IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 02/11/2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 02/11/2010

Kingston intros the V+ 100 line of solid state drives
Kingston Digital today launched its latest SSDNow series solid state drive offer, the V+ 100 family which includes 2.5-inch models with 64GB, 96GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB worth of storage space that make use of always-on' garbage collection to set at ease users of operating systems without TRIM.

NEC to release two more MultiSync series LED-backlit monitors
NEC Display Solutions of America will this month be rolling the 19-inch MultiSync EA192M and 20-inch MultiSync E201W, two LCD monitors that make use of LED backligting and an ambient light sensor to cut power requirements, and have a casings made out of recycled plastics.

HuntKey unveils the Shield H405 mid-tower case
The Huntkey Enterprise Group has recently introduced the Shield H405, its first PC case to feature a construction specifically focused on lowering the amount of electromagnetic radiation that can harm everyday users.

Intel to make 22nm chips for Achronix Semiconductor
In a rather surprising move, Intel Corp. has decided to share its manufacturing capabilities with a third party by agreeing to produce 22nm chips for one Achronix Semiconductor. Intel's 22nm process technology is still in the works but is expected to be ready in the second half of 2011.

ViewSonic ViewPad 7 & 10 get their US pricing
Already announced in the UK, ViewSonic's ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10 tablets have today been made official in the US too, the former being set to hit American stores in late Q4, while the latter will arrive in Q1 2011.

Phoenix receives new buyout proposal from Gores Group
Phoenix Technologies' new daddy is still unknown as last week the Gores Group has made a bid of $4.20 per share in cash, or approximately $152 million for the company which has already accepted an offer from Marlin Equity Partners for $4.05 per share ($146 million).

Green House preps USB 3.0 enclosure for 3.5-inch drives
Japan-based Green House Co. has recently revealed the GH-HDC3035AK, an external enclosure that features a USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB) interface and can house one 3.5-inch SATA hard drive with a capacity of up to 2TB.

Transcend debuts new line of CFast memory cards
Beside the speedy 64B SDXC, Transcend is coming out with the CFast 500 Series of memory cards that are targeted for industrial applications, feature a SATA interface and top 108 MB/s in terms of transfer speed.

Logitech announces the K750 solar-powered keyboard
Shining star of the peripheral market, Logitech has just revealed to the world its first light-powered keyboard, a wireless model that is known as K750. Able to work off both natural and artificial lighting, the new keyboard is 1/3-inch thick, has rounded edge, and is set to reach the US this month.

Thecus reveals the N4200PRO 4-bay NAS server
Thecus has just announced a new addition to its storage offer, the N4200PRO NAS server which is powered by a 1.8 GHz Atom D525 dual-core processor and can house up to four 3.5-inch hard drives set in RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 or JBOD.

Transcend rolling out its own 64GB SDXC card
Transcend is adopting the SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) standard too and is releasing a 64GB memory card based on it. This new storage solution is compliant with the SD 3.0 standard, has an exFAT file system, boasts a Class 10 rating and provides read speeds of up to 25 MB/s.

Samsung Continuum smartphone packs two displays, comes next week
Next Monday, November 8th, is said to see to the official launch of the Samsung Continuum, a 'Galaxy S phone' that runs Android 2.2, is powered by a 1GHz processor and features two displays - a 3.4-inch (800 x 480) Super AMOLED and a 1.8-inch (480 x 96) just below it.

Blekko search engine uses human element to provide better results
A new player has entered the web search arena today and it uses 'large-scale human curation' to set itself apart from the competition. Called Blekko, the new engine features a 3 billion page web crawl and combines proprietary algorithms as well as user-made slashtags to deliver relevant results.

Samsung NF210 netbook goes on sale in the US
Announced in September, Samsung's NF210 netbook based on the Pine Trail platform has become available in the US priced at $379. The new 10-inch netbook features a contoured clamshell enclosure, runs Windows 7 Starter and is claimed to have a battery life of up to 14 hours.

YouTube virtual keyboard comes aid non-English users
Last week has been pretty busy for YouTube with its co-founder and CEO Chad Hurley stepping down but the video site passed this event in style by showing off the first-ever user-designed Doodle, and by making itself more accessible to non-English users.

Entourage Pocket Edge dual-screen tablet selling for $400
People looking for something special in the tablet department might be interested in the newly-released Entourage Pocket Edge, a 'dualbook' that features two touchscreens - a 6-inch (800 x 600) E Ink display and a 7-inch (800 x 480) color resistive screen.

Apple files two patent lawsuits against Motorola
In an effort to even the odds, Apple has last week filed not one but two complaints against Motorola in which it claims the Android-loving company is violating six patents related to multi-touch technologies and interfaces.

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