IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 26/08/2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 26/08/2010

Apricorn delivers the EZ Writer II portable DVD burner
California's own Apricorn Inc. has today added a new product to its virtual shelves, the EZ Writer II 'ultra-portable' DVD writer that's claimed to an "all-inclusive solution for burning and playing DVDs and CDs that is ideal for notebooks and netbooks."

Huntkey debuts its X7 Series 1200W PSU at Gigabyte Overhauling 2010
Being a sponsor of the Gigabyte Overhauling 2010 global overclocking competition has given Huntkey the possibility of showing off its latest high-end power supply in style, right to the users it caters to - overclocking enthusiasts.

Apple delivers new security update for Mac OS X 10.5 & 10.6
Apple has yesterday made available the 2010-005 security update for the client and server versions of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, which aims to fix multiple vulnerabilities which could lead to crashes, arbitrary code execution or information disclosure.

XFX lets loose the $1,200 Radeon HD 5970 4GB Black Edition graphics card
XFX has now (finally) introduced its Radeon HD 5970 Black Edition Limited graphics card which is a custom, factory-overclocked HD 5970 with 4GB of on-board memory and an exclusive bundle.

Two new 10-inch Eee PCs exposed by Energy Star website
We know, Asus already has already released a heap of Pine Trail-based Eee PCs but, according to the Energy Star site, the Taiwanese company is set on bringing even more netbooks to market, two such products being revealed as the Eee PC 1001PXD and 1015PDG.

Logitech reveals the THX-certified Z623 2.1 speaker system
Logitech has just announced the Z623, a new, high-end 2.1 speaker system that can brag with its THX certification and the ability to provide a top audio experience when paired up with a PC, game console, digital music players, TV or DVD player.

Asus rolling out the Atom N550-packing Eee PC 1015PEM
While still working on the Eee PC 1015N ION 2-based netbook, Asus has went on to release a different Eee PC model that is powered by Intel's Atom N550 (1.5 GHz) dual-core processor, the 10-inch Eee PC 1015PEM.

Acer introduces the S2-Series slim LCD monitors
Acer has now announced the addition of the S2-Series line of LCD monitors to its product portfolio and released the first models that are part of it, the 21.5-inch S222HQL, the 23-inch S232HL and the 24-inch S242HL.

Large-area LCD panel shipments go down in July amid lower monitor, PC demand
According to Displaybank, the month of July has seen manufacturers ship 52.61 million large-area TFT-LCD panels - down 8% compared to June. Revenue also slipped sequentially and reached $6.5 billion this past month, the reason for this performance being a drop in demand from monitor and PC makers.

PowerColor helping Eyefinity gamers with DisplayPort to single-link DVI adapter
Aiming to make Eyefinity (multi-monitor) gaming a bit more affordable and easy to use, PowerColor has developed a new adapter that 'turns' one DisplayPort output into a single-link DVI which enables resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 pixels.

Gigabyte readies passive-cooled Radeon HD 5770
Gigabyte is trying to keep quiet about it but there's no point in hiding, it is indeed releasing a Radeon HD 5770 graphics card that features an Ultra Durable design and a Silent Cell passive cooling solution.

SmartBook AG releases Android 2.1-based 'Surfer' tablet in Germany
While still fighting to keep its 'smartbook' trademark, Cologne-based SmartBook AG actually got some work done and introduced in Germany the Surfer, a 7-inch tablet that runs Android 2.1 and costs â‚¬249.

Yahoo! English Search in US and Canada now fully powered by Bing
Yahoo and Microsoft moved fast as Flash (the comic book hero) and yesterday announced that, less than a week since the transition started, Yahoo! web, image, and video search on desktop and mobile in the US and Canada (English), have been moved to Microsoft's Bing platform.

AVADirect adds two Optimus-supporting gaming notebooks to its offer
AVADirect has this week expanded its portable PC offer with two Clevo-branded notebooks which feature Nvidia discrete graphics and support the Optimus graphics switching technology - the 15.6-inch B5100M and 17.3-inch B7100 (Eurocom has these machines too).

