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23rd January 2008 Archive

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  • Apple's record Q1 no match for pessimism over economy

    Someone activate the reality distortion field

    Apple reported its best quarter ever, as sales of iPods, Macs and iPhones lifted profit by a staggering 57 per cent. But unexpectedly low guidance for the current quarter, combined with flattening iPod sales in the US, sparked analyst concerns that a flagging US economy might dampen Apple's future. For its current quarter, …

    Mac 23 Jan 00:47

  • Phone with foldable e-paper display to get summer roll-out

    Paperbacks out-evolved?

    Manufacturer Polymer Vision has announced that its Readius e-reader, which features a foldable, roll-out 5in screen, will finally hit stores later this year. Polymer Vision's Readius: has a 5in display and makes calls A prototype Readius has been around for some time, but this is the first time Polymer, which was created by …

    Phones 23 Jan 06:02

  • AMD rolls out Hybrid Graphics on budget DX10.1 GPUs

    Radeon HD 3400 and 3600 series launched

    AMD has rolled out its anticipated ATI Radeon HD 3400 and 3600 graphics chip families, pitching the DirectX 10.1 parts right at the budget end of the business. AMD's Radeon HD 3650: one GPU, many SKUs The 3600 series comprises just the 3650, but expect it to be available in a wide range of versions differentiated by memory …

    Bits 'n' Chips 23 Jan 10:37

  • Nintendo sells 5m Wiis in Japan

    Hit target faster than PS2 did

    Nintendo has now sold more than 5m Wii consoles in its home territory, reaching that point six weeks sooner than Sony's PS2 took, but not as quickly as Nintendo's own DS handheld. The DS passed 5m mark in 56 weeks. The Wii took 60 weeks and the PS2 66 weeks. From the Wii's launch on 2 December 2006 to 20 January 2008, 5,019, …

    Consoles 23 Jan 11:03

  • HD DVD player sales share slumps

    Warner move has stronger pull than Toshiba price cuts?

    This month hasn't just seen a relative decline in US HD DVD software sales - purchases of players appear to be down to, the latest figures from market watcher NPD suggest. The numbers, relayed by website The Digital Bits, cover weekly sales of dedicated players - so the PS3 and the Xbox 360 add-on are not included - from the …

    HD 23 Jan 11:43

  • Sony denies Euro, US white PS3 plan despite FCC filing

    Sony talks down white console

    Sony has talked down rumours that the white PlayStation 3 is on its way to North America and/or Europe, despite the company filing suggestive documents with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Sony's white PS3: already available in Japan The documents were filed with the FCC by Sony Computer Entertainment …

    Consoles 23 Jan 11:54

  • Dell XPS M1330 laptop

    Review Polished, portable powerhouse

    Dell’s XPS range has been synonymous with high-performance gaming computers. However, once it acquired gaming manufacturer Alienware, a subtle shift in branding saw some less focused multimedia-based machines being pushed out under the XPS banner. The XPS M1330 follows in the footsteps of the XPS M1210, a 12.1in machine that …

    PCs 23 Jan 12:17

  • Ferrari-totalling ex-Gizmondo boss out of jail

    Look out, Fat Steffe's back

    Stefan 'Fat Steffe' Eriksson, the former boss of bankrupt videogame gadget outfit Gizmondo, is set to be booted out of the US having served his time in the Big House. Swedish newspapers say Eriksson has been released early and is waiting at a deportation centre outside Los Angeles to be put on a flight home. The US Swedish …

    Consoles 23 Jan 12:55

  • Linux-less Eee PC launched in Japan

    Windows XP Home and free 4GB SDHC card instead

    Asus has formally launched its bonsai laptop, the Eee PC, in Japan, pre-installing the machine with Windows XP Home Edition rather than Linux. The machine's specifications proved to be those of the standard 4GB solid-state disc model - the Eee PC 701, aka the 4G, though in Japan it's called the 4G-X. In addition to 4GB of …

    PCs 23 Jan 13:19

  • Plantronics talks up Bluetooth headsetage

    Music, chatter and PC connectivity

    Audio accessory maker Plantronics has showcased two of its latest headsets, each able to simultaneously connect to multiple phones. Plantronics' Voyager 855: morphs into a pair of cans The Voyager 855 and .Audio 920 feature multipoint technology, which the manufacturer said lets both connect to two mobile phones at the same …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 23 Jan 13:32

  • AMD's 3870X2 GPU slips out despite last-minute delay

    Whoops

    AMD's twin-GPU ATI Radeon HD 3870X2 isn't supposed to be announced until next week, but some graphics card suppliers have accidentally unveiled products based upon it. Asus Japan, for example, today announced its EAH3870X2/HTDI/1G, a board with 1GB of GDDR 3 memory clocked at 1.8GHz effective and sitting on a 256-bit bus. The …

    Bits 'n' Chips 23 Jan 14:18

  • Japanese delay won't stop Euro PSP Skype launch, says Sony

    VoIP on your console

    The launch of a version of Skype running on Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) will still go ahead in Europe and the US later this month, despite a delay affecting the software's Japanese roll-out. Only Sony's Slim and Light PSP will get Skype PSP slim'n'light owners will get to use Skype’s VoIP application after they …

    Consoles 23 Jan 16:02