Western Digital 1TB SATA 6.0Gbps Hard Drives Seen For Sale - WD1002FAEX
It looks like Western Digital is getting ready to announce SATA 6Gbps hard drives as a 1TB SATA 6.0Gbps hard drive with a part number of WD1002FAEX were spotted for sale in Japan by the site Akiba. We translated the article and found that the drive spins at 7200 RPM and has a massive 64MB cache. The maximum internal transfer rate is 126MB/s and the drive uses 6.8W of power during use and just 0.7W in a sleep state. The site states that the drive costs 10,000 yen, which is roughly $111.50. A WD Caviar Black 1TB hard drive (WD1001FALS) costs $94.99, so the SATA 6Gbps drive has a slight price premium.
The main specifications, disk rotation speed 7,200 rpm, cache size 64MB, maximum internal transfer rate of 126MB / s (cache - between disk), operating at average volume idle 28dB, "Seek Mode 0" at 33dB, "Seek Mode 3" At 29dB, the power lead / write 6.8W, Idle 6.1W, Standby / Sleep 0.7W.
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Activision has holiday quarter loss despite 'Call of Duty' release
Activision Blizzard widened its losses in the fourth quarter because of accounting changes and a hefty reduction of the value of its music games and other titles aimed at casual video game players. The maker of "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" lost $286 million, or 23 cents a share, in the last three months of 2009. This compares with a loss of $72 million, or 5 cents a share, a year earlier.
The company also said it remains cautious about the economy, and its 2010 forecast fell below analyst expectations. However, its shares rose 4 percent in extended trading after Activision said it would buy back up to $1 billion of its stock and would pay its first dividend, 15 cents a share annually.
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Apple iPad costs $229 to produce, says iSuppli
Apple Inc's forthcoming iPad tablet computer will cost as little as $229.35 for the company to produce, according to an estimate on Wednesday from research house iSuppli.
The group conducted what it called a "virtual teardown" of the iPad, since the device is not yet available and component suppliers have not been announced. Apple's iPad, which resembles a large iPhone and uses the same operating system, will go on sale as early as next month, as the company looks to define a new category of mobile devices. For the $499 iPad -- the lowest-cost model, which features 16 gigabytes of flash memory -- iSuppli estimated the total materials cost at $219.35, with a $10 manufacturing cost.
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Motherboard makers announce mixed January 2010 revenues
Asustek Computer, affected by both component and labor shortages, has announced revenues of NT$22.69 billion (US$708.23 million) for January 2010, down 6% on month, but up 167% on year. Asustek expects its notebook and netbook shipments to drop 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2010 with notebook volumes reaching around 2.2-2.4 million units and Eee PCs 1.7-1.9 million units, according to company president Jerry Shen.
Gigabyte shipped 1.65-1.85 million motherboards and 200,000-250,000 graphics cards in January. Gigabyte expects its motherboard shipments in the first quarter to grow 10% sequentially and is aiming to ship 20 million units in 2010, up from 18.5 million in 2009. Own-brand motherboard shipments will rise from 15 million units in 2009 to 16 million units in 2010. Micro-Star International (MSI) has posted revenues of NT$7.34 billion for January, up 7.4% on month and 26.99% on year. Elitegroup Computer System (ECS), affected by delayed notebook orders into February, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion for January, a drop of 17.87% on month, but an increase of 5.82% on year. ECS shipped about 1.48 million motherboards in January. For 2009, ECS shipped a total of 17.09 million motherboards and three million notebooks.
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Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Review
Today we look at the new flagship cooler from Noctua, the NH-D14. Noctua had a chore on their hands improving on the old NH-U12P design and performance. The NH-D14 has a total of six heatpipes and dual radiators equipped with dual fans! With specifications like this it is no wonder that the Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler is regarded as one of the premier CPU coolers on the market today, if not the best.
