IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 05/05/2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 05/05/2010

GeForce GTX 465 detailed, said to debut next month
If Nvidia's first DirectX 11 cards, the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480, leave you hot and cold due to their pricing then worry not as multiple reports claim that the Santa Clara company will introduce a cheaper (not not too cheap) GTX 400 series model early next month.

Scythe launches the Stronger power supply series
Taking a break from its cooling contraptions, Scythe has today introduced the Stronger family of modular and non-modular power supply units featuring an efficiency of 80%.

Silicon Power offering new SDHC cards for video recording use
Taiwan-based Silicon Power has now announced its newest storage solution, a full line of SDHC memory cards which are specifically designed for high end video cameras and camcorders, and optimized for full HD (1920x1080) video recording.

VIA builds the EPIA-M830 mini-ITX board for embedded applications
The recently-announced Nano E series processors are getting a good home thanks to their maker VIA Technologies who now introduced the EPIA-M830 Mini-ITX motherboard based on the VX800 chipset.

Corsair expanding Nova SSD line with 32GB, 256GB models
Corsair's Nova family of solid state drives is doubling in size as two new members, one with a storage capacity of 32GB and one with 256GB of space, have begun their journey towards stores.

MSI preparing the CX705MX 17.3-inch laptop
Going against the tide quite a bit, MSI has announced the upcoming release of the CX705MX, a Classic series 17.3-inch laptop which pairs up Intel's 45nm Core 2 processors with SiS' 672 DX and 968 chips.

Welcome to the new TC Magazine
It's been a long time in the making, and after many a difficulty, a couple of burned out developers that are now but drooling husks of their former selves, and a whole bunch of cool new servers, the new Techconnect Magazine is finally here. Let us take you through its main features.

EVGA Precision 1.9.3

Latitude E4310 laptop stealthily added to Dell's website
Businessmen looking for a new, Calpella-powered, notebook will soon be able to call on Dell and get its latest Latitude E series model, the 13.3-inch Latitude E4310.

Mach Xtreme readies the MX JET solid state drives
NAND newcomer Mach Xtreme Technology has come up with its second 2.5-inch solid state drive line, one that goes by the name of MX JET and combines MLC (multi-level cell) memory chips and JMicronâ€™s JMF612 controller.

EVGA Precision updated to version 1.9.3
EVGA has just rolled out a new version of its Precision tool which provides tweaking and monitoring for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 200 and 400 series graphics cards on Windows (32bit or 64bit).

Google Mail finally turning into Gmail in the UK
After years of having to settle for googlemail.com, UK users of Google's email service are going to get the chance to see their name and/or nickname right in front of '@gmail.com' like most Gmail account owners.

AMD reveals the ATI FirePro RG220 workstation graphics card
Advanced Micro Devices has today announced a new graphics offer targeting CAD, digital content creators and financial services users, the ATI FirePro RG220 card boasting one DVI output and two Ethernet ports, plus support for the PCoIP remoting technology.

T-Mobile announces the myTouch 3G Slide Android 2.1 smartphone
T-Mobile USA has today revealed a new addition to its smartphone offer, the Android 2.1-powered myTouch 3G Slide featuring a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for easier/faster texting.

Intel Capital invests $15 million in three US companies
Intel Capital, Intel Corp's investment organization, has once again opened its coffers, this time, to take out $15 million to give to three US-based businesses, eldercare website Caring.com, real estate investment ratings provider SmartZip Analytics and infrastructure services provider Virtustream.

Nokia makes app development super-easy with Ovi wizard
Nokia has opened up the flood gates to its Ovi Store by launching an online wizard which enables practically anyone to make and publish a mobile application accessible to millions of phone owners around the world.

New Trillian 4.2 beta build ready for download
Trillian users working on a Windows PC have now been provided with build 17 of the 4.2 beta version of Cerulean Studios' instant messaging software, an update which packs multiple bug fixes.

Transcend coming up with new aXeRam DDR3 memory kits
Transcend has now also announced the expansion of its aXeRam family of overclocking-craving memory with two new DDR3 kits, a 4GB dual-channel DDR3-1600 for P55-based systems and a 6GB triple-channel DDR3-2000 kit for PCs equipped with an Intel X58 board.

