3rd March 2008 Archive

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Route 66 Mini Regional satnav

Review Bargain

If good things do indeed come in small - and cheap - packages then Route 66 should be on to a winner with its pocket-sized Mini satnav. At the same time 'small' could equally mean the screen is illegible, while 'cheap' could mean that when you ask it to take you to Dorking it takes you to Skegness instead. With external …

GPS and Satnav 3 Mar 11:57
Intel launches Atom brand for UMPC CPUs

Centrino version too

Intel has launched 'Silverthorne' and 'Diamondville', its two processor families developed from the ground-up for UMPCs and low-cost computers like the Asus Eee. Both will be made available as the Atom processor and platforms based around them as Centrino Atom. The Atom CPUs are Core 2 Duo compatible. Fabbed at 45nm, they …

Bits 'n' Chips 3 Mar 12:30
Asus revs compact Lamborghini laptop

Smaller model for city use?

Asus has introduced a compact version of its Lamborghini laptop, redesigning the sportscar-styled machine around a 12.1in widescreen display. The Lamborghini VX3 will come with Intel's Centrino brand - the laptop has a 2.5GHz, 45nm 'Penryn' Core 2 Duo T9300 on board, an Intel PM965 chipset and the chip giant's 802.11n 4965ABGN …

PCs 3 Mar 12:52
Fujitsu Siemens pitches Eee-style sub-notebook at pros

Updated Launches 1kg Centrino tablet with 8.9in screen

Fujitsu Siemens is taking on the likes of Asus, Toshiba and Sony with ultra-compact 1kg laptop of its own, this one with a 8.9in, 1280 x 768 display and HSDPA/HSUPA 3G connectivity. Fujitsu Siemens' Lifebook P1620: Eee beater? The high-speed cellular technology is optional, but if you don't want to pay a premium for it, the …

PCs 3 Mar 13:37
Apple's Time Capsule: is its HDD really 'server grade'?

Pics suggest Mac maker's using desktop drives

Apple's Time Capsule, which went on sale last week, may not be quite what the Mac maker maintains it is, in the storage department at least. Time Capsule is Apple's 802.11n Wi-Fi router with an integrated 500GB or 1TB "server-grade hard disk drive", to use Apple's words. But when one buyer took his TimeCapsule apart, he found …

Storage 3 Mar 14:30
Sony Ericsson site indicates Xperia 'arc slider' set-back

Out in '09 not '08?

Sony Ericsson may have run into some problems in the development of its first Windows Mobile handset, the Xperia X1, because the company appears to have put back the device’s launch from this year to 2009. Sony Ericsson's website reveals all The so-called "arc slider", which was announced during the Mobile World Congress …

Phones 3 Mar 14:48
Nokia unveils network-tied handset pair

Vodafone and T-Mobile only

Nokia clearly doesn’t want to show allegiance to just a single network operator, because it’s launched two new handsets: one of which is available through Vodafone, while the other’s only for T-Mobile customers. Nokia's 6124: Vodafone's special treat Vodafone has been granted access to the candybar 6124 handset, which has a …

Phones 3 Mar 15:59
Acer kick-starts smartphone biz with E-Ten buy

New owner for Glofiish

Acer-branded smartphones may soon become a common sight, because the acquisition-hungry PC manufacturer’s bought Taiwanese smartphone company E-Ten. E-Ten's Glofiish x800 will soon be owned by Acer The acquisition will set Acer back TWD$9bn (£145m/€210m/$290m) and is expected to be done and dusted in Q3. The purchase breaks …

Phones 3 Mar 16:08
Which powerline for multi-room TV?

Q&A

I have an external aerial socket in one room but want to watch TV in a room in a completely different part of the house. Indoor aerials even boosted do not give a clear enough picture and are ugly. I don't like wireless solutions and am thinking of getting some homeplug kit to use the mains wiring to link up my computing …

Q&A 3 Mar 16:22