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25th January 2008 Archive

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  • IBM's anti-MacBook Air goes up for sale on eBay

    Forgotten Tech Fancy a 5155 Portable Computer, anyone?

    Want to own a piece of portable computing history? Actually, we use the word 'portable' advisedly - we're talking an IBM 5155 here, a 30lb (13.6kg) monster that, as the eBayer offering it up to the highest bidder admits, "is not a MacBook Air". IBM's 5155: carry-out computing Up for sale from a UK seller, the 5155 is a …

    PCs 25 Jan 10:40

  • Handsets for the teenager or businessman in your life

    Pick-your-image phones

    If you’re a businessman by day and a dedicated follower of fashion by night, then you’ll have to buy both of Sony Ericsson’s latest handsets. That’s because the T270 and T280 have been designed with just one thing in mind: your dress sense. Sony Ericsson's T270: means business SE claims that the T270 “combines grown-up …

    Phones 25 Jan 10:43

  • Shuttle launches Intel X38-equipped gaming SFF PC

    Pair of PCIe 2.0 slots on board

    Small form-factor PC specialist Shuttle has rolled out one of its compact boxes, this time equipped with Intel's X38 gamer-oriented chipset to allow it to take a 45nm processor and a pair of graphics cards. Shuttle's XPC SX38P2: ready for 'Penryn' The XPC SX38P2 incorporates a 450W power supply unit to keep all the …

    PCs 25 Jan 11:10

  • High Court orders Manhunt 2 release to be re-evaluated

    Gory game to hit the shelves at last?

    The controversial ‘slasher’ videogame Manhunt 2 is to be re-assessed by the UK's Video Appeals Committee (VAC) after the High Court this week judged its decision that the game should be released was legally flawed. Rockstar's Manhunt 2: release to be re-evaluated The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) ruled in …

    Consoles 25 Jan 11:29

  • Palm punts unlocked Treo 500 smartphone

    Vodafone-free

    Palm Europe has released the unlocked version of its compact Treo 500v handset, previously only available on the Vodafone network. The Treo 500 - available now for £269 - runs Windows Mobile 6 Standard on a Marvell XScale processor. Palm's Treo 500: the 500v without Vodafone It's got a 320 x 240, 65,536-colour display; tri …

    Phones 25 Jan 11:58

  • Sony shrinks Blu-ray laser

    Microscopes at the ready

    What do you get when you cross Sony with Japanese laser specialist Nichia? The answer’s a tiny blue-laser data reader module that paves the way for slimmer, cheaper and portable Blu-ray drives. Sony/Nichia's Blu-ray head: tiny Sony’s new laser unit measures 14 x 7.4 x 3mm and is expected to be built into slimline Blu-ray …

    HD 25 Jan 12:16

  • Nokia E51 executive phone

    Review Does the business

    Business is business, so it’s no surprise that the world’s most successful mobile maker knows exactly what makes the executive phone user swoon. Nokia has a long track-record of producing handsets that may not get consumers’ pulses galloping, but which absolutely bowl over businesspeople. The E51 is Nokia’s latest of these. …

    Phones 25 Jan 13:39

  • Apple applies to light up laptop touchpads, iPod clickwheels

    Visual feedback

    Apple has touched on a new way to help you find your way around its products. The company has registered technology in the US that could see the iPod’s clickwheel or your MacBook Air’s touchpad light-up when you finger it. Apple's design for iPods with light-up clickwheels The patent application, which was filed recently …

    Mac 25 Jan 13:50

  • Netgear recalls 82,000 powerline Ethernet adaptors

    Overheating hazard

    Netgear UK has asked anyone who owns and uses its XE103 85Mb/s powerline Ethernet adaptor to send them back - all 82,000 of the ones that it's sold here and elsewhere in Europe. The XE103 adaptor allows you to connect networked devices over mains power wiring rather than standard Ethernet cables. They're based on the HomePlug …

    Networking and Wireless 25 Jan 14:18

  • Viewsonic VX2240w 22in monitor

    Unwired Video Review A great display for gaming?

    For monitors, 22in seems to be the size of choice at the moment. They're bright and cheerful, offer more screen than a puny (!) 20in, but are far cheaper than a 24in - although lacking the screen resolution. This effort from Viewsonic has got a 4000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and a 2ms response time, which should make it great …

    HD 25 Jan 15:27

  • DuBreq Stylophone pocket organ makes a comeback

    Forgotten Tech Old age tech for the new era

    We thought the Stylophone pocket electronic organ was dead and buried, but no, the pianist’s portable training board has been revived for the hi-tech age. Stylophone: wah, wah-wah, wah, waaaaaah (repeat ad nauseam) For anyone too young, or old, to remember, the Stylophone first screeched its way onto the electronic music …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 25 Jan 16:47

  • Apple's iPhone numbers do not add up

    Millions being unlocked - or gathering dust at Carphone Warehouse

    Analysts looking at both Apple's results and those posted by AT&T - Apple's iPhone partner in the US - have noticed a large discrepancy in the figures. Apple says it has sold 3.7m iPhones in total. AT&T says it has sold 2m iPhones, and European operators are believed to have sold between 300,000 and 400,000 handsets. Which …

    Phones 25 Jan 16:54