Friday, October 30, 2009

IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 29/10/2009


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Nvidia presents an "ExaScale Machine" - CPU+GPU systems
Eight years may be an age (or two) in the computer hardware industry, but Nvidia is nevertheless presenting a product that will be available in 2017.

Inpai have leaked a slide presented by Bill Dally, chief scientist, Nvidia that talks of a GPU + CPU combination, from Nvidia.



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Nintendo DSi LL Announced

It is official, Nintendo had announced DSi LL, a new variation of the popular handheld, this time with a slight twist.

The newer version will have these features over the predecessors which includes a bigger screen, longer battery life and many more. Launch date and price announced as well.

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Price increases for ATI Radeon HD 5850
In our Availability Report from 11 days ago, we noticed a general increase in HD 5850 prices across the board. Fudzilla now reports that AMD have themselves increased the prices by $15 to $20, taking into account the excess demand.

A quick check reveals that prices have increased by another $10 since our availability report 11 days ago. This puts the average retail price at $279, $20 up from the launch SRP of $259. Unfortunately, availability, though slightly increased, remains poor at best. Even though we are more than 5 weeks into HD 5800's launch - AMD does not seem to have come to grips with the demand.

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[Rumour] Nvidia GF100 to launch in "early December"
The previous date rumoured by Fudzilla - November 28th - seems to have been pushed back to the "first week(s) of December" for Nvidia's much awaited Fermi GF100 GPU.

This is still great news compared to several rumours that continue to float around the internet - suggesting Q1 2010 for widespread availability at earliest.

Fudzilla's sources confirm that Nvidia is taking GF100 pre-orders "like there is no tomorrow". Surprisingly, Nvidia's partners seem to be taking pre-orders inspite of there being no guarantees on the final shipping date - though "first week(s) of December" seems to be the official estimate, for now.

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Intel to release Core i7 930
The most successful and longest selling Nehalem CPU, the Core i7 920, will finally be replaced in Q1 2010 by Intel.

This move was previously expected with the introduction of Core i7 950 and 975XE and once again with the Core i7 960.

The release of Lynnfield Core i7 860 was expected to cannibalize i7 920 sales, and this may have happened. The replacement, Core i7 930 runs at 2.88 GHz, and is expected to fit in the same $280 price range.

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New MSI CR610 laptop comes with AMD Athlon II dual-core CPU and Windows 7

MSI CR610

MSI has introduced their latest CR610 laptop designed to offer amazing audio/video performance in a thin and light form factor. The 16-inch MSI incorporates the latest AMD Tigris platform, ATI Mobility Radeon HD4200, up to 500GB hard disk, DVD multi-drive and is preinstalled with Windows 7 operating system.


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Nvidia leaks GT300M series

Nvidia inadvertently put up Geforce GT 300M downloads on their download page. An eagle-eyed Fudzilla reader subsequently captured and reported the page before it was taken off.

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Malware Infections On The Rise

Information on Web-based Malware Infections by Dasient

Cnet has reported that there is an alarming rise in the number of websites (intentionally or accidentally) hosting malicious software. Dasient, founded by former Googlers, has claimed that more than 640,000 websites and around 5.8 million pages are infected with malware, with figures for infected pages almost twice of what Microsoft had projected in an earlier report.

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Motorola DROID coming next week, exclusive to Verizon Wireless in US

Motorola DROID

Verizon Wireless and Motorola have unveiled the new DROID by Motorola, which claims to be the first smartphone powered by Android 2.0. It will be available on 6 November in the United States exclusively at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online. Read on for the official release.


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Verbatim Unveils 32Gb USB/eSATA Combo SSD


Verbatim 32Gb USB/eSATA Combo SSD

Verbatim has announced the 32Gb USB/eSATA Combo SSD, adding on to its lineup of portable storage. Measuring 80 x 23 x 9mm and weighing a mere 19g, the combo drive has 32Gb of storage space and features both USB 2.0 (read/write speeds up to 26/15 MB/s) and eSATA (read/write speeds up to 60/25 MB/s) connectivity, accessible by a sliding mechanism on the side of the body. Backed by a 2 year warranty, the 32Gb combo drive comes together with the EasyLock software (that provides 256bit AES encryption) and is available now via specialist retailers at of 159 Euro.

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Scythe Announces Two New Versions of Katana 3 CPU cooler

Scythe Katana 3 "Type A" (SCKTN-3000A)

Scythe has unveiled 2 new basic CPU coolers based on the Katana 3 released in March 2009. Both coolers, measuring 94 x 108 x 143mm and weighing 495g, are similar in specifications and performance with the exception of their mounting systems. The Katana 3 "Type A" (SCKTN-3000A) is compatible with AMD 754, 939, 940, AM2(+), AM3 sockets while "Type I" (SCKTN-3000I) is compatible with Intel LGA 775, 1156 and 1366 sockets.

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