Thursday, May 20, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TweakTown) 20/05/2010


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MacBook sends audio and video out over Mini DisplayPort
The cheapest MacBook in the land got an update this week that brought with it new CPUs and graphics for the machine. There was also one significant feature that wasn't so obvious at first glance addedÂ…



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Intel unshackles Atom N550 CPU from screen size limits
I never liked the fact that Intel limited the screen size manufacturers could use with Atom processors to 10.2-inches for the most part. Intel appears to have realized that netbooks may not be the deathÂ…



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PowerColor putting finishing touches on Eyefinity12 HD 5970
Remember that modified HD 5970 from Power Color we first heard about back in April which gave not six, not eight, not even 10, but 12 mini-Display ports for 'Eyefinity12' lovin' ? - A bunch of new imagesÂ…



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Introducing Tech-Facts surveys on TweakTown: Win one of 5 Razer Gaming Mice
So we are introducing the Tech-Facts survey program here at TweakTown. Not only does TweakTown benefit, but everyone who registers and completes surveys can earn extra money and possibly win one of 5Â…



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Packard Bell take on AMDs VISION for EasyNote TM laptops
Packard Bell are planning to extend their EasyNote TM series of 15.6-inch sized notebooks with some AMD Danube powered models coming out this summer. Existing models in the series are all powered by IntelÂ…



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ASUS ENGTX465/2DI/1GD5 sighted
The first images of a final retail version of the card have leaked out from ASUS, including a box shot and also confirmation of specs. NVIDIA were quick to have the information and images pulled by theÂ…



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KeySonic launches another HTPC friendly wireless keyboard w/ trackball
PC peripheral maker KeySonic has just added the KSK-5200 RFM wireless keyboard into its lineup this week which will attract many HTPC owners looking for a compact keyboard/mouse solution in the loungeÂ…



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MSI working on single and dual-screen tablets
Whilst they were unable to get hold of any specs, what they were able to do is get a couple shots of the two tablets and ascertain that one uses a 9.7-inch capacitive touch screen with a MicroSD slotÂ…



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New HD 5670 cards coming with more stream processors
A chinese website has leaked details of a significantly revised version of AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5670 graphics card coming out very soon. Whilst existing HD 5670's are based on the 40nm redwood core, theÂ…



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Logitech intros Wireless Desktop MK710 keyboard/mouse combo
Logitech as added a new Wireless Desktop keyboard/mouse combo into its lineup this week dubbed the Wireless Desktop MK710. The biggest highlight of this combo is the far improved battery life. LogitechÂ…



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BFG decide to pull the plug on video card market
Wondering why you haven't seen any new graphics cards released from BFG lately? That's because there is none; not now and not in the foreseeable future. The company has announced this week that it hasÂ…



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Download of the Day: IsoBuster 2.8
It supports all CD / DVD / BD / HD DVD formats and all common file-systems ... Rescue lost files from a bad or trashed CD or DVD disc, save important documents, precious pictures, video from the familyÂ…



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Deal of the Day: Samsung Story Station 2TB 3.5" External Hard Drive - $109.99 Shipped Free
Offer: Get massive storage capacity through this Samsung Story Station 2TB External Hard Drive. It features a USB 2.0 interface, brushed aluminum cover, Auto Backup and SafetyKey, and uses very low powerÂ…



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New ASUS EeePC boasts USB 3.0 and Optimus technology
The Eee PC netbooks have been a staple of the industry since netbooks came into existence, and the ASUS Eee PC 1215 is looking to make the newest iteration even more powerful than those that came beforeÂ…



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Visa introduces case that turns iPhone into credit card
Visa and DeviceFidelity originally announced a couple of weeks ago that they were partnering up to build an iPhone case that would allow the iPhone to be used as a credit card at retailers that supportÂ…



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Android 2.2 update to end with a link to Flash enabled sites
Android users everywhere are pretty fired up about all of the capabilities being brought to their phones with the “Froyo” update, Android 2.2. Speedier performance, WiFi hotspot capabilities, and tethering…



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Amazon Kindle for Android slated for release later this summer
One of the few places that Android has lagged behind the rest of the smartphone pack is support for an app for Amazon Kindle. This is going to change later this summer when Kindle for Android, a freeÂ…



