AMD Llano - The First Accelerated Processing Unit
AMD has started promoting its new Fusion concept, which, among other things, encompasses central and graphics processor on the same piece of silicon. This approach is significantly different from the existing integration of the competitive company, and we came in contact with engineers from AMD, who explained how they thought this whole system and which are the important innovations comparing to the current approach.
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Catalyst 10.2 is out
As expected, AMD has let loose the Catalyst 10.2 graphics drivers which boast multiple updates and also some performance improvements. This latest Catalyst release includes the v8.702 display driver, has support for the Radeon HD 2000 and newer cards, and features the following: - ATI Catalyst application profiles for ATI CrossFireX supported configurations - delivers support for the latest ATI CrossFireX profiles in a separate executable file, ensuring users have access to the absolute latest set of profiles installed on their PC. - ATI Catalyst support for PowerPlay on ATI CrossFireX technology supported configurations - delivers significant power saving benefits for users with ATI Radeon HD 5900, ATI Radeon HD 5800, and ATI Radeon HD 5700 series cards in CrossFireX configurations. - Support for DisplayPort audio - Support for CrossFireX on Eyefinity configurations
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Intel 65nm CPUs production to stop in Q3 2010
Intel is aware that in Q1 2010, 65nm CPUs are still representing quite low 3 percent of its total shipment. This is set to shrink to 2 percent in Q2 and one percent in Q3 and, if all goes well, Intel's percentage of 65nm will sink below one percent and probably disappear in Q4 2010.
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Backup VHS tapes to PC with Buffalo PC-SDVD/U2G USB dongle
If you still own some VHS tapes and want to digitally save them once and for all, there are not so many solutions at your disposal beside getting a DVD version of your VHS movie collection, and things may get even more complicated if you these videos are amateur recordings.
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Toshiba introduces 2.5-inch 10K RPM enterprise hard drives
Making good use of Fujitsu's hard drive division purchased back in October, Toshiba has announced its first enterprise-class 2.5-inch hard drive line. The new 300GB, 450GB and 600GB disks work at 10,000 rotations per minute and make use of SAS 6.0 Gbps interface.
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BenQ Joybee GP1: A Little Bee
Have you ever wondered if there was a projector so small that you could put it in your bag along with the notebook, without even noticing it was there? Feel free to reply positively, because there is. Throw media player functions into the mix and you get a true delight for PC peripheral enthusiasts.
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Symbian^3 unveiled
Symbian Foundation has officially announced the Symbian^3 mobile platform, making the relatively long-awaited rebirth of the (still) popular OS. Set to be feature complete by the end of this quarter, S^3 comes with a heap of updates, from a revamped interface, to a new 2D and 3D graphics architecture, faster networking, improved efficient memory management, HDMI, multi-touch gesture support, music store integration, simultaneously-running apps, and more.
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Acer presents two new beTouch smartphones
At MWC 2010 Acer has revealed a couple of new additions to its beTouch phone family, the Android 2.1-boasting E400 (on the right) and Android 1.5-loaded E110 (on the left). The lower-end E110 measures 103.5 x 54 x 13.4 mm, weights 105 grams, is powered by an ST-Ericsson PNX6715 processor (416 MHz), and features a 2.8-inch (240x320) touchscreen, 256MB of RAM, a microSD slot, a 3.15 megapixel camera, GPS, USB and Bluetooth 2.0.
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HTC Legend runs Android 2.1
There's a new kid coming to the Android block and it's obviously supposed to be legendary. The HTC Legend aims to impress with the combination of an enclosure carved from a single aluminum block and some top features, all controlled by the Android 2.1 OS (with the HTC Sense UI).
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