Saturday, February 13, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 13/02/2010



Compaq-branded smartbook to debut in Europe, Latin America
Even the world's biggest PC vendor has now embraced the smartbook concept—somewhat cautiously, at least. Engadget reports that HP has introduced the Compaq Airlife 100, a 10.1" laptop with an ARM processor and Android operating system, ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The device is hitting European...
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Asus preps upscale, 'overclocked' Radeon HD 5870
Sometimes, even high-end isn't quite high-end enough when it comes to PC components. The folks at Chinese site Zol.com.cn have nabbed photos and information about an Asus Republic of Gamers Radeon HD 5870 graphics card, which reportedly features higher-than normal clock speeds and some neat features for overclockers and...
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Super Talent adds second USB 3.0 thumb drive series
Just as USB 2.0 thumb drives have become ubiquitous in recent years, their USB 3.0 successors seem likely to multiply. Super Talent has now launched its second USB 3.0 thumb drive family in just over three months: the USB 3.0 Express Drive, which is on track to become available...
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Two more AMD-based Lenovo laptops due next month
Even after the launch of the Athlon Neo-powered ThinkPad X100e, Lenovo isn't done showing its newfound appreciation for AMD. The PC maker has announced two mainstream laptops and an all-in-one desktop all built around AMD CPUs and graphics hardware. Lenovo will aim the G455 and G555 laptops at "mainstream...
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Windows 7 to get updated copy protection
Pirates, look out. Microsoft has updated the official Windows Blog to say an upcoming Windows 7 update will let the operating system to detect "more than 70 known and potentially dangerous activation exploits." Activation exploits are typically used to run Windows without a valid license or activation key. Entitled Windows...
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