IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 31/10/2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 31/10/2010

Microsoft to acquire 3D sensing technology company Canesta
Kinect promoter Microsoft has this week signed a deal to bus one Canesta Inc. - a company based in Sunnyvale (California) that has developed a single-chip 3D sensing platform claimed to make Natural User Interfaces (NUI) possible.

Chrome 8.0.552.23 loses some bugs, accelerated 2D canvas
The Chrome Dev Channel is currently serving a new version of Google's browser for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. The 8.0.552.23 release comes with multiple stability fixes, it resolves some sign-in issues, a problem with importing from Firefox, and it unfortunately has accelerated 2D canvas disabled.

Latest EVGA SLI makes Medal of Honor look smoother
EVGA has just let loose a new SLI Enhancement Patch (the 35th) and guess what!? It doesn't really bring any additional SLI profiles except those included in the driver it is based on, the GeForce 260.99. The only thing included - antialiasing support in EA's Medal of Honor (single player only).

Super Talent releasing cheapo USB 3.0 flash drive
Super Talent is bringing compact USB 3.0 storage to the masses with the Express Duo, a drive capable of transfer speeds of up to 67 MB/s via SuperSpeed USB (aka USB 3.0) that will cost just $14 in its 8GB version and $29 in 16GB 'form'.

Sparkle to release single-slot GeForce GTS 450
Sparkle Computer has just announced its third graphics card based on the 40nm GF106 GPU, a GeForce GTS 450 which features stock clocks and comes equipped with a single slot cooling solution boasting two copper heatpipes.

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Spire reveals the Epoxi full tower PC case
Spire Corp. today unveiled to the world a new PC case, an all-black full tower with a steel structure which is called Epoxi and targets PC gamers and enthusiasts in need of space, usability and support for both air and liquid cooling solution.

Gigabyte details a trio of Sandy Bridge-supporting motherboards
Sure the Sandy Bridge launch is set for early January but that hasn't stopped multiple manufacturers from playing harbingers and showing off motherboards that will support Intel's chips so it comes to no surprise that Gigabyte has now provided quite an in-depth scoop on its SB-ready offering.

Acer intros the Liquid Metal Android 2.2 smartphone
Acer has today taken the veil off the already rumored and leaked Liquid Metal, a stylish smartphone powered by a 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 processor and runs Android 2.2. The new handheld is set to become available as of next month with a brown coating and arrive in December with a silver paint job.

Intel, Samsung and Toshiba said to collaborate on sub-20nm chip technology
IT heavyweight Intel, Samsung and Toshiba are reportedly planning an alliance that will focus on developing technologies that would allow sub-20nm chip manufacturing. The trio is supposed to be aiming to advance to almost 10nm capabilities in 2016 so as to be ready for future computing needs.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 cooler seen in detail
We're still lacking an announcement from Nvidia but thankfully, everybody else is talking about the GeForce GTX 580, and some are actually getting cozy with the upcoming card, so cozy in fact that they have given its cooling solution a quick photo shoot.

Memorysolution speeds up its flash offer with 64GB SDXC card
German company Memorysolution has this week announced a new storage solution in its Mustang line, the Monza SDXC memory card which provides 64GB of space for photos, videos, music, documents, and is capable of read and write speeds of up to 45 MB/s and 20 MB/s, respectively.

Apple passes Sony Ericsson, RIM, becomes 4th largest phone vendor in Q3
A new mobile phone tracker report has been released by IDC and it says that in Q3 some 340.5 million handsets were sold worldwide. Out of those 340.5 million devices, 14.1 million were iPhones, and this ensured Apple the fourth spot in the vendor chart - a first for the Cupertino company.

Asus helping out 3TB HDD adoption with Disk Unlocker software
Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has come out with a software utility which is specifically aimed at aiding people in need of storage space to utilize hard drives with a capacity of over 2.2TB. The tool in question is called Disk Unlocker and is described as a 'one-clock' solution.

MSI readies the FX600MX 15.6-inch Calpella laptop
More mobile computing is coming our way courtesy of MSI in the form of the FX600MX, a 2.4 kg laptop with an anti-scratch, anti-smudge raised totem seal coating that packs a 15.6-inch LED-backlit display and is based on Intel's Calpella platform.

Microsoft brags with $16.20 billion revenue of September quarter
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 Microsoft broke its record mold by making sales of $16.20 billion, up 25% on-year, an operating income of $7.12 billion (up 59%) and a net income of $5.41 billion (up 51%).

Kingston serving up DDR3-1600 HyperX kit with black heatspreaders
Kingston memory is usually easily recognized thanks to its cvasi-signature blue heatspreaders but on special occasions the company does expand its color palette. On that note let's take a look at the new, limited edition HyperX 4GB DDR3-1600 kit which features black heatspreaders.

E Ink chairman ups ebook shipment prediction for 2011
Tablets may be stepping on their toes quite a bit but e-book readers are still expected to reach 10 million units sold this year, and, according to E Ink chairman Scott Liu, they'll do a lot better in 2011.

Google Maps for Android 4.6 released, brings Latitude real-time updating
The Google Maps app for Android has received yet another update focused on making your location and people searching/tracking experience better. To detail, the 4.6 version brings redesigned Place page reviews, extra filter options for searching new Places and real-time updates for Latitude.

LaCie 2Big USB 3.0 drives adopting 3TB HDDs
LaCie is bumping up the capacity of its d2 USB 3.0 and 2big USB 3.0 external storage solution by making them utilize 3TB hard drives. This update will see the d2 USB 3.0 top 3TB, while the dual-bay 2big USB 3.0 will provide 6TB worth of space.

MeeGo 1.1 up for grabs
Open Saucy operating system MeeGo has reached version 1.1 and can be downloaded in its updated form in no less than four versions - Core OS 1.1, which is the base operating system for all UXs, Netbook UX (for Atom-powered machines), Handset UX and In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) UX.

ViewSonic ViewPad 10 dual-boot tablet to reach UK stores on November 15
ViewSonic's tablet plans will see to the UK release of both the ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 next month, the latter being a dual-boot device with Windows 7 (Home Premium) and Android 1.6 that is based on Intel's Pine Trail platform.

Kindle app for Windows Phone 7 in the works, coming soon
Already available for Windows PCs, Macs, Android smartphones, BlackBerry, iPhone and iPad. Amazon's Kindle app is sure to also reach Windows Phone 7 handhelds, the plan being to release the software later this year.

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