IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 07/05/2010

Friday, May 7, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 07/05/2010

Techconnect Review Round-up 6/5/10
Today's review round-up...

ViewSonic intros 27-inch Full HD monitor with 1ms response time
Until OLED finds its way into the display market, ViewSonic has come up with a 27-inch monitor that should please gamers, at least in terms of response time which is of only 1ms, that's 1ms lower than the fastest LCDs on sale today.

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A-Data shows off the shylish SH02 portable hard drive
For all those chic geeks out there A-Data has built a new 2.5-inch portable hard drive which is dubbed SH02 and comes in three color schemes - black, white and pink, each with a 3-dimensional imprint pattern made using the IMF (In-Mold Foil) technology.

Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1 Beta 2

Galaxy's custom GeForce GTX 470 gets unboxed
Slowly but surely Nvidia's first DirectX 11-supporting graphics cards are hitting stores in larger numbers but if you're really interested in getting one you might want to hold off a bit more in order to find a custom model, like Galaxy's GeForce GTX 470 GC.

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Windows Media Center gets library-building hotfix
Microsoft have released a new hotfix for Windows 7 Media Center, resolving issues wherein the Music Library appears to continuously rebuild itself, and the UI becomes entirely unresponsive. The update is part of an automatic release - serial KB981770.

HP name Microsoft vet to lead enterprise software
Hewlett-Packard have announced this week that ex-Microsoft employee, a veteran of the software company, Bill Veghte, will be leading HP's enterprise software business. Following over 20 years at Microsoft, and leading the Windows unit back to success with 7, Veghte will join HP as of May 17th.

Ericsson CEO unveils ambitious growth plan
Ericsson's chief executive officer Hans Vestberg announced at Capital Markets Day in Stockholm that his company is set to move into new markets, outstripping the growth in its current and more traditional areas.

Microsoft announces Spindex social media tool
Microsoft have unveiled their new social media tool dubbed Spindex. The tool works under the premise that it will be capable of taking all of an individual's social media connections and display them on a single page, bringing together the likes of Twitter, Facebook, and many, many more!

Google launch social tool riddled with security flaws
Google has announced the release of an all-new microblogging application called Jarlsburg... and it's full of huge security holes. The application was released as a guide for developers who want to improve the security of their code, and includes flaws that can easily be fixed, and those that can't.

Lian Li reveals the PC-V352 HTPC case
Taiwan's own Lian Li has today announced yet another PC case, the compact (280 (W) x 275 (H) x 400 (D) mm) PC-V352 which is aimed to be used for HTPC or mini PCs and supports only micro ATX and mini ITX motherboards.

Acer rolls out the Aspire Ethos 8943G 18.4-inch laptop
Revealed in March, the new Aspire Ethos series of laptops from Acer is becoming a retail reality with the introduction of the 8943G model which is based on Intel's Calpella mobile platform.

Akasa readies the Venom CPU cooler
Akasa playing the poisonous card with its newest CPU cooler which is dubbed Venom and is claimed to deliver "ultra high performance" which is just what the doctor ordered for the upcoming hot summer days and nights when CPUs will sweat like mad in closed cases.

AMD settles OPTi patent suits for $32 million
Sunnyvale-based chip designer AMD has last week reached a settlement and signed a licensing agreement with OPTi Inc. which will see the latter dismiss the two patent lawsuit filed against AMD in the Eastern District of Texas in 2006 and 2007.

Flash problems have delayed smartbooks, says ARM exec
While not backing any of Apple's anti-Flash claims, Ian Drew, marketing vice president of chip designer ARM, did point the finger at Adobe's rich web content solution for the lack of smartbooks on the market.

Microsoft serves up second Internet Explorer 9 preview build
Redmond-based Windows maker and breaker Microsoft fired up the afterburners since the MIX conference in mid-March and thus managed to offer web developers a second Internet Explorer 9 platform preview one week earlier than expected.

Skype bringing 5-way video chat function next week
Video calling champ Skype is going to up the ante next week when it will release a new beta version of its Windows client that will enable video chats between up to five people.

First Opera 10.54 snapshot available for download
Opera Software staff must be on a Red Bull diet as yesterday it let loose the second desktop browser build of the week, which is actually the first Opera 10.54 snapshot boasting mostly fixes.

Samsung develops 8Gb OneNAND chip
Flash manufacturing titan Samsung Electronics has just announced that, using 30nm process technology, it can make an 8Gb (Gigabit) OneNAND chip which is aimed to fulfill the code data storage needs in more or less high-end smartphones.

Xigmatek Midgard White Knight chassis set for June debut
Xigmatek is currently readying the release of its newest PC chassis which is called Midgard White Knight, and is basically an all-white modified version of the Midgard midi-tower introduced last summer.

Firefox 3.6.4 beta 3 up for grabs
Mozilla's browser team has rolled out a new preview version of Firefox 3.6.4, providing testers with fixes for some 187 bugs found to date, including two blockers (bugs that delay a final release) and 19 rated 'critical'.

Asus Eee PC 1001PX 10-inch netbook starts shipping
Asus' cheap as chips Pine Trail netbook, the Eee PC (Seashell series) 1001PX has made its stealthy debut this week and is ready to ship to those who can spare the low sum of $279.

3TB Seagate Constellation hard drive said to arrive this year
According to a new report Seagate Technology is working on its first 3TB hard drive which will be part of the enterprise-focused Constellation ES family and have a SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) 6.0 Gbps connection interface.

Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1 beta 2 released
Open source-supporting red raptor Mozilla has now made available a second beta version of the upcoming 3.1 update (codename Lanikai) for its well-known email client, Thunderbird.

OCZ makes the Enyo USB 3.0 solid state drive official
OCZ is continuing its SSD offensive today by launching Enyo, a sleek and slim portable solid state drive enclosed in an anodized aluminum shell and boasting a USB 3.0 connection interface.

Techconnect Review Round-up 5/5/10
Today's review round-up...

Google revamps its search results page
Feeling the need for new, Google has worked into the night into its brightly-lit labs and came out with an updated search result page which is supposed to make it easier to find things on the ever-expanding interweb.

LG provides some details about the Ally Android smartphone
Being LG's first Android handheld, Ally is a pretty big deal, especially given the growth of the smartphone market in general, yet the South Korean company isn't very open about the device and is only serving smaller pieces of info currently.

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