Tuesday, February 7, 2006

IBM thumbs nose at heat concerns, kicks Power6 to 6GHz. Taunts rivals with pure speed IBM has carved out a renegade path for the upcoming Power6 processor, opting to crank the chip's GHz much higher while rivals shy away from major clock speed boosts with their products.âo[oe] [The Register] comment []10:38:39 PM

News: Apple sells 12 million videos; Showtime added to iTunes. Apple sells 12 million songs on the iTunes Music Store and heads toward 1 billion songs sold. [Macworld] comment []6:57:08 PM

Apple cuts iPod Shuffle prices, debuts 1GB Nano. Still no explanation of Nano capacity inflation phenomenon Apple has begun shipping the much-rumoured 1GB iPod Nano, pitching the new product as the "affordable" entry into the Nano line-up. The company also slashed the iPod Shuffle family's prices.âo[oe] [The Register] comment []4:37:22 PM

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