ECS Announces USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps PCIe Expansion Cards
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), a leading motherboard, graphics card, barebone system and notebook manufacturer, today announced USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gbps expansion cards; U3N2 and S6M2 as the most flexible solution for upcoming external devices. ECS U3N2 and S6M2 PCI-E x1 expansion cards are both compatible with PCI-E x4, x8, and x16 slots for easy upgrade the existing motherboards.
ECS U3N2 USB 3.0 expansion card is powered by NEC USB 3.0 controller chip to deliver a new standard SuperSpeed USB 3.0 performance up to 5Gbps data-transfer rate. That is 10 times faster than USB 2.0 and at least 900mA current output for each port to access high-speed external devices. ECS U3N2 USB 3.0 expansion card provides a great flexibility with its backward compatibility to USB 2.0 and earlier devices.
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Coolink Introduces Corator DS Gapless Direct Touch CPU Cooler
Featuring Coolink's exclusive Gapless Direct Touch (GDT) technology that allows for an all copper contact area, the Corator DS brings the concept of direct contact cooling to the next level by further improving heat transfer. Four large 8mm heatpipes, a dual fin stack design and a PWM controlled SWiF2 120mm fan are among the features that enable the Corator DS to achieve an optimal balance between outstanding cooling performance and quiet operation. The Corator DS is available immediately at a suggested retail price of EUR 49.90 / USD $59.90 and works with AMD (AM2(+) & AM3) and Intel (LGA775, LGA1156 & LGA1366) processors.
True to our vision of innovating instead of following, we worked hard to strengthen the advantages of direct contact cooling and to eliminate its drawbacks , explains Timothy Chu, Coolink CEO. Thus were proud to introduce the Corator DS today, which is our first product based on Coolink's exclusive GDT-technology. Its innovative contact surface in combination with the other features allows us to offer a complete high-performance cooling solution at an attractive price point.
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Lockheed Martin Introduces IronClad 256-bit Encrypted USB Key
Todays mobile workforce can now trade in their laptop for a flash drive, thanks to an innovative new mobile computing technology from Lockheed Martin and IronKey. The new IronClad USB drive shrinks a laptops hard drive including the entire operating system, software applications, and files onto a secure flash drive. Lockheed Martin is an American aerospace, defence, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests and to our knowledge this is the first time they have gotten into the Flash drive business. With Lockheed Martin's close military relationship this might impact other large Flash makers with encrypted drives.
Imagine leaving the office at the end of the day and, instead of slinging a laptop bag on your shoulder, you tuck a flash drive the size of a stick of gum in your pocket, said Charles Croom, Lockheed Martins Vice President of Cyber Security Solutions. With IronClad drives, employees who need to work at home or on travel, or field operatives who deploy around the country or around the globe, can carry not just their files but their entire computer on a three-inch USB drive. Weve built a smart network around each drive, so IT managers have round-the-clock control of and visibility into the status and security of every device.
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Synology Launches DiskStation DS1010+ 5-bay NAS Server
Synology today launched, the new five-bay DiskStation DS1010+, which boasts write speeds that are 250% faster than its predecessor (the DS509+), includes the power of DSM open firmware, expands up to 10 bays and is specifically designed for businesses with growing storage needs who want an affordable alternative to a PC file server to centralize data backups, protect critical assets and share files remotely. Designed with scalability in mind, the DS1010+ can expand its storage capacity horizontally from 5 bays to 10 bays whenever more storage is needed using the separate DX510 Expansion Enclosure. Furthermore, using RAID-1, 5 or 6 volume-types, disks can be migrated to larger-sized disks, without loss of data. Whether adding additional disks, or migrating to larger size disks, the DS1010+ with its companion DX510 provide a total storage capacity of 20TB.
The DiskStation DS1010+ offers the performance and flexibility that even the most demanding of small to medium sized business users want. The DS1010+ serves an average of 116+ MB/sec reading speed under RAID 5 configuration in a Windows environment, and 103+ MB/sec writing, says Cheen Liao, President of Synology America Corp. The web server responsiveness rate is remarkable, taking only 30.81 seconds to handle 1,000 simultaneous requests, Liao adds.
