Tuesday, October 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (AnandTech) 26/10/2010

AnandTech

ASUS X72D/K72DR: Three Cores, No Waiting
Up to this point, our experiences with AMD's Phenom II mobile line haven't been very favorable. In the desktop world AMD's chips can compete and succeed based on price, but in notebooks thermal properties get added to the mix. Intel's been very aggressive about controlling the mobile market, but is AMD's "we'll sell you more cores for less" strategy going to translate well? On hand is the ASUS X72D, an entry-level desktop replacement notebook designed for media enthusiasts. Is a triple-core mobile AMD chip paired with budget Mobility Radeon graphics and a Blu-ray drive enough?

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Wi-Fi Direct Launches Today
Wi-fi Direct allows devices to directly connect with no hot spot
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Google Appoints New Director of Privacy
Google also institutes loads of new privacy and security procedures in wake of Street View WiFi capture
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Nissan Kicks Off Leaf Production in Japan
U.S. and UK plants production will start later
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Pictured: Future LTE-Supported LG Device for Verizon
Verizon is promising half a dozen LTE devices in the first half of next year
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Chilean Miners Entertained By Samsung Galaxy Beam
No one complained or commented on when Froyo would arrive
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Plant-Based Plastics' Production Stages Less Eco-Friendly Than Petroleum-Based
Chemical processing and the farming required to produce biopolymers make them less environmentally friendly
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Bugs, Crashes Plague Apple Media Suite iLife's New Release
Less "it just works", more iCrash
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