IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 25/09/2010

Techconnect Review Round-up 24/9/10
Today's review round-up...

Quanta said to be making 11.6-inch MacBook Air
Apple's rumored next-gen MacBook Air ultra-thin laptop, which is supposed to have a 11.6-inch display (as opposed to 13.3-inch on the current model), is said to be made by Taiwan-based manufacturer Quanta Computer, with production set to start later this year.

Cartoon September 24, 2010

Acer Aspire G5900 Predator gaming PC to reach Europe next month
Acer today launched in Europe its newest gaming-oriented desktop, the Aspire G5900 Predator model which is based on an Intel LGA 1156 platform, runs Windows 7 Home Premium and makes use of an black/orange chassis design that combines straight lines with curves to ensure an eye-catching look.

Full specs of HTC 7 Trophy smartphone exposed
As the launch of Windows Phone 7 closes in more info about phones based on it are hitting the web, and the latest provides an almost full description of the HTC 7 Trophy, an European-centric model that should be released in Q4, possibly next month.

Nvidia adding OpenCV support to CUDA
Beside providing a glimpse at Fermi's successors, Nvidia has announced at the GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in San Jose that its parallel computing architecture, CUDA, is being added support for the OpenCV library.

Mozilla Labs Seabird concept phone looking hot and unreal
Slow news day? No worries, cause Mozilla Labs is giving us something to drool the day away, the Seabird concept phone which was envisioned by product designer Billy May based on the feedback of users on an 'Open Web Concept Phone'.

AVADirect starts selling the Clevo X7200 gaming laptop
Catering to the needs of gamers with money to burn/spend, AVADirect has added to its product offer the Clevo X7200 17.3-inch laptop based on an Intel platform that can be equipped with one or two GeForce GTX 480M DirectX 11 cards, each boasting 2GB of on-board memory.

Office Web Apps expand their reach, get feature and functionality update
Microsoft made and run Google Docs rival, the Office Web Apps productivity offering, has this week underwent its first major update and became available in seven more countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Russia, and Switzerland.

Patriot Xporter Rage flash drives make their European debut
Announced last month, Patriot Memory's Xporter Rage flash drive have now been officially introduced in Europe in four capacities. These drives can brag with a quad-channel architecture and maximum read and write speeds of 27 MB/s and 25 MB/s, respectively.

Ricoh G700SE water-resistant camera coming with Bluetooth in 2011
For 2011 Ricoh is promising the release of the G700SE, the successor of its G700 water and dust resistant digital camera introduced just one month ago. The upcoming model will add to the G700 mix wireless LAN and Bluetooth support, plus extras like GPS and a barcode reader.

Samsung starts mass production of 8GB DDR3 SoDIMMs
Samsung Electronics is answering the call for 'moar' memory by announcing that it started volume production of 8GB DDR3 SoDIMMs (small outline dual inline memory modules). These high-density solutions can be used in laptops and workstations and will surely please professionals in need of RAM.

T-Mobile G2 pre-orders to start today, no delay in sight - update
T-Mobile's Android 'revolution' will be reaching another milestone later today when pre-orders for the HTC G2 smartphone will finally kick off. The new device, which runs Android 2.2, is set to become available in less than two weeks, on October 6th.

Toshiba and Best Buy team up to offer 13.3-inch laptop for children
Showing their support for the consumers of tomorrow, Toshiba and Best Buy have collaborated on building a more serious mobile computing solution for children. The result of this endeavor is the Satellite L635 Kids' PC, a 13.3-inch laptop which is set to be sold exclusively though Best Buy.

AMD lowers revenue expectation for Q3
Citing weaker than expected demand for notebooks in both North America and Western Europe, Sunnyvale-based chip designer AMD has lowered its revenue prediction for the current quarter which ends next week.

Two 'Zacate' Fusion processors tipped for Q1 2011
Early next year, while Sandy Bridge is rolled out by Intel, AMD will finally be debuting its first Fusion chips - the Ontario and Zacate APUs (accelerated processing units). Aimed towards mainstream systems (mobiles or desktops), Zacate is reported to launch in two flavors next year - E240 and E350.

Techconnect Review Round-up 23/9/10
Today's review round-up...

SteelSeries presents the Shift gaming keyboard with interchangeable keysets
Denmark-based peripheral maker SteelSeries has today unveiled its newest gaming keyboard, the Shift model which provides users with great customization options thanks to its support for high-grade interchangeable keysets made out of premium plastic.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 25/09/2010

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