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20th December 2007 Archive

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  • N95 struggles to find itself

    What Nokia gives, Nokia can take away

    The latest firmware for the Nokia N95 offers many new features and much better memory management, and is free to download - but it also takes away the tracking feature from Nokia Maps, which the company now claims was a limited-time promotional offer. The ability to track your current position is a fairly basic function of GPS …

    Phones 20 Dec 2007, 10:34

  • AMD lays down laptop platform plan

    Mobile roadmap 2008-2009

    What's AMD got planned for notebook makers and buyers over the next few years? Its plans are broadly known - the 'Puma' platform will be released in 2008 followed by the first 'Fusion' architecture mobile CPUs the following year - but now we can begin to flesh it out a little. Puma incorporates 'Griffin', AMD's first mobile …

    Bits 'n' Chips 20 Dec 2007, 11:22

  • Invisio G5 'world's smallest' Bluetooth headset

    Review Truly tiny... or truly tinny?

    Danish company NextLink may claim its Invisio G5 is the world's smallest Bluetooth headset - it's certainly one of the tiniest we've seen - but if you think the brandname means no one's going to spot you're wearing one, think again. However, we're getting ahead of ourselves - beyond its size, the G5 has some other neat touches …

    Gadgets 20 Dec 2007, 12:02

  • Intel gears up for for 45nm frenzy in 2008

    Processor, platform and chipset roadmap

    It's time to synchronise watches, check diaries and make sure we're all up to speed on Intel's 2008 processor launch plans. First make a note on 7 January that the chip giant will be formally unveiling its 45nm 'Penryn' mobile processors, part of what it calls the 'Santa Rosa Refresh' - an update to the latest generation of …

    Bits 'n' Chips 20 Dec 2007, 12:23

  • Palm to unlock Treo 500 next month

    De-Vodafoned across Europe

    Palm will next month make available an unlocked version of its Treo 500 smartphone following the end of carrier's Vodafone's time offering the handset on an exclusive basis. Palm didn't state what the 500's specs will be, so we assume they'll match those of the Vodafone model, the 500v - reviewed here. That means a 320 x 240, …

    Phones 20 Dec 2007, 12:39

  • Monitor maker aims s.book sub-notebook at Asus Eee PC

    Better spec, higher price

    Fancy Asus' tiny Eee PC but put off by the equally diminutive spec? Monitor specialist Belinea's s.book micro laptop may be just the ticket: it's got the same 7in screen as the 4GB Asus, but comes with double the memory, 20 times the storage capcity and a 1.2GHz CPU. To be fair, it'll set you back a little more than the Eee PC …

    PCs 20 Dec 2007, 15:47

  • Nokia wins hearts, minds with breakthrough mobile

    Finnish phone giant gets it right

    Nokia has received plenty of criticism recently for its outre designs and - this year in particular - poor battery life. However, I've been using a phone which overcomes many of these problems. In contrast to many other Nokia models, function triumphs over form. This is a no-frills business model with several important …

    Phones 20 Dec 2007, 16:06