HTC T8788 Windows Phone 7 smartphone gets pictured
Hoping for something really nice and shiny to put Windows Phone 7 on the holiday shopping list? Then you may be in luck as HTC and AT&T are preparing such an offer in the form of the T8788 (cool marketing name pending) smartphone.

Rambus ignores US patent office ruling, sues IBM
Rambus is not the one to back down from a patent fight so it didn't let a decision made by the US patent office interfere with plans to sue IBM for the alleged infringement of a memory controller patent received back in 2002.

Noiseblockers adds seal ring to its MultiFrame fans to improve performance
Cooling solution provide Noiseblocker has announced an update or upgrade to its MultiFrame series of case fans that is supposed to make them a bit more efficient and better suited for use in watercooling setups.

Samsung to stop making e-paper displays
LCD and OLED manufacturing giant Samsung is said to have decided on backing out of the electronic paper market, meaning it will stop making such displays which are used in e-book readers and other devices. The main reasons for this move involve cost problems.

RIM acquires Cellmania, App World likely to benefit
Mountain View-based Cellmania has revealed on its website that it joined the BlackBerry empire ruled by the Research in Motion team. Cellmania provides a full end-to-end delivery system for mobile operators and has a customer base that includes AT&T, Sprint, Telus and Telstra.

Firefox 4.0 beta 4 released
Mozilla has now published the fourth public beta version of its upcoming Firefox 4.0 browser which is available in 39 languages and comes with Firefox Sync, the Overview feature for organizing tabs, and an experimental API that should provide more efficient Javascript animations.

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OCZ becomes official supplier of enterprise SSDs for SGI
OCZ today announced it will scale down its memory business and only focus on the performance DDR segment but also revealed that its enterprise SSDs have been qualified and will be used in Silicon Graphics International (SGI) supercomputing solutions and Rackable Servers.

Dell launches Aero Android smartphone in the US
Dell has today announced the US availability of its Aero smartphone which is claimed to offer a 'powerful, flexible, and entertaining experience in a stylish and compact design.' Released (with somewhat lower specs) in China and Brazil last year as the 3i, Dell's device is powered the Android OS.

Asus rolls out two new N series Optimus-supporting laptops in the UK
Asus UK has today announced a couple of new N series laptops, the 15.6-inch N53JN and 17.3-inch N73JN models which are based on Intel's Calpella platform, make use of Nvidia's Optimus graphics switching technology, and feature a SonicMaster superior sound system.

HWiNFO32 v3.58 up for grabs
A new version of REALiX's system information and monitoring tool dubbed HWiNFO32 has now been let loose and it provides updated hardware support as well as a few fixes.

Iomega readies USB 3.0-equipped eGo portable hard drives
Iomega Corp. is set to show SuperSpeed USB more love in the near future when it will release the new 2.5-inch eGo Portable Hard Drives which have a USB 3.0 interface and boast AES 256-bit hardware encryption.

Western Digital releases its own Powerline AV Network Kit
Western Digital is still set on expanding its product offer and so today it rolled out the Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit which enables people to connect to the internet by using electrical outlets around the house.

Gigabyte Atom N550-powered T1005M convertible tablet PC up on pre-order
Another mobile PC powered by the Atom N550 dual-core processor is closing in and it is made by Taiwan's own Gigabyte Technology. The machine in question is known as T1005M and is a convertible tablet that runs Windows 7 Home Premium and packs a 10.1-inch (1366 x 768) multi-touch capacitive display.

Intel and Nokia establish research center focusing on 3D mobile interfaces
Intel and Nokia, together with the University of Oulu (yes, it's in Finland, the best country in the world according to Newsweek), have set up a joint Innovation Center that will have some two dozen R&D professionals working on creating 'new and compelling' mobile user experiences.

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