Archive for February, 2008
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Friday, February 29th, 2008ZiPhone, iNdependence tweaked
The latest version of iPhone activation, jailbreaking and unlocking tool, ZiPhone, has been released. The tool promises full access to Apple’s handset in under five minutes.…
Intel prices up next-gen desktop chipsets
Friday, February 29th, 2008‘Eaglelake’ line extended too
Intel has added a low-end discrete chipset to its upcoming ‘Eaglelake’ product line, it has emerged.…
Sony rolls out new digicam, quite literally
Friday, February 29th, 2008No batteries required
Sony usually plugs digicams with titanium shells, exorbitantly high numbers of megapixels and extended battery lives, but that’s not the case with its latest handset. The Japanese electronics giant has designed a prototype camera that doesn’t need batteries and doesn’t even have a display.…
Mobo maker builds ‘powerless’ processor cooling fan
Friday, February 29th, 2008Stirling Engine put to work
Mobo maker MSI has come up with a novel way of keeping processors cool and conserving energy at the same time: the CPU to drive its own fan.…
Samsung Armani mobile phone
Friday, February 29th, 2008Brand on the run?
Review Following the fashion set by LG with its Prada Phone, Samsung has become the latest mobile maker to bring together couture culture and touchscreen technology. Running up its own style-savvy Giorgio Armani number, Samsung has embraced the iconic Italian fashion house chic for this premium label handset.…
Asus to drive in Lamborghini-brand handset
Friday, February 29th, 2008Shift your conversations up a gear
Rumours that Asus is to release a Lamborghini handset are true, it seems, and the phone’s already available for pre-order.…
Paramount, DreamWorks rip up HD DVD release list
Friday, February 29th, 2008Blu-ray discs coming in the summer
Paramount has confirmed its last ever HD DVD releases will go on sale in the States on Tuesday, 4 March. From then on, it’s DVD and Blu-ray Disc only.…
Sony preps Blu-ray boosting PS3 bundle
Friday, February 29th, 2008And a separate package for gamers
Now that HD DVD is effectively dead, Sony is going on the Blu-ray offensive and targeting potential customers with a specialist PlayStation 3 starter pack for film fans.…
<em>Metal Gear Solid 4</em> to launch on 12 June
Friday, February 29th, 2008The game the PS3 was made for, apparently
It’s official: Konami has announced that the fourth instalment in its extremely successful Metal Gear Solid series, Guns of the Patriots, will be released across Europe on 12 June.…
Apple unearths Time Capsule
Friday, February 29th, 2008Bested by a basestation, 1TB drive and duct tape
Apple has begun shipping pre-ordered units of its wireless network-attached storage box, Time Capsule, this morning.…