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27th February 2008 Archive

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  • RIM opens executive lounge for all

    No riff-raff please

    When the BlackBerry first appeared in 1999 it may have helped strengthen your case for entry into Heathrow’s First Class lounge. But now that almost everyone owns one, manufacturer RIM has had to create an exclusive Owners Lounge instead. The online lounge, RIM claims, provides a “VIP experience” for owners and will help jet- …

    Phones 27 Feb 10:27

  • Hard drive replacement sparks singed disk situation

    Flash. Bang. Wallop

    Big data transfers can sometimes be painfully slow, but they shouldn’t cause you physical harm. Yet one Register Hardware reader feared he could have ended up in A&E after his new hard drive appeared to catch fire. Karl Sorrenson told us that he’d just finished transferring data from a Seagate hard drive onto a four-day-old …

    Storage 27 Feb 10:58

  • Sony talks up Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3

    Red limited edition PSP too

    To coincide with the US launch of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in late Q2, Sony is introducing a PS3 bundle, which will include an 80GB console, MGS 4 and a DualShock 3 wireless controller for $499. Whether or not the MSG4 PS3 will be coloured or in any way branded - like the very, very cool Halo 3 Xbox 360 remains …

    Consoles 27 Feb 11:10

  • Dell debuts mid-range gaming box

    XPS line extended

    Dell has rolled out its latest gaming PC, the XPS 630, which should tick most of the boxes for the target audience. Dell's XPS 630: case lighting effects for boy racers The system's based on Nvidia's nForce 650 SLI chipset, so it's ready to be configured with a range of Intel CPUs - including overclock-friendly ones like …

    PCs 27 Feb 11:34

  • Acer Aspire 2920 budget laptop

    Review The notebook for your kids?

    It’s the size of the Aspire 2920 that first catches your eye. Measuring in at 304 x 223 x 32mm, it’s not exactly a sub-notebook or MacBook Air, but the Acer is certainly on the smaller end of the scale. The 2.04kg weight suggests that the 2920 might find a home in your hand luggage when you go travelling. The shiny black lid …

    PCs 27 Feb 12:02

  • Apple posts iPhone 1.1.4 update

    But jailbreak coder says don't upgrade yet

    Zibri, the coder behind the latest iPhone jailbreaking and unlocking app, ZiPhone, has warned handset owners not to upgrade to the newly released version 1.1.4 firmware until the tool has been fully tested with the update. Apple posted the iPhone OS update last night. So far, all it's said about the new version is that the …

    Phones 27 Feb 12:18

  • Sony to bolster Sharp LCD deal with fresh Samsung pact?

    LCDs? We got 'em

    Sony's decision to team-up with Sharp to produce tenth-generation LCD panels may soon be followed by a second such deal, this time with Samsung. Sony and Samsung already have a partnership, S-LCD, formed in 2004. Sony currently gets all its LCD panels, used primarily in its Bravia TV range, from S-LCD. The deal with Sharp …

    HD 27 Feb 12:37

  • Shrek studio looks to Toshiba to untie HD DVD bond

    DWA admits it was 'well compensated' to back format

    DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has confirmed the rumours: the company was "well-compensated" for its decision to offer movies only on HD DVD - a format it will continue to back, despite Toshiba's decision to abandon it. Katzenberg, speaking to news agency Reuters, didn't reveal how much money his company had …

    HD 27 Feb 13:11

  • Japanese joggers to get exercise earphones with attitude

    'Get off your fat arse, you lazy good-for-nothing...'

    Not everyone can afford a personal trainer, so Japanese company Sega Toys has come up with the next best thing: a pair of headphones that nag you to exercise more. Sega Toys' Body Trainer headphones monitor your exercise The Body Trainer cans look like a pair of standard sporty headphones, but include a small clip that …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 27 Feb 13:33

  • Sony clocks onto iPhone docks

    Dock 'n' roll

    Sony has unveiled an iPhone-compatible clock radio. It's also taken the wraps of its first ever DAB clock radio too. Sony's ICF-ClipMK2: welcome, iPhone The iPhone clock radio, dubbed the ICF-ClipMK2, comes with a wireless remote for controlling all the iPhone’s audio functions. The dock also accepts iPods, if you haven’t …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 27 Feb 15:32

  • Go!Messenger VoIP for 'fat' PSPs coming on Friday

    Skype? Pah!

    The PlayStation Portable’s (PSP) Go!Messenger service will finally go live on Friday, bringing VoIP and IM to owners of the first-gen PSP left in the cold by the recent Skype release. A teaser icon for Go!Messenger appeared last month alongside the launch of Skype for the PSP, but until today gamers only knew that Go!Messenger …

    Consoles 27 Feb 15:37

  • Nintendo works out UK Wii Fit price

    Not long to wait now

    Nintendo has set Wii owners' pulses racing by finally announcing that Wii Fit will set buyers back £70 in the UK, and €90 across the rest of Europe, this coming April. Nintendo's Wii Fit: wasn't Wii Sports exercise enough? The company’s had gamers sweating buckets over recent months by releasing information about the game …

    Consoles 27 Feb 16:52