5th February 2008 Archive

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Nvidia to purchase Ageia

Physics chip maker gobbled by GPU giant

Graphics chip giant Nvidia is to purchase the last major independent physics house, Ageia. The price and many details of the acquisition aren't being disclosed, but Nvidia said more information will come during the company's quarterly earnings call on February 13. While separate physics cards like those made by Ageia have …

Bits 'n' Chips 5 Feb 03:32
Satin PS3 to launch in Japan

They have the choice now of black, white and silver

Sony has announced it will make a satin silver 40GB PS3 available only in Japan, to accompany the black and ceramic white versions already available over there. The Satin Silver Sony Playstation 3 will go on sale on 6 March for ¥39,800 ($362 or about £185). Potentially problematic with fingerprints, like the black model, we …

Consoles 5 Feb 10:14
Xbox 360 Arcade announced for Japan

New console to arrive on same day as satin PS3

A crucial showdown approaches for the console industry. Next month, Microsoft will ship a cut-price Xbox 360 in Japan, on the same day that Sony’s satin PlayStation 3 launches in the land of the rising sun. Microsoft's Xbox 360 Arcade UK edition: no hard drive, but supports HDMI On 6 March, Microsoft will launch an edition …

Consoles 5 Feb 10:50
Intel Skulltrail high-end gaming system

Review Intel's showcase gets Nvidia SLI and AMD CrossFire

Intel’s old V8 gaming system used a chipset to support a pair of quad-core processors and a single PCI Express graphics card. Now the chip giant has added support for multiple graphics cards. The result: a new gaming board, Skulltrail. Both V8 and Skulltrail use workstation motherboards that can take two quad-core Xeon …

Bits 'n' Chips 5 Feb 12:02
Wii predicted to win 2008 sales race

On your marks. Get set. Sell

Gaming megapublisher Electronic Arts officially predicts that Nintendo's Wii will be the highest selling gaming console in North America and Europe. According to EA’s estimates, a combined total of between 12-14m Wiis will be sold in the two regions during 2008. This gives the console’s sales figures a significant lead over …

Consoles 5 Feb 12:15
16GB iPhone to launch today

Updated New iPod Touch and iPhone with double-sized memory

Apple is about to unleash the much-anticipated 16GB version of the iPhone across the UK today. Rumours bounding around today have been confirmed and it will go on sale in all UK O2 stores nationwide from 1.30pm. Many have speculated that it was only a matter of time before Apple increased the memory capacity of the iPhone …

Phones 5 Feb 12:59
Samsung slider handset en-route?

Potential release next week

Samsung may use next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as the launch pad for its latest slider handset, which according to rumour, has been dubbed as the G810. Although the manufacturer’s keeping quiet about the handset’s existence for now, word on the web is that the slider handset, which is already being compared to …

Phones 5 Feb 13:52
N-Gage makes it into software

For the N81 at least

The first version of Nokia's gaming platform, the N-Gage, is available to download for the N81, and offers a glimpse of how Nokia envisions us playing games on our mobiles. This is still a trial version of the networked-game platform - formerly only seen in its hardware incarnations the ill-fated N-Gage and N-Gage QD - but it …

Phones 5 Feb 14:15
Kodak sheds light on Z1012 digicam

A man's camera. A man's man's camera

Coined the Z1012, the latest digicam from Kodak is - according to the camera constructor - the "must-have gadget for men this year". Kodak's Z1012: a handy-sized man's dream? The company claims the 10-megapixel camera is a handy, “palm-sized” snapper, sporting a 12x optical zoom and an ISO sensitivity of up to 3200. Which …

Cameras 5 Feb 15:37
Text-to-pee service launched

Seriously, spending a penny

Finland’s residents now face being caught short during car trips if their phones are out of credit, because the country’s road management agency has introduced an SMS entry system for public toilets. Called the SMS Lock System, users must text “OPEN” to a number shown on the door of various toilets and shower rooms along …

Gadgets and Gizmos 5 Feb 15:56
Microsoft fast-forwards Surface launch

But just forgot to say when

Consumer interest in Microsoft’s Surface tabletop touchscreen PC could see a home version of the touchy-feely technology fast tracked, and brought to market ahead of the company’s vague 2011 release date. Surface in Action Can't see the video? Download Flash Player from Adobe.com Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer made the …

Gadgets and Gizmos 5 Feb 16:42