Wednesday, August 4, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TweakTown) 04/08/2010


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MXI Security unveils Stealth M600 Encrypted flash drive
Flsh drive certified for government use



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Weekly Giveaway: HIS HD 5770 IceQ 5 Turbo 1GB and HD 5550 Silence 512MB video cards
New video cards on the house from HIS!


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Download of the Day: Defraggler 1.21.209
Free, lightweight and efficient defragmentation tool


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Deal of the Day: Asus G51JX-X2 Notebook PC w/ Full HD Screen, Intel Core i7-720QM - $999.99 Shipped Free
Daily Tech Deal


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Office 2011 for Mac coming in October
3 flavors in the works along with a free upgrade from Office 2008


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Newest Amazon Kindle already sold out from preorders
Both the $189 3G and $139 WiFi versions unavailable


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Android 2.2 for the EVO 4G now live!
One day earlier than planned


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Jailbreaking and 3G Facetime made easy for iPhone 4 owners
Two simple programs and five bucks to greatly expand your iPhone 4 capability


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Over half of Blackberry owners planning to go Android or iPhone
Very few users planning to switch to Blackberry as well


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Hammacher Schlemmer 3D Camcorder to ship on August 6
3D footage is only viewable on included media player


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Corning Gorilla Glass headed to HDTV market in 2011
HDTVs to get stronger glass


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AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to trial smartphone credit cards
Wireless carriers look to replace credit cards


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ATC9K rugged camera now available for purchase
Rugged camera is good in the air and underwater


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Microsoft ad execs forced IE8 design team to eliminate privacy features
IE8 was intended to be much more privacy oriented


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ASUS Z8NA-D6C (Intel 5500) Motherboard
With so many single socket motherboards floating around, we thought we would try a little dual CPU fun this time around.


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Quick Review: Choiix Boom Boom Slim Travel Speaker
It's time for a quick review of a very compact slim line travel speaker from a peripherals maker whom is a subsidiary of Cooler Master.


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The $210 Video Card Showdown
Sapphire HD 5830 1GB and MSI GTX 460 768MB Cyclone; both priced at $210 U.S. - Where should your money go?


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StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ Becomes Biggest PC Game Launch of the Year
IRVINE, Calif. -- August 3, 2010 -- Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ achieved a day-one sales milestone of more than 1 million copies sold worldwide,…


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Vuzix VR Manager 3.0 Software Expands Eyewear Compatibility and Title Support
Rochester, NY – August 3, 2010 – Vuzix Corporation (TSX-V: VZX), the leader in video eyewear for the consumer, defense and low vision markets, is delighted to announce the immediate release of VR Manager…


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Introducing Logitech Alert Digital Video Security: Be There Even When YouÂ’re Not
FREMONT, Calif. — Aug. 3, 2010 — Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today introduced Logitech® Alert™, a complete HD digital video security system that lets you keep an eye on what matters most. Whether…


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Transcend Announces USB 3.0 ExpressCard Adapter
Transcend Information, Inc., a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, today launched a two-port USB 3.0 ExpressCard Adapter, an easy-to-install add-in card that allows users to enhance theirÂ…


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TranscendÂ’s Advanced Industrial Grade CF Card Features Flash Lifespan Estimation
Transcend Information, Inc., a worldwide leader in memory and storage products, today introduced CF200I, an advanced version of the company's high-end industrial grade CompactFlash cards. Aside from usingÂ…


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Kingston Announces Water Cooling-Ready HyperX H2O DDR3 Memory Kits
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of HyperX ‘H2O' water-cooled DDR3 dual- and triple-channel memory kits. With frequencies…


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PhotoFast GBOX mini - SATA to USB 3.0 Adapter
Taipei, Taiwan. Aug. 3rd 2010 – PhotoFast Global Inc. a pioneer in creative, high quality and extreme performance flash-based storage manufacturer, today revealed its new line up of USB 3.0 accessories…


