IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (X-bit labs) 15/08/2009

AMD to Update Business Class Lineup with Athlon II, Phenom II Microprocessors
AMD to Introduce Athlon II, Phenom II B-Series Chips
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Samsung Targets Gaming PCs with Solid-State Drives
Samsung Aims PC Gaming Market with SSDs
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Germany and Russia Discuss Strategic Partnership in Microelectronics, Investments into Infineon, Qimonda
Authorities Confirm Talks Regarding Russian Investments into Infineon, Qimonda
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Retailers Run Out of PlayStation 3, PS3 Slim May Be Approaching
Sony Ceases to Supply PlayStation 3, Claim Retailers
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ATI Demonstrates "The Future" DirectX 11 Graphics Cards at Quakecon
ATI's New Evergreen Graphics Chips Hit Quakecon, Set to Hit the Market by Windows 7 Launch
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Tim Sweeney: GPGPU Software Uneconomical to Develop, GPUs Set to Disappear
GPGPU Programming Models Are Limited, Claims Developer of Popular Games
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Russian Investment Firm Interested in Acquiring a Stake in Infineon
Sistema Corp. Interested in Buying into Infineon
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Size Doesn't Matter: Asus Rampage Gene II MicroATX LGA1366 Mainboard Review
One doesn't have to be big to be efficient - this saying perfectly described Asus Rampage Gene II mainboard. Read more in our review!
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Texas Instruments' Chips Best Positioned for Mobile Internet Devices - Research Firm
Nvidia and Freescale Have Potential on MID Market, Says ABI Research
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Intel May Unveil Microprocessors with Integrated Graphics Cores at Consumer Electronics Show
Intel Arrandale, Clarkdale, Pineview Processors May Be Revealed at CES 2010 in Early January
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AMD Launches Highest-Performance Desktop Processor
AMD Starts to Ship Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
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Corsair Memory Adds Speed to High-Capacity USB Flash Drives
Corsair Unveils High-Performance 128GB Voyager GT Flash Drive
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Panasonic's Toughbook Mobile Computers First to Pass New Military Certification
Panasonic Toughbook 30, 19 and U1 Pass MIL-STD-810G Tests
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Winbond to Manufacture Own-Brand GDDR Memory
Winbond Becomes Fourth Maker of GDDR in the World
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AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition: The Peak of Deneb Evolution
With the launch of their new processor AMD set a new frequency record for desktop platforms: Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition works at 3.4 GHz. What is it: an attempt to return to the high-end segment or a preemptive strike in the light of upcoming Intel Lynnfield? Let's try finding an answer to this question.
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GeForce GTX 295 SLI: Super Heavy Weights Championship. Final Round
Our today's review will be the last one in a series of articles devoted to performance of super-powerful multi-GPU graphics configurations. This time we are going to witness the performance by GeForce GTX 295 SLI tandem also know as Quad SLI.
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Big Fans and More: AeroCool System Cases Roundup
In our today's roundup we would like to introduce to you seven system cases from AeroCool. They stand out among competitors due unique design solutions, such as 400 mm side fans, for example.
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Budget CPU for Enthusiasts: Intel Celeron E3300 Processor Review
If you have always associated the "Celeron" name with very affordable and slow processors, then time has come for you to change your opinion. The new representatives of this CPU family use 45 nm core with 1 MB L2 cache, which makes them extremely attractive against the background of their competitors and even their more expensive fellow processors.
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Nvidia ION Based Nettop with Your Own Hands: Zotac ION-ITX-C Mainboard Review
Nvidia ION platform that combines an Intel Atom processor with Nvidia GeForce 9300 chipset turned out of interest not only to nettop and netbook makers, but also to mainboard manufacturers. We managed to get our hands on a mini-ITX solution like that from Zotac. With the help of this mainboard we learned what we can actually expect from a DIY PC based on ION platform in the new Windows 7 operating system.
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Half a Terabyte on 2.5 Inches: Nine Hard Disk Drives Roundup
Some time ago we already reviewed the first 2.5-inch models with 500 GB storage capacity. Now time has come to compare side by side the solutions from all manufacturers that are currently available in the market.
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Zalman GS1000 and Z-Machine GT1000 System Cases Review
Today we are going to introduce to you two system cases from Zalman. Will this company manage to show us something unique, something different from the competition? Let's find out.
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ASRock X58 Extreme Mainboard: Getting Better and Better
This article will be talking about a new LGA1366 mainboard that is way better than any of its predecessors in a number of aspects.
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Areca ARC-1680ix-16 SAS RAID Controller Review
Back in the days, Areca ARC-1220 controller made such a great impression on us that we continued using it in our lab for a long time. We wonder if the new SAS RAID controller, which we will review today, manages to repeat the success of its predecessor.
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ATI Catalyst 9.7 and Nvidia GeForce 190.38 Drivers in Windows 7
The new driver tests we are going to carry out today will be rather unusual. We will test new ATI and Nvidia drivers in the new Windows 7 operating system that promises to have a great future ahead of it.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 295: Operation "Renaissance"
The first GeForce GTX 295 revision couldn't become very popular because it was too complex and expensive. Today we are going to find out how successful Nvidia's second attempt to create the most powerful single-board dual-processor graphics adapter turned out to be.
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Nvidia Quadro FX vs. ATI FirePro: Professional Graphics Accelerators Roundup
Professional graphics cards for performance workstations occupy a completely different market niche than the gaming solutions, even though they are manufactured by the same developers. Today we are going to check out the performance of these graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia in popular CAD/CAM systems for professionals. Especially since both manufacturers now have new card series on contemporary 55 nm chips: Quadro FX and FirePro.
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Heavy Cavalry in Desktop Format: GMC R-4 Bulldozer System Case Review
We would like to introduce to you a compact system case from GMC that stands out among competitors due to its unique looks.
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Contemporary Graphics Accelerators in Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Our today's article will talk about the performance of contemporary graphics cards in a sequel to a famous Western shooter - Call of Juarez.
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