IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TweakTown) 22/10/2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TweakTown) 22/10/2009

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Watch a DiRT 2 DirectX 11 tech demonstration video
Codemasters all excited by the demonstration of its upcoming car racing game DiRT 2 during the recently finished Windows 7 launch event in NYC, sent us over a tech video off the game for us all to seeآ…

Is Intel really delaying USB 3.0?
The adoption of any new peripheral technology requires a few things to happen. The first is the need to form a viable idea, the next is to establish some form of standard and the third is partner supportآ…

Microsoft puts out new and free Windows 7 themes
There are a bunch of cool themes (I personally love the آ“Zune Charactersآ” one), but in a bit of a surprise, for that added cash injection or side deal, Microsoft also added some آ“sponsored themesآ” fromآ…

Watch the Windows 7 launch live now!

eVGA to bring hybrid PhysX/graphics card on Halloween
On the eve of Halloween eVGA together with NVIDIA's support are planning to introduce a new graphics card (no, not Fermi unfortunately) which is said to combine graphics and PhysX in a way not seen beforeآ…

Dell unveils Multi-Touch optical capable 21.5-inch monitor
A new 21.5-inch monitor from Dell has just been unveiled which in basic terms carries the same specs as the existing SX2210 model. However, the new SX2210T adds support for multitouch input whereby youآ…

Barnes & Noble's Nook ebook reader runs Google's Android
The Nook also allows ebooks to be آ‘lentآ’ to friends for 14 days at no cost. Barnes & Noble says that an ebook purchased for the Nook can be sent for free to a friendآ’s Nook or other devices supportingآ…

AMD/ATI partner VisionTek partners with Bigfoot Networks
AMD/ATI partner VisionTek is making efforts to branch out into market segments other than just VGA and it begins by partnering with Bigfoot Networks, the company behind the Killer NIC for gamers, saidآ…

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and Compatibility Center available
The Windows 7 Blog page has just made mention of two new tools available pertaining to Windows 7 migration. These tools comprise the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and Compatibility Center which together willآ…

Weekly Giveaway - Mega Thermaltake prizes to be won!
The first prize off the block is the WingRS 301 mid-tower computer case. The folks over at Thermaltake promote this case as آ“mobile station on the goآ”. It comes with a handle for convenient transportationآ…

Download of the Day: Core FTP LE 2.1 (Build 1625)
Core FTP LE - free Windows software that includes the client FTP features you need. Features like SFTP (SSH), SSL, TLS, IDN, browser integration, site to site transfers, FTP transfer resume, drag andآ…

Deal of the Day: Apple 30GB iPod for only $99.99
Offer: It's back at the original $99 price point that caused it to sell out quick last time! It's one of the best deals that we've seen on these iPods that gives you 30GB of space for all of your musicآ…

Windows 7 Preorders very good
If you had any doubts that Windows 7 is going to be a good thing for Microsoft you only have t look at the news from Amazon this morning. Apparently the new OS from the team in Redmond, Washington hasآ…

ASUS' Eee Keyboard final sample video demonstration
ASUS' Eee Keyboard is almost ready for the masses with word having come in recently that ASUS plan to launch it before the month is out. This is a pretty exciting piece of hardware, reminiscing of theآ…

Apple gives its Mac Mini lineup a lift
Details have come about pertaining to Apple's new range of Mac Minis. Performance will be superior thanks to the use of faster 2.26GHz or 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo CPUs along with 2 or 4GB of memory and a 160آ…

Intel unveils LGA-1366 based Core i7 960 (3.2GHz)
Intel has added another model into its lineup of Core i7 LGA-1366 based processors this week; the Core i7 960. This variant comes clocked in at 3.2GHz (24 x 133) with a max Turbo Boost speed of 3.43GHzآ…

Dell's Studio One Touchscreen All-In-One PC Reviewed
This all-in-one PC is designed in to be nearly completely wireless (power still required) and integrates an optical touchscreen interface for a unique interactive experience. I put together a short videoآ…

AMD brightens up its low-end desktop lineup of processors
AMD has given its low-end processor space a big refreshment this week with the introduction of no less than eight new Athlon II processors. The new family is all about low power usage and low cost forآ…

Issue 7 of The Overclocker now online

Download of the Day: WinSnap 3.1.3
WinSnap is a small enhancement utility for taking and editing screenshots. Standard features include easy capture of non-rectangular windows with customized and transparent backgrounds, simple and automaticآ…

