Elan complains to the ITC about Apple patent violations
Taiwan-based Elan Microelectronics has yesterday filed a complaint with the US ITC (International Trade Commission) in regards to Apple's alleged infringement of its multi-touch and touch device-related patents. According to Elan, Apple's infringing devices are the MacBook, iPhone, iPod touch, the Magic Mouse and even the almost-released iPad.
"We have taken the step of filing the ITC complaint as a continuation of our efforts to enforce our patent rights against Apple's ongoing infringement," stated Elan. "A proceeding in the ITC offers a quick and effective way for Elan to enforce its patent."
Elan sued Apple over the same patents in a San Francisco court last year so the ITC filing is aimed at increasing the pressure on the Cupertino company. As expected, Elan is asking the ITC for a US import ban and a sales ban on all Apple products that violate the touch-focused patents. The ITC will respond about whether or not it will start an investigation on this matter within 30 days.
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TDK debuts the SHG2A series compact SATA solid state drives
TDK Corporation has today unveiled its latest storage solution, the SHG2A half slim type solid state drive (SSD) modules aimed for use in industrial applications as well as in thin client PCs, tablets, smart phones and e-book readers. The compact SSDs feature SLC (1, 2, 4, 8 and 16GB capacities) or MLC (32GB storage space) NAND Flash memory, a GBDriver RS2 controller, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, 8 bit/sector or 15-bit/sector error correction code (ECC), a MTBF of 900,000 hours, and 128-bit AES automatic encryption.
The SLC-equipped drives provide maximum read and write speeds of 95 MB/s and 55 MB/s, respectively, while the MLC versions reach 95/28 MB/s (when reading/writing).
The SHG2A SSDs will enter mass production in April.
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Dell Precision M4500 mobile workstation goes on sale
Announced earlier this month, Dell's Precision M4500 notebook for mobile professionals has now become available for purchase via Dell.com. The M4500 features a 15.6-inch (1366x768, 1600x900 or 1920x1080) LED-backlit display and can be equipped with a Core i5 or i7 processor, up to 8GB of RAM, on/two HDDs (500GB max) or SSDs (256GB max), or a 64GB SSD MiniCard, a Quadro FX 1800M or Quadro FX 880M graphics card with 1GB of memory, and a DV-ROM, DVD writer or Blu-ray drive.
Dell's portable machine also has an 8-in-1 card reader, an ExpressCard 34 slot, optional 3 megapixel webcam and fingerprint reader, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 and, if you want, mobile broadband with GPS too.
The Precision M4500 has Windows XP, Vista and 7 as OS options and has a starting price of $1,549.
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Xerox Chairman retiring in May, CEO to take the position
On May 20th, after 34 years at Xerox, Anne M. Mulcahy is going to step down from her roles as the company's chairman and a director of the Xerox board. Mulcahy joined Xerox in 1976 as a sales representative and was the company's CEO from August 1st 2001 until July 2009 when Ursula M. Burns took the helm.
"A remarkable leader who inspires followership, Anne was instrumental in re-creating our company at a time when we needed it most," said Burns. "She prioritized investments in innovation, shifted our strategy to become more focused on services, and significantly improved our financial health. As a result, we have a strong foundation from which to build an even stronger company. I am grateful for Anne's extraordinary contributions, humbled by her confidence in my leadership, and committed to honoring her impressive legacy."
The chairman's seat will be assumed by Ursula Burns right after Mulcahy's departure.
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Western Digital delivers 9.5mm thick 750GB notebook HDD
Eight months after releasing a 12.5mm thick 750GB Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch hard drive, Western Digital has finally come up with a same-capacity model that has a standard height of 9.5mm. The standard-slim 750GB drive features two 375GB platters, a working speed of 5400 RPM, 8MB of cache, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, the Advanced Format technology (4096-byte sectors), as well as functions that increase reliability and reduce operating noise (ShockGuard and WhisperDrive).
"WD continues to lead the market with capacity points that enable consumers and business professionals to store large quantities of data and rich media content," said Jim Morris, WD's senior vice president and general manager of Storage Products. "Our leading power efficiency, achieved without compromise to performance, is another example of the added features and value that our customers have come to expect from WD."
The new Scorpio Blue 750GB (model WD7500BPVT) hard drive is backed by a three-year warranty and is shipping bearing a price tag of $149.
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HWiNFO32 updated to version 3.45
REALiX's system information and monitoring tool HWiNFO32 has received a new update and is now available in a fresh v3.45 flavor. This latest HWiNFO32 build includes the following changes:
- Enhanced support of Sandy Bridge family.
- Added IT87xx fan divisors setup if not configured properly by default.
- Added nVidia GeForce GTX 470 and GeForce GTX 480 (GF100 / Fermi).
- Fixed reading from AMB.
- Improved USB scan.
