IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 14/09/2010

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 14/09/2010

Nvidia serving up CUDA Toolkit 3.2 and Parallel Nsight 1.5
Set on keeping programmers busy coding for its chips, Nvidia has now announced new versions of the CUDA Toolkit and Parallel Nsight. The big news is that Parallel Nsight 1.5 brings support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, the Fermi architecture, and for Tesla Compute Cluster (TCC) debugging.

Corsair expands its PSU line, announces Gaming Series trio
Corsair has now introduced its newest line of power supplies, the Gaming series which includes three non-modular models providing 600W, 700W and 800W of continuous power. These PSUs have an efficiency of over 80% (are 80Plus certified) and are backed by a three-year warranty.

Imation rolling out four new Apollo series external hard drives
Introduced at CES 2010 early this year, Imation's Apollo line of storage solutions is getting its first update with today's announcement of the Apollo Expert D300 and Apollo Expert D200 external HDDs, and of the Apollo Expert M200 and Apollo M100 portable HDDs.

New Flash Player vulnerability in the wild, Adobe working on a fix
Adobe Systems has yesterday acknowledged a newfound critical vulnerability which affects Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Reader 9.3.4 and Adobe Acrobat 9.3.4 (as well as earlier versions) and is already being exploited against Flash Player on Windows.

LG intros two Optimus series Android smartphones
LG Electronics today revealed in South Korea the Optimus One and Optimus Chic, two smartphones powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo) which focus on providing instant information search and versatile application packages, and mainly target first-time smartphone buyers.

GPU Shark gets Geforce GTS 450 support
GPU Shark, JeGX's small but feisty and useful GPU monitoring tool for Windows, has now been updated to version 0.2.4 so as to have support for the recently-released GeForce GTS 450 and to provide preliminary info about AMD's upcoming Radeon HD 6000 series cards.

Silicon Power gets sporty with the Unique 530 flash drive
Silicon Power's storage offer is growing still and the latest addition to it is the Unique 530, a compact (56.18 x 20.14 x 9.09 mm), USB flash drive that features an eco-friendly silica gel casing which provides a good grip and good shock protection.

Pioneer preps the BDR-S06J 12x Blu-ray writer
Pioneer Japan has today announced the BDR-S06J, an internal Blu-ray writer that has Blu-ray 3D support, can burn single- or double-layer BD-R discs at 12x speed, and is set to become available next month in three colors - black, piano black and clear white.

Nokia announces the E7, C7 and C6 smartphones
The Nokia World event in London kicked off today with the unveiling of three new smartphones based on the Symbian^3 platform, the E7, C7 and C6. The trio is set to ship by the end of this year and promises to provide an enhanced Ovi Store experience in additions to the heap of updates in S^3.

Canon also unveils the PowerShot SX30 with 35x optical zoom
Peeping Tom-type individuals rejoice as Canon has introduced the PowerShot SX30 IS, the first point-and-shoot digital camera to pack a 35x-wide angle optical zoom lens, complete with optical image stabilization.

Canon PowerShot G12 comes out with 720p recording, SDXC support
More digital cameras are coming from Canon, and one of them is a new G series premium compact, the G12 which improves on its predecessor's specs by adding 720p (24 fps)video recording, a front dial for easier control, Hybrid IS, and support for SDXC memory cards.

Leadtek adds two GeForce GTS 450s to the GF106 mix
Leadtek is pitching in to the DirectX 11 offer with two GeForce GTS 450 cards, a 'regular' model with stock clocks (783/1566/3600 MHz for the GPU/shader/memory), and an Extreme edition which is set to 850/1700/3600 MHz.

Point of View delivers a stock-clocked GeForce GTS 450
Point of View has also joined the GeForce GTS 450 crowd by announcing its own GF106 product, a stock-clocked but custom-cooled model with DirectX 11 support, 192 CUDA Cores, and 1GB of GDDR5 memory.

Samsung NX100 camera is mirrorless, has AMOLED screen
Wondering where Samsung's AMOLED production if going beside the Galaxy S? Welcome the NX100, a new compact, mirrorless digital camera which packs a 3-inch AMOLED display and is the first to feature i-Function lens which include controls for shutter speed, aperture, EV, WB, and ISO.

Olympus reveals the E-5 DSLR camera
Olympus has today revealed to the world its latest DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera, a model which goes by the name of E-5 and packs a 12.3 megapixel High-Speed Live MOS image sensor, and the TruePic V+ image processor.