Noctua set out to improve on their previous design and they did, and it was a noticeable improvement. The NH-D14 is bigger and heavier than its predecessor, though. With both fans installed on the NH-D14 the cooler weighs in at a whopping 1.24kg so some may shy away from it just based on the weight, let alone its overall size, but there are those that will jump on this and not think twice about it. You can pick up a NH-D14 for $79.99 plus shipping. Now in a slow economy it may be hard to drop that much on a cooler. I can agree with that, but it is worth the money and falls into the old saying you get what you pay for. With the Noctua NH-D14 beating out 18 other coolers on our overclocked Intel Core i7 920 processor we have to give it the Legit Reviews Editor's Choice award!
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February 11 News from Around the Web
Hercules eCAFE EC-1000W 10.1-inch Netbook @ TweakTown and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"I am going to look at the latest netbook from Hercules today. If you have never heard of Hercules, the company is more known for its video game controllers than computers. The Hercules eCAFE EC-1000W may have the same hardware on the inside that most netbooks run, but it does look different from the masses on the outside. Shoppers looking for a netbook that wont look like every other netbook that is launched may want to check the Hercules eCAFE EC-1000W out. The guys will want to know that the floral design on the lid does make the machine a bit feminine looking. Check out the rest of the review for all of the details on the Hercules eCAFE EC-1000W."
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Google to Build Ultra-High-Speed Internet Networks
Trying to speed up Internet service across the nation, Google announced Wednesday plans to develop an experimental broadband system in test markets that would stream Web-based content more than 100 times faster than cable or DSL. The announcement is the latest in a recent string of moves by Google to help it leapfrog the existing technology establishment to position itself for the future.
As computer users spend more time communicating on social networks such as Facebook, Google this week unveiled Google Buzz, which aspires to knit together a variety of social networks into one grand collective. Last month, Google released its first smartphone in a bid to challenge the way the wireless industry sells handsets
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Iran Blocks Google E-mail and Starts Own National E-Mail Program
Iran's telecommunications agency announced what it described as a permanent suspension of Google Inc.'s email services, saying a national email service for Iranian citizens would soon be rolled out. It wasn't clear late Wednesday what effect the order had on Gmail services in Iran, or even if Iran had implemented its new policy.
A Google spokesman said in a statement, "We have heard from users in Iran that they are having trouble accessing Gmail. We can confirm a sharp drop in traffic, and we have looked at our own networks and found that they are working properly. Whenever we encounter blocks in our services we try to resolve them as quickly as possibly because we strongly believe that people everywhere should have the ability to communicate freely online."
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Kingston Second-Generation SSDNow V Series SSD Announced
Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., today announced it will ship its second generation SSDNow V Series solid-state drive (SSD) on February 15. Targeted for mainstream consumers and small and medium businesses, the new Kingston SSDNow V Series offers higher performance than its predecessor and supports Windows 7 TRIM functionality while maintaining pricing. Capacities are 30GB, 64GB and 128GB and the drive comes as a standalone unit or with a bundled solution for desktop or notebook systems.
Kingston has really increased the performance on the new second generation SSDNow V Series drive without raising the price. A first-generation SSDNow V Series 64GB bundle upgrade kit can be found for about $150 (U.S.) at retailers and e-tailers so maintaining pricing will be huge for our customers, said Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston. By bundling together all of the software, hardware and step-by-step instructions with the drive, we make it easy for everyday users to upgrade with an SSD. The addition of TRIM support is a key benefit because it enables the SSD to maintain optimal performance throughout its lifespan.
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Trusted Platform Module Cryptography Chip Hacked
Christopher Tarnovsky, a computer security consultant from Vista, California, has found a way to hack into Ideazon's TPM, a device that is used in millions of computers to store encrypted data securely. It's a pretty in depth hardware hack, and it requires physical access to the device, so for most users this will be a non-issue, but for top level goverment agencies, it could cause a few problems if sensitive devices are lost or stolen.
