IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 04/08/2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 04/08/2010

GlacialTech unveils the Siberia dual-fan CPU cooler
Showing no love for high temps, GlacialTech has today announced a new cooler to make your processor less grumpy - the Siberia. This latest model has support for Intel LGA 775, 1156, 1366 and AMD Socket 754, 939, 940, AM2, AM2+, AM3 chips with a TDP of up to 130W.

Rdio music service ends invite-only test period, accepting subscriptions
Ready or not US and Canada, Rdio has today launched as the latest unlimited music sensation that hopes to provide millions of tracks for years to come. The new 'social music service' has contracts signed with all four major record labels and, from the get-go offers seven million songs.

Point of View's TGT Series overclocked GeForce GTX 4oo cards start selling
Announced just about two weeks ago, the first graphics cards made by Point of View and the TGT Tuning team - factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 460, GTX 470 and GTX 480 models based on the reference design, have begun hitting European stores and are of course awaiting purchase.

Logitech reveals two HD digital video security systems
Since more eyes are always good assets even if you're not Big Brother, Logitech has developed a couple of easy to set up video security systems that will record what happens in and around the home when you are not around.

Trillian 5 for Windows released in beta form
One month after announcing its upcoming arrival, Cerulean Studios has delivered the first public beta version of its next Trillian release. Available for Windows, the Trillian 5 beta comes with a new, 'clean and pleasant' user interface that goes great with Windows 7 and multiple other updates.

Kuwait wants less/no porn on BlackBerry
While facing a service ban in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, Canadian firm Research In Motion (RIM) isn't doing as bad in other Gulf countries, although in Kuwait it has been asked by authorities to block access to a heap of sites that contain pornographic content.

Asus CineVibe headset uses vibrators to make you feel the music
As if we don't abuse our ears enough with wanted and unwanted loud sound, Asus has developed a new gaming headset that will go all force feedback on them and make bass more 'palpable' through the use of rumble-feedback vibrators.

Opera 10.61 RC2 includes more fixes, one reversion
Opera Software has yesterday put up for download a second release candidate for Opera 10.61 which comes with some stability fixes, better Geolocation for Linux users, and a reversion of the fix for blanked out start bars.

Intel and GE team up to create a new healthcare joint venture
Chip hegemon Intel and US conglomerate company General Electric have announced their intention to form a 50/50 healthcare-focused joint venture that will combine the former's Digital Health Group with assets from GE Healthcare's Home Health division.

Samsung announces the EcoGreen F4 1.5TB & 2TB hard drives
Samsung Electronics has today unveiled to the world its latest EcoGreen series storage products, the 1.5TB and 2TB EcoGreen F4 3.5-inch hard drives featuring three 667GB platters and a 23% lower power consumption in standby compared to their predecessors (F3EG models).

Transcend to offer its own USB 3.0 ExpressCard adapter
Having already released a few USB 3.0 storage products, Transcend has started to accessorize and revealed the TS-PNU3, an ExpressCard adapter that will provide your laptop with two USB 3.0 ports theoretically capable of speeds of up to 5.0 Gbps.

OQO Model 03 proves that high-priced UMPCs aren't dead, yet
Chinese-based OQO seems to be going against the tide as it is preparing the Model 3 UMPC (ultra-mobile PC) which is powered by an Intel platform, has a slide-out keyboard, runs Windows 7 and comes in four configurations, priced from 12,999 yuan ($1,919) to 31,888 yuan ($4,707).

Microsoft delivers fix for Windows shortcut icon vulnerability
As promised Microsoft has yesterday made available an out of band update aimed to fix a bug in Windows Shell that could allow remote code execution if the icon of a specially crafted shortcut is displayed. This vulnerability was made public last month and is currently being exploited.

Transcend develops new, industrial grade CompactFlash cards
Aiding those in need of rough and tough storage, Transcend has prepared a new batch of CompactFlash memory cards which are claimed to have excellent temperature flexibility (they work at -40Â°C to 85Â°C), shock (1500G) and vibration resistance, and low power consumption.

HP to settle with DoJ in government contracts case
Top PC manufacturer HP has agreed to a settlement that will end the US Department of Justice's investigation regarding its alleged participation in a alliance to secure government contracts. Other companies accused in this case were Accenture and Sun Microsystems.

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Digital Storm unveils 3D Vision Surround-equipped Black|OPS systems
One month has passes since Digital Storm introduced its first 3D Vision Surround gaming rigs, which were based on the Special|OPS models, and now the company has also made available some Black|OPS systems that support Nvidia's 3D via three-monitors technology.

Kingston rolls out water-cooling-ready HyperX DDR3 memory kits
Kingston Technology has today introduced the first HyperX H2O series memory products, one triple channel and two dual channel DDR3 kits made up of modules which come equipped with a newly-designed heatspreader that can be connected to liquid cooling systems.

Windows 7 usage surpasses that of Vista, says Net Applications
Microsoft's latest consumer operating system, Windows 7, is certainly a hit, having sold over 175 million licenses in just nine months, but it's only recently that it managed to surpass its highly-criticized predecessor, Windows Vista, in terms of global userbase.

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