IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 28/07/2010

Report: Ontario laptops might get native USB 3.0
Yesterday, we wrote about some rumors surrounding AMD's upcoming Ontario accelerated processing unit. Today, DigiTimes reports the chip's matching Hudson D1 chipset may have an interesting new feature: native USB 3.0 connectivity. Considering AMD aims Ontario at ultra-thin notebooks and netbooks, adding native USB 3.0 to the accompanying south...
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First of the Fermi-based Quadros to come out next month
Now well established in the desktop space, Nvidia's Fermi architecture is about to enter the professional graphics market. This morning, Nvidia announced a trifecta of new, Fermi-based Quadro graphics cards, plus a new mobile Quadro GPU and a Fermi-powered Quadro Plex system.
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National Scotch Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough Ars Technica's Hannibal says there will be blood: Why Apple and Intel are destined to clash Engadget reports Rambus victorious in patent fight with Nvidia, can expect neat wad of cash for its troubles Ars Technica reports Apple loses big in DRM ruling: Jailbreaks are "
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Catalyst 10.7 drivers bring display, video enhancements
A little behind its usual schedule, AMD has posted a new round of Catalyst drivers for Radeon graphics cards. The Catalysts can, as always, be downloaded from the AMD Game website for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 in their 32-bit and 64-bit variants. On the menu for the...
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11.6-inch Inspiron M101z seen featuring AMD's Nile platform
I have a serious crush on 11.6" budget ultraportable notebooks. The genre is dominated by Intel's CULV Core 2 platform, which offers snappy performance, excellent battery life, and largely lousy integrated graphics. Compromise is the name of the game at the budget end of the spectrum, and squeezing...
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Businessweek: Nvidia's future hinges on Tegra, Tesla
Nvidia has seen better days. That's more or less the jist of a recent Businessweek piece, which suggests the company will have to work harder on its new ventures to wow investors... and revive its sinking stock. Nvidia's stock price has fallen about 44% this year so far, which...
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$1200 Asus Ares graphics card beaten by cheaper CrossFire config
The world of ultra-high-end graphics cards is ruled by dual-GPU monsters that squeeze CrossFire or SLI onto a single circuit board. ATI has some history in this space; long before being swallowed up by AMD, its Rage Fury MAXX put two GPUs on a single card to take on...
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