IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 24/08/2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 24/08/2010

Inno3D lists its GeForce GTX 465 OC Vapor Freeze graphics card
Cvasi-previewed at Computex 2010 in June as the GeForce GTX 465 VapourX, Inno3D's first card to feature a vapor chamber-based cooling solution has been added to its maker's website although no announcement was made.

HP outbids Dell to acquire 3PAR
We practically have a bidding war on our hands as today HP has officially offered $24 cash per share or about $1.6 billion in total to buy 3PAR, a virtualized storage company that last week agreed to be bought by Dell for $1.15 billion.

BenQ readies its own gaming monitor line
Next month BenQ is planning to present to the world the X-series line of gamer-focused LCD monitors featuring a reasonably eye-catching look, low response times, high contrast ratios and even 3D support.

ViewSonic to showcase dual-boot 10-inch tablet at IFA 2010
To spark more interest in its upcoming product offer ViewSonic will be presenting at IFA 2010 in Berlin a couple of tablets, a 7-inch model powered by Android, and a 10-inch device that will enable the users to choose between two operating systems - Android and Windows.

Asus debuts the Xonar DG low profile gaming sound card
Asus today introduced a new member of its Xonar sound card family, the Xonar DG which features a PCI interface, a low-profile design and utilizes the GX 2.5 gaming audio engine and an on-board headset amplifier so as to provide immersive, precise audio reproduction in games and movies.

Toshiba 10-inch Tegra 2-based tablet seen in pretty press pictures
Cvasi-showcased a month ago by Toshiba Information Systems Australia director Mark Whittard, the 10-inch Android-loaded and Tegra 2 SoC (System-on-chip)-powered tablet known as 'SmartPad', can now be admired thanks to a leak of a few press photos.

AMD names ex-Intel man as Server Chief Technology Officer
AMD today announced the appointment of Donald Newell, former senior principle engineer leading the System-on-Chip (SoC) and datacenter networking architecture groups within Intel Labs, as its vice president and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for Server hardware.

Asus publishes Lamborghini VX6 manual, hardware still not available
Almost three months have passed since its announcement and Asus' mighty Lamborghini VX6 12.1-inch ION 2-based netbook still hasn't reached stores but the recent posting of the device's manual suggests a release is closer than ever.

Google testing 'as you type' search results
Google Suggest is one heck of useful feature for speeding up web search but something even better could be coming up, live search results that are displayed while you type something in the search box.

Google snaps up Like.com for its visual search tech
Google may rule internet search but that doesn't mean it has all the answers or that it knows all the ways to answer your questions, so the company has last week acquired California-based Like.com, a visual search engine for shopping.

KeySonic KSK-3201 RF wireless keyboard officially launched
KeySonic has recently announced the European release of the KSK-3201 RF, a super-mini wireless multimedia keyboard with a brushed metal finish that has a built-in 7 mm optical trackball plus two mouse buttons to negate the need for a second input device.

Kodak also reveals the slim EasyShare M590 compact camera
Claiming to cater to the socially savvy crowd, Kodak built a new EasyShare series compact digital camera which is super slim and comes equipped with a share button that will tag pictures and videos and make them ready for upload to YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, the Kodak Gallery and other sites.

Kodak announces new PlayTouch pocket-sized camcorder
This fall Kodak is coming out with a fresh compact camcorder which provides 1080p video recording, a 3-inch capacitive touchscreen for easy maneuvering through menus, and a Share Button that enables quick uploads to YouTube and Facebook.

PocketBook to show off five e-book readers at IFA 2010
PocketBook International is set to take Berlin next month by bringing with it to IFA 2010 no less than five e-book readers made in collaboration with manufacturing giant Foxconn, the 6-inch Pro 602/603, the 9.7-inch Pro 902/903 and the 7-inch IQ models.

Velocity Micro Cruz Reader and Tablet available for pre-order
Velocity Micro's Cruz 7-inch tablet and 7-inch ebook reader are one step closer to becoming reality as they both have been put up for pre-order through various online shops - the former featuring a late September ETA while the latter bears an 'early September' estimate.

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