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Sony Delays PS3 Motion Controller Until Fall 2010
Sony has announced that it will release its new, unnamed Motion Controller for the PlayStation 3 console in the Fall of 2010. This new motion controller will be packaged along with the existing DualShock controller as the "de facto" PS3 controller. The motion controller will be released first in Japan and other Asian regions and countries, then North America and Europe territories and will be released with an extensive line-up software titles. Combined with the PlayStation Eye Camera, the Motion Controller will be able to detect the natural and intuitive movement of the hand and reflect the precise movement within the game, delivering a whole new entertainment experience on PS3. First seen at 2009 E3, the new controller was expected to arrive no later than Spring of 2010 so this announcement is mixed news for Sony and its fans.
"We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles that will deliver the new entertainment experience to PS3 users, " said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "We will continue to work to have a comprehensive portfolio of attractive and innovative games for the Motion Controller, not only from SCE Worldwide Studios but also from the third party developers and publishers, whom we have been working closely with. We look forward to soon unveiling the exciting software line-up that further expands and defines the PS3 platform as the ultimate entertainment system for the home."
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AMD Has Sold Over 2 Million DirectX 11 Graphics Cards
We forgot to post this, but during CES the crew from AMD celebrated the shipment of its two millionth DirectX 11 graphics chip. ATI has had successful launches of the ATI Radeon HD 5970, ATI Radeon HD 5800 series, ATI Radeon HD 5700 series and just recently the ATI Radeon HD 5600 series of DirectX 11 video cards. Pretty amazing that by now well over two million video cards are in the hands of gamers worldwide! Pictured below is the cake that they had during an AMD party at CES!
AMD recently celebrated the shipment of its two millionth DirectX 11 graphics chip. AMD has already enabled DirectX 11 support for the majority of the PC market and todays introduction of the ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card is yet another clear indication of AMDs commitment to address the strong market demand for DirectX 11-capable graphics cards, said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Group. Combined with the successful launches of the ATI Radeon HD 5970, ATI Radeon HD 5800 series and ATI Radeon HD 5700 series, AMD has defined the DirectX 11 gaming experience like no other, bringing graphics innovations like ATI Eyefinity technology and ATI Stream technology to millions of consumers worldwide.
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Kid Computer Launches $1999 All-In-One PC Called Kids Cybernet Station
The Kids CyberNet Station is an All-In-One computer package includes everything you could need for a child /student friendly workstation. These powerful systems include Intel Dual Core processors, 4 GB of Ram, 500 GB Hard Drive, DVD-ROM / CDRW, 19" Flat Touch Screen Monitor, HD Audio with SoundBlaster Pro compatibility and speakers, 2 Gigabit Fast Ethernet connections, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator, The latest Windows 7 and a LOT of preloaded software combined with a virtual CD-ROM to eliminate the need to swap CDs to run programs. Everything is packaged into a single housing around the monitor; the computer is virtually invisible, because there is no PC tower. This All-In-One style helps reduce the clutter of extra chords and creates half the footprint of traditional computers. The Kid Cybernet Station Starts at $1,999.00 and is available now.
Setting up a Kids CyberNet Station is as simple as taking it out of the box, plugging in the power cord, keyboard and mouse and pushing the on button. It is really that simple! We have taken care of all the rest including an innovative way of making CDs hassle free. A 19" touch screen is built directly into the monitor. The touch screen technology adds an extra dimension to the computer experience which allows for exciting new ways for children and students to interact with programs and applications. Playing Educational games becomes more interactive and a lot more fun!
