Sunday, March 28, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 28/03/2010


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Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 Review: Fermi Arrives
Two years later, Nvidia is finally ready to unveil a new piece of graphics silicon aimed at consumers and the enthusiast crowd based on its latest Fermi architecture. The GeForce GTX 280 was the company's last big launch that comprised of innovative technology, at the time rewriting the record books as the fastest single-GPU graphics card. Besides the dual-GPU GeForce GTX 295 that went on sale mon...
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RadioShack exploring sale or merger with Best Buy?
Yet another electronics retailer might be on its way out, as RadioShack explores "strategic alternatives," including a possible sale of the company. Source familiar with the matter say Best Buy could potentially acquire the chain as it attempts to meet a growing demand for smartphones and other wireless gadgets, such as tablets, which are supposed to explode onto the scene this year.
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Victorinox intros unhackable, self-destructible USB drive
Victorinox, known for making Swiss Army Knives, has announced a new "unhackable" USB flash drive that MacGyver would be proud to own. Claimed to be the best of its kind, the Secure Pro drive uses several layers of security, including AES256 encryption, and fingerprint identification with a thermal sensor -- you know, in case someone's desperate enough to lop off your pointer.
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HP Envy 14, 17 and Pavilion dm4 "confirmed"
Support documents discovered by the folks over at NotebookReview suggest that HP is preparing to settle longstanding rumors with the introduction of 14 and 17-inch Envy notebooks. Reports of the Envy 14 and 17 have been around since last year, and evidence of their existence has been building since.
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Xbox 360 USB storage confirmed, update coming April 6
Following last week's rumors, Microsoft has confirmed plans to add USB storage support to the Xbox 360. On April 6, the company will release a system update via Xbox Live allowing any USB flash drive from 1GB and up to be used for storing game data, such as profiles, saves, demos, and more.
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Nvidia prepping GeForce 450, 440, 430 for June
Nvidia reportedly plans to launch less powerful -- and inherently more affordable -- DirectX 11 graphics cards over the summer. A few months after the release of its GF100-based GeForce GTX 480 and 470, the company will ship entry-level and mainstream Fermi iterations branded 450, 440 and 430.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 Review: Fermi Arrives
Two years later, Nvidia is finally ready to unveil a new piece of graphics silicon aimed at consumers and the enthusiast crowd based on its latest Fermi architecture. The GeForce GTX 280 was the company's last big launch that comprised of innovative technology, at the time rewriting the record books as the fastest single-GPU graphics card.

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