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antitrust
EU Antitrust Lands Intel with Three New Charges
The EU antitrust investigation into Intel's business practices has just got a little nastier for Intel. Three new charges are being leveled against the chip manufacturer, including charges that Intel paid a leading European retailer to sell only PCs powered by Intel, and also paid a "leading" OEM to delay the launch of an AMD-powered product line. Taken together, the charges indicate a "single overall anticompetitive strategy aimed at excluding AMD" according to the European Commission document. This may come as interesting news to AMD's recently departed CEO. Intel has two weeks to respond. [EU Statement via Ars Technica]
The End Is Not Near
Report Confirms Large Hadron Collider Will Not Spawn Doomsday Scenario, End World As We Know It
A new report from CERN allegedly puts the final nail in the coffin of doomsday theorists claiming the Large Hadron Collider will result in a reality-ending black hole on Earth. In a word, the report calls the project "safe," and reiterates CERN's original argument that even the most powerful collisions planned for the LHC are nothing compared to what nature has done already for billions of years. "The universe as a whole conducts more than 10 million million LHC-like experiments per second. The possibility of any dangerous consequences contradicts what astronomers see - stars and galaxies still exist," said a layperson's summary of the report. Conspiracy theorists will no doubt keep on keeping on about the LHC, regardless of the report, but for the more level-headed amongst us, there's a certain finality to CERN's findings. Not end-of-the-world finality, mind you, just peace of mind. The countdown timer says 16 days until activation. [Cosmic Log]
iphone 3g
Pay-As-You-Go iPhone Available in Europe
Hot on the heels of the announcement that iPhone users in Spain and the UK will get their iPhone 3G for free zip nada gratis zilch if they sign up for an $88-a-month plan, let's see what Vodafone Italy is planning for its countrymen. Pay-as-you-go fans will be able to buy an unsubsidized iPhone for either 499€ or 569, depending on the model. Translated into buckaroonies, that's $770 or $877. What we want to know, however, is whether it will be unlocked or not. [Vodafone Italy]
iriver
iRiver Volcano T7 Is MP3 for Chewing Gum Diehards
Available in five colors, the Volcano T7 is the latest DAP player. Reminiscent of a memory stick and with a small OLED display, it's available in both 2GB and 4GB versions. There's also a USB 2.0 port, an FM radio, and an equalizer. There's also a recording function, both for voice and radio. Now available in Europe in five colors—white, black, pink, blue and chocolate—the Volcano T7 costs the equivalent of $48 for the 2GB and $78 for 4GB. [Akihabara News]
1:15 PM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By AddyDugdale
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Latest by n/a: @nutbastard: Indeed, I'm going to cry when my Creative MuVo TX dies. Built-in USB like a thumbdrive AND uses a single AAA battery. I'm using rechargeables, but if I'm on the road, I know I can buy disposables anywhere. more »
wii fit
Weak, Flabby Dollar Creating Wii Fit Shortage, Could Probably Use Some Time On Wii Fit
Did you see Lam sweating it out in his Wii Fit review? Did that cause you rush out to the store, hands trembling with anticipation, in an attempt to procure one for yourself? Of course it did, but you probably came home empty-handed because the thing was basically sold out weeks before it even launched. And now we know why: the US Dollar sucks, and it's causing the notoriously conservative Nintendo to shift stock to places like Europe and Japan.More »
cellphones
Hop-On 1800 $10 GSM Cell Phone is a Phone You Won't Mind Losing
For those of you who don't consider the cell phone a status symbol, and could do without live updates on mysterious Apple cargo ships, comes the "disposable" 1800 from Hop-On. The $10 GSM phone is another in a long line of cheap, no frills Hop-On cell phones, but before you decry the company for creating more e-waste, hit the jump for specs and the company's rebate program.More »
11:00 AM on Sun May 25 2008
By Jack Loftus
11,885 views,
14 comments
sales
PlayStation 3 Surpasses Xbox 360 In Europe
With 5 million PS3s sold on the continent, Sony has announced that they've overtaken the 360 in Europe. And not only that, but Sony has been outselling Microsoft in the market since October.More »
cellphones
Roll Out Of Air France's In-Flight Cellphone Service Experiences Turbulence
