IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 03/09/2010

Starhub Announces Fibre Optic Plans, Up to 1Gbps
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Starhub have announced their suite of fibre optic plans for residential and business users, riding on Singapore's Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network. 
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AMD Bulldozer Die, Llano Wafer Pictured
vr-zone.com - SemiAccurate have scored pictures of AMD's next-generation processors at Globalfoundries' GTC summit. The first is a die shot of Orochi, the first CPU of the Bulldozer family. The die shot is an 8-core, 4 "Bulldozer module" CPU, expected in late 2011 for Servers.

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[Rumour] AMD to release Radeon HD 6800 in early 2011; mainstream HD 6000 in Q4 2010
vr-zone.com - In a conversation with an AMD employee, Polish website PCLab claim to have scored several vital details regarding AMD's much anticipated Radeon HD 6000 family. Most importantly, AMD is planning to release entry level / mainstream cards first, with the performance / enthusiast cards coming last, which is contrary to the regular trend. PCLab also mentions that HD 6000 isn't the minor refresh as heavily rumoured, but features a series of minor improvements and optimizations which add up to make a card that is faster clock-for-clock and also more power efficient. Now that the 40nm TSMC process has sufficiently matured, and AMD has complete grasp of the process, the designers have been able to utilize the die space more efficiently.

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ADATA introduces XPG Gaming Series DDR3-1333G low voltage memory
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ADATA has introduced its new XPG Gaming Series DDR3-1333G low voltage memory kits for gaming enthusiasts using Intel's P55, H55, H57 and X58 Express platforms, and also HTPC users.

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COMEX 2010: The Preview
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With more than 820 exhibitors and over 345,000 square feet of exhibit space, COMEX 2010 is one of the biggest consumer technology exhibitions to be held in Singapore. VR-Zone.com sticks to its tradition of providing our dear readers a preview of the show grounds!

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AMD Announces Plans To Release Inexpensive Single-Link DisplayPort-to-DVI Adaptor for Eyefinity
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The cost required for a multi-display setup has traditionally been quite prohibitive, no doubt due to the price of the hardware needed to fully utilize the technology backing such setups. However, for those seeking to create their own multi-monitor setup on a budget, look no further: AMD has announced a new, inexpensive Single-Link DisplayPort-to-DVI Adaptor which it claims will lower the cost of entry for a full 3-monitor Eyefinity set-up.

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Corsair Launches HS1 USB Gaming Headset
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Corsair has jumped on the gaming peripheral bandwagon with the release of its HS1 USB Gaming Headset. The headset, designed for gamers, features replaceable memory foam ear pads, 50mm drivers, a noise-cancelling microphone, a big inline volume and microphone controller, Dolby Headphone technology, and an USB interface. The Corsair HS1 is covered by a two year warranty and is expected to hit store shelves worldwide soon.  


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