IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 13/08/2010

ECS introduces Black Series P55H-AK motherboard for hardcore gamers
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Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has introduced the Black Series P55H-AK motherboard based on the Intel P55 Express chipset, for Intel LGA 1156 processors. Targeted at hardcore gamers, the black-and-white themed P55H-AK boasts a special overclocking interface, a whole slew of features including eSATA 6Gbps, and even the NVIDIA NF200 chipset.

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AMD Phenom II X6 1075T BE Listed Online
vr-zone.com - AMD's Thuban still only retails as two Phenom II X6 CPUs - the 1055T and 1090T BE. A further 1035T is OEM only, with a widespread release of both 1035T and 1075T having long been anticipated. Finally, there are signs of Phenom II X6 1075T appearing online. As the nomenclature suggests, the 3.0 GHz 1075T fits in right between the $200 2.8 GHz 1055T and the $300 3.2 GHz 1090T. However, the 1075T is a Black Edition CPU, much like the 1090T BE, and pricing is expected end up closer to the 1090T BE, at around $265.
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[Rumour] ATI Southern Islands / HD 6000 to release in November
vr-zone.com - Digitimes reports that AMD is set to announce its next-generation series, codenamed Southern Islands, in October, with a hard launch in November 2010. Widely speculated to be branded ATI Radeon HD 6000 series, S. Islands is an intermediate link between Evergreen and the generation previously planned for Q4 2010 at 32nm, Northern Islands.
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Club3D GeForce GTX 460 Overclocked Edition 768MB GDDR5
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Club3D has announced the GeForce GTX 460 Overclocked Edition 768MB GDDR5. It features a custom heatsink design, and is clocked at 750MHz and 3800MHz for core and memory frequencies respectively.

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[Rumour] AMD Phenom II X4 970 in September; Deneb and Zosma Variants
vr-zone.com - The Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition has been AMD's fastest quad core CPU for almost exactly one year now. Though a new C3 revision was introduced in November 2009, AMD's Phenom II X4 line-up has remained largely unchanged, as other products have been regularly refreshed. The Phenom II X4 960T - Thuban (X6) with two cores disabled - was relegated to a limited OEM product.
AMD is finally preparing to unveil a new quad core CPU - the Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition in September. It will be a minor 100 MHz speed bump over the 965 BE, clocking in at 3.5GHz. Interestingly, rumours suggest two variants of the 970 - based on Deneb and Zosma respectively.
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VisionTek lowers price of Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card
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A killer price for a killer product: VisionTek has lowered the price for its Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card to less than US$100, just in time for the back-to-school season.

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Student develops software to remove people from Google Street View
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Have you played around with Google's Street View feature, only to find yourself caught on camera at your most unglamorous moment? If so, there may be hope yet, for a computer science student has written a software which serves only one purpose: to make the people in the photographs vanish without a trace.
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PhotoFast GMonster X Drive - CompactFlash / 1.8-inch ZIF / 1.8-inch IDE to USB 3.0 enclosure
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Time to dump that USB 2.0 enclosure or adapter of yours? Designed for smaller sized storage devices such as 1.8-inch ZIF or IDE hard disk drives or solid state drives, and even CompactFlash cards, the PhotoFast GMonster X Drive 1.8" USB 3.0 enclosure makes it easy to transfer large amounts of data in double quick time.

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Spire Corp releases Slimod 282 direct-touch VGA cooler
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Spire Corp has released the Slimod 282 VGA cooler. The Slimod 282 uses the heatpipe direct touch design and two large fans for efficient cooling, yet keeping noise levels down.
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Apple in Japan to replace overheating iPod Nanos
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With battery problems on the some early-generation iPod Nano, Apple in Japan has been under pressure from the government to resolve the issue. And the company has agreed to replace the devices that are overheating.

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Toshiba's Wipe will erase your encrypted data...without you having to command it to
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Do you have some data which is so sensitive that it must not ever leave the PC intact at all? If so, Toshiba has the ideal solution for your needs: a software which securely erases user data upon shutdown, or when the hard disk is extracted from the PC. Is that great, or what?
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[Rumour] Intel Sandy Bridge Roadmap Leaked
vr-zone.com - Computerbase has leaked a table listing upcoming next-gen CPUs from Intel - Sandy Bridge. The first Sandy Bridge CPUs are quad/dual core, and is expected to release in January 2011. Enthusiast class 6/8 core Sandy Bridge variants will release in H2 2011. For now, however, Computerbase's list is dedicated to the mainstream/performance dual/quad core Sandy Bridge CPUs.

As previously rumoured, the Core i3/i5/i7 2000 series nomenclature is now widely accepted. In essence, the general trend will carry over from the current Core 2010 series, with a "2" prefix attached to separate Nehalem from Sandy Bridge.

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Sony PlayStation Move to launch in Singapore on 15 September
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This afternoon, Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong (SCEH) announced their highly anticipated PlayStation Move motion controller for the PlayStation 3, which will be available in Singapore next month, on 15 September.

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