Christopher revealed his hack during his presentation at Black Hat 2010. The method is wicked-hard, involving removal of the chips case and top layer [disolved using acid!], then tapping into a data bus to get at unencrypted data. The chip still has some tricks up its sleeve and includes firmware traps that keep a look out for this type of attack, shutting down if its detected. Infineon commented that they knew this was possible but regard it as a low threat due to the high skill level necessary for success.
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Seagate Savvio 10K.4 Hard Drive Announced - 600GB, 10,000 RPM, 2.5"
Seagate announced yesterday that they have begun worldwide shipments of its Savvio 10K.4 hard disk drive (HDD), the world's highest-capacity and most reliable 2.5-inch enterprise-class drive. Built for the demands of enterprise servers and to enable new levels of data density in external storage arrays, Savvio 10K.4 doubles the capacity of its nearest competitor to 600GB. It is also the first HDD to achieve an unprecedented 2 million hours Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) reliability rating.
"Our customers face challenging storage needs requiring the most efficient use of space and power while maintaining the highest performance possible," said Howard Shoobe, senior manager, Dell Storage Product Management. "The new 2.5-inch 10K-rpm 600GB capacity point allows a doubling of capacity within the same rack space of current 3.5-inch 15K 600GB drives while increasing overall system-level performance and decreasing power usage."
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Sony Launches Its First Blu-ray 3D-Ready Player
Sony today announced the availability of their new BDP-S470 stand-alone Blu-ray 3D-ready player. The model can be upgraded to play Blu-ray 3D content with a firmware update available this summer.
In addition to Blu-ray 3D playback, when connected to a broadband Internet network, all of the new models instantly stream movies, videos, music, and more from Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, YouTube(TM), Slacker Internet Radio, Pandora (Coming Spring 2010), NPR, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, and over 25 total providers through the Sony BRAVIA Internet Video platform.
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February 10 News from Around the Web
iXBT Labs Review: ASRock M3A785GMH/128M Motherboard and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"ASRock M3A785GMH/128M offers nice value for its price -- which is rather low, traditionally for ASRock products. The motherboard also has a good set of peripheral interfaces. You should also note the surprisingly rich set of overclocking options which actually work, letting you overclock CPUs to levels unusual for motherboards of this class."
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Micron Announces Agreement to Acquire Numonyx for Around $1.27 Billion
Micron Technology, Inc. and Numonyx Holdings B.V. announced today that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Micron has agreed to acquire privately held Numonyx in an all-stock transaction valuing Numonyx at approximately $1.27 billion USD. The transaction further strengthens Microns position as one of the worlds leading memory companies, with a broad portfolio of DRAM, NAND and NOR memory products and strong expertise in developing and supporting memory system solutions. Micron would also gain increased manufacturing scale globally and access to Numonyxs customer base, providing significant opportunities to increase multi-chip offerings in the embedded and mobile markets.
Acquiring Numonyx brings together two memory leaders and positions Micron to offer the most comprehensive, cost-competitive solutions in the industry to a broad range of customers and end-markets, said Steve Appleton, Chairman and CEO of Micron.
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ASUS Eee PC 1005PE Netbook with Intel Atom N450
We have our first look at the recently released Intel Atom N450, or Pineview, Netbook processor. The ASUS Eee PC 1005PE takes the same Eee PC Seashell design that has served ASUS well over the last year and adds in the latest Intel Atom platform for even more valuable battery life. Read on as we compare the Eee PC 1005PE running Windows 7 Starter with previous netbooks.
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Noctua NH-D14 HSF Review - The Best CPU Cooler Ever?
Today we look at the new flagship cooler from Noctua, the NH-D14. Noctua had a chore on their hands improving on the old NH-U12P design and performance. The NH-D14 has a total of six heatpipes and dual radiators equipped with dual fans! With specifications like this it is no wonder that the Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler is regarded as one of the premier CPU coolers on the market today, if not the best.
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