IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 04/09/2010

Opera 10.62 RC is ready for testing
It's another fabulous Friday on the world's web and the Opera Software Desktop Team is providing up with something fresh to try out this weekend, a Release Candidate of its upcoming Opera 10.62 browser.

ViewSonic dual-boot tablet showcased at IFA, coming this year
As promised, ViewSonic has brought a dual-boot tablet to IFA 2010, and is showing it off to build up some hype around it. The device, which is scheduled to be released later this year, is loaded with both Windows 7 Home Premium and Android 1.6.

Asus reveals U53JC Bamboo laptop with Intel Wireless Display tech
Later this month Asus is promising to introduce a new, feature-rich Bamboo Collection mobile machine, the U53JC-XX127V 15.6-inch laptop which boasts USB 3.0 connectivity and the Intel Wireless Display Technology which enables easy, wire-free sharing of laptop content on TVs.

Ubuntu 10.10 beta available for download
Sticking to its development schedule as usual, the Ubuntu team has now made available the public beta version of its next Ubuntu release, which is known as Ubuntu 10.10 or Maverick Meerkat.

Acer LUMiReader e-book reader announced, starts at â‚¬199
Acer has now taken the veil off its LUMiReader e-reader, and confirmed previous reports that the lightweight (250 grams) device will be released in Germany next month, paired up with access to the Libri.de ebook store.

Samsung develops the first LTE and HSPA+-supporting netbook
Enabling higher-speed mobile connectivity for the masses, Samsung Electronics has made the N350, the world's first netbook to feature both LTE (Long Term Evolution) and HSPA+ support.

WeTab 11.6-inch tablet confirmed running MeeGo
Windows may be the operating system of choice for Atom-powered tablets but that's not the case with the WeTab, which has been revealed to run MeeGo, the OS backed by Intel and Nokia. WeTab is listed as shipping on September 19 but its makers have yet to commit to a release date.

GeForce GT 420 DirectX 11 desktop graphics card arrives quietly
The big news today from Nvidia is obviously the GeForce 400M series update but another thing worth mentioning is the stealthy introduction of the company's first low-end DirectX 11 desktop graphics card, the GeForce GT 420.

HP and 3PAR sign merger agreement, Dell left to play alone
With Dell out of the acquisition race, virtualized storage firm 3PAR has went ahead and signed the agreement that will see it joining HP to help strengthen the latter's storage, server and networking portfolio, and accelerate HP's Converged Infrastructure strategy.

Toshiba unveils the CAMILEO P20 and S30 HD camcorders
Toshiba has this week announced a couple of new additions to its CAMILEO camcorder line, the lightweight, and 1080p-capable P20 and S30 models. Both cameras feature a 3-inch touch-sensitive LCD, 10x digital zoom, video stabilization, and support for SD, SDHC and SDXC memory cards.

Asus Lamborghini VX6 netbook available for pre-order, costs $699
No, Asus' Lamborghini VX6 'premium' netbook is still not shipping but at least you can now pre-order it and start bragging to friends about how cool it is. Just be sure you have $699 ready as that's the price tag of the eye-catching, sports car-inspired mobile machine.

Toshiba Satellite A665 3D and Qosmio F60 added more 3D capabilities
Toshiba is making its Satellite A665 3D and Qosmio F60 15.6-inch laptops more 3D-friendly by updating them with support Blu-ray 3D disc and the ability to stream 3D movies via HDMI to a 3D TV, and by pre-loading them with an application that will convert movies from 2D to 3D.

Nvidia expands GeForce 400M series with seven DX11 mobile GPUs
Santa Clara-based Nvidia Corp. woke up really early today to let the world know it too has made a whole line-up of DirectX 11-supporting mobile GPUs which includes the already-released GTX 480M, and the new GTX 470M, GTX 460M, GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and GT 415M.

Samsung's QX310 13.3-inch laptop to hit stores next month
The smallest model in the new QX Series from Samsung, the QX310 laptop will be debuting in Europe next month and target mobile professionals who need performance and features but don't ignore aesthetics when making a purchase.

Toshiba readies the STOR.E TV+ networked multimedia drive
Toshiba has now unveiled a new STOR.E series product, but not your 'usual' portable HDD, a networked HD-ready multimedia drive that can store up to 2TB of content (music, video) and stream it to HDTVs quickly and easily.

Trillian 5 beta gets lighter in bugs with new update
Cerulean Studios have let loose a new beta build (Build 25) of their upcoming Trillian 5 multi-IM software for Windows, making it more stable, a bit faster, and once again able to handle tweets.

Samsung NF210 netbook detailed and priced
Samsung Electronics has just exposed one of the three NF Series netbooks prepared for this fall, the NF210 model which comes in a light-weight contoured clamshell case, runs Windows 7 Starter, and includes the AllShare feature for streaming videos, music to DLNA devices.

Samsung betting mostly on Android, will still show WP7 and bada some love
Samsung, the world's second-largest mobile phone vendor, has confirmed that its smartphone offer is going to be dominated by Android-based models due to great consumer demand for the Google-backed open source platform.

Techconnect Review Round-up 2/9/10
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GPU-Z 0.4.6 available for download
A new version of the GPU-Z graphics card information and monitoring tool has now been made available and it adds support for the cards revealed by the GeForce 259.47 driver (GeForce GTS 455, GTS 450, GT 440, GTX 430, GTX 420, GTX 470M, GTX 460M, GTX 445M, GTX 435M, GTX 425M, GTX 420M and GTX 415M).

LaCie serves up the MosKeyto compact flash drive
Still buzzing around the storage market, LaCie has now introduced its newest flash drive which is called MosKeyto, measures just 21 x 16 x 10 mm, weights 10 grams, and can store 4GB, 8GB and soon, up to 16GB worth of blo... of digital content.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 04/09/2010

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