IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 19/03/2010

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Final Specs & Pricing Revealed

We have received the final specs for GeForce GTX 480 and 470 which are slated for official launch on March 26th 7pm US time. Coincidentally, an official photo of the GTX 480 has been leaked in our forums here : http://forums.vr-zone.com/news-around-the-web/586418-finally-official-picture-geforce-gtx-480-a.html

GeForce GTX 480 : 512 SP, 384-bit, 295W TDP, US$499
GeForce GTX 470 : 448 SP, 320-bit, 225W TDP, US$349

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ASUS M4A89 Xtreme Design Motherboards Garner Global Accolades

ASUS has garnered worldwide media distinction with its leading Core Unlocker innovation-the first intuitive solution for unlocking latent cores on AMD CPUs-that is currently available on ASUS M4A89 Series and AMD 800 chipset-based motherboards. Several premiere media organizations predict Core Unlocker will become a technology standard because of the industry-changing performance it delivers.
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BIOSTAR BIO-unlocKING on AMD 8xx chipset
BIOSTAR MICROTECH INTL CORP., a professional manufacturer of motherboards today announced BIO-unlocKING that supports AMD ACC function on AMD latest 890GX chipset motherboard TA890GXE v5.2; also compatible with upcoming 890FX, 880G and 870 chipset motherboards (TA890FXE, TA890GXB HD, TA880GB HD, TA880G HD, TA870+).
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Kingston Technology Creates World's Fastest Memory

Hsinchu, Taiwan -- March 17, 2010 -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it has developed the fastest Intel-certified memory in the world. Running at 2400MHz, Kingstons HyperXdual-channel DDR3 memory kit (Kingston part#: KHX2400C9D3T1K2/4GX) gained Intel XMP certification on the Core i7 platform.

POWERCOLOR HD5770 Eyefinity 5

TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today introduces the first and only graphics solution on the planet: the HD5770 Eyefinity 5. The HD5770 Eyefinity 5 features multi-display eyefinity technology, enables up to 5 monitors to be operated from one card through its five mini displayport onboard design. Gamers can easily make use of this unique feature and have different display configurations to enjoy a wider field of view and get more done at the same time.

USB 3.0 thumb drives will have to wait

The USB 3.0 specification has been out for a while already, and manufacturers of USB devices are slowly moving to the new standard, but thumb drives seem to be left out of this race. And why is this so?

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Samsung Upgrades Galaxy Spica Smartphone

Samsung Galaxy Spica

The Samsung Galaxy Spica was announced in November last year, and recently, the korean maker has introduced an upgraded version of the Galaxy Spica phone that features enhanced user experience as well as multimedia and messaging functionality.

ASUS PR: P7F7-E WS SuperComputer Motherboard Leverages the Latest I/O Innovations

ASUS today announced the launch of the new ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer motherboard which maximizes transmission speeds by integrating the industry's latest I/O technologies such as USB 3.0, SATA 6G storage interface, and IEEE 1394b FireWire standard. Additionally, the ASUS P7F7-E WS SuperComputer is equipped with the LGA1156 socket and the latest Intel 3450 chipset with onboard graphics. For extreme gaming enjoyment, up to four ATI CrossFireX cards or 3-way/2-way NVIDIA SLI cards can be accommodated to generate smoother and sharper visuals. It also leverages NVIDIA CUDA(tm) parallel computing architecture to support up to four NVIDIA Tesla cards with Clarkdale Processors for intensive high-performance computing.
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ASUS Announces Designo Series LCD Monitors

ASUS Designo LCD monitors

ASUS has introduced their new line-up of Designo LCD displays that have stylish designs and support high definition (HD) video viewing. The LS246H is the latest addition and feature 50,000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response time and Full HD 1080p resolution.

Windows 7 SP1: coming soon to a PC near you?

Even though Microsoft has been doing a very good job keeping quiet about any upcoming service packs for its new Windows 7 operating system, it seems that leaks just keep slipping out of the Redmond giant. But the bigger question is, when will the expected service pack reach beta or mainstream status?

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Test out pre-release builds of Ubuntu without downloading the full .iso

Ars Technica has found a new tool which allows users to easily download and update the important parts of the Linux distro's nightly development snapshots for easy and convinient testing.

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[Rumour] AMD Phenom II X6 clocks revealed
As we have known for a while now, the Phenom II X6 CPUs will be released in three variants - 1035T, 1055T and 1075T at TDP of 95W, 125W and 125W respectively. The 1055T is expected to ship at 95W at a later stage.

The clock speeds are the last part of the jigsaw which was originally rumoured to be at 2.4, 2.6 GHz and 2.8 GHz respectively. It seems like AMD has beat those expectations by featuring clock speeds of 2.6 GHz for the 1035T, 2.8 GHz for 1055T and 3.0 GHz for 1075T.

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Energizer Engergi To Go Rechargable Power Packs Review

Aren't you just so sick and tired of your mobile devices running out of juice when you're on-the-go? This is becoming a common headache for many people. But fret not, Energizer has come up with a range of solutions for the mobile generation. Read on to find out our verdict!

[Rumour] Nvidia tapes out entry-level GF108
SemiAccurate reports that Nvidia have taped out their first GF100 derivative. Unlike the norm of releasing the top product first and releasing the entry level last, Nvidia are releasing the enthusiast level GF100 first, following it up with the entry level GF108, thus opening up a major gap of mainstream and performance products.

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Friday, March 19, 2010

IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 19/03/2010

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