2nd November 2007 Archive

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  • Apple gives MacBooks some Santa Rosa loving

    Refreshments for Pros, too

    Without the usual tarantara, Apple has updated its MacBook laptops with faster hardware and some more upgrade options. The Macbook line will now ship with Intel's Santa Rosa chip set, sporting either a 2.0GHz or 2.2GHz Intel core 2 Duo processor and Intel GMA X3100 graphic processor. They also now include the option to upgrade …

    Mac 2 Nov 2007, 00:34

  • Manhunt 2 hacked open to reveal 'removed' gore

    Hot Coffee-like controversy brewing?

    When Rockstar Studios tweaked controversial video game Manhunt 2 to make it suitable for a US Mature (M) rating rather than Adults Only (AO), it didn't actually remove the offending material, it has emerged. And now hackers have worked out how to expose the supposed excisions. Rockstar owner Take-Two Interactive last night …

    Consoles 2 Nov 2007, 10:44

  • Asus' Eee PC laptop so small, buyers sent boxes of five

    Shipping blunder

    We know that Asus' Eee PC sub-sub-notebook is popular with hardware fans and Linux lovers alike, but does US supplier Newegg really have to send out five units for every one ordered? A number of buyers claimed to have received a handful of the handhelds when they only asked for a single machine. Eee User forum poster …

    Phones 2 Nov 2007, 11:13

  • Better plate than never: sign up now for the gold iPhone

    Diamond-encrusted version coming too

    Some folk accuse iPhone owners of possessing far more money than sense, but if you've got it, flaunt it, I always say. And if you really want to show off how considerably richer you are than the rest of us, what better than a gold-plated Apple handset? That's what UK-based specialist phone fixer Amosu is now offering. A …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 2 Nov 2007, 12:05

  • Sony PS3 narrows gap with Nintendo Wii

    Xbox 360 in the ascendant as others fall

    The PlayStation 3 continued to narrow the sales advantage enjoyed by Nintendo's Wii in Japan last month, a local games magazine publisher has claimed. However, both companies experienced much lower sales than they have in recent months. During October, Nintendo sold 110,415 Wiis, while Sony shipped 47,183 PS3s, publisher …

    Consoles 2 Nov 2007, 13:03

  • Parallel ATA version confusion

    Q&A

    The new Toshiba 2.5in hard drives - eg. the MK2049GSY - coming out shortly will have an ATA 8 interface. Can I fit this into my Toshiba Satellite P200-144, which has an ATA 7 interface?

    Q&A 2 Nov 2007, 13:18

  • Navman S30 satnav

    Review Cheerful as well as cheap

    With everyone from Alpine to Via Michelin offering standalone satellite navigation kit, should you bother with a competitively-priced, lower-end offering from an established brand name? We hit the streets with the entry-level Navman S30 to find out. The S30 is at the very bottom of Navman's new S series and comes in at an …

    GPS and Satnav 2 Nov 2007, 13:55

  • Sony said to have sub-$100 PS2 in the pipeline

    Cheaper, smaller

    Sony's saying nothing, but online reports suggests the consumer electronics giant is readying a further incarnation of the PS2 that's set to ship in the States next year for under $100. Sony's PS2: last redesigned in 2004 According to a report published by games industry trade paper MCV, the third-generation PS2 will be more …

    Consoles 2 Nov 2007, 16:14

  • Security site knocks spots off Mac OS X Leopard firewall

    Even when you turn it on it's no good

    It's been a rocky week for security-conscious Mac fans. A rare appearance of a Trojan targeting Mac fans made it out onto the net and the release of Apple's much vaunted Leopard operating system was marred by security concerns about its firewall. Reports of Leopard installs hanging at boot, behaviour compared by some to the …

    Mac 2 Nov 2007, 19:24