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Office for Mac 2011 Hitting Store Shelves This October
SYDNEY, Australia. — Aug. 3, 2010 — Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, the next version of the leading productivity suite for the Mac, will be available in more than 100 countries around the world at the…


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NEC Display Solutions Adds New 23-inch LED-Backlit Monitor to its MultiSync E Series
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the introduction of the LED-backlit MultiSync E231W, an addition to the popularÂ…


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Digital Storm’s Black|OPS & NVIDIA’s 3D Vision™ Surround Technology Deliver the World’s Most Immersive Gaming Experience
Fremont, Calif. – (August 2, 2010) – Digital Storm, the predominant name in computer system integration and engineering, proudly ushers in the future of total immersion gaming with 3D Vision™ Surround…


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Thermaltake Toughpower Ultra Slim 95W The Power To Travel Light and Work Smart
Thermaltake Technology, leading computer components brand, today announced the latest addition to the popular "Toughpower" line of universal laptop and mobile device adapter, the ToughpowerÂ…


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HLNAND SSD Achieves Unprecedented Per-channel Flash Performance
MOSAID Technologies Inc. today introduced a Solid State Drive (SSD) prototype utilizing MOSAID's innovative HyperLink NAND (HLNAND) architecture and interface. Designed by MOSAID and its development partnerÂ…


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Mushkin Announces New Blackline Ridgeback DDR3-2000 MHz High Density Memory Kits
Mushkin Enhanced, a global leader in high-performance computer products, announced today the release of two new Blackline Ridgeback 2000 MHz parts. Equipped with the sleek yet aggressive Ridgeback heatsinkÂ…


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OWC Unveils Upgrade Program For Adding First Available eSATA Interface, Award Winning SSD, Larger Hard Drive, and/or More Memory To 2010 Apple iMac 27-inch
Turnkey professional installation service offers customized configuration of Mid 2010 27" iMac with high performance eSATA interface option, OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD up to 480GB, hard drives upÂ…


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Gateway Launches Chic New Gateway ID Series Notebook
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gateway today launches the new Gateway ID Series notebook PC line in Canada. The Gateway ID Series features unique style elements and is designed to deliver theÂ…


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Gateway NV5 Series Brings Elegant Design, Cinematic Entertainment to Performance Notebooks
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gateway today in Canada debuted its newly-updated Gateway NV5 Series of notebooks with new models featuring the latest technology to boost productivity, as wellÂ…


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POWERCOLOR LAUNCHES SLIM HD5770 SOLUTION
Taipei, Taiwan –July 30, 2010 -- TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today added a slim solution to the HD5700 series: the HD5770 Single Slot Edition. The latest variation uses…


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LSI Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
** Excludes goodwill and other intangible asset impairment, stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, purchase accounting effect on inventory, restructuring of operationsÂ…


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Gainward Released World First GeForce GTX 460 2GB “Golden Sample”
July 30th, 2010 - As a rule of thumb, any performance graphics cards on-board memory exceeding 1GB are merely for show! For most of GPUs do not possess enough calculating power to fully utilize so manyÂ…


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Creative Announces Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Software Suite Equipped with THX TruStudio Pro
SINGAPORE – 29 July 2010 – Creative Technology Ltd. today announced the Sound Blaster® X-Fi® MB2 software suite - a powerful audio platform equipped with cutting-edge audio technologies designed to enhance…


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One billion reasons to use Opera Mini every day
Opera joins the exclusive one billion served per day club. According to Opera Software statistics, Opera Mini users viewed more than one billion pages on July 25, 2010. Every second, Opera Mini serversÂ…


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Ultimate Gaming NBs—MSI GX660/GX660R
The MSI GX660 features TDE technology and superior Dynaudio sound. It also supports dual hard disk architecture; doubling capacity and performance (GX660R comes with RAID 0 architecture). Powerful performanceÂ…


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