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7th November 2008 Archive

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  • Apple opens Macbook front in iPhone jailbreak war

    OK, we're baffled

    Apple appears to have taken its campaign against iPhone modders to a baffling new level, tweaking its new MacBooks and MacBook Pros to disable a popular software tool used to jailbreak the handset. According to discussion groups here and here, iPhone and iPod Touch users who have unlocked their devices using the Pwnage Tool …

    Mac 7 Nov 2008, 01:22

  • The secret sauce in SanDisk's ExtremeFFS

    Shortcuts the read-modify-write cycle

    SanDisk's ExtremeFFS technology can speed random writes to flash memory up to 100 times but doesn't do anything for sequential writes. How does it work? The company says ExtremeFFS (Extreme Flash File System) "operates on a page-based algorithm, which means there is no fixed coupling between physical and logical location. When …

    Storage 7 Nov 2008, 08:02

  • Sony Ericsson HBH-IS800 Bluetooth stereo headphones

    Review Wireless earphones the way they should be

    Sony Ericsson has a lot riding on these tiny wireless headphones. Barely bigger than wired earbuds, they're a flagship product for a company known for its quality peripherals, and SE wants these boys to cement its reputation. Sony Ericsson's HBH-IS800: tiny 'phones As Bluetooth stereo 'phones really are very small. The buds …

    Gadgets 7 Nov 2008, 09:02

  • Clothing designer stitches together fisheye camera

    Paul Smith does photography

    Perhaps the credit crunch has started hurting the Paul Smith clothing line, because the designer’s decided to branch out into photography - again. Although technical details are a little thin on the ground, Smith said that the snapper has a 180° wide-angle view and provides a “stunning fisheye barrel distortion” for images. It …

    Cameras 7 Nov 2008, 09:43

  • GPS phones threaten satnavs sales, says analyst

    Analyst predicts GPS smartphone takeover

    Shipments of satnave in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) fell between Q2 and Q3 this year. At the same time, shipments of smartphones with integrated GPS pick-ups more than doubled, according to market watcher Canalys. But it forgot to mention one thing... Punters only buy satnavs for one thing: the devices' ability …

    GPS and Satnav 7 Nov 2008, 09:54

  • Lightning to thunder with speed-creep beating V8 roar

    'Leccy Tech Aural reference for driver

    UK electric car company Lightning is to fit its upcoming two-seaters with digitally recorded V8 engine noise in a bid to help pedestrians and other road users hear the otherwise silent sportscars coming. And it'll aid the driver too, the company told Register Hardware, by preventing accidental speeding. Lightning's GT: now …

    Car Tech 7 Nov 2008, 11:14

  • T-Mobile issues 5610 XpressMusic display alert

    Phone's screen may go blank

    Nokia’s Comes With Music offer seems to have hit a slight snag: T-Mobile has announced that some of the phones shipped with the package are defective. Nokia's 5610 XpressMusic: T-Mobile's issued a lights-out warning The network operator’s temporarily discontinued sales of the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic in order to address “a …

    Phones 7 Nov 2008, 11:32

  • Orange readies free HSDPA-integrating Eee PC deal

    Orange is to stop bundling a free Eee PC and 3G modem with a two-year mobile broadband airtime package and bundle an HSDPA-integrated netbook instead. From the middle of next month, the carrier will switch its current netbook bundle from the Eee PC 900 16G to the 901 Go, which has an HSDPA modem and SIM slot built in. Orange …

    PCs 7 Nov 2008, 12:34

  • MySpace CEO: no own-brand MP3 player just yet

    But the company's considering it

    MySpace may launch a branded MP3 player in the future, the social networking website’s co-founder has revealed. But not right now. Chief Executive Chris DeWolfe made numerous references to the development of a device for listening to music, Reuters reports. MySpace launched a music service – called MySpace Music – back in …

    Media players 7 Nov 2008, 12:42

  • Toshiba launches three-GPU, four-core laptop

    Toshiba has introduced a gaming laptop with not one, not two but three graphics chips on board. The Qosmio X305-Q708 packs in a pair of discrete GPUs - Nvidia's GeForce 9800M GTS chip, to be precise - that operate together in SLI mode. But the laptop also uses Nvidia's GeForce 9400M chipset, which integrates a graphics core …

    PCs 7 Nov 2008, 13:00

  • Handheld games console three-way shoot-out

    Round-up PSP vs DS vs… iPod Touch

    For the last few years, the handheld games market has been dominated by the now-traditional rivalry between Sony’s PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS Lite. This year, though, there’s a surprise new kid on the gaming block: Apple’s second-gen iPod Touch. Apple is touting the new Touch as "the funnest iPod ever" (sic), and …

    Gaming 7 Nov 2008, 13:02

  • Sony Ericsson readies Walkman slider

    The latest in a long line

    Sony Ericsson may have inked plans to cull 20 per cent of its handset range, but that hasn’t stopped the firm from punting yet another Walkman slider: the W705. Sony Ericsson's W705: slider Being part of the Walkman range of course means that the W705 is heavily music-oriented, and so it comes with TrackID and FM radio …

    Phones 7 Nov 2008, 15:43

  • Tomy, Zink launch camera with built-in printer

    Snap and print on the go

    Printing pictures is a bit of a rarity these days. So US printer specialist Zink has stuck a digital camera onto the top of a portable printer to ensure you’ve always got both to hand. Zink's TIP-521 is a camera and printer combined The TIP-521 sports a five-megapixel camera at one end and a printer at the other, which is …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 7 Nov 2008, 15:56

  • iPhone passcode blocks everything - except phone calls

    Easy as 0000

    iPhone users expecting their Passcode Lock to prevent thieves running up their bill will be disappointed, as it emerges that the "Emergency Call" button actually allows any number to be dialled. While most users are happy to keylock their iPhone with the sliding finger, some opt to configure a passcode to lock the device more …

    Phones 7 Nov 2008, 17:00

  • Grand Theft Auto obsessive jailed for sex attacks

    A teenage videogame fan has been jailed for sexually assaulting women he thought were prostitutes. And guess which title’s been blamed? Maidstone Crown Court heard how Ryan Chinnery, 19, from Ashford, Kent, prowled local streets whilst high on drugs and drink, looking for women. When police searched his home they found a copy …

    Gaming 7 Nov 2008, 17:14

  • Honda's latest wacky walker stetches its legs

    Take the strain out of walking

    Honda has unveiled its latest attempt at wearable robotic legs, which this time around feature shoes, leg supports and a bicycle seat. Honda's walking unit takes the strain out of walking Simply slip the U-shaped seat between your legs and fix the machine’s shoes over your own, before switching the unit on and going about …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 7 Nov 2008, 17:48