IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 04/09/2010

AMD Ontario TDP is 9W, Die Shots Revealed
vr-zone.com - ComputerBase has scored some vital details regarding AMD's first Fusion APU - Ontario. Releasing with Ontario will be Zacate, a higher speed version of the same. Zacate is a 18W APU targeted at low-power desktops (nettops) and notebooks. Ontario is only 9W - including CPU and GPU - and is designed for netbooks, embedded and other ultra-portable devices.

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NVIDIA lists GeForce GT 420 for OEMs
vr-zone.com - Alongside the newly announced GeForce 400M cards, Nvidia has quietly listed a new desktop card - the Geforce GT 420. However, this is an OEM card and will not be available in retail. The GT 420 features 48 SP - same as the GT 220, but lesser than the GT 320's 72 SP. However, it is clocked higher, at 700 MHz core. It features 2GB DDR3 over a 128-bit bus, for a memory bandwidth of 28.8 GB/s. "Maximum Graphics Card Power" is rated at 50W. Most importantly, the GT 420 is based on a GF100 derivative DX11 chip.

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Sony Ericsson Launches Spiro Walkman Phone
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Sony Ericsson has launched their new Walkman phone that looks sleek and affordably priced. The Spiro offers superb music experience and lets you get connected to your favorite social network sites.

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NVIDIA releases seven GeForce 400M Notebook GPUs, possibly GF104/6/8 Based
vr-zone.com - NVIDIA has unveiled seven mobile GPU parts today, most of them listed in the 259.47 driver leak. The cards released are two GTX 400M performance products - GTX 470M and GTX 460M, and no less than five GT 400M mainstream products - GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and GT 415M. However, these cards reveal many peculiarities. NVIDIA insists that all the Geforce 400M products are Fermi DX11 based, and not rebrands, which could indicate the release of several GF106 and GF108 products, well before their desktop counterparts.

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Samsung Officially Unveils GALAXY Tab in Berlin
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Sure, we had posted articles in the past describing Samsung's then-unreleased tablet device, the GALAXY Tab, but nothing beats having the official confirmation from the company itself. More importantly, the official release of the GALAXY Tab reveals details which were not present in earlier articles, which relied mostly on leaked information.

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COMEX 2010: The Coverage
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VR-Zone.com is here to maximise your spending power! We bring you coverage of COMEX 2010, held at Suntec Singapore from 2 to 5 September 2010. This year's exhibition is the largest in COMEX history - taking up all accessible levels, including ballrooms.
Hang around as we work to give you more goodies and more information!

See also: Pricelists, Flyers, Promos, Brochures Roundup

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