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22nd January 2008 Archive

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  • Brazil bans the evil sold in EverQuest and Counter-Strike

    No, this isn't a repost from 1999

    Brazil is taking a hard line against two nearly decade-old computer games that federal officials say incite violence and harm consumer health. Since 17 January, the games Counter-Strike and Everquest have been banned from sale in Brazil. The order comes into effect following an October 2007 Brazilian federal court decision, …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 22 Jan 00:28

  • Toshiba touts oddball handset that's also a modem

    Make calls and get online

    One of the wackiest handset designs to hit the market since Nokia’s 7380 has been unveiled by Toshiba: the G450. It may look odd, but it also functions as a modem. Toshiba's G450: is it a phone or a modem? It's both The dual-keypad handset measures 98 x 36 x 16mm and provides tri-band GSM/GPRS connectivity, with Edge and 3G …

    Phones 22 Jan 08:02

  • Seagate releases 250GB laptop HDD

    Playing catch-up

    Seagate is now selling 250GB laptop-friendly hard drives, including a model with integrated automatic data encryption, the company announced this week. The 250GB drive is part of Seagate's Momentus line. It spins at 5400rpm and connects to the host computer using a 3Gb/s SATA interface. They contain 8MB of cache. Seagate's …

    Storage 22 Jan 10:58

  • Latest iPhone firmware unlocked

    More jailbreaks than a spaghetti western

    The latest version of the firmware for Apple's iPhone has fallen to hackers less than a week after its release. Two hackers working separately have both succeeded in jailbreaking version 1.1.3 of the firmware, iPhone Atlas reports. One of the hacks requires hardware modification, so it's not suited for those of a nervous …

    Phones 22 Jan 11:05

  • Nokia touts 'loose change' handsets

    Spare some change for a Nokia?

    Nokia believes that if you want a cheap-as-chips handset, then you’ll also want to share it with your friends. So it’s unveiled two low-cost handsets for anyone unwilling to stump up the wonga for a luxury Vertu. Nokia's 2600 Classic: Xpress-On covers and a camera Both the 2600 Classic and 1209 offer dual-band GSM/GPRS …

    Phones 22 Jan 11:57

  • Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H3 'superzoom' camera

    Review Is it a compact? Is it a DSLR? No, it's a 'superzoom'

    Some people want a camera that’s small enough to fit in a pocket, but they also want the features of a SLR. In other words, they want the impossible. Or do they? Enter the 'superzoom', which in the days of film would have been described as a 'bridge camera'. Sony's DSC-H3: bigger than a compact, but still fits in your pocket …

    Cameras 22 Jan 12:02

  • Mobile phone signals prevent sleep, claim boffins

    Updated Keeps the Sandman at bay

    If you’re wondering why you rarely get a good night’s sleep, then a group of boffins may have the answer: it’s because of your late-night mobile phone calls. A joint study by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and Wayne State University in the US studied small groups of men and women between the ages of 18 and 45. It found …

    Phones 22 Jan 12:35

  • Star Trek XI teaser trailer beams onto web

    Enterprise: The Early Years

    A teaser trailer for much-anticipated new Star Trek film has finally found its way onto the web. Directed by JJ Abrams - the man behind Lost and more recently, the mysterious and virally marketed Cloverfield - Star Trek XI will detail the early days of James T Kirk and his crew and will chronologically sit after the TV series …

    The Register 22 Jan 12:43

  • Man wields soldering iron, welds eight new devices into Eee PC

    Mother of all mods?

    You've got to admire Ivan Cover's soldering ability if not his ability to work out how and then cram no fewer than eight extra components into his Asus Eee PC. He also upgraded the tiny laptop's 802.11b/g Wi-Fi to 802.11n, but that's more about replacing an existing component with a new one rather than adding the functionality …

    PCs 22 Jan 13:47

  • Apple colours iPod Nano pink

    One for the ladies?

    If your outfit doesn't yet match any of the colours the iPod Nano 8GB currently comes in, then maybe the player's new hue will tug your heart strings. Apple's pink iPod Nano: perfect for Valentine's Day? Yes, Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and the Nano now comes in pink. Actually, the Product(Red) charity version is …

    Media players 22 Jan 15:36

  • General Electric brings blink-recognition digicams to UK

    Blink and you'll miss it

    Super-sized manufacturer General Electric (GE) today marked its launch into the UK's very crowded digicam market by unveiling seven compact models, each sporting a unique 'blink recognition' feature. GE's A735... According to GE, the cameras notice when a subject blinks in response to a flash or does so anyway. The camera …

    Cameras 22 Jan 16:17

  • Apple cripples Sun's open source jewel

    Hollywood love inspires DTrace bomb

    It was all hookers and balloons at Sun Microsystems when the company first found out that Apple would pick up its well-regarded DTrace analysis tool for use with Mac OS X. Now, however, one of the lead DTrace developers has expressed some regrets after Apple "broke" his software in an apparent bid to protect big media and ISVs …

    Mac 22 Jan 19:54