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Qualcomm and AMD Lead List of Top 25 Fabless IC Suppliers
IC Insights has released their rankings for the top 25 fabless IC suppliers for 2009 and some of the companies on the list might surprise you. The numbers are for IC sales only and do not include optoelectronic, sensor, or discrete semiconductor revenues. IC Insights considers a company fabless when it receives the majority of its finished wafer supply from IC foundries. As shown, there were nine fabless IC companies in 2009 that had sales of $1.0 billion or more. In late 1Q09, AMD became a fabless company by including its Dresden, Germany fabs as part of the GlobalFoundries spin-off. IC Insights has included all of AMD's sales for 2009 in the chart. As shown, AMD now ranks as the second largest fabless IC company in the world behind only Qualcomm. NVIDIA is now ranked fifth after a decline of 14%. NVIDIA was ranked second back in 2007 and has fallen to fifth place now.
Not including AMD, the top 10 fabless companies' sales, in total, declined 4% in 2009 while the remainder of the fabless companies' IC sales dropped 13%! Thus, the top 10 share of total fabless company IC sales rose to 65% in 2009, up five points from 2007. As the barriers to entry (i.e., high design costs, increasingly difficult access to venture capital money, etc.) rise, it appears that the fabless IC supplier listing will continue to become more "top-heavy" in the future
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Active Media Products Rolls Out 600X Pro Series CompactFlash
Pro SLR manufacturers have stayed with the larger Compact Flash media cards because of their capacity for speed above that of secure digital cards. The speeds of the cards not only increase writes from camera bursts but also in the speed of moving data off of the card when it's time to edit.
Many pro DSLRs can rapid fire up to 10 frames per second, but after the buffer fills they can only shoot as fast as the memory card can write. The memory card becomes a bottleneck in shooting action sequences. These 600X Pro Series cards can write up to 90MB per second, so even in raw mode a high end DSLR will be able to shoot at or near its rated speed for sustained periods", explained Active Media Products' VP of Sales, Jerry Thomson.
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VIA Announces the EPIA-T700 - First Mobile-ITX Module
VIA Technologies today announced the VIA EPIA-T700: the first product based on the recently announced Mobile-ITX form factor. Measuring a mere 6cm x 6cm, the VIA EPIA-T700 is a uniquely compact computer-on-module that is designed for a range of ultra-compact embedded devices in medical, military and in-vehicle applications.
The VIA EPIA-T700 can be used with a variety of carrier boards that can be adapted and customized to meet the needs of a range of applications and is powered by a specially miniaturized 1GHz VIA Eden ULV processor and the compact VIA VX820 MSP that together offer industry-leading I/O flexibility in the most compact of available form factors. The VIA EPIA-T700 features 512MB of DDR2 on-board system memory, meaning compatibility and reliability are guaranteed.
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Free Half-Life 2 Games On Steam for ATI Video Card Users
For a limited time, all ATI customers may receive a free copy of Half-Life 2 Lost Coast and Half-Life 2 Deathmatch by creating a Steam account! Pretty slick as all you need to do is go to this URL and click the button to get the games.
You need to have Steam and an ATI graphics card in order to receive your copy of Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
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NVIDIA Forceware 196.21 WHQL Drivers Made Available
Nvidia has some new Forceware 196.21 WHQL drivers out for desktop GPUs and notebook GPUs. This is a WHQL driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs! These drivers adds support for GeForce 205, 210 and 240 graphics cards and has a ton of bug fixes that are worth having. This driver resolves issues in games like Risen, Bioshock, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Dirt 2, Left 4 Dead, Shattered Horizon, Champions Online, Allied Force Falcon, Crysis: Warhead and more. So, if you are having issues in these games or just want the latest drivers head on over to the forums for links to the drivers!
New in Version 196.21
- Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for many top new gaming titles including Avatar Demo, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, City Bus Simulator, Dirt 2, Ferrari Virtual Race, GREED: Black Border, Mass Effect 2, Mortal Online, Ninja Blade, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Demo, Planet 51, RUSE, Serious Sam HD, and Wings of Prey.
- Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.09.1112.
- Includes numerous bug fixes. Refer to the release notes on the documentation tab for information about the key bug fixes in this release.
