Thursday, May 28, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tom's Hardware) 28/05/2009



Intel Shows Off 8-Core, 128 Thread Nehalem-EX
Intel Shows Off 8-Core, 128 Thread Nehalem-EXThis is big daddy Nehalem.
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U.S. Army Upgrading to Windows Vista, Office 2007
U.S. Army Upgrading to Windows Vista, Office 2007Welcome to the next generation.
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White MacBook Gets Bigger HDD, Faster CPU, RAM
White MacBook Gets Bigger HDD, Faster CPU, RAMApple has quietly updated the specs for the white MacBook, making the machine faster than the entry-level, unibody MacBook.
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Modern Warfare 2 Trailer Released, Looking Good
Modern Warfare 2 Trailer Released, Looking GoodStill modern. Still warfare.
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Lenovo S12 is the First Nvidia Ion Netbook
Lenovo S12 is the First Nvidia Ion NetbookCan a 12-inch form factor still be considered a netbook?
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Windows 7 Starter Edition Three App Limit Axed?
Windows 7 Starter Edition Three App Limit Axed?But what about the wallpapers?
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Mac Cloner Psystar Files for Bankruptcy
Mac Cloner Psystar Files for BankruptcyIt’s been a long road, guys.
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Sony's $900 Ultra Portable Vaio P Gets XP ...Finally
Sony's $900 Ultra Portable Vaio P Gets XP ...FinallySony has finally decided to ditch Vista and will ship the latest model of the Vaio P Series with XP.
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Windows Vista SP2 Now Available for Download
Windows Vista SP2 Now Available for DownloadGet your SP2 here!
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Microsoft Puts Limits on Windows 7 Netbook Specs
Microsoft Puts Limits on Windows 7 Netbook SpecsAccording to several reports, Microsoft plans to limit which netbooks can run Windows 7 and which can’t with a list of maximum hardware specs for little machines running the OS.
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Windows 7 Drivers Download Roundup
Windows 7 Drivers Download RoundupGet your latest Windows 7 drivers here!
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More Guesses of Windows 7 Releasing in October
More Guesses of Windows 7 Releasing in OctoberThey seem to all think it'll be in October.
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Survey Says Microsoft Winning Mac vs. PC Battle
Survey Says Microsoft Winning Mac vs. PC BattleLaptop hunters is having an effect!
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Windows 7 to Turn Your Wi-Fi Card Into Two
Windows 7 to Turn Your Wi-Fi Card Into TwoWindows 7 will turn your single Wi-Fi card into two. Magic!
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Dell Thinks Windows 7 Pricing May Be a Problem
Dell Thinks Windows 7 Pricing May Be a ProblemThe director of product management for Dell's business client product group, Darrel Ward, thinks that the price for the upcoming Windows 7 operating system may potentially be an obstacle for early adopters.
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Acer Surpasses Dell in Laptop Shipments
Acer Surpasses Dell in Laptop ShipmentsAcer is number two!
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QOTD: What IT Certifications Do You Possess?
QOTD: What IT Certifications Do You Possess?When you're using a computer, it's a whole different world than when you're working with computers at a system administrator level.
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Take-Two Sues 3D Realms Over Duke Nukem Fail
Take-Two Sues 3D Realms Over Duke Nukem FailT2 sues 3D Realms.
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Asus Eee Keyboard Launching Late June
Asus Eee Keyboard Launching Late JuneWe first saw it in January. Hopefully it'll be out by the end of June.
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Netbooks Are 20 Percent of Laptop Market
Netbooks Are 20 Percent of Laptop MarketDid you contribute to the rise of netbooks? So did a bunch of other people.
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HP Recalls 203,000 Laptops Over Battery Fires
HP Recalls 203,000 Laptops Over Battery FiresHP has said that it must recall 70,000 batteries in the U.S. following incidents that saw two machines overheat and catch fire.
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Laptop Hunters: Lauren 2 and Her Mom Buy a Dell
Laptop Hunters: Lauren 2 and Her Mom Buy a DellJust a couple of days after Apple launched its latest ad, poking fun at the campaign, Microsoft is back with the latest installment of laptop hunters and another Lauren.
