Friday, April 9, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TweakTown) 09/04/2010


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Live blogging: Apple iPhone OS 4.0 event
10:16 US PST: Looks like they are releasing a Beta SDK. As of today the new OS will have over 1500 APIs, there is in app SMS, over a thousand Math-related APIs for the acclerometer. Apple is claimingÂ…



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Logitech finally ships Squeezebox touch
The Touch was expected t ship long ago and at the last minute, it was delayed for some reason. Logitech has finally announced that the Squeezebox Touch is now shipping. If you have a Squeezebox systemÂ…



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Dish VIP 922 DVR with Slingbox built-in surfaces



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4-way SLI with GTX 480 video cards works says EVGA
If two of the powerful cards is a good thing, then four would be enough gaming nirvana to send many geeks over the edge. According to TechReport, EVGA has confirmed that the GTX 480 will support 4-wayÂ…



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Weekly Giveaway - GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5850 OC Edition video card



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Poll Results - Most important new mobo tech?
In our most recent poll, we asked our readers what they thought was the most important new motherboard technology. We have had over 5,000 people vote on the poll and the numbers are in for us to go overÂ…



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Early Windows 7 SP1 build leaks out
A new build of Windows 7's first Service Pack has appeared on torrent sites which judging by the id of "6.1.7601.16537.amd64fre.win7.100327-0053" shows that it was compiled on March 27 usingÂ…



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Dell adds three more business notebooks to Latitude E series
All three of these notebooks are based around Intel's Calpella platform and Dell gives the option of buying with a Core i5 or Core i7 processor, up to 8GB RAM, HDD of up to 500GB or SSD of up to 256GBÂ…



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Samsung enhances SpinPoint lineup of 2.5-inch HDDs with new 7200RPM MP4 series
Samsung has just enhanced its SpinPoint range of 2.5-inch hard drives with the new MP4 series which while not as impressive performance wise as an SSD, will still be particularly attractive as an upgradeÂ…



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Wortmann readies up Terra Mobile 1430 ruggedized 14" notebook
Wortmann has given this model a ruggedized magnesium alloy casing to protect the unit in more challenging conditions outdoors (and from heavy hands). It would make sense for a tradesman to carry aroundÂ…



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Antec extends Sonata line-up of chassis' with Sonata Proto



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I-O Data to expand HDJ-UT USB 3.0 External HDDs w/ 2TB model
The 2TB model runs dimensions of 46 (W) x 223 (D) x 155 (H) mm with a weight of 1.6Kgs. It features active cooling and can of course be used on standard USB 2.0/1.1 systems as well (albeit, significantlyÂ…



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IE9 screenshots not from Microsoft - but they should take note!
A Chinese website claims to have gotten hold of some leaked screenshots showing off the GUI concept of Microsoft's next big Internet Explorer release, IE9 (not that many people would be interested inÂ…



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Confirmation of 'Turbo Core' MHz boosting tech in six-core Thuban
The folks at Tech Report have been able to ascertain that AMD will in fact be incorporating a dynamic clock speed boosting feature into their Six-core Phenom II family of processors which works similarlyÂ…



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Download of the Day: Folder Size 2.5 (32 and 64-bit)
Folder Size for Windows adds a new column to the Details view in Windows Explorer. The new column shows not only the size of files, but also the size of folders. It keeps track of which folders you viewÂ…



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Deal of the Day: HP Officejet J4680 All-In-One Wireless Printer, Fax, Scanner, Copier - $59.99 Shipped Free
Offer: This is a great deal for this HP Officejet J4680 all-in-One WIRELESS printer! It typically sells for close to $90, but with HP's $20 stackable coupon code, it's just $59.99 with FREE shipping!Â…



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Some still say Intel is delaying USB 3.0 adoption
This time we find a lengthy article on the subject from CNet. They claim that USB 3.0 will not see wide spread adoption until late 2011 because Intel has not integrated it in their chipset. I personallyÂ…



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ARRI finally catches up to RED DIgital Cinema
After three years of being embarrassed by the guys over at Red Digital Cinema, one of the big players in the high-resolution camera market has finally caught up. The company ARRI has finally releasedÂ…



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iPad setup as $500+ MIDI controller for Ableton Live 8
We are sure that it comes as no surprise that we are beginning to see a ton of crazy uses for the iPad. I have seen everything from a Bluetooth game of scrabble to a digital photo frame (the most expensiveÂ…



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The web isn't all that on the iPad
Despite being told that Flash is all that is missing from the iPad we have stumbled upon and even larger issue. It all happened the other day when we were reading some news about the iPad and how a lackÂ…



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Prive phone is both crazy ugly and expensive
A company called Stuart Hughes is betting that rich geeks will have a retro hankering for the giant phones of yore made more so by coating the thing in 22ct gold and 76 flawless diamonds amounting toÂ…



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Mysterious StreamTV turns up on Amazon promising 3D with no glasses
I have long though that 3D TV in the home won't really go mainstream until the tech is cheaper and you can watch without having to wear glasses. Glasses free 3D tech is certainly coming, look at the recentlyÂ…



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OmniVision exec hints at big order from Apple
Apple is one of the most secretive companies on the planet and has stopped using suppliers and other agencies before after secrets about its products leaked ahead of launch. OmniVision's CEO might wantÂ…



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JVC Everio GZ-HM1 HD camcorder now available
JVC announced its flagship camcorder in the Everio line back at CES and said at the time the camera would hit stores in March. March came and went without the camcorder landing. JVC has now announcedÂ…



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Logitech S125i Portable Speaker Dock



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Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB SATA 6G Hard Drive



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Scosche Announces revive II — Dual USB Chargers Feature iPad-optimized USB power port
Oxnard, CA, – April 07, 2010 – Scosche Industries, an award-winning innovator of iPod, iPhone and now iPad accessories, is proud to announce two new additions to its quickly expanding iPad accessory line…



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FujitsuÂ’s PRIMERGY CX1000 Sets Ground-Breaking SPECpower Benchmark in 2-Socket Xeon 5500 series server class
Fujitsu today announced the first independent server performance benchmark for its PRIMERGY CX1000 Cloud extension server. Validating its revolutionary, power-efficient system design, the PRIMERGY CX1000Â…



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Antec Launches New Sonata Proto Case for PC Enthusiasts
Fremont, CA – April 7, 2010 – Antec, Inc., the global leader in high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets, today announced the Sonata Proto…



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