Wednesday, May 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (AnandTech) 26/05/2010


AnandTech
Intel Ultra Thin: CULV Arrandale Boosts Performance and Reduces Size

Intel launched their Core i3/i5 (Arrandale) mobile processors early in 2010, with roadmaps showing low voltage and ultra low voltage parts. Earlier today, Intel released new details on their CULV parts with a big emphasis on enabling thinner, ultra portable designs. We've been waiting for availability of CULV Arrandale parts ever since we heard about the parts, and finally the wait is over.


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News Just In: Gigabyte Announces USB3 Mini-ITX H55 Motherboard

In the race to get a USB3 capable mini-ITX motherboard to market, Gigabyte has today announced the first entry into the arena - the GA-H55N-USB3. Measuring a tiny 17cm x 17cm, this board is a stark contrast the the Gigabyte X58A-UD9 released last week.


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NVIDIA Beta 256 Drivers: Optimus Included

Last month we mentioned NVIDIA's plans for their upcoming drivers: the 256 series of drivers (don't ask us why they jumped from 197 to 256). Today, NVIDIA has released the first beta of the 256 drivers. We'll keep this short as our previous article already covered what this release entails, but you can read the full press release or just grab the drivers from NVIDIA and start testing. If you need a few buzz words to keep you interested, the new release boosts GTX 400 performance while adding support for Blu-ray 3D, CUDA 3.1, and OpenGL 4.0.


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Another Foxconn Worker Dies, CEO Insists Factories Aren't "Sweatshops"
Foxconn brings more Buddhist monks to release souls of dead Apple plant workers from purgatory
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Brown Chemists Develop Longer Lasting Fuel Cell
Pure-Platinum is out, Iron-Platinum is in
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Advanced Production Technique Holds Promise for Silicon Rivals
Could silicon's choke hold on the semiconductor universe be threatened?
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Pacific Northwest Should Prepare for "The Big One", Claims OSU
Shake, rattle, roll and splash -- major seismic event could ravage the pacific northwest twice over.
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NASA DASS Satellite System Will Improve Search and Rescue
Satellite system will be able to identify distress beacons almost instantaneously
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Settlement Looks to Allow Unlocking of Any AT&T Phone Except the iPhone
AT&T still won't let Apple's "magical" phone free
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Intel Launches New ULV CPUs, Shifting Consumers Away From Netbooks
Performance and long battery life achievable
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Report: Microsoft Plans Big Shakeup After Phone, Tablet, and Internet Woes
Microsoft tries to salvage its struggling divisions
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Walmart to Sell 16GB iPhone 3GS for $97, Apple Announces Back-to-School Promotion
Walmart slashes price of iPhone 3GS by $100 starting today
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OCZ Boosts Vertex 2, Agility 2 SSDs to 400GB, 480GB
OCZ SSDs get a capacity bump
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Air Force to Test Supersonic Missile Tomorrow, Space Plane's Mission Revealed
The Air Force's latest toy appears not to be a weapon of destruction, but rather one of intelligence
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BP Executive on Gulf Disaster: "We're Doing Everything We Can"
Government officials are not so sure
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5/24/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews -- Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Drive Edition
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Monday
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BeBionic Unveils Bionic Hand That Would Make Even Luke Proud
The force is strong in this prosthetic
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Obama Wants 25% Increase in Fuel Efficiency for Big Rigs
Semi-trucks use 2M barrels of oil daily and produce 20% of the greenhouse gasses
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Japan to Test Solar-to-Electric Mazda 2 EV's
Most emissions-free driving yet
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