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Windows 7 Release Candidate: Now What?
Windows 7 Release Candidate: Now What?Now that it's at RC, what's next?
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BSA: Software Piracy Cost $50 Billion in 2008
BSA: Software Piracy Cost $50 Billion in 2008According to a study by the Business Software Alliance, pirated software accounted for 41 percent of all software used on PCs in 2008, up from 38 percent in 2007.
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Report: SSDs Can't Replace HDDs
Report: SSDs Can't Replace HDDsFriday TDK announced that it launched a new line of serial ATA II compatible hard drives, however storage integration specialist Origin Storage says that they're doomed to failure.
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Toshiba Ships First Laptop With a 512 GB SSD
Toshiba Ships First Laptop With a 512 GB SSDUltra portable notebook with a 512 GB SSD. Drool.
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Corsair Releases 256 GB SSD
Corsair Releases 256 GB SSDThis afternoon Corsair announced the 256 GB edition of its Storage Solutions SSDs (Solid State Drive), offering consumers its fastest and largest 2.5-inch SATA II drive thus far.
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Blu-ray Growing, but 58% Still Confused
Blu-ray Growing, but 58% Still ConfusedSome people still think standard-def DVD is "good enough" compared to Blu-ray Disc.
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PCI-E SSD Does 1000 MB/sec.
PCI-E SSD Does 1000 MB/sec.PhotoFast's new G-Monster-PROMISE PCIe SSD claims to be the first in the industry to reach 1000 MB/s
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CBHD is China's Own Blu-ray Disc
CBHD is China's Own Blu-ray DiscSelling any sort of media is tough in China due to piracy.
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Intel SSD Prices Drop by Up to $100
Intel SSD Prices Drop by Up to $100Intel SSDs now a little cheaper, but still not cheap.
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World's Most Durable SSD; Only 436lbs
World's Most Durable SSD; Only 436lbsAxxana's slogan reads, "Built to last," and with its latest Phoenix System data system, they may very well survive with the cockroaches in a nuclear holocaust.
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GE's Holographic Storage to Yield 500 GB Discs
GE's Holographic Storage to Yield 500 GB DiscsGeneral Electronics this week announced a breakthrough in holographic storage technology which could allow us to store up to 500 GB of data on one disc. In other words, ten Blu-ray Discs in one.
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Seagate Claims to be Easiest PC Backup Yet
Seagate Claims to be Easiest PC Backup YetSeagate Replica purportedly works like Apple's Time Machine
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OCZ Unveils PCIe-Based SSD Card
OCZ Unveils PCIe-Based SSD CardOCZ announced today its Z-Drive, a PCI-Express based solid state drive that offers up to 1 TB of storage.
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Seagate's Energy-friendly 5,900 RPM HDDs
Seagate's Energy-friendly 5,900 RPM HDDsWould Heart be proud of this version of Barracuda?
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Report: Intel SSD Price Cut on April 26
Report: Intel SSD Price Cut on April 26Cheaper, but will be they cheap enough?
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IBM New Memory: Faster, Better, than SSDs
IBM New Memory: Faster, Better, than SSDsIBM is developing a new memory technology called "Racetrack" that could replace all current forms of memory and storage solutions.
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QOTD: Have You Bought An SSD Yet?
QOTD: Have You Bought An SSD Yet?There's no doubt about it: one of the best ways to boost your computer's performance, is to upgrade your hard drive to a cutting edge solid state drive (SSD).
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Pioneer Offers 8x Dual-Layer Blu-ray Writer
Pioneer Offers 8x Dual-Layer Blu-ray WriterEarlier today, Pioneer introduced the BDR-2203, its internal 8x dual-layer Blu-ray writer, however general consumers may tremble at the knees by the sight of its monstrous pricetag.
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MLC SSDs to Challenge Faster SLC Drives
MLC SSDs to Challenge Faster SLC DrivesA company called SandForce is in the last stages of prepping its new SF-1500 SSD processor for the mainstream. According to SandForce, its new SSD processors will give lower-cost, and slower MLC-based SSD drives a huge performance boost.
