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Archive for June, 2008

G5 chip drought is nearing end – IBM

The long drought of G5 processors
may be reaching its end, according
to a senior IBM executive. IBM
senior vice president and chief financial
officer Mark Loughridge told Silicon
Strategies in October: “IBM plans to
boost production by 40 per cent in the
fourth quarter.”
It’s not a moment too soon. While
Apple saw unprecedented demand for the
iPod in its last quarter, sales of [...]

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Fujifi lm FinePix F440 Zoom

Small and stylish, the boxy F440 recalls Konica Minolta’s X series of compacts, but features a rather more conventional 3.4x zoom lens system that protrudes from the body when in use. Image storage is on to xD-Picture Card; a slightly stingy 16MB capacity is supplied. A mix of solid metal and plastic, at 150g the [...]

Sunday, June 29th, 2008