Sunday, January 2, 2011

IT News HeadLines (PCSTATS) 01/01/2011


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Logitech requires Gigabyte to suspend Revue @ PCSTATS

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NVIDIA GT 430 Review @ PCSTATS
Logitech has reportedly informed Gigabyte Technology to temporarily suspend shipments of Revue set-top boxes (STBs) for the period from December 2010 to January 2011 waiting for Google to complete updates or to launch a new version of its software for Google TV, according to industry sources. ... [DIGITIMES] via PCSTATS

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Western Digital WD TV Live Hub Review @ PCSTATS
NVIDIA was the first to bring 3D Blu-ray (BD) via native HDMI 1.4 to the PC, coupled with HD audio bit stream support in the GTX 460, GTS 450 and GT 430 family of GPUs the home theater PC (HTPC) market has become much more interesting for the enthusiast. A few weeks back MissingRemote took a look at the GTS 450, and while it was a surprisingly good fit it is a little too much GPU for non-gamers. With 96 stream processors, a 128-bit memory bus and only 4 ROPs the GT 430Â’s hardware is unsuitable for more than casual gaming, but these limitations translate directly into lower power consumption and a format more suitable for use in a HTPC. There is a danger in removing too much hardware from the GPU, read on to find out if NVIDIA hits the HTPC sweet spot.... [MISSINGREMOTE] via PCSTATS

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Kingston HyperX MAX USB 3.0 128GB External SSD Review @ PCSTATS
Western Digital's WD TV Live Hub, which is what we're looking at today, is the company's fourth generation media streamer, and it's the most fully functional to date. Unlike the previous generation WD TV Live Plus, as well those that came out before it, this latest iteration adds several welcome additions, including a built-in 1TB hard drive, a built-in media server to stream content to multiple rooms, and more apps than before, including the ability to download movies and TV shows from Blockbuster On Demand... ... [REVIEWS] via PCSTATS

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Western Digital SiliconEdge Blue 256GB Solid State @ PCSTATS
GIGABYTE's new foray into the specialty keyboard market resulted in the Aivia K8100 keyboard (Aivia is an acronym for Advanced, Intuitive, and Versatile Interface Archetype). The board has three different levels of elastic force keys, a digital touch and slide volume control, and 20 non-ghosting keystroke capability thanks to Gigabyte's new Ghost Macro Engine. The presentation is akin to showing off an exotic sports car, with the keyboards available in brilliant yellow, victory red, and a deep matte black. A unique feature is the ability to swap out the WASD keys with rubber coated replacements for additional tactile feel during gaming. ... [BJORN3D] via PCSTATS

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AMD Radeon HD 6950 & HD 6970 CrossFireX @ PCSTATS
“Over the past year we have looked at quite a number of solid state drives. The surprising thing is that these drives have been from companies that are not known for storage products. They have mainly been from memory companies like OCZ, Corsair and Crucial. It is about time one of the big storage companies we all know stepped up and released a solid state drive. Well today we have one such drive from Western Digital. Today we will be taking a look at the SiliconEdge Blue 256GB solid state drive. This drive features read speeds of up to 250MB/s and write speeds of up to 170MB/s. Let’s take a look…"... [THINKCOMPUTERS] via PCSTATS

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G.Skill Trident DDR3-2500 4GB Review @ PCSTATS
By most definitions, AMD's Radeon HD 6900 graphics cards are powerful, but for those who are looking to push huge resolutions, a little more oomph might be desired. That's where multi-GPU configurations come in, and to see what AMD's latest are capable of, we've tested out both the HD 6950 and HD 6970 in CrossFireX.... [TECHGAGE] via PCSTATS

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Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t Convertible Tablet Netbook Review @ PCSTATS
Memory speeds are rapidly increasing in the eternal power war Today we look at the latest offering from G.Skill.... [OVERCLOCK3D] via PCSTATS

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Mionix NAOS 3200 High Performance Gaming Mouse @ PCSTATS
What do you do when you canÂ’t decide between buying a netbook and buying one of these shiny new tablet devices? You may like having a physical keyboard for ease of typing, but you also like touchscreen interfaces for ease of use. Well, the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t is trying to offer the best of both worlds. In a nutshell, the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t takes the S10 netbook platform and throws in a convertible tablet form factor. Can it really live up to its promise of being all things to all people? LetÂ’s find out.... [FUTURELOOKS] via PCSTATS

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nVidia GTX570 Review @ PCSTATS
Mionix is far from a household name in the peripheral market but they have introduced a long list of mice, gaming surfaces and headphones which have targeted gamers. Their range of high performance gaming mice has recently become available in North America and in this review we take a look at their mid-range NAOS 3200.... [PERFORMANCE] via PCSTATS

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OCZ 120GB RevoDrive PCIe Review – Its Lightning Fast! @ PCSTATS
Is the newly released GTX580 a bit too steep for your wallet? Today we take a look at the GTX570 to see if it can keep up the performance of its sibling. ... [OVERCLOCK3D] via PCSTATS

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GlideTV Navigator HTPC Remote Review @ PCSTATS
The RevoDrive is a bit different than other solid state drives, in that, it does not attach through a typical SATA II port, but rather a PCI Express slot on the motherboard of the computer itself. It is a simple installation and the warranty on the card is 3 years limited with performance results for the tested drive advertised at an amazing 540MB/s read and 480MB/s write performance with a 4k aligned IOPS of 75,000 IOPS. The drive is available from 50GB to 480GB sizes with typical pricing ranging from as little as $199 for the 50GB version with performance of 540MB/s read and 450MB/s write for capacities less than 120GB.... [REVODRIVE] via PCSTATS

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