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OCZ Jumps On Mac Hardware Bandwagon
OCZ Jumps On Mac Hardware BandwagonOCZ is adding Mac compatible solid state drives to its Vertex series of SSDs, and also debuted several different Apple specific memory kits.
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XRAID ES 4 and 16 TB Storage for Mac
XRAID ES 4 and 16 TB Storage for MacActive Storage said that its new XRAID ES for the Mac OS X will come in both 4 TB and 16 TB versions. However, both solutions may require a monthly payment plan.
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Super Talent's 512 GB SSD is Nearly $1,500
Super Talent's 512 GB SSD is Nearly $1,500Super Talent has let loose its new MasterDrive RX family of Solid State Drives in capacities up to 512 GB.
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Seagate Delivers "Next-Gen" HDD
Seagate Delivers Seagate is boasting that its SV35.5 Series is the next step in the HDD evolution, geared to deliver optimal performance in digital video surveillance systems.
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Super Talent RAIDDrive SSD Offers 2 TB
Super Talent RAIDDrive SSD Offers 2 TBSuper Talent's new patented 2 TB PCIe RAIDDrive SSD offers an impressive 1.3 GBps sequential writes, and 1.2 GBps reads.
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Western Digital Enters the SSD Race
Western Digital Enters the SSD RaceWestern Digital today announced that it will officially enter the SSD race with the acquisition of SiliconSystems.
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A Home NAS Device Packed With Features
A Home NAS Device Packed With FeaturesQNAP or “Quality Network Appliance Providerâ€‌ whom is known for its vast selection of Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems has announced the launch of two new products – TS-119 and TS-219.
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Super Talent Debuts UltraDrive SSDs
Super Talent Debuts UltraDrive SSDsSuper Talent has unveiled its UltraDrive series of SSDs.
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Samsung PB22-J 256GB SSD is Sizzling Hot
Samsung PB22-J 256GB SSD is Sizzling HotThe 256 GB Samsung PB22-J Solid State Drive (SSD) is not only attractive on the outside, but also attractive on the inside.
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Solidata SSDs: Record Power Consumption
While we were testing a pile of new SSDs we found two models that were particularly interesting - in a questionable manner. The company called Solidata provides two high performance SSDs called the X1 at 64 GB and the X2 at 128 GB. As you might guess, the
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Samsung: SSD Match HDD Prices in a Few Years
Samsung: SSD Match HDD Prices in a Few YearsAdmit it, you want a solid state drive. The only thing stopping you is the price, which is understandable -- but Samsung says that won’t be a concern within a few years.
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LG LCD Display Only .23 Inches Thick
LG LCD Display Only .23 Inches ThickLG Display announced earlier this morning that it has successfully created the "world's thinnest" 42- and 47-inch LCD TV panels, measuring only 5.9 mm (.23 inches) thick.
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Huge 145-inch Plasma Display is 1mm Thick
Huge 145-inch Plasma Display is 1mm ThickShinoda's 145-inch plasma display boasts a thickness of 1mm, and is even capable of a 720p resolution.
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Say Goodbye to 16:10 Notebook Displays
Say Goodbye to 16:10 Notebook DisplaysApparently PC widescreen displays aren't wide enough
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Bluetooth 3.0 is Fast Like Ricky Bobby
Bluetooth 3.0 is Fast Like Ricky BobbyShake and bake!
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$500 Mouse Features LCD Screen
$500 Mouse Features LCD ScreenFor $500, consumers can buy a cool Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 bundle. However, there's apparently a need for a mouse that can display e-mail on its LCD screen.
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Philips Axes 3D Display Division
Philips Axes 3D Display DivisionWith a recession in full swing and 3-D display adoption at a crawl, Philips has decided to axe its 3-D display division.
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New JVC 46-inch 3D Monitor Costs $7,000
New JVC 46-inch 3D Monitor Costs $7,000JVC is set to showcase its new 46-inch 3D monitor next week at the NAB show, however the device isn't necessarily geared towards the mainstream consumer... especially the wallet.