Air France's in-flight cellphone trial has finally taken off, but with bumpy results. The New York Times hitched a ride on the French carrier recently and found several bugs in the system: More »
3:30 PM on Sat Apr 19 2008
By Elaine Chow
7,783 views,
22 comments
pmps
LG T80 PMP Packs in Touchscreen, DVB for Europeans
LG has just revealed the T80 PMP, which has the makings of a promising media player, at least for the Europeans. The T80 boasts a 3-inch, 260k color (420 x 240) touchscreen, supports MPEG, MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, ASF, JPEG, TXT files, has an FM tuner, integrated microphone and a DVB-T receiver, which blows for anyone outside of Europe. The T80 will endure 5.5hours of video playback or 3 hours of TV viewing on a single charge, comes with a paltry 4GB disk space and assaults your wallet at €299 ($473). If you're hot for the player, consider getting your import on. [Generationmp3 via PMP Today]
cellphones
$20 Disposable Cell Phones Coming to Europe
Phone maker Hop-on Inc. apparently found success at CTIA in Las Vegas with its disposable cell-phone concept, a $20 (13 euros) phone with no LCD screen that can be thrown away or recycled after use. The company said on Thursday that a European distributor has purchased 10,000 of the phones for an initial test run. The phone uses a Texas Instruments chip set and works on the 900/1800 MHz frequency. More »
3:00 PM on Sat Apr 12 2008
By Elaine Chow
15,970 views,
35 comments
cellphones
Europe Approves In-Flight Cell Calls, Travel Gets Even More Annoying
Be happy to arrive late to every cellphone technology party, America, because the European Union has just approved the use of cellphones in airplanes. Effective immediately, any compliant aircraft will allow for in- and outbound calls using regular cellphones starting at 9,800 feet. The technical requirements are quite simple.
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12:05 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Jesus Diaz
8,330 views,
70 comments
Latest by n/a: @x23: oh thank god, I was giving you the benefit of the doubt, since I couldn't figure out if you were joking. more »
bank robbers
iPhone In Ireland and Austria Gives Us Excuse to Talk Beer
The iPhone is now available in Ireland and Austria, for the usual 399 (8GB) and 499 euros (16GB.) Yes, that's $778 for the same 16GB version that is manufactured in Asia for exactly the same price (in the US, a 16GB iPhone will cost you $519—tax included—in New York, a whopping $259 difference.) Apple Europe keeps milking European consumers with extremely abusive pricing, citing "marketing and importing costs." Whatever. European Union, it's time to bust this daylight robbery. And now I need a Guinness (hey, it's like black breakfast cereal). [TMobile and O2]
gaming
XBox Euro Price Cuts are Official
Microsoft has made last week's Euro XBox price cut rumors official with an 80 euro ($122) price drop across all SKUs making the Arcade version 200 euros ($307) and the high-end Elite to 370 euros ($568) while price drops in the UK fell between 20-50 pounds ($40-$100). [Reuters]
rumor
Deep Euro XBox 360 Price Cuts Coming?
The internet is aflame today with rumors that all versions of the 360 will get a €50 ($76) price cut in Europe by March 14th—which would make the Arcade system cheaper than the Wii in the UK. With any luck this could be a sign of things to come in the US. [GamesIndustry.biz via Kotaku]
mwc 2008
LG Prada Phone Now Comes in Silver with New, Matching UI
It's hard to believe that, just a year ago, the name of the phone on everyone's lips was LG's collaboration with Prada, the sexy touchscreen number that let its users believe that their fingers were fashion (or something). And now, post iPhone, what of the Prada phone? Well, a silver version is now available in Europe, complete with new UI (also silver, apparently) and matching silver accessories. It's available in most of Europe, but don't expect to see it Stateside anytime soon. A couple more pics after the jump. More »
4:07 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By AddyDugdale
5,271 views,
2 comments
cellphones
GSM Palm Centro coming to Europe February 14
An unlocked, GSM Palm Centro will arrive in Europe on February 14 for €299 ($400). Still no 3g, however. [Treonauts via Treo Central]
6:32 AM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Adrian Covert
1,191 views,
1 comment
gaming
Sony Europe Denies 120GB PlayStation 3
Contrary to recent rumors, Sony Europe has denied that a 120GB PS3 is in the works. Here is the word straight from the horse's mouth."We do not currently have any plans to release a 120GB PlayStation 3 in the UK."But what about outside of the UK? What about a 160GB PS3? Maybe there is still hope. [Ubergizmo]
