IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 30/12/2010

Friday, December 31, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 30/12/2010

Dell readies Atom N550-equipped Latitude 2120 netbook
Dell is set to start 2011 by adding a new netbook to its offer, the Latitude 2120 which, like its predecessor (2110), is based on Intel's Pine Trail platform but adopts the DDR3-supporting Atom N475 (1.66 GHz, single-core) and the Atom N550 (1.5 GHz, dual-core).

PowerColor debuts a watercooled Radeon HD 6970
TUL Corp' has today revealed its newest Cayman-based graphics card, the Liquid Cooling Solution (LCS) HD6970 which comes equipped with a copper base EK waterblock (includes 3/8" and 1/2" fittings) that enables GPU temperatures to stay under 50 degrees Celsius under full load.

Amazon enables Kindle book lending
Amazon kept the promise it made in October and didn't wait until 2011 to debut the lending feature for Kindle books. Available in the US and only on 'eligible' titles, lending enables a person who bought an ebook through Amazon to offer it (once) to a friend for 14 days.

Fractal Design unveils the Define Mini PC chassis
Fractal Design is ending 2010 with a new product announcement, that of the Define Mini solid and stylish PC case which supports ATX, micro ATX and mini ITX motherboards, has a black coating inside and out and comes pre-fitted noise absorbing material (on both side panels).

Motorola 10-inch tablet said to be named Droid XOOM
According to a new report, the 10-inch tablet showcased by Google's Andy Rubin at the D: Dive Into Mobile event earlier this month, will be made official next week at CES 2011 in Last Vegas as the Droid XOOM.

Sharp plans Galapagos e-reader expansion, US first in sight
Japanese company Sharp is looking to make the Galapagos e-book readers available beyond its home market, and the first target for the expansion is the USA. Despite competition from the Amazon Kindle and others, Sharp is hoping to launch Galapagos devices in the US as quickly as possible next year.

Koolance offers full-cover waterblock for Radeon HD 6950/6970 cards
Auburn-based cooling specialist Koolance has now made available the VID-AR697 full-cover waterblock that is compatible with AMD's Radeon HD 6950 and HD 6970 graphics cards. The new block features a high-performance microfin (0.5mm) design, is made out of copper, and has a nickel plating.

Hadopi reportedly sends warnings to 100,000 French 'pirates'
The best idea materialized in Sarkozy's reign, the Hadopi authority has started going after alleged pirates in October and since then it's said that up to 100,000 'strike one' warning emails have been sent all over France, with more expected to follow in 2011.

ITC opens investigation into Rambus' latest patent infringement claims
The US International Trade Commission has announced that, following a filing made early this month, it has kicked off an investigation regarding alleged violations of multiple patents held by lawsuit-manic Rambus.

250GB HDD-equipped Archos 70 tablet goes on sale
Almost two months after rolling out the version boasting 8GB of flash storage, Archos has released a new Archos 70 tablet, the model that comes equipped with a 250GB hard drive. The byte-rich mobile device runs Android 2.2 aka Froyo and costs $350.

LG making Smart TV features available to all with new set-top box
LG Electronics has decided to bring its Smart TV platform to more users and for that it has developed the Smart TV Upgrader (ST600), a 11 by 11 cm set-top box that can be paired up with most HDTVs, enabling them to access premium online content, Smart Share and the full range of LG Apps.

Sony sues LG over two patents, wants US ban
Sony this week filed complaints with the United States District Court, Central District of California and the US International Trade Commission in which it claims that multiple LG Electronics products (phones mostly) infringe two of its patents.

Skype 3.0 for iOS enables video calling on iPhone, iPod touch 4G
Skype has just released an updated version of its iOS app through which it (finally) enables Skype-to-Skype video calls to be made on the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and fourth-generation iPod touch via WiFi and 3G (iOS 4.0+ is required).

Trademark filings suggest Nook2, Nook Kids readers coming in 2011
Barnes & Noble has certainly impressed with its e-reader offerings, and some recently-discovered trademark request suggest that the company plans to continue to play hard in 2011 and release more devices, including the Nook2 and a Nook Kids.

Asus confirms its CES-bound 7-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch tablets
Asus' tablet push will be quite significant as a video posted by Asus North America reveals four devices which should be on display at CES 2011 - the 7-inch EP71, the 10-inch EP101 and EP102, and the previously-detailed 12-inch EP121.

AMD said to start testing Brazos platform successor as soon as Q1 2011
The first Fusion-based platform, the low-power PC-focused Brazos (consisting of the Zacate and Ontario APUs and the Hydson chipset) is set to make its debut in early 2011 while AMD will reportedly begin testing out its successor which is known as Deccan and is expected to launch in 2012.

LucidLogix develops its own graphics switching technology, calls it Virtu
Israel-based fab-free semiconductor company LucidLogix has moved beyond its Hydra hardware and today announced Virtu, a GPU virtualization software that enables real-time switching between integrated and discrete graphics (similar to Nvidia's Optimus technology).

European standard organizations deliver common phone charger specs
After more than a year of work, Europe's standardization bodies, the CEN-CENELEC and ETSI, have made available the harmonized standards required for the implementation of a common phone charger that would work with phones from multiple manufacturers.

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Mushkin releases two new, DDR3 1600 MHz Radioactive memory kits
Mushkin has now expanded its Radioactive memory line with two new kits, a 4GB (2GB x 2) dual-channel kit targeting LGA1156 systems, and a 6GB (2GB x 3) triple-channel kit for LGA1366-based PCs. Both offers make use of the Radioactive FrostByte Heatsink and are backed by a lifetime warranty.

GeForce 263.14 WHQL driver pops up, awaits download
True enough, Nvidia missed Christmas day because it has problems riding alongside someone wearing red, but it's making up for that this week with the stealthy roll-out of the GeForce 263.14 driver which is dated December 12 and has WHQL certification.

Intel debuts the 'Soda Creek' mSATA solid state drives
While its 25nm NAND-based solid state drives have been pushed into 2011, Intel did not want to delay the small form factor mSATA SSDs known as Soda Creek and today introduced them as the 310 Series. The new drives target mobile devices (netbooks, tablets) and come in 40GB and 80GB capacities.

GeForce 263.14 WHQL

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