IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 24/01/2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 24/01/2011

CyberPower and Newegg offer up three new gaming systems
PC builder CyberPower has teamed up with US online store Newegg to release three pre-build gaming rigs, the AMD-powered Gamer Ultra 2073, and the Gamer Xtreme 1302/1304 which make use of Intel's Sandy Bridge platform.

Nvidia partners start shipping 3D Vision Pro gear
Announced last year, the 3D Vision Pro stereoscopic 3D solution for professional users (designers, engineers, digital artists, scientists), have now begun shipping through PNY (in the Americas and Europe), Leadtek (in the Asia Pacific region) and Elsa (in Japan).

Rambus buys lighting and display patents from Imagine Designs
Rambus has continued its investment in non-memory technology and bought the lighting and display patent portfolio of Imagine Designs Inc. The IP acquired covers general lighting, LCD backlighting, and microelectromechanical system (MEMS) displayscovers.

Nvidia Tegra 3 comes packing up to four cores at 1.5 GHz
2011 kicked off great for Tegra 2 and will likely continue in the same trend as Nvidia is already preparing its next-generation SoC (system-on-chip) solution, Tegra 3. Claimed to be the world's first quad-core mobile solution, Tegra 3 will feature up to four Cortex-A9 cores clocked at up to 1.5 GHz.

Samsung said to be aiming for 70% notebook growth in 2011
Consumer Electronics titan Samsung Electronics is allegedly aiming high with its notebook business, hoping to ship up to 16 or 17 million units this year and to become the world's seventh largest portable PC maker.

MSI officially unveils the CR650 AMD Brazos-powered laptop
Taiwanese manufacturer MSI has today announced the CR650 laptop leaked a month ago that is based on AMD's Brazos platform and is equipped with the E-350 APU (accelerated processing unit). The yet unpriced and undated machine features a 15.6-inch (1366 x 768) display and runs Windows Home Premium.

Sony's Music Unlimited service launches in France, Germany, Italy and Spain
Two months after making its UK and Ireland debut, Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity, Sony's very own cloud-based music streaming service, has expanded its reach, becoming available in four more countries - France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Active Media rolls out the 1.8-inch SaberTooth ZF PATA solid state drive
Active Media Products has now expanded its storage line-up through the release of the SaberTooth ZF family of 1.8-inch solid state drives. The new SSDs have a 40-pin PATA ZIF interface, feature MLC (multi-level cell) NAND Flash memory, and boast the EastWho IDE controller.

Trust preps four mice that use BlueSpot tracking technology
Trust has recently revealed a quartet of mice that feature the BlueSpot technology which enables precise tracking on a wide range of surfaces. BlueSpot uses blue LEDs, is less sensitive to dust and bumps and requires less power than other solutions.

LG Optimus 2X dual-core smartphone launching in South Korea tomorrow
LG Electronics and carrier SK Telecom will tomorrow be releasing in South Korea the 'first dual-core smartphone', the Tegra 2-powered Optimus 2X which runs Android 2.2 (will receive an update to 2.3, eventually) and costs about $240 with a two-year service plan.

Foxconn sues component maker Suyin for patent infringement
Taiwan-based manufacturing heavyweight Hon Hai Precision (aka Foxconn) has filed a complaint with the Dongguan Intermediate People's Court of China in which it claims that Suyin, a components maker also from Taiwan, is violating its patented technology.

Kingston rumored to get a stake in JMicron
According to unnamed 'industry sources', well-known memory maker Kingston is planning to invest in Taiwanese IC (integrated circuit) firm JMicron Technology. Kingston's move would get it a stake in JMicron who's been supplying it with controllers for entry-level SSDs since last year.

VLC 1.1.6 released, includes fixes, faster WebM decoding
The VideoLAN team has today rolled out a fresh version of the VLC media player which brings multiple security updates in codecs and demuxers, faster VP8/WebM decoding, MIDI support on Mac OS X and more.

Nvidia to offer 1.2 GHz Tegra 2 for 3D devices
Nvidia's Tegra 2 SoC (system-on-chip) has only started to pick up speed and already it is up for an update through the introduction of the Tegra 2 3D (T25) processor which is aimed for use within 3D-capable devices (tablets, smartphones).

Motorola Xoom tablet said to debut at Best Buy on February 17
Motorola's CES 2011-announced Xoom tablet is apparently less than a month away as recent leaks show that US retailer Best Buy will launch it on February 17. The Android 3.0 (aka Honeycomb) device is supposed to cost $699.99.

Art. Lebedev working on six-key peripheral based on Popularis technology
The Art. Lebedev Studio team has yesterday announced that its awaited Optimus Popularis keyboard will take longer than previously expected to become available but promised to ease the wait through the release of a new product, the Optimus Mini Six.

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Apacer rolling out the AS202 solid state drives
Apacer Technology is expanding its solid state drive offer with a new line of entry-level models known as Pro II Series AS202 which feature a 2.5-inch form factor, MLC (multi-level cell) NAND Flash memory chips and a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface.

