Zalman to deliver the MFC1 Combo fan controller
South Korean manufacturer Zalman is just about to let loose the MFC1 Combo, a new fan controller that fits into a 5.25-inch bay. Seen below, the device has an aluminum front and features five channels, each delivers 7W or 0.6 A to handle four fans via voltage and one via PWM. A PWM Mode with one user-defined and three 'auto' settings is also available.
The Zalman MFC1 Combo will be reaching Europe with a price tag of just under 40 Euro.
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XFX comes up with two Hemlock cards, both are stock
XFX has today announced two Radeon HD 5970 models and although one is stamped 'Black Edition', both are unfortunately as stock as AMD intended. The cards both have DirectX 11 support, have CrossFireX capabilities, and boasts 3200 Stream Processors, 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 4000 MHz, a GPU set to 725 MHz, and dual-DVI, plus Mini DisplayPort connectivity.
While the regular edition is just that, regular, the Black Edition comes with a little extra in the form of the OverVolt Tool which provides multiple overclocking options to those who'd like to push the card to its limits.
Both of XFX's Radeon HD 5970s are expected to become available in the near future.
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PowerColor unveils its Radeon HD 5970
AMD AIB partner TUL Corp. has now revealed its PowerColor-branded Radeon HD 5970, a stock Hemlock card that's certain to crush all current GeForce models (in terms of performance). Pictured below, the card feature two 40nm Cypress GPUs, each with 1600 Stream Processors and clocked at 725 MHz, a 2x256-bit memory interface, 2GB of GDDR5 memory set to 4000 MHz, and things like DirectX 11, CrossFireX support, and the ATI Eyefinity multi-monitor technology. Speaking of mo' monitors, the HD 5970 can handle three displays via its two DVI and one Mini DisplayPort outputs.
"The PowerColor HD5970 aims to fulfill all the most demanding game titles for the toughest hardcore gamers," says Ted Chen, CEO of TUL Corporation. "All gamers should be excited about the announcement of the fastest graphics solution ever."
PowerColor's card comes bundled with a coupon for the download of Dirt 2 (DX11-supporting car racing simulator), and should be reaching stores very soon priced at about $600. Hope you saved up.
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Facebook gets a new privacy policy
After going through the views of a rather small number of users who commented on its new, proposed privacy policy, social network Facebook has decided to go ahead and adopt the document which is supposed to be more open, transparent and easier to understand.
"In the coming weeks and months, we plan to build on the progress we've already made in making the document more accessible by also adding definitions of key terms, screen shots of important pages and informational "learn more" videos. We think these visual resources will make it even easier to understand how privacy works on Facebook," said Michael Richter on the Facebook blog.
According to Richter, most users like that the proposed document lacked the more complicated technical and legal terms and its structure which offers key points at the beginning and links to quickly access different sections.
The new privacy policy is going to be posted in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
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Nokia's Nseries line to drop Symbian for Maemo by 2012
Although Nokia is still the most enthusiastic supported of Symbian, the Finnish company will continue to adopt Maemo platform in the years to come, to some point, in detriment of Symbian. As revealed by Maemo's marketing team, Nokia is planning on moving its N-series handset line-up away from Symbian and have it use only Maemo-based platforms by 2012.
The shift to Maemo is hoped to induce new life in Nokia's high-end smartphones which, while still selling well, are losing more and more ground to Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry models and other rival devices. Good luck with all that, Nokia.
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Opera Mobile 10 beta out for WinMo phones
Two weeks ago the Opera Mobile 10 beta debuted for S60 platforms and today it has also been released for smartphones powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS. The portable browser comes with the Opera Turbo server-side compression technology (also found in Opera Mini 5 and Opera 10), a revamped the look and feel, Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, a powerful password manager, and support for both touchscreen or keypad navigation.
"We are unifying our products, so that users get the same experience, no matter the device or which particular Opera browser they are using," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "With Opera Mobile 10, we are raising the expectations of how a a mobile browser should perform. Today, users require a browser as powerful as the Web, one that can handle their daily tasks as well as their computers. That's Opera."
To download and try out Opera Mobile 10 (beta) on your WinMo phone see this page.
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MSI Radeon HD 5970 offers no surprises, just lots of power
MSI has just presented its very own Radeon HD 5970 graphics card, which is called R5970-P2D2G and, as you can see, makes use of AMD's reference design. The dual-GPU powerhouse packs 3200 Stream Processors, a 725 MHz-clocked GPU, a 2x256-bit memory interface paired up with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM set @ 4000 MHz, and one Mini DisplayPort and two DVI outputs.
MSI's card has DirectX 11 and CrossFireX support, boasts Military Class components - Hi-C Cap, all solid-state capacitor and SSC (Solid State Choke), and is bundled with the Afterburner tweaking tool. The Radeon has yet to reach stores but when it does, it will cost about $600.
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Nvidia Fermi-powered GeForce card pictured
Already presented powering Tesla products, Nvidia's 40nm Fermi chip will first become available within the next generation of GeForce discrete graphics cards. Now, Nvidia hasn't talked much about them but at least it finally provided a glimpse at a Fermi-based GeForce card.
Seen below, the sample board is covered by a dual-slot, single-fan cooler, has 3-way SLI support, at least one DVI output and requires extra power via an 8- and a 6-pin PCIe connector. The looong Fermi/GF100-based GeForce is running Unigine's Heaven DirectX 11 benchmark to show off its capabilities but unfortunately results aren't available. Still, given the included 512 CUDA cores, the card should have no problems with running the DX11 test quite smooth.
If all goes well we should see the first Fermi-powered GeForce models released in Q1.
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Google Search results now show site hierarchies
While still working on the Caffeine update, Google has made a new tweak to its well-known search service, one that displays how a search result page fits into a site's hierarchy. As seen below, the new results display method replaces the green URL with a hierarchy that shows the location of a page within a website. This approach enables users to have a better idea of the relevance of a result for their search query.
"For example, consider a search for the biography of Vint Cerf (Google's Internet Evangelist). The URL for one result, "www.google.com/corporate/execs.html," shows that the page is located in a page about "execs," under "corporate," which is on the "google.com" site. This can provide valuable context when deciding whether to click on the result," explain Harvey Jones and Daniel Rocha on Google's blog.
The site hierarchy update is being rolled out as we speak and should become available to everyone within days.
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Tranquil to release Intel Atom D510 home server in January
News is circling in the Home Server rumour mill that Tranquil PC will be the first in the UK to produce an Intel Atom D510-based Windows Home Server unit, which looks to be coming to our stores in January.
The company's blog today showed off their MiDASS Home Server, which is to be built off of the Intel Atom "PineView" D510 processor, accompanied by the NM10 chipset. At this time it is far too early to expect any more details, however, Tranquil have a few interesting reads on their blog that showcase the highly anticipated new chip.
Intel PineView Board
Introduction to the D510
The D510 'Mount Olive' MiniITX Motherboard
The D510 is a dual-core 1.66GHz processor that runs at just 13W - and is set to smash the performance records set by the Atom 330 using just an additional 5W. The platform looks to be the ideal step up from the current top-end Atoms which will place them in pole position for set-top media center units.
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