17th March 2008 Archive

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Desktop Eee PC spied on web

Brand-less slimline box runs 'Eee PC Linux OS'

Is this the face of Asus' diminutive desktop Eee PC? The machine, snapped at the CeBIT show earlier this month, was certainly tagged with the Eee's own slogan, "Easy to Play. Easy to Learn. Easy to Work". Asus' desktop Eee PC Image courtesy Matbe.com The desktop wasn't listed as an Eee but as the "Digital Home System EP20 …

PCs 17 Mar 10:50
HTC applies for multi-keypad sliderphone patent

Thumbs at the ready

HTC has filed a patent application for a handheld electronic device that combines a multi-directional slider design with a keypad stretched beyond the dimensions of the gadget’s display. HTC's patent sketch: the large keypad slides in many directions The application, which was filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office …

Phones 17 Mar 11:44
Brain training game aids kids' learning skills, study claims

DS Lite sales to soar

A daily 20-minute ‘brain training’ session on the DS Lite appears to help improve kids' learning and behaviour skills, according to research conducted by government educational body Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS). The organisation recently ran a ten-week trial at Dundee school St Columba's Primary. Children aged between …

Consoles 17 Mar 13:35
Japan turns its back on 2G

3G takes over

Japanese customers didn’t buy a single 2G handset during January, which could be why Japanese network operator NTT DoCoMo has decided to stop providing sub-3G connectivity by 2012. Although just over 4m mobile phones were shipped to Japanese stores during the first month of the year, the Japan Electronics and Information …

Phones 17 Mar 14:36
LG KF600 dual-display sliderphone

Review Two screens are better than one

LG has dreamed up a novel twist on the touchscreen concept that adds a dash of Viewty and a splash of Chocolate to create an original look that combines two front-panel displays: a touchscreen and a standard display. KF600: are two screens better than one? The lower, touch-sensitive screen - LG calls it the "InteractPad" - …

Phones 17 Mar 16:05
Apple speeds AirPort Express with 802.11n

Apple today upgraded its AirPort Express mobile base-station to support faster wireless transfers using 802.11n Wi-Fi. The new Express is the smallest unit of its kind, the company claimed. Apple's AirPort Express: now with 802.11n Until today, the gadget only supported 802.11b/g. However, re-releasing the AirPort Express …

Networking and Wireless 17 Mar 16:24
Your iPhone Wish-List

Andrew's mailbag Making the most of MultiTouch

With over 100,000 downloads of the iPhone SDK, and a $100m pot of money available for developers, there's no doubt Apple's MultiTouch UI has a lot of potential. But, er... what for? Here are a few of your suggestions: The Good Web radio player that (yeah, I know) runs in background while using browser Will Cooper An SSH …

HD 17 Mar 18:26
Intel 'Nehalem' CPU 'borrows' AMD Phenom cache plan

L3 promoted, L2 demoted

Intel's 45nm 'Nehalem' processor architecture, due for release later this year, will see the chip maker adopt AMD's approach to cache structure: small per-core Level 1 and Level 2 caches connected to a big, shared Level 3 cache. Nehalem, which will form the basis for two-, four- and eight-core processors, will contain 64KB of …

Bits 'n' Chips 17 Mar 19:02