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12th November 2007 Archive

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  • Intel rolls out 45nm 'Penryn' gaming, server chips

    Sneaks out more 65nm Xeons too

    Intel yesterday rolled out its first 45nm 'Penryn' processors, including a new top-of-the-line gaming chip, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650. The other 45nm neophytes were Xeon-brand server chips, though Intel also used the opportunity to roll out a set of 65nm Xeons too. The 45nm, LGA771 Xeons split into two groups: the 65/80W …

    Bits 'n' Chips 12 Nov 2007, 10:18

  • Nintendo DS fans plan Children in Need charity game-in

    Play games, raise cash

    Jumping into baked bean-filled baths or men wearing dresses into the office are tried and tested ways of raising cash for the annual BBC-led charity telethon Children in Need. However, one group of Nintendo DS fanatics are using their love of the handheld console to raise some money for the cause. No video? You'll need to …

    Consoles 12 Nov 2007, 11:55

  • Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT graphics chip

    Review Nvidia's bang-for-buck winner?

    Nvidia’s new 'G92' graphics chip is based on the 'G80' used in the GTS, GTX and Ultra versions of the GeForce 8800, and is a die-shrink that moves from the part from its predecessors' 90nm fabrication process to 65nm. There are other changes inside the chip, which gains the VP2 video engine and bitstream processor used in the …

    Bits 'n' Chips 12 Nov 2007, 12:10

  • Orange shines on world's first solar-powered Bluetooth headset

    Keep it under your hat - not

    UK carrier Orange has brought what's claimed to be the world's first Bluetooth headset that draws its power from the sun. Iqua's Sun: solar powered First unveiled at the 3GSM event, held in Barcelona earlier this year, the Iqua Sun headset looks like most other headsets on the market - well, apart from the unit's solar panel …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 12 Nov 2007, 12:23

  • Rival iPhone unlock teams hint at 1.1.2 success

    Clear as mud

    Hackers have worked out how to unlock the latest iPhone firmware, 1.1.2, to allow handsets running it to operate on any GSM network. Yet confusion reigns - one popular unlocking app may have been updated 'unofficially'. Firmware 1.1.2 was released this past Friday, just ahead of the UK and German iPhone launches. New European …

    Phones 12 Nov 2007, 13:15

  • Firm pledges first 400Mb/s powerline product early '08

    DS2 offering to outstrip HomePlug rival?

    European networking hardware company Comtrend has pledged to begin selling powerline Ethernet adaptors capable of a maximum throughput of 400Mb/s - double the speed of today's offerings - "early next year". Comtrend's kit uses technology developed by European semiconductor maker DS2 and is compatible with DS2's 200Mb/s chips, …

    Networking and Wireless 12 Nov 2007, 14:34

  • HTC intros satnav enabled Touch Cruise

    The Touch Cruise

    HTC has beefed-up its Touch handset range by launching the Cruise, the first model to incorporate GPS navigation. HTC's Touch Cruise: find your way with its GPS HTC said it has teamed-up with TomTom to give users access to trial versions of the satnav specialist's European mapping service. The handset’s older siblings, the …

    GPS and Satnav 12 Nov 2007, 14:39

  • Xbox 360 outsells PS3 in Japan

    Sony's foundations rocked?

    The Xbox 360’s Japenese sales figures have finally overtaken those of the Sony PlayStation 3 - by a margin of just 239 consoles, according to market watcher Media Create. Figures from the company show that 17,673 Xbox 360s were sold during the seven days up to 4 November. Some 17,434 Sony PS3 consoles were in the same time. …

    Consoles 12 Nov 2007, 14:43