Sunday, April 11, 2010

IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 11/04/2010


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AMD Phenom II X6 1055T hits Retail in China; Pictured
In what seems to be a repeat of the Lynnfield release last year, where the Asian markets had Core i5/i7 products selling like hot cakes up to a month before the official release; it seems like the Asians - this time the Chinese in particular - are it at breaking release dates again. Expreview have spotted AMD Phenom II X6 1055T processors on the market, selling for RMB1999 ($293).


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Pocket Rocket: Zotac H55-ITX WiFi

While the Intel P45 Express and AMD 780G chipsets aren't exactly meant for mini PCs, they still appeared on very early ITX solutions. When the desktop bound Intel P55 Express and AMD 785G chipsets were out, Zotac stuffed them into their mini boards anyway. Today, we'll be taking a look at the H55-ITX WiFi, which has the latest Intel H55 Express underneath. Small-sized ultra-performance rig? This could be your dream come true.


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OCZ Technology Announces Vertex 2 and Agility 2 Solid State Drives
SAN JOSE, CAApril 8, 2010OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB: OCZT), a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and flash-based storage as an alternative to hard disk drives (HDDs), today unveiled the Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SATA II 2.5" Solid State Drive (SSD) Series. These are new enthusiast-class SSDs designed for consumers who are seeking unprecedented speed and reliability with the goal of enhancing both their daily computing experience and long-term productivity.

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Thermaltake Unveils Armor A90 Mid-Tower Chassis


Thermaltake has announced its Armor A90 mid-tower chassis, targeting gaming enthusiasts.

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Koolance Ships Fermi Water-blocks

VID-NX470

Koolance has announced the VID-NX480 and VID-NX470 water-blocks for nVidias 400 series of graphic cards.

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Super Talent Announces Value SSD Series


Super Talent, leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, has jumped onto the SSD bandwagon with the launch its Super Talent VSSD family of SSDs.

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Samsung 3D TVs now for sale in Singapore

Courts

If you are looking to be the first to own a 3D TV in Singapore, you would be pleased to learn that Samsung are now retailing them in stores. The Korean manufacturer is offering a 3D promotion pack for consumers who purchase the Samsung 3D LED C7000 HDTV. Read on for more info.


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[Rumour] Nvidia GF104 taped out; Summer release
Fudzilla reports that Nvidia's GF104, which has been subject to considerably speculation since the Geforce GTX 400 reveal, has taped out. GF104 will be part of the ~$200 segment, competing against ATI's Radeon HD 5700 series, which have been available for over 5 months already.

Some speculations suggest the top GF104 part will compete with the Radeon HD 5830, featuring 8 SMs (256 SP) and 256-bit memory interface. The GF104 series is expected to be branded Geforce GTS 400.

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Nvidia Geforce GTX 400 shows up in NA E-tail
The Nvidia Geforce GTX 470 and GTX 480 cards are starting to show up on North American e-tail. The ETA is listed as 12th April everywhere, as expected. As per our previous article, the cards have only made it into the two premier e-tail outlets thus far.

Bot the GTX 470 and GTX 480 have been listed by 5-6 AIC partners on Newegg. Thankfully, the cards are listed at their SRP - i.e. $349 and $499 respectively, at least for now. All cards are listed as "Out of Stock" with ETA on 04/12/2010. Things are more revealing on the other premier e-tailer, ZipZoomFly.

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[Rumour] Nvidia Geforce GTX 400 set for extremely thin availability
No one expects either the Nvidia Geforce GTX 470 or the GTX 480 to be available in any significant quantity come 12th April. Even optimistic rumours have placed the worldwide availability at 30,000 units. Nvidia themselves informed reviewers that the GTX 400 products will be available in >10000 units.

SemiAccurate, who have been accurate with most information regarding to Fermi/GF100, are now claiming the actual quantity is way lower. Even lower than their initial expectation of 8,000 units.

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iPhone OS 4 Details Unveiled

We know some of you folks out there are excited about iPhone OS 4 as we are. Folks and press who attended Apple's sneak peek event. We scoured some information and here is what we know.

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