Super Talent delivers value solid state drive family
Super Talent has introduced the VSSD line of cheaper solid state drivers. The new 2.5-inch SSDs have a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, MLC (multi-level cell) NAND Flash memory chips, a MTBF of over 1 million hours, an is powered by unknown controller, backed by a two-year warranty.
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New GeForce 197.41 WHQL driver for GeForce GTX 4x0 series
Nvidia has today rolled out the first WHQL-certified driver for their new DirectX 11-ready GeForce models. Named GeForce 197.41, the driver includes the PhysX software v9.10.0129 and supports only the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480 cards (although a modified INF should probably fix that).
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ASRock 870 Extreme3 has USB 3.0, lacks IGP
The new ASRock 870 Extreme3 board makes use of the AMD 870 northbridge, but without integrated graphics, and the SB850 southbridge, and features support for AM3 CPUs (up to 140W TDP), the UCC (Unlock CPU Core) chip and function, 5-phase power, four DDR3-1800 slots for up to 16GB of RAM, two PCI Express x16 slots (CrossFireX-ready), plus one eSATA and five SATA 6.0 Gbps ports.
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New full HD camcorders from Sanyo
Sanyo plans to expand its Xacti camera line with two new models capable of 1080p video recording, the DMX-CG100 and DMX-GH1. Both upcoming camcorders feature a 14.4 megapixel CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom, 50MB of internal memory, an SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot, an ISO sensitivity of up to 1600, image stabilization, a 2.7-inch (230,000 pixels) TFT display, and USB, AV and HDMI/Composite video connectors.
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OCZ releases second-generation Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSDs
For those looking for something more potent in a 2.5in form factor, OCZ is today refreshing its high-end range with the launch of its second-generation Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSDs. The all-new Vertex 2 seen at CES earlier this year, takes the mantle of OCZ's fastest MLC-based SSD to date with maximum read and write speeds of 285MB/s and 275MB/s, respectively. OCZ quotes a sustained write speed of 250MB/s and an incredible 4KB random write performance of up to 50,000 IOPS, adding that the drive fits the bill for consumers who are seeking unprecedented speed and reliability .
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WebKit2 to include split-process framework
The team behind WebKit, the layout engine utilized by browsers such as Chrome and Safari, has published an outline of the upcoming WebKit2 build (http://trac.webkit.org/wiki/WebKit2), which will feature a new split-process model. The framework has been compared to the system used by Google's Chrome browser. Web content such as JavaScript, HTML, or layout is separated into separate processes which should enable better performance on multi-core systems.
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Sony reveals Wi-Fi equipped Walkman speaker docks
Sony revealed new Walkman speaker docks in Japan. The NAS-V5 and NAS-V7M both have Wi-Fi built-in and will stream Internet radio either from 9,000 pre-programmed vTuner stations or any Shoutcast MP3 broadcast. They both have CD players and can even rip CDs directly to a Walkman while it's attached; the V7M can also rip music directly to 16GB of built-in storage. The two range leaders have AM/FM radios and put out about 15W of total power.
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Intel to provide 48-core processors before summer
As part of its Tera-scale Computing Research Program, Intel plans to offering certain top-notch universities around the world engineering samples of a processor boasting no less than 48 cores - four times more than AMD's new Opterons 6100. The multi-core CPU is set to be delivered to researchers by the end of this quarter and will help them get accustomed with a new type of architecture that could be used, in the somewhat distant future, to power everything from small mobile devices to server farms.
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AMD reveals details about its Turbo CORE technology
The fact that AMD will be introducing Intel-like Turbo Boost technology to its upcoming hexa-core processors isn't exactly a secret, but the chip giant has finally revealed some of the finer details. AMD's on-the-fly performance boosting technology, named Turbo CORE, will make its debut in upcoming hexa-core Phenom II X6 CPUs and aims to beef up the value proposition of AMD's range-topping parts. This technology seems pretty similar to Intel Turbo Boost - promising to automatically increase the frequency of certain CPU cores to improve performance when other cores aren't needed.
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