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2nd May 2008 Archive

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  • Intel sales chief promises Atom bombing

    Will satiate chip-starved OEMs

    Intel's sales and marketing boss Sean Maloney has vowed to fix the Atom mobile processor supply issues - only he won't commit to a time line. It's still very early days for the Atom chip that's going into so-called NetTop and NetBook computers, along with other consumer electronics devices. Vendors who like to live on the …

    Bits 'n' Chips 2 May 2008, 00:47

  • Microsoft to punt pensioner-proof PC

    Slippers, pipe not included

    Miss Daisy will soon be able to drive herself around a PC, because Microsoft has announced plans to build a senior-citizen friendly PC. Microsoft's US arm already sells the so-called “SeniorPC", which is an “HP computer that comes equipped with user-friendly software specifically geared to senior living”. It isn’t clear if …

    PCs 2 May 2008, 08:50

  • Creative settles MP3 player capacity clash

    When is a gigabyte not a gigabyte?

    Creative has been successfully brought to book over the way it previously calculated hard drive-based MP3 player storage capacities. The company was accused of misrepresenting the storage capacity of its players by two punters, Vibhu Talwar and Patrick Finkelstein, who fomalised their complaint at the US District Court of …

    Media players 2 May 2008, 09:41

  • Motorola partners with Kodak on cameraphone

    Watch out, Cyber-shot

    Images have emerged of what's claimed to be an upcoming Motorola handset which features a five-megapixel camera from photography heavyweight Kodak. Motorola's ZN5: 5Mp Kodak snapper included Image courtesy Keysj.com The phone’s rumoured to be called the Motozine ZN5, Chinese-language site Keysj claims, and it’ll no doubt …

    Phones 2 May 2008, 09:54

  • Blu-ray-for-Xbox 360 rumours restoked

    Redmond keeping mum

    The Xbox 360 rumour mill is churning again thanks to fresh claims that the Microsoft has placed orders for consoles with Blu-ray Disc drives, allegedly in partnership with a subsidiary of PC manufacturer Asus. According to a report on Taiwanese Chinese-language newssite UDN, Pegatron Technology will assemble Xbox 360s equipped …

    Gaming 2 May 2008, 10:42

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X300 sub-notebook

    Review Skinny, light and utterly desirable

    The launch of the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 attracted plenty of comment from Register Hardware readers. ‘Pah,' you said, ‘who cares how thin a laptop is?’ ‘Why would anyone pay two grand for a Lenovo when the HP 2510p is available for about £1500?’ you asked, and ‘What is the 13in screen all about?’ There was a common view that …

    PCs 2 May 2008, 11:02

  • Dell revamps liquid-cooled gaming rig

    XPS 730 H2C debuts

    Dell has rolled out its latest XPS gaming desktop - much to the chagrin of its Alienware subsidiary, we expect, which we're sure would prefer it's parent would leave the gaming stuff to the specialist. Whatever, the XPS 730 H2C is a "premier gaming desktop" and "one of the most advanced gaming platforms on the planet", Dell …

    PCs 2 May 2008, 11:11

  • Liven up poker games - with storage!

    This time the house won't win

    Next time you’re playing poker over a few beers with the boys, you may want to look more closely at the chips. Because a USB flash drive has been invented that hides itself within a poker chip. Poker Mate: the high capacity poker chip Although the Poker Mate isn’t likely to give you much of an upper hand in a game of Texas …

    Storage 2 May 2008, 11:13

  • Customers give Dell the finger over keyboard screw-up

    Does this machine look shifty to you?

    Dell has left customers shaking their fists this week after shipping an unspecified number of its Vostro 1310 and 1510 laptops in Europe with the wrong keyboard layout. The embarrassing cock-up forces the Z key, which should sit beneath the A and S keys, along the row in Vostro laptops affected by the problem. Subsequent keys …

    PCs 2 May 2008, 13:04

  • Oz cops sound iPod road cross death warning

    'I'm on a highway to hell...'

    We didn’t realise it, but an MP3 player can kill you. According to Australian police, that is, who have launched a series of hard-hitting posters designed to stop people crossing roads while changing tracks. New South Wales MP3 death poster Created on behalf of New South Wales (NSW) traffic cops, the ads show lifeless …

    Media players 2 May 2008, 13:25

  • Carphone Warehouse cleared out of 8GB iPhones

    16GB version gone too

    Carphone Warehouse has rid itself of the 16GB iPhone, having sold out of the 8GB model last week. So did O2, which is now said to be down to its last few 16GB iPhones. CW's website was today showed the 16GB iPhone to be unavailable. When the site last week said the same of the 8GB version, the company quickly confirmed that …

    Phones 2 May 2008, 15:38