8th November 2007 Archive

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BlackBerry boss blows raspberries at iPhone

Sticks it to Microsoft too

The iPhone? Undoubtedly a very nice product, but there is no virtual substitute for a real keyboard, reckons RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis: "Try typing a web key on a touch screen on an iPhone, that's a real challenge. You cannot see what you type." Lazaridis told European reporters in Waterloo, Canada last week, that he isn't too …

Phones 8 Nov 2007, 08:02
Which multi-port external HDD enclosure?

Q&A

I'm wondering what the best external hard drive enclosure there is for an internal SATA and external FireWire and USB combo option. If it has eSATA that would be nice as well. I have a 500GB drive at the moment, but the option to put a larger capacity drive in there eventually would be nice. I've done research in the past and …

Q&A 8 Nov 2007, 09:02
Mac OS X Leopard - Time Machine

Review Part 2 - the World's best back-up tool?

I was planning to leave my appraisal of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's Time Machine feature until the end, but necessity has just forced me to look at it in depth straight away. Put simply, if it wasn't for Time Machine, you wouldn't be reading this article. Earlier today, I experienced one of about three kernel panics I've …

Mac 8 Nov 2007, 10:15
Intel investigates Rambus XDR memory

PlayStation 3 tech a possible successor to DDR 3?

Intel is once again exploring Rambus memory technology, this time the memory developer's XDR offering, currently used in Sony's PlayStation 3 games console. Rambus yesterday announced it had signed a "memo of understanding" with the chip giant to "explore possible uses for... XDR". The company said it will "dedicate certain …

Bits 'n' Chips 8 Nov 2007, 11:08
Sharp updates DVR with Freeview Playback 'series link'

Sharp has upgraded its Freeview DVR to incorporate support for Freeview Playback, the digital TV network's DVR logo and associated system for recording an entire series of programmes. The TU-R10HA was launched last June, but now it's known as the TU-R160HA. The unit has a 160GB hard drive to hold up to 80 hours' of recorded …

HD 8 Nov 2007, 11:41
Sony posts PS3 firmware 2.0

Added: remote control and more

PS3 owners need no longer worry about being separated from their console, because Sony’s latest firmware update - version 2.0 - lets users remotely start their PS3. Dubbed Remote Start, the firmware feature builds on Remote Play – an existing feature allowing gamers to stream content from their PS3 to a PSP – by letting PSPs …

Consoles 8 Nov 2007, 12:00
HTC TyTN II smartphone

Review TyTN II: sounds like an ICBM

Don’t you just love it when a good product is tweaked ever-so-slightly to make it much better? Not just gadget tick-list bonus points, or fashion-conscious dabbling, but genuine changes that do the business. HTC's TyTN II, first announced back in August, is evidence that the Taiwanese manufacturer has done just that. Like the …

Phones 8 Nov 2007, 13:32
HP to quit digicam business... sorta

Photography by proxy

It's cake-and-eat-it time. HP wants to get out of the digital camera business without giving up on the brand. It's keen to hear from any manufacturer who fancies making cameras and slapping the HP logo on them for a fee. HP said it will take a $30m hit during its fourth quarter to cover the move, which it hopes to have made by …

Cameras 8 Nov 2007, 14:09
Call recording on the iPhone... or other mobiles

Q&A

Is it possible to record a phone conversation on the Apple iPhone? If not, which mobiles or PDAs are the best at recording phone calls?

Q&A 8 Nov 2007, 14:21
Sony rolls out Walkman handset duo

Play, snap and chat

Sony has announced the latest pair of phones to be offered under its Walkman brand, the W890 and W380, one a slimline 3G device, the other a 2.5G clamshell. W890: updated W880? The W890 has built-in stereo speakers and ships with a 2GB Memory Stick Micro - aka M2 - card. They both have an FM radio with RDS. They also support …

Phones 8 Nov 2007, 15:07
Sony Ericsson illuminates web with K660

Light-up keys...

Sony Ericsson’s latest is aimed squarely at youngsters, to provide “web for youth”, as the company puts it. The K660 packs HSDPA connectivity and a host of web-friendly features. Sony Ericsson's K660: lime highlights The quad-band handset can link to RSS news feeds, helping give it a wider appeal than just a portable email …

Phones 8 Nov 2007, 15:27
Sony goes green with... er... leopard skin look laptop

PETA-bytes

Apple may have completely left the planet with its nebulous, spaced-out Leopard branding, but thankfully folk who favour the fake feline look can still rely on Sony, which today rolled out a leopard-skin print laptop - the special edition 'Spotted Life' Vaio FZ. The machine is part of what the Japanese giant calls its "Graphic …

PCs 8 Nov 2007, 16:28
Tesco punts Xbox 360 bundle for £33.24

Updated Get 'em while you can

Those of you looking for an Xmas Xbox bargain could do worse than get down to Tesco where the supermarket monolith has had an attack of Yule philanthropy: Yup, that's quite a bundle for the price, and no messing. We have no doubt this is a limited-period-only offer, so you'd better flash the plastic quick. ® Update Too …

Consoles 8 Nov 2007, 18:15