Wednesday, May 20, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 20/05/2009

Rumor: Next-gen, OLED iPhone coming on July 17
A new iPhone is coming. That's probably not much of a revelation, since Apple launched new handsets last summer and the summer before, but we now have some juicy leaked info to sink our teeth into. Or, to be more precise, the folks at the unofficial Apple iPhone Apps blog...
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New OCZ SSDs pack more cache, write faster
Fresh from the launch of its enterprise-focused Vertex EX solid-state drives, OCZ has further expanded its enthusiast lineup with a trio of 2.5" Summit SSDs. Compared to OCZ's previous consumer top-of-the-line, the Vertex series, the new Summit...
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Catalyst 9.5 drivers have video converter fixes, full Win7 support
As it tends to do every month, AMD has released a new driver update for its Radeon graphics cards. The Catalyst 9.5 release has popped up on the AMD Game website, and you can download it right now for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP in 32-bit and...
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Nvidia's Huang talks Intel chip bundling, legal action
AMD may have been the loudest voice against Intel's alleged anti-competitive dealings, but that doesn't make it the only one. As Reuters reports, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has also given his two cents in the aftermath of the European Commission's antitrust action. Huang spoke about the Atom processor, calling...
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Windows 7 launch planned for October 15?
Three weeks ago, Acer let slip some pretty strong hints about Windows 7's release schedule, saying it would release an all-in-one desktop based on the OS on October 23. Today, Paul Thurrott of the SuperSite for Windows has also revealed a release date while discussing another topic. Thurrott states...
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New Eee PC 'Seashell' is thin, light, shiny
Hey, guess what? Asus has introduced a new Eee PC netbook. Excited yet? If not, do nonetheless take note that this new system has a sleeker, thinner enclosure than its 10" predecessors and that you can already pre-order it for a very reasonable amount of money in the U.S. and...
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Poll: How much did your motherboard cost?
Pay a premium for a better processor or graphics card, and there's a good chance you'll get better performance in return. Do the same when buying a motherboard, and the benefits may be harder to quantify. Generally speaking, motherboard pricing tends to be tied to features—be it extra Serial ATA...
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GlobalFoundries, T-RAM promise denser caches
Future AMD processors may end up with denser caches than expectedآ—as could other chips manufactured by AMD's former foundry arm. Indeed, GlobalFoundries has announced a joint development agreement with T-RAM, as part of which the two firms will bring T-RAM's Thyristor-RAM embedded memory technology to "advanced technology nodes." Thyristor-RAM will find...
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For new web server, Dell taps Via Nano CPUs
Dell's latest server design is code-named Fortuna, and it may turn out to be a stroke of luck for Via. That's because, according to the New York Times' Bits blog, Dell will build the new system around Via's Nano processors. Why the Nano? Reportedly, Fortuna systems (a.k.a. XS11-VX8) will cram...
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