29th January 2008 Archive

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Apple on the lookout for one million unlocked iPhones

Steve Jobs' strategic headache

About 27 per cent of the iPhones sold in 2007 are being operated on unauthorized wireless networks, according to research released today. That works out at about one million handsets. The unlocked phones are used largely in regions where the must-have device isn't officially sold, according to a report issued by Bernstein …

Phones 29 Jan 00:53
Maxdata Belinea s.book 1 sub-notebook

First Review Hard drive-equipped Eee killer?

Asus' Eee PC has been hogging the limelight thanks to its small size and small price tag. It's also been drawing the attention of competitors, and now there's a stack of would-be Eee beaters coming to market. Maxdata's Belinea s.book 1 is one of the first. For starters, the s.book comes with Windows XP Pro pre-installed, so …

PCs 29 Jan 10:02
Smile! Nikon's smile-spotting camera is watching you

Smile-recognition is the new face-recognition

Nikon hopes the latest seven additions to its Coolpix digicam range will make you smile, especially since one model's able to detect the curvature of your subjects' mouths in preparation for their pearly-white smiles. Nikon's S550: see for smiles The ten-megapixel S550's Smile Mode displays a gauge on the camera's 2.5in LCD …

Cameras 29 Jan 10:13
Nikon's D60 digital SLR blows in - literally

Internal airflow removes dust

Nikon’s blown the dust off its digital SLR (DSLR) camera range and introduced the D60, a snapper with an internal airflow mechanism to keep your shots crystal clear. Nikon's D60: blowing out the cobwebs Dubbed the Airflow Control System, it pulls air from within the mirror box towards a series of small ducts that, Nikon …

Cameras 29 Jan 10:26
Sony intros Intel 'Penryn'-based Vaios

Desktops and notebooks

Sony has added Intel's latest 45nm 'Penryn' Core 2 Duo processors, packing the mobile-oriented chips into a range of Vaio desktops and notebooks. Take the Vaio TP2, Sony's circle-shaped home entertainment system, now incorporating a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T8100. It's also got a Blu-ray Disc drive, an HDMI port and 500GB of storage …

PCs 29 Jan 11:10
Hitachi follows Moto with e-ink handset

Blotting paper not required

E-ink seems to have left its mark on Hitachi, because the manufacturer has used the technology in its latest handset - the W61H. Hitachi's W61H: fitted with a 2.7in e-ink display The clamshell phone’s lid-mounted e-ink display, or “Silhouette Screen” as it’s dubbed by Hitachi, measures 2.7in.The W61H also has a more …

Phones 29 Jan 11:27
Monster-capacity PS3 in the pipeline?

Rumours claims 120GB or 160GB version coming

Sony may soon phase out sales of its 80GB PlayStation 3, in favour of either a 120GB or 160GB capacity package, also featuring the long-awaited DualShock 3 controller. An alleged mole close to Sony has confirmed to Arstechnica that the 80GB model is to be phased out to make way for a higher-capacity replacement. The source …

Consoles 29 Jan 12:40
Firm builds iPod speakers from packaging

Recycling never sounded so good

If you bought an iPod Nano or Shuffle recently, don’t chuck out the box - one intrepid manufacturer can help you turn it into a micro speaker system. Bird Electron's speaker: fits snugly into the iPod's packaging The Recycling Speaker from Japanese gadget manufacturer Bird Electron is simply a speaker panel that clips …

Gadgets and Gizmos 29 Jan 12:47
Sharp's 'slimmest' LCD TV to hit Europe this Autumn

Start saving up now

Sharp has announced that its Aquos X series of super-slim LCD TVs will be available in Europe this coming September, chalking the delay up to the different technical standards between Europe and Japan. Sharp's Aquos X TVs: just 34.4mm thick The X series was unveiled in Japan last week and consists of three TVs measuring …

HD 29 Jan 13:01
Device routes audio across powerline LANs

Link PC to hi-fi over the mains

Devolo has launched its latest powerline Ethernet product: an 85Mb/s adaptor designed to connect a hi-fi to a mains-hosted network so it can play streamed music. Devolo's dLAN Audio Extender: ready for remote playback The dLAN Audio Extender looks like a typical powerline adaptor, but in place of the usual Ethernet port on …

Networking and Wireless 29 Jan 13:30
Intel calls time on some 'Merom' Core 2 Duos

Mobile chips for the chop

Intel has scheduled a series of old-style Core 2 Duo and Celeron M mobile processors for termination, the chip giant's latest message to customers has revealed. The chips for the chop include the 65nm T5500, T5600, T7200 and T7600. The first two are 2MB L2 parts with 667MHz frontside bus (FSB) support. The T5550 will stick …

Bits 'n' Chips 29 Jan 14:11
HD snapping comes to Panasonic

The Lumix range expands

High-definition photographs are the order of the day for Panasonic’s latest Lumix digicam, the 8.1-megapixel DMC-FS3. The FS3 snapper can capture images at a resolution of up to 1920 x 1080, but it’s a shame Panasonic makes no mention of an HDMI port on the camera, becuase the lack of one means it’ll be more difficult to get …

Cameras 29 Jan 16:02
Pink shades wash over Palm and BlackBerry

Valentine's Day phones

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and that sickly, slushy, gooey lovin’ feelin’ has already started to seep into the manly consumer technology market. Palm and Blackberry have launched pink editions of existing handsets. Palm's pink Centro handset... With Palm’s pink Centro, your love will get a dual-band CDMA 2000 EvDO …

Phones 29 Jan 17:02