Friday, April 3, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 03/04/2009

OCZ preps new PSUs with up to 90% rated efficiency
These days, many power supply manufacturers boast about their units offering 80% efficiency. OCZ has gone a step further, announcing a new 1kW Z1000 PSU that's received 80 Plus Gold certification—meaning it's supposed to be 90% efficient at "typical load." The 80 Plus report...
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New Dell monitor has 21.5'' panel size, 1080p resolution
The slow transition to desktop monitors with 16:9 aspect ratios seems to produce some odd specimens. Dell's latest entry is the SX2210, a new "full HD" display that couples an unusual 21.5" panel size with a 1920x1080 resolution. The SX2210...
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Friday Shortbread
Friday Update: Nvidia announces GeForce GTX 275, limited availability until April 14 Disney warns cable on restrictive Web TV C|Net reports RIM posts strong quarter, beats estimates DigiTimes reports Asus implements 3-group structure; Dell,...
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NYT: IBM and Sun may announce merger on Friday
A merger between IBM and Sun seems all but a certainty now. After breaking the news that the two companies were in talks last month, the New York Times now reports that IBM "is close to a deal to acquire Sun." Quoting "people familiar with the discussions," the NYT...
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All Gigabyte X58 motherboards gain SLI support
Remember that BIOS switching trick that let you enable SLI support on some unsupported Gigabyte X58 motherboards? Well, Gigabyte has finally dealt with the issueآ—but not in the way you might think. The motherboard maker has posted a press release saying that all of its X58 motherboards now have official...
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