IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 23/10/2010

Techconnect Review Round-up 22/10/10
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Catalyst 10.10 drivers available for download
Since a new card has to have new drivers, AMD today rolled out the Catalyst 10.10 which feature a nice WHQL certification and support the Radeon HD 6850 & HD 6870 as well as the Radeon HD 2000, HD 3000, HD 4000 and HD 5000 series desktop cards and the Radeon HD 3000 and HD 4000 series IGPs.

Catalyst 10.10

VisionTek serving up a couple of Radeon HD 6800 cards
Add two more Radeon HD 6800 series cards to the launch list as VisionTek too has has announced its very own Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 which are powered by the 40nm Barts GPU and are most likely based on AMD's reference design.

Arctic Cooling readies the Freezer 13 CPU cooler
Arctic just announced a new addition to its cooling product portfolio, the Freezer 13 CPU cooler which features a tower design and targets enthusiasts who need both performance and a quiet operation, and have Intel LGA 775/1156/1366 or AMD Socket 754/939/AM2(+)/AM3 rigs.

Maingear adding Radeon HD 6800 graphics options to its desktops
Beside updating its laptop offer with the Clucth series, Maingear is tweaking its desktop portfolio by adopting the newly-released Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 which will soon become available as options for the X-Cube SFF PC (single-card only) and the Vybe tower desktop (single and CrossFire).

ViewSonic launches VX2258wm multi-touch monitor in the UK
ViewSonic today introduced in the UK and probably in the whole of Europe, its first touch screen monitor, the 21.5-inch VX2258wm which is Windows 7 Touch certified, enables gesture control, and provides SRS Premium Sound via two 2W speakers.

Vertex3D gets with the trend, unveils Radeon HD 6800 cards
PowerColor sister brand Vertex3D is ready with its own two Radeon HD 6800 series cards based on the Barts 40nm GPU which feature a 256-bit memory interface, 1GB of GDDR5 memory, a dual-slot design, and support for DirectX 11 and the Eyefinity multi-monitor technology.

Asus DR-900 e-book reader said to launch in Taiwan next month
Announced back in March, Asus' DR-900 ereader is reportedly set to debut in Taiwan at the end of next month, more specifically on November 25th. The device features a 9-inch SiPix e-paper display with a 1024 x 768 resolution and is supposed to cost around NT$12,000 or $389.

Club 3D intros two Barts-powered DX11 cards
Club 3D has joined the Radeon HD 6800 party by unveiling its self-branded Radeon HD 6870 - based on the reference model and boasts stock clocks, and Radeon HD 6850 featuring a custom cooler but stock frequencies.

Rambus reports lower revenue, higher loss for Q3
Okey, Rambus may need to win another lawsuit in the near future because in the last two quarters it has been in the red again, with Q3 results looking worse than those of Q2 - a revenue of $31.7 million, down 18% sequentially, and a net loss of $20.6 million (up from a loss of $12.5 million in Q2).

Cartoon October 22, 2010

Cartoon October 22, 2010

Sharp to exit the PC market
Almost one year has passed since Sharp halted internal PC manufacturing and the Japanese company is set on leaving the PC market altogether due to its insufficient mark in the area. Sharp is said to be dropping PCs in order to focus on its e-reader platform announced last month.

Microsoft to launch Games for Windows Marketplace on November 15
Steam beware as Microsoft is planning to make a big push into the online distribution market by opening up the Games for Windows Marketplace, a PC games web store offering titles from the likes of Microsoft Game Studios, 2K Games, Capcom, Rockstar, Warner Brothers, and others.

MSI debuts its own Radeon HD 6800 cards
MSI couldn't miss the Radeon HD 6800 launch day so it too has announced a couple of Barts-based cards, a Radeon HD 6870 (R6870-2PM2D1GD5) which is based on AMD's reference design and a Radeon HD 6850 (R6850-PM2D1GD5) that features a custom cooler with a 90mm PWM fan and two copper heatpipes.

Futuremark ORB service to be revamped, older benchmarks won't be supported
After some ten years of faithful service Futuremark's ORB online offering which enables performance comparisons based on 3DMark and PCMark scores, is now set to be overhauled and become better, faster, and ready for the next generation of benchmarks.

HIS Radeon HD 6800 cards get official too
HIS (Hightech Information System) has today introduced, what else if not two cards based on AMD's 40nm Barts GPU, the HD 6870 Fan and HD 6850 Fan featuring DirectX 11 support, a 256-bit memory interface, 1GB of GDDR5 VRAM, and some intense feelings towards Nvidia's GeForce GTX 460 (no, not love).