Ultrasone debuts the PRO 2900 headphones
Germany's own Ultrasone AG has now introduced its newest PRO series headphones, the PRO 2900 model available in a standard, single cable version and a balanced, double cable version, which claims to provide a good balance between powerful and accurate sound production.

Gigabyte P67A-UD5 & P67A-UD7 motherboards looking ready for battle
Well-known Taiwanese manufacturer Gigabyte has brought with it at IDF a pair of high-end motherboards based on the Intel P67 chipset to show off some of its Sandy Bridge ammo. The two LGA 1155 boards are known as P67A-UD5 and P67A-UD7 and should be officially released in early 2011.

AMD Zacate Fusion APU caught on video
As promised last week, AMD is cvasi-countering Intel's Sandy Bridge showoff from IDF with a presentation of its own, one of the upcoming Zacate APU (accelerated processing units) which will arrive next year targeting mainstream notebooks and desktops.

Intel DP67BG (P67) motherboard pictured at IDF
Beside detailing and showing off its Sandy Bridge processors, at IDF Intel has revealed to the world its own P67-based ATX motherboard, the DP67BG. The all-black board has support for the upcoming 32nm LGA 1155 chips and should be ready to ship at the end of this year.

OCZ's RevoDrive X2 SSD showcased at IDF, boasts four SandForce controllers
At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Francisco, OCZ is showing off the bigger brother of the RevoDrive SSD released this summer, the RevoDrive X2. This new model keeps the PCIe x4 interface of its 'predecessor' but utilizes four instead of two SandForce (likely SF-1200) controllers.

Velocity Micro Cruz Reader starts shipping tomorrow
Velocity Micro's more or less long-awaited Cruz Reader is finally ready to try its luck in the jungle that is the e-reader market and will begin shipping to those who pre-order it tomorrow, September 15.

Ectaco jetBook mini e-reader is up for pre-order, costs $99
Ectaco has hit the magical $99 mark with its newest ebook reader, the jetBook mini, which sports a 5-inch TFT screen, weights just 5.8 ounces (164 grams), and requires 4 AAA batteries to last up to 90 hours of continuous reading and 2 years in standby mode.

GeForce 260.63 beta driver released, packing a lot of updates
Nvidia has now let loose the first official Series 260 driver, the 260.63 beta, which includes support for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200, 300, and 400 series cards, ION chips, and brings multiple updates like support for Blu-ray 3D, a new installer with a better interface, and more.

GeForce 260.63 beta

New DisplayLink chips coming with USB 3.0 support
Still betting on USB to enable easy multi-monitor setups, DisplayLink has announced its new DL-3000 and DL-1000 series chips which will feature USB 3.0 and Ethernet connectivity, and support the simultaneous processing of multiple full HD videos, high resolution graphics and networking data.

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Jon Peddie predicts quick rise of CPU-integrated graphics, death of IGPs by 2015
After consulting the oracle locked deep beneath its HQ, Jon Peddie Research came out with a study on the changes brought by new graphics solutions, Embedded Processor Graphics (EPG) like the 32nm Core CPUs, and Heterogeneous Processor Units (HPUs) like AMD's Fusion chips.

Intel talks more Sandy Bridge at IDF
No surprises on Day One of the IDF in San Francisco as Intel was went ahead and provided more details on its upcoming Sandy Bridge chips which are now officially known as the 2nd Generation Intel Core processor family.

Motorola Defy Android smartphone announced in the US
Motorola has today introduced its Defy smartphone in the US, and said that it will be available from T-Mobile this holiday season. Running Android 2.1, the phone is enhanced with the Motoblur UI and features a rugged construction which makes it scratch and water resistant, and dust proof.

Microsoft reveals the LifeCam Studio 1080p-capable webcam
Microsoft is giving true HD to the video chat crowd with its newest webcam, the LifeCam Studio which packs a 1080p sensor, high-precision glass element lens, and utilizes the TrueColor and ClearFrame technologies to deliver sharp, clear, high-definition video.

Boxee Box dumps Tegra for Intel CE4100 chip, availability set for November
Present at the Intel Developer Forum, D-Link and Boxee have today announced that the delayed Boxee Box set-top... box, will be shipping in this November in the US, Canada, EU and Australia, powered by an Intel CE4100 SoC (System-on-chip) boasting an Atom core.

Turtle Beach unveils the Ear Force DX11 7.1 surround sound headset
Elmsford-based gaming peripheral maker Turtle Beach has today introduced in the US its newest creation, the Ear Force DX11 7.1 Surround Sound headset which is available exclusively through Best Buy stores and on BestBuy.com.

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