IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 18/05/2010

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 18/05/2010

Fujitsu rolls out the LifeBook T730 convetible tablet
Without much fuss or noise Fujitsu has updated its LifeBook line by releasing the T730 tablet PC which is based on the Intel Calpella platform and features a 12.1-inch LED-backlit screen with an active (pen input) or dual (pen plus finger input) digitizer.

ABI Research predicts 2010 netbook shipments of 58 million units
After analyzing tons of data and consulting the oracle it hides in the basement, ABI Research has went ahead and predicted that this year the netbook market will reach 58 million shipped units, up from 36.3 million in 2009.

Microsoft paying $200 million to settle VirnetX patent cases
Two months after a Texas jury ordered it to pay $106 million in damages for violating two VirnetX patents, Microsoft has stepped up to announced that it will pay the latter $200 million so as to end all their patent-related legal disputes.

Albatron to release 21.5-inch multi-touch module for widescreen LCDs
To help people embrace the touch trend Albatron has constructed and will release the EM215, a scratch-resistant multi-touch module that can be attached to widescreen LCD monitors of up to 21.5 inches in diagonal.

HTC reveals the Android 2.1-based Wildfire smartphone
Apple-battling smartphone maker HTC Corp. has today presented to the world its newest Android handheld, a lower-cost model called Wildfire which is powered by a 528 MHz-clocked Qualcomm MSM7225 chipset.

Super-light monitoring app GPU-Shark debuts
Geeks3D frontman JeGX has today introduced his latest creation, the GPU-Shark bite-size (180kB) application which provides information about all video cards installed in a system via a single window.

AOC's e2239Fwt 21.5-inch multi-touch LCD coming next month
Showcased in March at CeBIT 2010, the 21.5-inch touchscreen display has today been launched in Europe but according to its maker (AOC), it won't hit stores on the old continent until next month, probably after the Computex show in Taiwan.

MSI also reveals the CX623 15.6-inch laptop
In addition to the GT660 gaming notebook, MSI has today announced the CX623, a 15.6-inch Classic series laptop that is powered by an Intel 32nm processor and makes use of Nvidia's only DirectX 10.1-supporting GeForce 310M 1GB discrete graphics card (GPU switching is on for a longer battery life).

YouTube celebrates birthday with new milestone
YouTube, the number one video sharing site in the matrix that is the 'www' has yesterday turned five years old but it didn't party the night away as it also announced that it has to be alert in order to handle the over 2 billion views coming in daily.

Galaxy prepping single-slot GeForce GTX 470 card
Continuing to spearhead the GF100 customization movement, Galaxy Microsystems has revealed that it is currently working on a new self-designed GeForce GTX 470 card, one that takes up one PCI slot and not two like all GTX 400 series models announced to date.

Asus Eee PC 1201PN ION 2 netbook available for pre-order
Launched last week, Asus' first netbook equipped with Nvidia's NG-ION aka ION 2 chip, the Eee PC 1201PN, can now be found listed @ Amazon.de on pre-order bearing a price tag of 479 Euro, a solid 20 Euro less than previously suggested.

Western Digital to deliver Caviar Blue SATA 6.0 Gbps hard drives
Western Digital is preparing to push further with its SATA 6.0 Gbps adoption plan by releasing three Caviar Blue hard drives that make use of the new interface. Currently the company is only selling one SATA 6.0 Gbps HDD, the WD2001FASS 1TB Caviar Black.

HP TouchSmart tm2 convertible tablet getting 32nm upgrade
HP's CES 2010-announced TouchSmart tm2 convertible tablet is preparing to adopt Intel's Calpella platform and proof of this move comes from Kindle-promoter Amazon.com who's listing a tm2 model powered by the 2.13 GHz Core i3-330M processor.

MSI announces the GT660 16-inch gaming laptop
Taiwanese manufacturer MSI has today officially detailed the GT660, its "most powerful notebook of all-time" which is based on the Intel Calpella platform and boasts a 16-inch LED-backlit display.

Intel 32nm desktop CPUs moving to a new stepping
Intel has recently announced that its January-released 32nm processors, the Pentium G6950, Core i3-530, i3-540, i5-650, i5-660, i5-661 and i5-670, will move from their current C-2 stepping to K-0 this summer.

Transcend offering USB 3.0 expansion card too
Already shipping some USB 3.0-enabled storage solutions, Transcend is now gearing up to ship an expansion card to help more consumers get about the SuperSpeed USB train and enjoy quicker transfers from flash drives as well as external HDDs and SSDs.

Eee PC 1015P & 1015PE netbooks get listed, work up to 13.5 hours
Not yet announced, Asus' two new Seashell netbooks, the Pine Trail-based Eee PC 1015P and 1015PE have been officially confirmed by being added to the Taiwanese company's website for everyone to see and admire.

Litl Webbook gets its price slashed, now selling for $399
Competition is a great thing if you're a buyer and not so great if you're a seller, especially one of a wannabe niche product like the Webbook. Introduced in November for $699, the Webbook hasn't gained much traction apparently so its manufactured has recently dropped its price tag to $399.

Nvidia delays 3D Vision Surround driver
Marketed as one of the many features of the GeForce GTX 400 series, Nvidia's 3D Vision Surround technology is not yet available despite the availability of the aforementioned DIrectX 11 cards.

Jobs found personally involved in iPhone 4G recovery
According to official police documents recently released for public viewing, Apple overlord Steve Jobs had personally intervened in order to recover the iPhone prototype that has been acquired by Gizmodo.

doPDF converter free version 7.1.366 released
doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create PDF files by selecting the "Print" command from virtually any application. A one click solution that lets you convert any printable formats (documents, emails, websites, etc) to PDF files.

Google halts online sales of Nexus One
Google has officially made the move to halt the online sales of their Nexus One smartphone - announcing on Friday that they will be shutting down this distribution method in order to push forward efforts in a plan that relies entirely on sales from physical cellphone retail outlets.

uTorrent updated to 2.0.2 stable
uTorrent hits version 2.0.2 stable! uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT.

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