Wednesday, March 24, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TweakTown) 24/03/2010


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Weekly Giveaway - A-DATA 64GB SSD and Tim Burton's NBC 8GB pen drive
First prize will take home a S592 SSD SATA-II drive that uses MLC flash memory with a 64GB capacity. It offers sequential reads up to 230MB/s and sequential writes up to 150MB/s. Looking to provide anÂ…



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Opera submits Mini browser for iPhone approval
I for one hardly expect Apple to approve any alternate browsers for the iPhone. That doesn't mean browser makers wonÂ’t try though. Opera says that it has submitted its Mini browser for approval on theÂ…



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AMD 880G chipset details surface
The gang over at Bit-tech have landed hands on the first AMD 880G chipset motherboard and spent some time fussing about with it. According to the publication, the board uses a SB850 Southbridge with nativeÂ…



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Nintendo set to launch new 3DS portable console in fiscal 2011
Nintendo has been selling its various forms of the DS portable console for a long time now and doing very well with the things. The DS has massively outsold other portable consoles like the Sony PSP forÂ…



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Google lifts the censorship curtain on China
So, Google has lifted the curtain on the searches in China. This is seen by many as a very bold move and one that on the surface proves GoogleÂ’s stated commitment to net neutrality. To do this they haveÂ…



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VIA VX900 chipset provides solid 1080p HD playback
The VX900 is the latest single-chip solution from VIA that is designed to be coupled with the VIA Nano-3000 series of processors for netbooks and other related mobile devices. This new chip includes theÂ…



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Buffalo out with MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0 portable HDDs
Using the new USB 3.0 bus standard, Buffalo claim that its new drives are 10 times faster than similar USB 2.0 devices, but we know (as do they) that the actual performance improvements are really closerÂ…



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Hypersonic-PC shuts down, OCZ focusing on core business
Such a shame – boutique PC maker Hypersonic-PC has closed down. According to a message left on its website, "At this time Hypersonic-PC is not accepting any orders. We are honoring all warranties…



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GIGABYTE has shipped one million USB 3.0 mobos so far
Ever since USB 3.0 started to be spoken about in the industry, the folks over at GIGABYTE made it very clear to us in speech and in product that the new SuperSpeed connectivity standard was a very importantÂ…



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YouTube growing faster than you think
The site recently reported that it has reached a new upload milestone in terms of the amount of video content that is being published on there. In June 2007 the stats indicated an average of 6 hours ofÂ…



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Patriot Bolt series Flash Drives come with 128-bit AES encryption
For those of you often on the go with your precious data which you want the comfort of knowing is locked away from access by all others, Patriot is soon bringing their new Bolt series USB flash drivesÂ…



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ASUS introduces ROG Series Rampage III Extreme X58 Motherboard
The board of course comes out of the box with six-core support and includes a plethora of overclocking and enthusiast oriented features that will please the most demanding of users. Alongside ASUS' exclusiveÂ…



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Initial run of GTX 400 cards to have less cores due to low yield
It's been said that these cards will have fewer cores than what was originally expected (512) due to low 40nm yield (less than 50%) at TSMC. NVIDIA combats this by blocking some of the problematic coresÂ…



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Download of the Day: Opera 10.51
A full-featured Internet browser, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. AndÂ…



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Deal of the Day: Logitech MX518 Wired Optical Gaming Mouse - $24.99 after Rebate, Shipped Free
Offer: The Logitech MX518 redefines extreme gaming mice with the award-winning MX Optical Engine that delivers an ultra-high 1600 dpi resolution. This yields pixel-by-pixel positioning accuracy to reallyÂ…



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Hardware virtualization requirement for XP mode dropped in update
If you use many programs that were written back in the Windows XP days that are not very compatible with Windows 7 a new update may make you very happy. The new Windows 7 update cuts the hardware virtualizationÂ…



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USB design concept looks like a great idea
Whoever the dude was that put those plugs on Christmas lights that let you daisy chain sets was a genius. He should have won some sort of Nobel Prize. A new design concept has turned up for USB cordsÂ…



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MEDL Tech drops portable 13-inch LED backlit LCD
I like to use big screens on my computers. Anything smaller than 24-inches and my workflow is compromised and productivity suffers. I like to get multiple windows open side by side. I could use a secondÂ…



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ASUS Maximus III Extreme (P55 Express) Motherboard



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Corsair Force Series F100 100GB SSD Featuring the SandForce 1200



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Lenovo Packs “More Thinking” into ThinkPad Edge Laptops & Worldwide Ad Campaign
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – March 23, 2010: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced it is sharpening its focus on small to medium businesses (SMB) from top to bottom, beginning with the introduction…



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VIA Takes the Jitters Out of Online HD Video
Taipei, Taiwan, 23 March 2010 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the new VIA VX900 media system processor, a full featured singleÂ…



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Buffalo Ships MiniStation Cobalt USB 3.0 Portable HDDs
Buffalo Technology, a global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of wired and wireless networking and network and direct attached storage solutions, has announced the MiniStation CobaltÂ…



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Sapphire Introduces Radeon HD 5850 TOXIC 2 GB Graphics Card
SAPPHIRE Technology has just announced a new version of its successful HD SAPPHIRE HD 5850 TOXIC Edition with a larger frame buffer size of 2GB. The SAPPHIRE HD 5850 TOXIC series are SAPPHIRE originalÂ…



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MSI Launches R5870/R5850 Twin Frozr II Graphics Card
[Taipei, Taiwan] MSI, the world-leading manufacturer of mainboards and graphics cards, today launched the R5870/R5850 Twin Frozr II, the latest in the Twin Frozr series of graphics display adaptors designedÂ…



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The King of Graphics Card - R5870 Lightning Broke Six World Records
[Taipei, Taiwan] GPU clock is boosted over 1400MHz!! With excellent overclocking capability, R5870 Lightning is the king of graphics card. At MSI/AMD Lightning Overclocking Contest 2010, Taiwan overclocker_NickShihÂ…



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ASUS Introduces New Graphics Cards with World of Warcraft Trial and Collectibles
ASUS today launched a new co-op campaign with NVIDIA, which features a promotion in association with Blizzard Entertainment to include a 14-day trial for Blizzard's popular massively multiplayer onlineÂ…



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AVADirect Now Authorized Scythe USA Reseller
AVADirect recently became partners with Scythe USA, a leading manufacturer of CPU coolers, case fans, DIY (Do It Yourself) PC components, and gaming devices. Scythe has been established as a known CPUÂ…



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ASUS Introduces the Rampage III Extreme Motherboard
Sydney, Australia, 23 March 2010 - ASUS Republic of Gamers reveals the latest addition to their roster of performers, the world-record shattering Rampage III Extreme. Delivering IntelÂ’s X58/ICH10R chipsetÂ…



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GIGABYTE Captures 1/3 of Global USB 3.0 Market Share
TAIPEI, Taiwan – March 22, 2010 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions today proudly announced that they have reached…



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Withings WiFi Connected Body Scale Integrates with Microsoft® HealthVault
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France – March 22, 2010 – Withings, maker of the world’s first WiFi connected personal scale, today announced its integration with HealthVault, a personal health record platform that…



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