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Thermaltake eSports Unveils Shock One USB Gaming Headset
Thermaltake eSports has unveiled its latest gaming headset, dubbed the "Shock One." The Shock One is designed with performance and comfort in mind, featuring DTS 5.1 channel virtual surround sound, dynamic 40mm speaker drivers, a leather headband pad and multiple ear-pad cushions for enhanced comfort. The new headset has a black and red color scheme, complete with an illuminated Thermaltake logo. The Shock One also includes ten headband settings for the perfect fit, along with a noise-canceling microphone, a 3m cable and a gold-plated USB connector. An in-line control box allows easy changing of volume and microphone settings. Thermaltake eSports did not disclose details regarding the pricing or availability of the Shock One headset.
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Android Overtakes Symbian as Best-Selling Smartphone OS
Nokia's Symbian OS has long had a dominant share of the world's smartphones with the likes of Apple, Google, and RIM falling short. However, that seems to be changing as Google's Android OS has now overtaken Symbian as the best-selling smartphone OS in the world. In the fourth quarter of last year, Android-based phones had more than 33 million devices shipped while Symbian-based phones was only at 31 million. In the third quarter, there were around 20 million Android phones shipped while Symbian had just under 30 million. So, both grew from the previous quarter but it was Google's little OS that grew the most. Android grew at such an alarming rate that Symbian's slight expansion between the two quarters is basically irrelevant. For a comparison, Apple had 16 million phones shipped, RIM had ten million, and Microsoft had three million shipped during the final quarter of last year.
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NC State Researchers Develop New CPU Communication Technology
The researchers at North Carolina State University have been very busy lately. Just this month, a new memory technology was also announced. And now, another group has decided to tackle communications between cores on a processor. With this development, cores on a CPU will be able to send data directly between each other, rather than the previous method of sending data to memory first. A single instruction will provide communication up to six times faster between cores. Full details of the research will be unveiled at the International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture on February 14 in the paper "HAQu: Hardware-Accelerated Queueing for Fine-Grained Threading on a Chip Multiprocessor." The work was completed by a group of faculty and students in the electrical and computer engineering departments.
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Intel Discovers Sandy Bridge Chipset Flaw, Issues Recall
This is certainly something you don't want to hear if you've purchased a new Intel Sandy Bridge processor and motherboard. It seems that Intel has discovered a design flaw in the 6 Series motherboard that degrades its lifespan. The problem lies in the SATA controller where the ports can degrade over time and worsen performance of connected hard drives or optical drives. Intel has stopped shipment of the affected boards and has corrected the flaw in its factories, so new shipments will be arriving with the proper fix. Intel is keen to point out that the processor is not affected nor are any other components, it is just the SATA controller on certain motherboards. It seems that only the P67 chipset is affected and even then, only some of the boards have the issue. H67 chipset motherboards appear to be unaffected, but Intel does not have a comprehensive list ready yet of which boards have the issue so don't do anything drastic quite yet.
Intel is working with OEMs and other partners to get the affected motherboards recalled and replaced. It is expecting replacements to be delivered starting at the end of February with full replacement done by April. As such, due to the recall and manufacture of new boards, Intel is expecting a $300 million loss of revenue. Hopefully no one here gets a notice in the mail about your new P67 motherboard, but if you do or just want some questions answered, Intel's support page on its website will be the place to look.
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