- Added possibility to automatically minimalize either the Main or Sensors Window. Can be used to display only Sensor data.
- Added possibility to report sensor values in Vista Sidebar.
- Added possibility to disable particular sensor scanning.
- Added possibility to autorun HWiNFO32 during Windows start.
- Improved reporting of CPU Power for IbexPeak-based platforms.
- Several other minor updates and bugfixes.
... and can be downloaded here.
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Sharkoon intros the FireGlider Black gaming mouse
Sharkoon has just announced the Black 'edition' of its FireGlider wired USB mouse targeting PC gamers. As opposed to the 2009-released FireGlider, which has a flame design, the FireGlider Black comes with a flat black coating and a satin surface.
Other than looks there doesn't seem to be any other changes made so the all-black rodent features a 1.8 meter cable, a laser sensor with a maximum DPI of 3600, seven buttons (6 of which are programmable), a scroll wheel, a weight-adjusting system (to add a maximum of 19.5 grams) and on-board memory for macros. The mouse is bundled with extra mouse skates and a carry bag.
According to Sharkoon, the FireGlider Black is now shipping and has a recommended price of 24.49 Euro, which makes it about 5 Euro more expensive than the initial model.
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Gigabyte's GA-890FXA-UD7 motherboard seen in detail
If the GA-890FXA-UD5 seen @ CeBIT isn't extreme enough for you when worry not as Gigabyte is preparing the super-duper GA-890FXA-UD7 motherboard for your future Thuban-powered system. Pictured below, the upcoming UD7 pairs up the AMD 890FX and SB850 chips, has a 2oz copper blue-colored PCB, an Ultra Durable 3 design, and boasts an intricate aka beefy cooling system that includes a removable waterblock for the northbridge and a Silent-Pipe passive heatinks (also removable).
Gigabyte's board features support for AM3 processors, four DDR3-1866+ memory slots, eight SATA 6.0 Gbps and two eSATA ports, six PCI-Express x16 slots, two USB 3.0 connectors, integrated 7.1 channel audio, dual Gigabit Ethernet, DualBIOS, a debug LED, a FireWire port, as well as Power and Reset buttons. No word on pricing but you can bet the GA-890FXA-UD7 will be one of the most expensive 890FX boards around. You'll just have to wait for a month or so to get it.
Photos courtesy of bit-tech.
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Five Asus EeeTop PC ET2010 nettops detailed
Asus is on the nettop offensive which means we'd better say out of the way while it floods the markets with five EeeTop PCs, the ET2010P, ET2010PN, ET2010PNT, ET2010AG and ET2010AGT. All these models have some things in common like their pre-installed OS - Windows 7 Home Premium, and the 20-inch (1440x900) LCD display (the ET2010PNT and ET2010AGT include multi-touch), but three of them are based on Intel platforms while two have an AMD backbone.
The ET2010P features a 1.66 GHz Atom D410 CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, GMA 3150 integrated graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, a 1.3 megapixel webcam and a DVD writer. The ET2010PN and ET2010PNT come equipped with a 1.66 GHz Atom D510 (dual-core) processor, 2GB DDR3 memory, 320GB and 500GB of storage respectively, and next-gen ION graphics (a GT218 GPU). The rest of the specs remain the same as with the ET2010P.
Moving to the AMD-flavored line-up, we have ET2010AG and ET2010AGT which include a 1.6 GHz Athlon X2 Dual Core 250u CPU, 2 and 4GB of RAM, respectively, a 500GB (7200 RPM) hard drive, a Radeon HD 5470 512MB graphics card, a DVD burner, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, a 1.3 MP webcam and a muti-card reader. The prices and retail dates of the EeeTop PC ET2010 nettops are not yet available.
Pictures courtesy of Notebook Italia.
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Latitude E6410 and E6510 business laptops appear on Dell's UK site
The rumored refresh of the Latitude E6400 and E6500 laptops is becoming reality as Dell UK has now listed both the E6410 and E6510 models, the former also being available for orders. The businessman-targeted 14.1-inch E6410 and 15.6-inch E6510 are both based on Intel's Calpella platform and can be equipped with one Core i5 or i7 processor (quad-core options only available with the E6510), up to 8GB of RAM, a HDD of up to 500GB or an SSD at up to 256GB, a DVD writer or Blu-ray drive, a 4-, 6-, 9- or 12-cell battery, and the Nvidia NVS 3100M 512MB discrete graphics card.
The portable PCs also pack a HD webcam, Gigabit Ethernet, a modem, WiFi, optional mobile broadband, GPS, and Bluetooth 3.0, and can be pre-loaded with Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. The E6410 features two display options - 14.1-inch with 1280x800 or 1440x900 resolution, while the E6510 offers a 15.6-inch LCD with 1366x768, 1600x900 or 1920x1080.
The Latitude E6410 can be found here with a starting price tag of £749.
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