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18th December 2007 Archive

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  • Sony posts PS3 DivX firmware update

    Better Blu-ray support too

    Sony has formally announced the firmware update that will bring support for the DivX video format and for the Blu-ray Disc Profile 1.1 - aka Bonus View - to the PlayStation 3. Firmware 2.10 is available for download immediately, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe said - though at the time of writing it had yet to be added to …

    Consoles 18 Dec 2007, 10:38

  • Intel readies 16GB SSD for UMPCs

    Smaller-capacity versions coming Q1 2008

    Chip giant Intel has begun sampling a solid-state drive (SSD) designed for handheld devices. The product's known in the trade as 'a stack of Flash chips'. The Z-P140, as the module's known, connects to the host handheld via a parallel ATA link, but it doesn't follow any standard hard drive form-factor. Two versions are on …

    Bits 'n' Chips 18 Dec 2007, 11:07

  • Samsung YP-T10 4GB MP3 player

    Review Another solid shot at the title

    Let's be honest, any new Flash-based 2, 4 or 8GB media player with a 240 x 320 screen has only one real aim in life: to be better than the equivalent device from that mob who slap a half-eaten Granny Smith on all their kit. So it is with the new Samsung YP-T10. The specification sheet suggests a pretty beefed-up player. The …

    Media players 18 Dec 2007, 12:13

  • MP3 players

    Top Five Music to your ears

    A demanding number of Christmas parties demands a music library fit for all occasions: getting ready, waiting for people to arrive and the event itself. Reg Hardware spoke to portable audio player expert Josh Welensky at online retailer Advanced MP3 Players for the lowdown on the five best MP3 players currently available. Josh …

    Media players 18 Dec 2007, 14:21

  • Mio intros 'true' 3D GPS

    When every sat nav unit on the planet does what every other sat nav on the planet does, how do you differentiate your own offering? If you're Mio, you up the eye-candy count, adding 3D landmarks and topography to your maps. Mio's C620: piazza express The first of Mio's GPS gadgets to offer the feature, part of its Mio 2008 …

    GPS and Satnav 18 Dec 2007, 15:21

  • Asus Eee PC as 'hard to get your hands on as a Wii'

    Meanwhile, Japan's getting a 16GB version

    Asus' elfin Eee PC is coming to Japan and it's going to get 16GB of solid-state storage, it has been claimed. Meanwhile, in the UK availability has reached Wii-like limits, according to insiders. A report by Akihabara News today claimed Asus' Japanese operation said that the Linux-based sub-laptop will be released over there …

    PCs 18 Dec 2007, 16:02