IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 13/09/2010

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 13/09/2010

Apple iPad to launch in China on September 17
Apple has now announced that its wannabe magical tablet, the iPad will be officially introduced in China this Friday, September 17. Only the WiFi-exclusive models will be on sale in the Chinese market, the 3G-enabled iPads being MIA, at least for starters.

Sharkoon releases USB 3.0-equipped Rapid-Case enclosure
Sharkoon Technologies has now introduced the Rapid-Case 2.5" USB3.0, a sleek new aluminum enclosure with a SuperSpeed USB interface that supports 2.5-inch SATA hard drivers or solid state drives with a thickness of up to 9.5mm.

HP buying security provider ArcSight for $1.5 billion
HP's continues to spend big as today it has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Cupertino-based security and compliance management solutions provides ArcSight for $43.50 per share or $1.5 billion in total value.

Office for Mac 2011 is 'gold', will ship next month
Microsoft's Office team has this past Friday put the RTM (Release to manufacturing) stamp on Office for Mac 2011, sending the new productivity suite off to the CD-burning plant to prepare the retail boxes for the already-announced end of October launch.

Arctic rolls out the MX-4 thermal paste
After months and months of trying out various formulas, Arctic has now finally introduced its newest, high-grade thermal compound which is set to help your heatsinks do a better job at dissipating the heat generated by precious chips (CPUs, GPUs).

Club 3D comes up with a GeForce GTS 450 too
AIB (add-in board) maker Club 3D didn't miss out on the GeForce GTS 450 launch day and introduced its own GF106 card which, unsurprisingly, is based on Nvidia's reference design and has stock frequencies.

Gainward intros three GeForce GTS 450 models
Gainward, you know them, have today busted out with a trio of custom-made GF106 cards aimed at taking on AMD's Juniper-powered Radeon HD 5700 series, the GeForce GTS 450, the GTS 450 GS (Golden Sample) and the GTS 450 GS-GLH (Golden Sample Goes Like Hell).

YouTube running live streaming trial
Rickrolling-enabling video sharing site YouTube still isn't making Google a profit but it's working on bringing even more features and revenue streams, the latest being full-on live streaming, integrated into YouTube channels, that delivers images from around the world (more or less).

HWiNFO32 3.60 available for download
REALiX has just let loose a new version of its free system information and monitoring utility HWiNFO32, one that includes enhanced support for Intel Sandy Bridge processors, as well as an automatic update checking function.

Asus delivers two DirectCU GeForce GTS 450 cards
Asus today let loose its own GeForce GTS 450 cards, two models utilizing the DirectCU dual-slot fansink which is supposed to keep their GF106 GPU 20% cooler than reference solutions, while being 30% quieter.

Sparkle offering three customized GeForce GTS 450s
Sparkle Computer has went all-out for the GeForce GTS 450 launch by introducing no less than three customized models, including one passive-cooled card and a Calibre-branded card. All three are based on the 40nm GF106 GPU and feature support for the DirectX 11 API.

Gigabyte develops two custom-cooled GeForce GTS 450 cards
Gigabyte Technology has just announced its own GeForce GTS 450 models which make use of custom cooling systems, and have the now classic blue PCBs. The cards in question are codenamed GV-N450-1G and GV-N450OC-1G, the former boasting stock clocks, while the latter is factory overclocked.

Lantic serving up stock-clocked GeForce GTS 450
While a lot of its competitors have went ahead and introduced factory overclocked GeForce GTS 450 cards, Lantic Technology has decided to keep it simple, at least for starters, and release a card that's based on Nvidia's reference design and has stock clocks.

KFA2 shipping two overclocked GeForce GTS 450 cards in Europe
KFA2, Galaxy's Europe-only brand, has today launched two GF106-based graphics cards, the GeForce GTS 450 1GB EX OC and GeForce GTS 450 1GB LTD OC featuring higher-than-stock frequencies, a 3+1 phase power design, and a custom cooler with a detachable fan.

Zotac debuts two GeForce GTS 450s
Zotac has today announced a couple of GeForce GTS 450 cards, one boasting a little factory overclock and an AMP! edition with some significantly higher specs. Both products are based on the GF106 40nm GPU and feature 192 CUDA Cores, 1GB of memory, and support for DirectX 11.

T-Mobile myTouch HD packing dual-core chip, Froyo
Beside the G2, T-Mobile is currently preparing the introduction of another HTC-designed smartphone running Android 2.2 (Froyo), the myTouch HD. This new device has HSPA+ support, and features a dual-core 1GHz processor, a 3.8-inch touchscreen, and 4GB of internal storage.

MSI announces its Cyclone-flavored GeForce GTS 450
MSI has done as expected today and introduced a GeForce GTS 450 of its own, the N450GTS Cyclone series which makes use of the Cyclone cooling system boasting a 90mm fan, two heatpipes and a nickel-plated copper base.

NEC also readies four USB 3.0-equipped LaVie L notebooks
NEC's LaVie series autumn update will see to the introduction of four LaCie L notebooks based on an Intel platform, the 15.6-inch LL370/CS6, LL750/CS6 and LL770/CS6 and the 16-inch LL870/CS.

NEC to roll out Atom N550-powered LaVie Light netbook
NEC has today announced the incoming arrival of a LaVie Light series netbook equipped with Intel's Atom N550 (1.5 GHz) dual-core processor. Known as model BL550/CS, the new 10.1-inch machine runs Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit and should become available this week.

EVGA intros 4-in-3 GeForce GTS 450 cards
Well-known Nvidia-exclusive add-in board maker EVGA has just announced its GeForce GTS 450 launch line-up, four cards based on Nvidia's reference design that are factory overclocked - the GTS 450 FPB (Free Performance Boost), two GTS 450 Superclocked models, and a GTS 450 FTW (For The Win).

Nvidia officially launches the GeForce GTS 450
Quick question. What has 192 CUDA Cores, DirectX 11 support and absolutely no love for AMD's Radeon HD 5700 series? Nvidia's newest graphics cards, the GF106-powered GeForce GTS 450 aka 'the Perfect LAN Party GPU' (Nvidia's words).

Acer dual-touchscreen laptop pictured and detailed
Yes, the you read the title right, Acer is working on a laptop that has two 15-inch touchscreens, one to be mainly used as the display and one that can display all kinds of things but will be focused on input, offering an on-screen keyboard and touch controls for daily use.

AMD-based Asus Eee PC 1215T appears in Europe
Ready or not it seems like another Asus Eee PC is closing in as a 12.1-inch AMD-powered ultra-portable dubbed Eee PC 1215T has been found in at least one European (German to be exact) store, available for pre-order with a price tag of â‚¬445.

Intel's SSD Toolbox reaches version 2.0
Just ahead of IDF, Intel made available an updated version of the SSD Toolbox, an application which enables people to manage their Intel solid state drives, keeping them in shape through various optimizing utilities.

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