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Build Your Own Multi-touch Surface Computer
Build Your Own Multi-touch Surface ComputerMaximum PC didn't feel like shelling out $12,000 for Microsoft's Surface technology, so the staff made its own multi-touch table PC for only $350
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Dell Mini 10 Finally Gets Fancy 720p Display
Dell Mini 10 Finally Gets Fancy 720p DisplayDell finally makes good on its promise of outfitting the Mini 10 netbook with a 720p-capable screen.
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QOTD: How Big Is Your PC Display?
QOTD: How Big Is Your PC Display?I remember when my 12-inch yellow monocrhome CRT monitor was the pinnacle of desktop display technology. Alas, those memorable days are gone.
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Thin, Flexy OLED Lighting Sheets Coming 2011
We’ve been hearing about OLED technology off and on for years now, but now we have word that flexible OLED lighting could be entering into production late next year.
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Microsoft Makes a... Notebook Cooler
Microsoft’s best known for its software, but often times its hardware products are just as often found as part of users’ systems.
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Intel Working on Display Linking Technology
As a part of Intel's "Carry Small, Live Large" initiative, Intel researchers are working on a technology that will enable multiple mobile devices to work together to create a larger display. In other words, the displayed output will span all of the...
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Asus Unveils Green, Wireless Monitors
Today at CeBIT, Asus sported not only sported its new "green" series of LCD monitors, but the world's first wireless monitor as well.
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Asus Teases Eee Keyboard Again at CeBit
Asus brought its all-in-one keyboard PC that we spotted at CES to Germany this week to give the masses a closer look at this interesting piece of kit.
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Picture: MacBook Pro Glossy vs. Matte FIGHT!
Check out the new MacBook's matter display compared with the "glassy" one
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Report: Microsoft to Buy Motion Sensing Tech
Reports from last week pointed at Microsoft acquiring Israeli startup 3DV Systems for its motion-sensing camera technology.
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UPDATE: Razer Responds to Lycosa KB Issue
UPDATE: Razer Responds to Lycosa KB IssueRazer has recently acknowledged a defect in production models of its Lycosa gaming keyboards.Shortly after the launch of the Razer Lycosa gaming keyboard, buyers started to express concern over the functionality of their newly purchased units in the R
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OCZ Unleashes Backlit Keyboard
OCZ Unleashes Backlit KeyboardFor those who constantly find themselves typing in the dark, OCZ has a great solution to reduce those typos down to a minimum.
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Sony Files for Touchscreen Printer Patent
Sony Files for Touchscreen Printer PatentSony filed a patent for a touch-screen printer based on Microsoft's Surface technology, capable of viewing and printing digital pictures wirelessly.
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MSI Teases WindBox Release... Again
MSI says its WindBox will be launching soon.
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Transparent OLED Screen; Yummy
Check out the transparent OLED screen!
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Vizio HDTVs to be Super "Connected"
High-end HDTV are all gaining some sort of special net-enabled service, but leave it to the mainstream brand of Vizio to really embrace connected media.
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Samsung's Gorgeous LED Backlit HDTVs; Drool
More than anything else, CES has televisions – gorgeous televisions. Although some of the wow-factor has dropped off a bit over the years as now HDTVs can be bought in Wal-Mart, Samsung still pulled the covers off of something we now lust for...
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Apple and LG Ink LCD Panel Deal
Apple and LG Ink LCD Panel DealLG Display has signed a five year contract with Apple which will see the display maker provide LCD screens for wide range of Apple's products.
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Sony Demonstrates Flexible, Bendable OLED
Sony's Sir Howard Stringer squeezes Beyonce... on the new flexible OLED
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Four Door Media Road Mice: Vroom Vroom!
Every year at CES there’s a few things that you HAVE to go see and then there’s the stuff that catches you off guard. You walk past the booth and there’s a huge fuss over something you’ve never even heard of and a lot of the time it’s pretty gimmicky.
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