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Mach Xtreme rolls out 1.8-inch solid state drives
Mach Xtreme's MX-Nano series include models with 44-pin, 50-pin and ZIF PATA interfaces. They are MLC based drives with 256MB of cache and are capable of a max read and write rate of 120MB/sec and 65MBÂ…



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ViewSonic launch new ULV Mini PC - VOT125
The VOT125 PC Mini uses a compact 1.5” by 5.1” by 4.5” shiny black chassis and has good enough specs for basic home and office tasks. It is an Intel ultra-low voltage powered unit with CPU options starting…



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Nintendo trademarks 3DSWare and 3DSPlay



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OmniVision debuts world's smallest 1080p HD camera solution
A company called OmniVision has unveiled what it claims to be the world's smallest 1080p HD camera solution known as the OV2720. The camera is the world's first 1/6-inhc native 1080p 30 fps HD CMOS imageÂ…



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Digital Foci offers new white Photo Book PBK-080
When it comes to showing off all those digital photos you take you can put them into a digital photo frame at home for viewing or you can send them to your small smartphone for mobile viewing. DigitalÂ…



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Kiwi U-Powered solar charger debuts



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OCZ unveils 750W Fatal1ty branded PSU for gamers
OCZ has just released a new high performance 750 watt PSU to market backed by pro gamer, Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel. This Fatal1ty branded power supply is aimed primarily at gamers and sportsÂ…



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Four-way Gaming Mouse Roundup: G9X, XAI, Abyssus and SideWinder X8



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GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5870 1GB Super Overclock Video Card Overclocked Higher



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Crucial.com Memory Advisor Tool Now Includes 50,000 Systems
FREMONT, Calif. and GLASGOW, United Kingdom, May 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexar Media, a leading global provider of memory products for digital media, today announced that the Crucial Memory AdvisorÂ…



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Logitech and its LifeSize Communications Division Join UCIF to Advance Unified Communications Interoperability
FREMONT, Calif. — May 19, 2010 — Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today announced that, along with its LifeSize Communications division, it is a founding member of the newly formed Unified Communications…



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Team Legacy joins Team Razer
Team Legacy has been making waves in the Australian e-sports scene due to their dominance in the Counter-Strike: Source (CSS) arena since their conception in May 2008 while also recently adding a CallÂ…



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NVIDIA Tesla GPUs Power New IBM Servers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. —May 18, 2010—NVIDIA announced today that the latest IBM iDataPlex servers are the first mainstream high performance computing (HPC) systems to be built around NVIDIA® Tesla™ 20-series…



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MSI CX500DX—Outstanding Performance at Super Value
Taipei—MSl recently unveiled the 15.6" CX500DX designed to provide high end multimedia entertainment at super value. It comes with the souped-up ATi Mobility Radeon HD545v discrete graphics card (…



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MSI CX620MX, CX420MX - Mobile Multimedia, Smart Multitasking
MSI just unveiled new members of its Classic C series. The 15.6" CX620MX and 14" CX420MX come with the all-new Intel® Core™ processor and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 545v (DDR3 512MB VRAM) discrete…



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MSI AMD800 series can unlock cores in Windows
[Taipei – Taiwan] At MSI we are convinced that technology should be easy accessible and simple to use, for everybody. This is why we developed software which allows users to unlock cores on their mainboards…



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BFG Tech Announces Exit From Graphics Card Category, Continues On With PSUs and PCs
BFG Technologies today announced their exit from the graphics card category. The company will continue to sell their line of BFG Tech power supplies as well as their Deimos gaming notebooks and PhobosÂ…



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Logitech Announces Logitech Wireless Desktop MK710
SYDNEY, Aust., — 19 May, 2010 — Whether you’re catching up on your e-mail, updating your status on Facebook™ or just doing a little shopping, you don’t want any unnecessary inconveniences. To help you…



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Mach Xtreme Technology Launches MX-NANO Series 1.8'' PATA Solid State Drives
Mach Xtreme Technology Inc., a worldwide leader in top performance, high reliability and user-friendly designed PC components, today unveiled MX-NANO Series 1.8" PATA SSD with 256MB cache memoryÂ…



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