Silicon Power adding 64GB 600x-rated CompactFlash card to its offer
Silicon Power today announced its highest-capacity 600x Professional Series CompactFlash memory card, a model boasting 64GB worth of storage space that caters to photographers and makes use of a quad-channel mode and TurboMLC technology so as to deliver transfer speeds of up to 90 MB/s.

Sabio unveils the DM2-PT slim RAID drive
Sabio Products is coming out with a new storage solution for creative professionals, the DM2-PT external drive which makes use of a rugged aluminum/plastic housing, and packs two side by side hard drives set in RAID 0,1 or JBOD.

Logitech Wireless Mouse M515 claimed to be great for soft surface navigation
Logitech has today introduced the M515 wireless mouse which features a sealed bottom case enabling easy and worry-free navigation on soft surfaces like a sofa, a cushions, a pillow, or a sleeved blanket. This rodent also boasts a hand-detection sensor so it will only be active when gripped.

New Sapphire HD 6970 card exposed, comes with turn-key overclocking?
Not surprisingly, Sapphire is currently preparing the release of a customized Radeon HD 6970, a new Cayman-powered card that has a blue PCB (reference models have a black PCB) and a new, dual-slot cooler with metal inserts and what looks like a lock that can be rotated with a key or maybe a coin.

Sapphire introduces the Radeon HD 6870 Vapor-X and Toxic cards
Sapphire has started its GTX 560 Ti preemptive strike today by announcing two new Barts-based cards which utilize a vapor chamber-based cooling solution, the stock clocked HD 6870 Vapor-X Edition and the factory-overclocked HD 6870 Toxic Edition.

Gainward debuts 3GB GeForce GTX 580 Phantom
Following its parent company (Palit), Gainward has announced its own GeForce GTX 580 to feature 3GB of GDDR5 memory. The new card bears the Phantom brand and, like its GTX 570 sibling, boasts a custom cooler with three 80mm PWM fans, six heatpipes, a copper base and 44 aluminum fins.

Palit announces customized GeForce GTX 580 with 3GB of onboard memory
For gamers who want/need moar (read more) memory Palit Microsystems has developed a new GeForce GTX 580 model which packs 3GB (3072MB) of GDDR5 VRAM. Beside having double the regular amount of memory onboard, the card also comes with a custom cooler boasting two fans.

Android tablets of 2011
The tablet wars are heating up and industry watchers say that even though Windows has entered the competition with a bunch of new tablets, it will all come down to being a battle between Apple and devices powered by Google's Android operating system.

I-O Data preps new external drive for your multimedia storage needs
Japan-based I-O Data has this week revealed a new external hard drive offering (the HDCA-LU series) which is aimed at holding onto your multimedia (movies, music, TV shows) collection for easy access either via a TV or PC.

Gainward GeForce GTX 570 Phantom graphics card goes on sale
Announced last month, Gainward's latest GF110-based graphics card, the GeForce GTX 570 Phantom which comes equipped with a custom cooler (packing three 80mm PWM fans, six heatpipes, a copper base and 44 aluminum fins), has become available in Europe for as low as â‚¬333.

Adconion Media Group to spin off Joost
Just over a year after acquiring it, Adconion Media Group has decided to spin off Joost and form the 'world's largest video platform'. The new company will have Nick Higgins (previously the head of global video at Adconion) as executive vice- president.

Opera Mini adoption rises some more, 85.5 million users reported for December
Opera Software's latest State of the Mobile Web report reveals that in December (2010), no less than 85.5 million people have used Opera Mini for net surfing (up from 80 million in November), visiting 46.7 billion pages, up 4.6% sequentially.

Lenovo and NEC claimed to negotiate a PC business partnership
China-based Lenovo, the world's fourth-largest PC maker, and NEC, Japan's number one PC supplier, are rumored to be talking about a collaboration that would boost both of their presence in the PC market.

Galaxy S 4G smartphone coming to T-Mobile
Samsung's popular Galaxy S will soon be getting an update as T-Mobile has announced that a 4G version of the smartphone will be available through its stores. The HSPA+ 4G-supporting phone will run Android 2.2 and is expected in the coming weeks.

AMD back to profit, $375 million net income reported for Q4
AMD has yesterday posted its Q4 results, and they show a slight sequential increase in revenue - $1.65 billion as opposed to $1.62 billion in Q3, an operating income of $413 million, and a quite decent net income of $375 million or $0.50 per share ($118 million/$0.17 EPS loss in Q3).

Chrome 10.0.642.2 dev build brings more fixes and polish
Google has rolled out version 10.0.642.2 of the Chrome browser through the Dev channel so as to let developers and enthusiasts test out the latest additions like upgraded V8 JavaScript engine (3.0.7.0).

Larry Page to become Google CEO in April, Eric Schmidt staying on-board
After 10 years heading the mammoth that is now Google, Eric Schmidt will be taking a side step and, as of April, step down from the CEO seat and remain the company's Executive Chairman. Google co-founder Larry Page will take the role of CEO.

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AMD intros Juniper-powered Radeon HD 6770 & 6750 for OEM market
We guess it's renaming time again, and it's apparently AMD's turn because the company has taken something old, namely the Juniper-based Radeon HD 5770 & HD 5750, and put a new label on them - Radeon HD 6770 and HD 6750, respectively.

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