- Users without US English operating systems can select their language and download the International driver here.
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Asustek's claimed motherboard shipment growth for 2010 just a game of numbers
Asustek Computer's recent claims that it will be able to increase its motherboard shipments by four million units in 2010 are really just a matter of the company shifting numbers amid the spin-off of its manufacturing arm Pegatron Technology, according to sources from motherboard players. Since the global motherboard market is unlikely to see strong shipment growth in 2010, recent comments by Chewei Lin, vice president of Asustek's open platform business, that the company is targeting 20% on-year growth for the year are unrealistic, the sources said. A shipments jump of such an extent would require a drastic industry event such as the sudden exit of a first-tier maker, the sources explained.
The general consensus among the sources is that Asustek plans to pad out its figures by adding on the 3-4 million motherboards shipped in OEM desktop systems by the Asustek Group to its own shipments. These figures we previously accounted for under Pegatron's shipment figures. How Pegatron's shareholders will react to Asustek "skimming off the cream" in this way remains unknown. In addition, the sources pointed out that Asustek will not be able to get away with similar numbers games as it tries to achieve its second target of gaining a 50% share of the motherboard market in 2014. A first-tier motherboard maker really will need to quit the market for this to happen, the sources added.
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Google postpones cellphone launch in China
Google has postponed the launch of two mobile phones in China which use its Android platform, in the first sign its business in the country is starting to be affected by a dispute over hacking and censorship. The manufacturers of the telephone, which was scheduled for launch in China on Wednesday, are Motorola and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, and China Unicom would have been the carrier, a Google spokeswoman said.
The dispute could stoke tensions between China and the United States, already at odds over the value of the yuan currency, trade issues, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and climate change policy. Chinese officials have so far publicly fended off Google's complaints and not openly flagged any talks with the world's biggest Internet search company, which opened its Chinese-language search site in 2006.
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Apple to debut a touchscreen multimedia tablet device on Jan. 27, 2010
Apple officially alerted the world Monday that it is ready to unveil its latest offering which many in the tech industry are betting will be a multimedia tablet on the morning of Jan. 27.
The media hordes and analysts are being invited to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, where it is presumed company CEO Steve Jobs will show off the latest gadgets and services from Apple headquarters. The invitation, which reached in-boxes shortly after 9 a.m., is as vague as it is inviting. "Come see our latest creation," the mass e-mail read. The Apple logo is emblazoned over a virtual painter's palette splashed with colors.
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LSI MegaRAID SATA and SAS 9260-8i RAID Card Review
The LSI MegaRAID SATA+SAS 9260-8i RAID controller card is designed for to support up to eight-port 6Gb/s PCI Express SATA and SAS RAID for consumers looking for a way to secure data and to have speed. With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i should be fast, but the question is how fast? Read on to see our results in RAID 0 and RAID 5.
LSI MegaRAID SATA+SAS controllers provide a new level of reliability, availability, and performance to businesses that are facing storage challenges driven by unprecedented data growth. With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i KIT brings users features and improved performance, while continuing to support all the features of the previous 3Gb/s SATA+SAS generation. The MegaRAID value line controller, ideal for inside-the-box connectivity, employs the latest in RAID-on-Chip technology, complies with the PCI Express 2.0 specification, and provides additional data security using LSI SafeStore encryption services.6Gb/s SAS is designed for backward compatibility with 3Gb/s SAS as well as with 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s SATA hard drives. Regardless of the drive speed, 6Gb/s MegaRAID controllers will deliver significant performance improvements in both read and write applications as compared to their 3Gb/s predecessors.
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LSI MegaRAID SATA and SAS 9260-8i RAID Card Review
The LSI MegaRAID SATA+SAS 9260-8i RAID controller card is designed for to support up to eight-port 6Gb/s PCI Express SATA and SAS RAID for consumers looking for a way to secure data and to have speed. With data transfer rates of up to 6Gb/s per port, the MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i should be fast, but the question is how fast? Read on to see our results in RAID 0 and RAID 5.
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