Friday, December 25, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 25/12/2009


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Cooler Master launches USP 100 chassis with 550W PSU
Cooler Master has launched its $99 USP 100 "enthusiast ready mid-tower chassis" with an accompanying power supply. The USP 100 offers several increasingly popular features, like a hole in the motherboard tray that grants users quick access the underside of a CPU, and ample room for cable management to keep a system's guts nice and tidy.
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Viliv to intro N5 UMPC with Windows 7 and more at CES
Viliv will reportedly introduce two ultra mobile PCs (UMPC) at CES next month. The N5 will boast a 4.8-inch 1024x600 resolution display, as well as Wi-Fi, 3G and GPS. Like competing units, it should offer the full -- albeit miniaturized -- functionality of a larger computer and will run Windows 7. Unfortunately, there are no details about what powers the device, but it could be based on Intel's Pi...
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Intel: Ion is too big and expensive for netbooks
Many companies respect Nvidia's Ion graphics chipset as a more powerful alternative to Intel's integrated solutions. The chipset has seen relative success in portable computers across the board this year, and that could continue with Nvidia preparing to launch the Ion 2 next quarter.
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Lenovo netbook to sport Pine Trail, multi-touch display
Very few of the emerging Pine Trail-based netbooks actually stand out, but an upcoming product from Lenovo offers something most rivals don't: a multi-touch display. Unearthed FCC documents suggest the company's IdeaPad S10-3t will feature a 10.1-inch rotating gesture-sensitive screen, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450, Wi-Fi, and at the very least, optional 3G and GPS.
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Steam holiday sale: Up to 80% off tons of games
In addition to GOG's amazing holiday sale, Steam has shown its Christmas spirit with up to 80% off hundreds of games. Some noteworthy deals include 50% off Ubisoft and THQ's entire catalog as well as the Eidos Collector's Pack, 66% off all Atari games and the Unreal pack, and 33% off 2K titles and the Rockstar Collection.
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OCZ adds TRIM support to Summit SSDs
Following Intel and most recently Corsair, OCZ has released a new firmware for its Summit solid-state drives which brings TRIM support to users of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system and idle garbage collection for Windows Vista and XP users. Available from OCZ's download page, the VBM19C1Q update promises to restore performance on Summit drives back to new conditions by freeing space and conso...
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News around the web: The $75 Future Computer
The $75 Future Computer @ Forbes
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Netbook shipments up 103% in 2009, revenues elsewhere fall
With the line between netbooks and entry-level laptops getting increasingly blurry in 2009, we've wondered how much longer these underpowered machines will remain relevant in the market. But as a year of challenging economic conditions draws to a close, it's clear that the relatively low price tags have made netbooks a hot item among consumers.
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