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3rd January 2008 Archive

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  • Lenovo readies IdeaPad laptop line

    ThinkPads for consumers

    Lenovo's otherlaptop brandname, the 3000 series, doesn't quite have the same ring to it as ThinkPad. Enter, then, IdeaPad, the new name for the company's consumer notebooks, three of which debuted in the US yesterday. The new machines are the U110, Y510 and Y710, all based on Intel's Centrino platform and equipped, …

    PCs 3 Jan 10:27

  • Hitachi hypes 'world's most capacious' laptop hard drive

    500GB drive coming to Asus laptops

    Hitachi's Global Storage Technologies group has rolled out what it claims is the world's most capacious laptop-friendly hard drive - a 500GB monster that notebook maker Asus has already said it will build into future machines. The 2.5in Travelstar 5K500 spins at 5400rpm and contains three disc platters and six read/write heads …

    Storage 3 Jan 11:17

  • USB 'compact cassette' promises 1980s nostalgia, home taping

    Phony Sony, Maxel, TDK etc.

    Relive music piracy the way it used to be done, back in the days when even Shawn Fanning was a glint in someone's eye*, let alone his original Napster app and the P2P world it spawned. Yes, we're talking cassette tapes and a 21st Century take on this format of yesteryear. USB Mix Tape: relive the 80s... the 80s. It's a 64MB …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 3 Jan 11:56

  • WiHD boys signal imminent arrival of 'wireless HDMI' tech

    WirelessHD 1.0 ready for implementation

    The companies behind the Wireless HD (WiHD) standard - Intel, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, LG, Matsushita and NEC among them - have completed the first full version of the specification. WiHD delivers 4Gb/s data transfers via the globally unlicensed 60GHz band of the spectrum and was developed to provide a way of connecting HD …

    Networking and Wireless 3 Jan 12:53

  • Archos to launch against Apple TV next week

    French media player maker Archos will next week take on the Apple TV with a small white Wi-Fi-enabled box designed to be connected to your telly of its own. Archos' TV+: full DVR Apparently dubbed the TV+, the unit scores over the Apple box is three major ways, even though it doesn't look as good. First, it's much more …

    Media players 3 Jan 13:29

  • Creative X-Fi ExpressCard soundcard

    Unwired Video Review We sound out Creative's slip-in soundcard

    Creative’s X-Fi has been a darling of the desktop world, particularly when it comes to gaming. This notebook soundcard promises uprated sound and more flexible outputs. Will it have the same appeal? Can't see the video? You'll need Flash player from Adobe.com Video Reviews • Blackberry Pearl 8120 smartphone • Samsung ML- …

    Gadgets 3 Jan 14:04

  • What's the best way to unlock a UK iPhone?

    Q&A

    Are there any updates on unlocking a new OTB iPhone with firmware 1.1.2 in the UK? There are so many forums and commercial websites with long convoluted solutions that I'm at a lost as to what set of instructions to follow. Most involve rolling back to version 1.1.1, performing the jailbreak to use a PAYG O2 Sim, unlocking and …

    Q&A 3 Jan 15:48

  • Nigerian firm demands $20m from OLPC

    Non-profit org slapped with infringement suit

    Lagos Analysis Corporation (Lancor) is continuing its legal attack against the One Laptop Per Child foundation. Lancor is demanding $20m in damages against OLPC through the Nigerian court and has obtained a temporary injunction banning the non-profit from selling its XO laptops in the country. The Nigerian-owned, Massachusetts …

    PCs 3 Jan 20:26