IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 11/09/2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 11/09/2010

Techconnect Review Round-up 10/9/10
Today's review round-up...

AMD to showcase Zacate APU next week, hears no IDF, sees no IDF
Next week, September 13 to 15, San Francisco, the Intel Development Forum (IDF) is expected to have over 5,000 attendees interested in the upcoming Sandy Bridge processors and other future products. What will AMD be doing during IDF then? It will demo in San Francisco its Zacate chip.

AMD Barts-powered graphics card pictured too
After spying for enthusiasts everywhere Cayman XT and Caicos-based graphics card, ChipHell has now also posted a couple of pictures of a sample board equipped with the chip that sits between the two GPUs mentioned - the 40nm-made Barts.

Zotac to release 875 MHz-clocked GeForce GTS 450 AMP! Edition
Three days to go until the GeForce GTS 450 is officially launched and a Polish store has spilled the beans on Zotac's incoming offering which will include a stock-clocked GTS 450 and a factory-overclocked model bearing the AMP! moniker.

T-Mobile G2 pre-sale starts today, launch set for October 6
Best Buy Mobile is today starting a pre-sale for T-Mobile's newest Android smartphone, the HTC-manufactured G2, and has announced that the device will be launched in the US on October 6th, priced at $199.99 with new two-year contract.

Silicon Power intros trio of new DDR3-1333 memory products
Silicon Power has now announced the expansion of its memory offer with three solution based on its new 4GB DDR3 module with a 256Mx8 configuration that utilizes the On-DIE Termination (ODT) technology which reduces reduces unwanted reflection signals and maximizes speed rate.

MSI bundling StarCraft II trial with various GeForce cards
Taking Sparkle's example, Taiwanese add-in board manufacturer MSI has now announced a special offer available in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and India, which sees all GeForce models higher than the N240GT being bundled with a coupon for a StarCraft II trial.

Intel Core 2 Q9000, Q9100, X9100 & QX9300 to retire next year
Intel has this week sent out word that four of its 45nm mobile processors, the Core 2 Quad Q9000 (2.0 GHz), Q9100 (2.26 GHz) and the Core 2 Extreme QX9300 (2.53 GHz) and X9100 (3.06 GHz), are set to be discontinued in 2011 due to a shift in market demand towards 32nm products.

BitTorrent brings app support with Mainline 7.1 client
Need something to fill the time until the download of that copyrighted content finishes? There an app for that, actually, there are more apps as BitTorrent has now enabled (JavaScript-based) app support in the Release Candidate of the Mainline 7.1 client.

Nokia names MS exec Stephen Elop as President and CEO
The shareholders have had their say so now Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer has kicked Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo off both the President and CEO seats and appointed for both positions Stephen Elop, currently the chief of Microsoft's Business Division.

Microsoft to release nine security updates on Tuesday
That time of the month is closing in again, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday is next week and it will see the roll-out of nine updates - four rated 'critical' and five 'important', which are set to fix 11 vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution or elevation of privileges.

LG announcing two more Optimus series smartphones next week
LG Electronics has revealed that, next week, on September 14th, it will be holding a little press event to present to launched a couple of new Optimus family smartphones, the Optimus One and Optimus Chic.

Google Earth gets a new, more informative site
Google has this week launched into the interweb the new Google Earth website which, besides looking pretty good, can offer you a lot of useful info and content even before downloading and using the 3D world viewing software.

Adobe warns about new critical security bug in Reader and Acrobat
Lock up your Reader and Acrobat applications if you can cause Adobe has confirmed another critical vulnerability has been found to affect these, and unfortunately, there are already malicious individuals who are exploiting it.

LG readies four shiny IPS LED monitors
LG Electronics is trying to take its monitor line to another level and for that it has developed four new widescreen LCDs that not only feature a sleek look, but are also equipped with an IPS (in-plane switching) panel, and have LED backlighting.

Google Maps for mobile added Walking Navigation
Android 1.6+ device users can now get better directions when walking to their destination thanks to the newly-added Walking Navigation feature (currently in beta) available in Google Maps for mobile 4.5.

Samsung's Windows Phone 7-powered GT-i8700 is looking fine
Looks aren't everything, that's for sure, but they are the first to pop up and spark an opinion. That being said, the general opinion regarding the Samsung GT-i8700 running Windows Phone 7 is that it's a good looking smartphone. We don't really known how it performs though.

Acer said to be prepping 'Liquid Metal' Android 2.2 smartphone
LUMiReader creator Acer is reportedly putting the finishing touches on a new smartphone, a model called Liquid Metal that runs Android 2.2 (enhanced with Acer Shell 4.0), features a metal back cover and metal sides, but a plastic front.

Techconnect Review Round-up 9/9/10
Today's review round-up...

Sanyo readies the VPC-GH4 Full HD camcorder
Sanyo has today revealed to the world the newest addition to its Xacti family, the VPC-GH4 dual camera which is scheduled to debut in the US late this month and is capable of 1920 x 1080 60i video recording and taking 12MP stills.

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