Deal of the Day: HP MediaSmart EX475 Storage Server
Offer: What is this HP MediaSmart and why would you want it? The HP MediaSmart EX475 gives you (of course) storage space for your files, but it's much more than that. It lets you do network-wide automatedآ…

Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player Video Review

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A Superb Duo: Thecusآ® and Windows 7
2009/10/22 - To offer absolute compatibility with common application environments, Thecusآ® is announcing compatibility with Windows 7, Microsoftآ’s simpler and easier to use interface on the PC platformآ…

NVIDIA GPUs Empower Software Developers to Bring GPU Accelerated Applications to the Masses with Windows 7 DirectCompute
SANTA CLARA, Calif.آ—Oct. 22, 2009آ— Among the most exciting features in Microsoft Corp.آ’s recently announced Windows 7 operating system is the ability it provides software developers to create powerfulآ…

NVIDIA GeForce GPUs Create the Ultimate Gaming Platform with Windows 7
SANTA CLARA, Calif.آ—Oct. 22, 2009آ— PC gaming experienced a major inflection point today with the release of Microsoft Corp.آ’s new Windows 7 operating system, which creates the ultimate gaming platformآ…

Shattered Horizonآ™ - minimum requirements revealed for DirectX 10 shooter
HELSINKI, FINLAND آ– OCTOBER 22, 2009 آ– Futuremarkآ® Games Studio today confirmed that Shattered Horizonآ™, their upcoming multiplayer first-person shooter for the PC, will be fully compatible with Windowsآ…

Fujitsu Announces Comprehensive Windows 7-Ready Product Lineup
Fujitsu today announces a comprehensive range of desktop, notebook and thin client product lines ready for Windows 7, Microsoft Corporationآ’s new operating system. Fujitsuآ’s new LIFEBOOK models in particularآ…

Shuttle Launch of Mini-PC complete systems with Windows 7 pre-installed
Elmshorn/Germany, 2009-10-22. Shuttle Inc., market leader in the Mini-PC sector and manufacturer of Multi-Form-Factor solutions, is now supplying complete systems in Europe optionally with Microsoft Windowsآ…

CyberPower Rolls Out New Intel Core i5/i7 Gaming Rigs
BALDWIN PARK, CA (October 22, 2009) -- CyberPower Inc. www.cyberpowerpc.com, a manufacturer of custom gaming machines, is celebrating the arrival of Microsoftآ’s Windows 7 Operating System with a seriesآ…

A-DATAآ® ADOPTS DNA AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT ITS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Taipei, Taiwan آ– October 22nd, 2009 - A-DATAآ® Technology Co., Ltd., a worldwide leading manufacturer in high-performance DRAM modules and flash application products, today announces that its A-DATAآ® standardآ…

All-new MSI Notebook Models with Windows 7 Released
The MSI GT640, GT740, and CR610 models are being shipped with Windows 7 pre-installed and comprehensive software & hardware upgrades so you can be the first to experience the excitement of this latestآ…

Logitech Announces Financial Results for Q2 FY 2010
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 21, 2009 and ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland, Oct. 22, 2009 آ— Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today announced financial results for the second quarter of Fiscalآ…

Garminآ® G600 Upgrades Add Synthetic Vision and Autopilot Interface
OSHKOSH, Wis./July 27, 2009/ BUSINESS WIRE آ— Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced major enhancements to the G600,آ…

Media Alert: Entire ASUS Notebook and Netbook range available on Windows 7 in Australia
ASUS has locally committed its entire notebook and netbook range to Windows 7, with all current notebooks available on the 64 bit version. ASUS notebooks and Eee Series PCs feature ASUS technology toآ…

HP Boosts Windows 7 Experience for Consumers, Businesses with New PCs and Services
HP shared its award-winning touch technology and best practices with Microsoft Corp. to guide the development of touch technology within Windows 7. The deep collaboration between the companies offersآ…

Imagination and Futuremark team up to bring Kanziآ™ UI engine to POWERVR Insiders
London, UK آ– October 20th, 2009 - Imagination Technologies, a leading multimedia chip technologies company, is working with Futuremark, a leading provider of performance analysis software and servicesآ…

Albatron Announces 42-inch Optical Touch Monitor
Albatron Technology recently released 42-inch Albatron Optical Touch Monitor (OTM). Adopting optical touch technology that put a camera on the screen above left and right to detect the movement of fingersآ…

Silicon Power Armor A50 With Elegant look and Secured Protection
Flash memory manufacturer, Silicon Power follows their success of the Armor A10, a silicon rubber protected portable hard disk drive with an ultra protected portable hard disk drive that derived fromآ…

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