Gigabyte expects laptops to decline in popularity
COMPUTEX — One of our most interesting encounters at Computex so far wasn't a product; rather, it was what we heard Gigabyte's Henry Kao calmly explain in the VIP section of Gigabyte's Taipei 101 suite. According to Kao, who serves as VP of Gigabyte's motherboard business, "smart" handheld devices...
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OCZ preps affordable PCIe solid-state drive
COMPUTEX — Think those new SandForce solid-state drives are neat? Wait 'til you see OCZ's RevoDrive, a very aggressively priced PCI Express solid-state drive that blends SandForce goodness with an internal RAID 0 configuration. OCZ tells us it will price the 120GB RevoDrive at $450. That might not sound like...
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Leave the Office Early Day Shortbread
Appetizers Windows and security: Setting the record straight Steve Jobs' D8 interview: the video highlights PC Perspective reports AMD demos low power Fusion APU, announces Fusion Fund DigiTimes reports ARM president believes 50% of future tablet PCs to be ARM-based Microsoft exec: Windows 7 will outpace Android...
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We sneak a peek at Shuttle's modular notebooks
COMPUTEX — Back in February, we told you all about Shuttle's notebook ecosystem initiative, which involves modular notebook components and two standard form factors: microSPA for thin-and-lights and SPA for regular-size systems. At Computex this week, we got to see some of these modular laptops—and their components—in person. The most...
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Seagate's Momentus XT hard drive
Seagate's Momentus XT swaps the Windows-only shackles of previous hybrid drives for a scheme dubbed Adaptive Memory. Can it successfully marry 500GB of mechanical storage with 4GB of flash?
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Windows 7 run out of Moorestown, heads down Oak Trail
AnandTech has learned that Intel's Moorestown platform won't be capable of running Windows. Moorestown powers the Atom Z600 series that targets smartphones and tablets. MeeGo Linux and Google's Android OS are already supported by the platform, but Windows won't work due to Moorestown's lack of a...
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Mobile optical hybrid combines Blu-ray reader, solid-state drive
PC enthusiasts are hip to rolling their own hybrid storage configurations, with an SSD handling the OS and applications and a secondary hard drive providing gobs of cheap mechanical storage. This hasn't been a viable option for laptop users stuck with a single hard drive bay, but Hitachi
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Ultra-thin Hitachi notebook drive spins 320GB at 7,200 RPM
Late last year, Seagate introduced a Momentus Thin mobile hard drive targeting ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks. Measuring just 7 mm thick thin, the Momentus has a 5,400-RPM spindle speed and up to 250GB of capacity. And now it has some competition from Hitachi. Engadget has the scoop...
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Corsair shows upcoming cheaper case
COMPUTEX — Corsair's Obsidian 800D enclosure has many virtues, but low cost isn't one of them: the thing sells for $270. The trimmed-down 700D model is similarly pricey at $240. Thankfully for the less affluent, Corsair is prepping a cheaper enclosure with many of the same perks. Scheduled...
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