Wednesday, March 24, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 24/03/2010



12-core Opteron processors hit e-tail listings
Unreleased AMD processors are all rushing to online store listings, it seems. After Phenom II X6 processors in Norway, we now see an online retailer in the U.S. has put up listings for a whole series of 8- and 12-core Opterons based on the Magny-Cours design. Searching for "Opteron X12"...
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Report: Intel preps USB 3.0 controller
If we're to believe older whispers from the rumor mill, Intel won't add native USB 3.0 support to its chipsets until next year. However, DigiTimes now reports that the chipmaker has a stand-alone USB 3.0 controller up its sleeve—and that device's arrival could help accelerate the transition to...
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Norwegian Phenom II X6 listings quote 'Turbo' speeds
Those leaked Thuban details we told you about yesterday are gaining credibility. We now see Norwegian online retailer Microplex has put up listings for the same two six-core processors—the Phenom II X6 1055T and Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition—and both specifications and pricing appear to check...
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National Puppy Day Shortbread
National Puppy Day MacRumors: MacBook Pro supplies constrained, Steve Jobs says "not to worry" VR-Zone shares rumor: More AMD Phenom II X6 prices, Turbo speeds TC Magazine: Intel Core i7-875K, i5-655K coming in Q2 with unlocked...
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Google China starts serving uncensored content through Hong Kong
Well, well. Google seems to have given the Chinese government a bit of an ultimatum. In response to that hacking attempt in January, Google says it has stopped censoring its search engine in the People's Republic. As of today, Google users in China are getting uncensored content routed...
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Intel RAID driver adds pass-through TRIM support
In our latest system guide, we pointed out that folks who opted to run dual Intel X25-M solid-state drives in RAID mode wouldn't be able to enjoy TRIM capabilities, potentially impacting used-state performance. Some sources now say the latest Intel RAID software update lifts that limitation, but it...
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Latest CUDA toolkit adds Fermi support
Ready to start cranking out general-purpose apps for Nvidia's GeForce GTX 400-series graphics cards (and their Tesla cousins)? Nvidia has released a new version of its CUDA software development toolkit, numbered 3.0, which brings Fermi support alongside a handful of other, fairly major changes. The new toolkit, along with a...
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