Wednesday, March 17, 2010

IT News HeadLines (bit-tech.net) 17/03/2010


bit-tech.net
Google launches Reader Play
Google has taken the wraps off its experimental new RSS interface, Reader Play - a highly visual system which is clearly aimed at touchscreen devices.
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Qi Hardware launches NanoNote
Qi Hardware has launched a $99, ultra-portable Linux-based handheld with an almost-full keyboard and the ability to boot custom operating systems - clearly a challenge to hackers.
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Bethesda announces Hunted: The Demon Forge
Bethesda has announced Hunted: The Demon Forge, a new co-op hack and slash.
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Ensemble and Pandemic discuss closures
Speaking at GDC, staff from closed Pandemic and Ensemble studios discuss why they had to close.
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Command & Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight
The Tiberium Saga is finally coming to an end and Kane's plan for the future of mankind will come to either fruition or failure. We take a look at C&C4 to see if the series is going to go out with a bang or a plop and how it handles the new mobile base and RPG systems.
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Kingston won't provide firmware updates for all SSDs
Apparently those of us who own a Kingston 40GB X25-V Value SSD are not going to receive a TRIM update after all. That's despite the fact that the X25-V uses the same 34nm NAND and controller as the 80GB and 160GB G2 SSDs, which have got TRIM support..

It's not Intel's failing though - who have released a TRIM firmware for its X25-V, and the situation is highly surprisingly given Kingston's "great relationship" with Intel.

Since the drive has already reached End of Life only a few short months after it was launched, that means Kingston has effectively dropped support for it as well. Great customer service there, Kingston.

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"PSP is a b*****king waste of space"
Gavin Cheshire, Vice President of Codemasters, reckons that the PSP is, ahem, not very good.
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Dell U2711 27inch Widescreen Monitor Review
With 23 and 24in monitors now commonplace, we take a look at what many consider to be the next big thing. Dell's new 27in IPS monitor certainly has a sky-high specification but is it worth the outlay?
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Windows Phone 7 Series supports DirectX 9 and SM3
Microsoft unveils seriously ambitious plans for the GPU it wants inside its new smartphones.
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