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12th December 2007 Archive

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  • When Commodore ruled the world

    And programmers talked to rabbits

    "We made machines for the masses," said Jack Tramiel, the founder of Commodore, before motioning to the man beside him, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. "They made machines for the classes." Last night, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, Tramiel and Wozniak joined several other veterans of the 80s PC …

    PCs 12 Dec 2007, 00:38

  • PS3 sales to surpass Wii's... in four years' time

    An analyst writes...

    It may take another four years for the Sony PlayStation 3's sales to catch up with those of Nintendo's Wii, a games market analyst has claimed. Screen Digest’s Piers Harding-Rolls recently told the Economist magazine that PS3 sales will increase as more games become available for the console, enabling it to have “caught up …

    Consoles 12 Dec 2007, 11:32

  • Nokia 6500 Slide mobile phone

    Review Nothing slippery about this one...

    With its recent 6500 Slide and Classic models, Nokia has introduced the most unlikely twins since Schwarzenegger and DeVito. Although they share the same model number and 3G capability, the 6500 Slide and 6500 Classic are very different devices both in looks and key features. The Slide, with its brushed metal casing, much in …

    Phones 12 Dec 2007, 12:05

  • Toshiba delays OLED TV development

    But not for mobile phones

    Toshiba has put back its plan to develop ultra-thin OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) displays until 2009 or 2010. Sony's XEL-1: 3mm thick The Japanese manufacturer blamed its decision on the high cost of mass production. However, a company spokesman said it will continue to watch the market to see if making OLED TVs …

    HD 12 Dec 2007, 12:14

  • Orange unsure of own upcoming smartphone

    Too much Egg Nog?

    Orange has become the latest company to suffer from Christmas confusion, developing amnesia about which handsets it’s actually selling. Orange's E610: how it appears in the carrier's catalogue Image courtesy CoolSmartPhone.com The SPV E610 smartphone, which looks rather a lot like a rebranded Amoi 6711, appears in Orange’s …

    Phones 12 Dec 2007, 15:26

  • Designer pitches PSP phone

    If Sony won't, someone else will

    It seems some PlayStation Portable (PSP) fanboys are so keen to get their hands on a mobile phone-enabled version of the handheld console that they’re willing to design their own. Designer Muhummad Oli has meshed a Sony Ericsson handset together with a PSP, creating a handheld games console that not only satisfies mobile …

    Phones 12 Dec 2007, 15:34

  • HD TVs

    Top Five Read about watching

    The TV has long been central to many peoples’ lives and, as such, is often seen as one of the most important technology purchases for the home. But which one to buy? To help answer that question, Register Hardware sought the advice on an expert for the season's most in-demand LCD and plasma HD TVs. Michael Elliott has been …

    HD 12 Dec 2007, 15:51

  • Tosh promises March '08 launch for super batteries

    Five minutes' charging yields 90 per cent capacity

    Toshiba will begin shipping its first Super Charge Ion Batteries (SCIB) next March, capable of powering machines for longer and with far less capacity degradation than today's lithium polymer packs. The snag for laptop users: SCIB cells are aimed at transport and industrial applications. Toshiba's SCIB: next-gen batteries for …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 12 Dec 2007, 16:19