IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 05/08/2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 05/08/2010

MSI unveils the CR410 AMD Danube-based laptop
MSI is preparing yet another update for its Classic series of notebooks in the form of the CR410, a 2.2kg portable PC that is based on AMD's Danube platform, has a black matte finish, and features the proprietary ECO Engine power saving technology.

Acer T231H multi-touch monitor reaches Europe
Acer today announced the European release of the T231H 23-inch monitor which features a Full HD (1920 x 1080) TN panel and offers multi-touch capabilities. This new display, which was first seen at Computex 2010 in June, is available for purchase @ â‚¬329.

Thermalright HR-02 CPU cooler made official, hitting stores later this month
High temperature terminator Thermalright has now officially introduced the HR-02 tower CPU cooler which targets enthusiasts and overclockers who want to have a high-performance but also quiet LGA 775/1156/1366-based system.

Lenovo debuts the ThinkCentre M70e and A70 compact business machines
Lenovo has today unveiled its newest business-oriented machines, the low-cost and design-focused ThinkCentre M70e and A70. Both desktops come in small form factor and tower cases and feature an updated designed with more accessible controls and better cooling capabilities.

LinkedIn getting a hold of mSpoke and its 'personalization' engine
Cvasi-white-collar social network LinkedIn has just announced that it is acquiring Pittsburgh-based mSpoke, the creator of the mPower adaptive personalization engine which combines machine learning technology and user feedback in order to deliver more relevant content to the web.

Google adding multiple sign-in option for Gmail, Calendar, other services
Without too much fuss, Google has recently began to enable the option of signing into multiple Google accounts simultaneously, on the same browser. Multiple sign-ins are currently being rolled out world-wide and can be activated and managed via the Settings page.

Leadtek announces its own overclocked GeForce GTX 460
Trailing way behind its rivals, add-in board manufacturer Leadtek has today revealed a 1GB GeForce GTX 460 model that is (slightly) factory-overclocked and comes equipped with a custom dual-slot cooler boasting two expansive 8mm copper heatpipes.

Gigabyte GA-D525TUD Atom D525-equipped board up for pre-order
Planning on building an Atom-based HTPC/nettop/uber-compact PC? Then you might be interested in the soon-to-ship GA-D525TUD motherboard from Taiwanese manufacturer Gigabyte which features the DDR3-supporting Atom D525 1.80 GHz dual-core processor.

Super Talent details the DuraDrive ET2 & ZT2 industrial-grade SSDs
Super Talent has just announced the upcoming addition of two solid state drive families to its storage offer, the industrial application-oriented DuraDrive ET2 (2.5-inch) with a PATA interface and the DuraDrive ZT2 (1.8-inch) with ZIF connectivity.

Saudi Arabia confirms BlackBerry service block starting Friday
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission has earlier this week sent a notice to all of the country's mobile operators through which it informed them about a ban on BlackBerry services which will have to be initiated this Friday.

New Opera 10.70 build available for testing
Giving Opera 10.61 a go may be fun but if you want to see what Opera Software's bigger browser plans are then it's best to try the 10.70 (version number pending) snapshots which not only include more fixes but also new HTML5 features, SVG tweaks and an improved JavaScript debugger.

Palit readying 2GB GeForce GTX 460 card too
Unsurprisingly, since Gainward has announced a similar (read the same) offering last week, Palit, Gainward's owner, 'confessed' to releasing its own GeForce GTX 460 card with 2GB of on-board GDDR5 memory.

Gigabyte reveals the PoweRock line of affordable power supplies
Considering the still tough economic times and the real power needs of most PC users, Gigabyte has now introduced the PoweRock family of lower-wattage but affordable PSUs which is made up of four members - 300W, 350W, 400W and 500W units.

Motorola and Verizon said to building an Android tablet
According to a new report, TV and mobile service provider Verizon Wireless and phone maker Motorola are planning to enter the tablet market with a 10-inch device running the Android OS and capable of connecting to the former's FiOS digital pay-television service.

Microsoft Hardware prepping something flat and black
The Microsoft Hardware team has kicked off a teaser campaign recently to hype up one of its newest creations, a slim (flat) device (probably a peripheral) that apparently has some touch capabilities.

BlackBerry Torch 9800 is official, coming next week to AT&T
Canadian smartphone maker RIM (Research In Motion) didn't surprise yesterday when it officially unveiled the BlackBerry Torch 9800, its first device to feature the BlackBerry 6 operating system boasting a new, more touch-friendly interface, a new (WebKit-based) browser and better messaging chops.

Sharp working on releasing a 3D smartphone by year-end
Japanese electronics company Sharp is hoping to make its mark on the smartphone market later this year by introducing a device boasting a 3D panel which doesn't require special glasses to be viewed. Something similar is being done by Nintendo with the 3DS portable game console.

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Patriot intros the Xporter Rage flash drives
Patriot Memory has just exposed a new Xporter series flash drive, the Xporter Rage which features a capless design with a retractable USB connector, a rubberized casing and a quad-channel NAND setup which enables high read write speeds of up to 27 MB/s and 25 MB/s, respectively.

Razer updates its Lachesis gaming mouse
Gaming peripheral supplier Razer has today revealed the 'new and improved' Lachesis mouse which maintains the smooth and ergonomic shape of the first iteration but adds a 5600dpi Razer Precision 3.5G laser sensor and a customizable multi-color LED lighting system.

Intel outlines retirement plan for Core i7-975, two other CPUs
Intel's black list of soon-to-be discontinued products has now been updated to include three more chips, the 3.33 GHz Core i7-975 quad-core, the 2.6 GHz Pentium E5300 (boxed version), and the 2.40 GHz Celeron E3200 dual-cores.

Point of View's TGT Series overclocked GeForce GTX 400 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.

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