XFX gets counted too, two more Barts cards released
What do you know, XFX introduced a Radeon HD 6870 and a HD 6850 too, the former being all-stock, while the latter has stock frequencies but a custom cooler. Both cards feature DirectX 11 support, a XFX logo on the backplate, one Barts GPU, a 256-bit memory interface and 1GB of GDDR5 VRAM.

Asus (slightly) overclocks both its Radeon HD 6800 series cards
Trying to one-up its competitors, Asus has released two Radeon HD 6800 cards which have their GPU factory overclocked by just a bit. To detail, the Radeon HD 6870's core is set to 913 MHz as opposed to 900 MHz on stock models, while the HD 6850's GPU is @ 790 MHz (775 MHz).

MSI reveals the GE603 gaming laptop
Keeping copy/pasters well fed, MSI has today announced a new addition to its gaming laptop line, the GE603 model which features a 15.6-inch LED backlit display, is based on an Intel platform, and comes equipped with the DirectX 11-supporting GeForce GT 425M 1GB graphics card.

PowerColor rolls out three Radeon HD 6800 series cards, one is overclocked
PowerColor has kicked off the Radeon HD 6800 launch day with quite a bang by announcing not two but three Barts-powered cards. The line-up prepped by the TUL Corp. (the company who owns the PowerColor brand) includes a stock Radeon HD 6870 and two custom-cooled Radeon HD 6850.

Sapphire comes up with Radeon HD 6800 duo, anyone surprised?
Sapphire Technology has just introduced its own Barts-based graphics cards, a fully stock Radeon HD 6870 and a stock-clocked but custom-cooled Radeon HD 6850. Both cards feature DirectX 11 support, CrossFire and Eyefinity technologies, the UVD3 video decoder, and mo' tessellation powa'.

Gigabyte WindForces the Radeon HD 6850
Like quite a few of its rival add-in board makers, Gigabyte Technology has felt comfortable enough to release a customized Radeon HD 6850 from day one. Dubbed GV-R685D5-1GD, the Barts-powered card comes equipped with a two-slot, dual-fan & dual-heatpipe WindForce cooler and costs $180.

Barnes & Noble rumored to be unveiling full-color Nook ereader next week
On October 26 Barnes & Noble is holding a press event in New York and the latest info caught in the interweb says that it will see to the announcement of a full-color Nook eReader boasting a 7-inch touchscreen.

AMD launches the Radeon HD 6800 series cards
Right on cue to make our Friday full and fulfilling, AMD has introduced the Radeon HD 6850 and HD 6870 graphics cards which are powered by its second-generation DirectX 11-supporting 40nm GPU codenamed Barts.

Maingear lets loose the Clutch series 13.3-inch & 15.6-inch laptops
Going after 'road warriors' in need of power and portability, Maingear has now introduced the 13.3-inch Clutch-13 and 15.6-inch Clutch-15 laptops which are based on Intel's Calpella mobile platform, run Windows 7, and feature the Intel Anti-Theft technology.

HP Slate 500 tablet PC made official
HP's 'on again off again' Slate 500 Intel-powered tablet PC has finally been announced as a mobile device targeting business users who don't want or can't experience with Android, iOS or other platforms. The Slate runs Windows 7 Pro and will cost $799 bundled with a digital pen, a dock and a case.

Chrome 8.0.552.11 available through the Dev channel
The weekend is almost here so Google has let loose a new Chrome Dev channel built to test over the next few days. Version 8.0.552.11 comes with stability tweaks, Chrome Frame fixes (for non-en-US locales), New Tab Page cleanup, and has the about:flags page replacing about:labs.

Techconnect Review Round-up 21/10/10
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Kingston paints its HyperX Fan black
Introduced in the classic Kingston blue back in June 2009, the HyperX Fan has now also become available in black, providing overclockers and enthusiasts with another option when it comes to memory cooling.

Nvidia said to be prepping price cuts for GeForce GTX 470 & GTX 460 - update
Tomorrow AMD is launching its first, second-generation DirectX 11 graphics card and, guess what, Nvidia doesn't have any new product to counter them. Still, according to a report, the Green Graphics Goblin will not just sit around but try to rain on its rival's parade with a price cuts.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 23/10/2010

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