Imation presents its Defender H100 & H200 secure external hard drives
Oakdale's own Imation Corp. has went a little security-crazy lately but in a good way as this has resulted in the introduction of the Defender line of data-protecting storage solutions, which includes the Defender H100 and H200 external hard drives.

Thermaltake intros the ARMOR A90 mid-tower chassis
Continuing to cater to the aesthetic needs of gamers everywhere, Thermaltake has now officially launched its newest mid-tower PC case, the ARMOR A90 featuring a black 'bulletproof' armor design and some killer looks.

Transcend unveils the StoreJet 25D2 portable HDD
Transcend's StoreJet offer is getting bigger still as the company has now announced a new 2.5-inch portable hard drive, the USB 2.0-supporting StoreJet 25D2 aka, the 'slower' brother of the recently-released 25D3 USB 3.0 HDD.

Student faces 20 years for guessing Palin's password
The college student who guessed Sarah Palin's Yahoo mail password is now facing 20 years in prison and some $350,000 (USD) in fines. The offence was committed during the U.S. Presidential Election in 2008, when Palin was running for Vice President of the Country.

Foobar2000 version 1.0.3 software update
Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include ReplayGain support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats. Version 1.0.3 fixes incorrect behaviors with both various playback options enabled.

Microsoft's IE slips below 60% market share
Microsoft's share of the internet browser market has continued to erode away from beneath them this year, as according to traffic reports from analysis firm Net Applications, the overall share of Internet Explorer fell from 60.65% to 59.95%.

PeaZip version 3.1 software update
PeaZip is a free, open source file and archive manager for 32 and 64 bit Windows and Linux. Featuring robust file copy, search functions, split/join files, secure file deletion, compare files, system benchmark, password generation, two factor authentication, strong encryption (AES256), and more!

Asus debuts the Eee PC 1005PR netbook
Asus has now finally announced the introduction of its Seashell series Eee PC 1005PR netbook based on the Pine Trail platform that features a 720p (1366x768) 10.1-inch display and is capable of 'smooth' HD video playback.

Testing The Popular Digital Audio Formats
Let's face it, nothing could be worse than spending around $15 on buying an entire CD after you've heard the lead single on the radio, only to find out that that song is the only decent track on the album.

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Analyst estimates iPad 3G sales at 300,000 units
Apple's 3G-equipped iPads have become available this past Friday in the US and the first unofficial sales numbers have already been provided, with Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, saying that almost 300,000 units were bought.

YouTube learns more languages, gets email alerts, new share options
Less than one month after launching its revamped video page, YouTube has received a bunch of tweaks and new features, and has been added five more languages - Greek, Hungarian, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian, to better serve international users.

Google TV software to be unveiled this month?
Google's still not confirmed Android-based software for set-top boxes and TVs, known as Google TV, is said to get an official announcement later this month, at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco (May 19, 20).

Microsoft KIN One and Two said to be released next week
The first products coming out of Microsoft's Project Pink, the KIN One and KIN Two smartphones, are reported to become available for pre-order in the US through Verizon Wireless on May 6, and have an official launch/release next week on May 13.

3D desktop software maker BumpTop bought by Google
Canadian company BumpTop, known for its 3D desktop environment for Windows and Mac, has confirmed that it has been acquired by search giant Google for an undisclosed sum.

3G-enabled JooJoo tablet to debut within three months
The now-internationally available Fusion Garage JooJoo didn't make any big waves due to Apple's iPad launch but it still wants to claim a sufficient piece of the tablet market and for that to happen a 3G version is (almost) a must.

Twitter official Android app out but only for Android 2.1 phones
Twitter has last week introduced its own Android application which enables less than a third of the Android userbase to read tweets, share links and photos with friends, access their timeline via a widget, view a tweet location on a map, and see the latest updates from contacts.

Asus EeeKeyboard launched, still not available
The wait isn't over yet but now we can finally say that the EeeKeyboard has finally been launched by Asus, more than a year after it was first unveiled.

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