IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 01/02/2011

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 01/02/2011

Semiconductor market grows 31.8% in 2010
Demand for silicon chips reached an all-time high last year and semiconductor sale numbers reflect just that - $298.3 billion worth of chips were bought in 2010 which is up 31.8% compared to 2009 when revenue reached $226.3 billion.

MSI GeForce GT 440 cards announced and listed
Well-known motherboard, PC and graphics card maker MSI has today introduced its own GeForce GT 440s, two models that feature custom cooling, stock clocks, DirectX 11 support and utilize Military Class II components (Hi-c CAPs, Solid Capacitors and Super Ferrite Chokes).

GeForce GT 440 added to Nvidia's desktop offer
Without any kind of fuss Nvidia has today added a new card to its desktop line-up, the GeForce GT 440. This model is probably powered by the GF108 GPU as it is based on the Fermi family and features 96 CUDA Cores, same as the GeForce GT 430 which uses the GF108.

LG Optimus 3D photo hit the web, announcement set for MWC
Coincidentally or not right on the day an image of the Optimus 3D found its way online, its maker, LG Electronics, has confirmed the introduction of its first 3D smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (February 14 - 17).

HIS coming up with IceQ X-equipped Radeon HD 6870s
Two weeks ago we reported about HIS' IceQ X-cooled Radeon HD 6850 cards and now we have to note the introduction of a couple of new, IceQ X models powered by AMD's Barts 40nm GPU, the Radeon HD 6870 IceQ X and Radeon 6870 IceQ X Turbo X.

Gigabyte to release Super Overclock series Radeon HD 6870
Gigabyte Technology is currently preparing a new Super Overclock family graphics card, a model called GV-R687SO-1GD which is, first, factory overclocked, and second, based on a custom design that allows for high frequencies and a stable operation.

PC graphics shipments down in Q4, Intel loses share to AMD and Nvidia
Numbers provider Jon Peddie Research has published its estimates for graphics chip shipments in Q4 and they are not pretty as due to a slower PC demand and the tablet expansion, PC and thus GPU sales were lower than expected.

Google Docs' documents list gets revamped
The Google Docs team is now rolling out throughout the world a new (and obviously improved) document list which is supposed to make 'it more useful to find, explore and share all your files stored 100% on the web'.

Intel Medfield-powered smartphone waved around for teasing purposes
At a sales conference last week Anand Chandrasekher, Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Ultra Mobility Group has briefly showcased a smartphone claimed to be equipped with the company's new Medfield SoC (system-on-chip).

SunBook netbook packs Pixel Qi display, promises to be usable in sunlight
Lake Forest-based Clover Systems has begun selling what it claims to be 'the first sunlight readable netbook', a device called SunBook which features netbook looks and parts but stands out through the use of a Pixel Qi LED backlit transflective LCD display.

Dell Streak 7 confirmed for February 2 release, to cost $200 with a contract
T-Mobile has confirmed that tomorrow, February 2nd, it will start selling Dell's second Streak tablet, the 7-inch Streak 7. The new mobile device, which was unveiled at CES 2011, will cost $199.99 with a two-year contract ($50 mail-in rebate required) or $450 without a service agreement.

Techconnect Review Round-up 31/1/11
Today's review round-up...

QNAP rolls out three new NAS servers powered by 1.2 GHz processor
QNAP Systems has now updated its product offer with three new Turbo NAS series models, the single-bay TS-112, dual-bay TS-212 and quad-bay TS-412 NAS servers which are aimed towards the home and SOHO (Small office/home office) markets.

StarTech offers two four-drive HDD/SSD docking stations
For people who have hard/solid state drives aplenty StarTech has released two docking stations that can hold not one, not two, but four 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drives, all of which are handled independently. The docks support up to 2TB models so a total of 8TB can be accessed through them.

Exceleram intros for DDR3 kits for Sandy Bridge systems
The poor guys at Topower Logistic GmbH really picked a bad day to announce their Sandy Bridge-ready Exceleram-branded memory kits as today Intel stated that it has suspended production of LGA1155 chipsets due to a design flaw (which is SATA related, the RAM is 'safe').

Intel confirms SATA issue with 6 Series chipsets, readies fixed parts
This has turned out to be a heck of a Monday as Intel Corp., the microprocessor giant based in Santa Clara has revealed that it halted production of 6 Series chipsets (codename Cougar Point) due to a design flaw that can affect their SATA performance, significantly.

Team Group comes up with three mainstream USB 3.0 flash drives
Taiwanese memory and storage company Team Group is beefing up its flash drive offer with three families of 'mainstream' USB 3.0 drives. The new drives are known as C101, Color Turn and F108, they are capable of read/write speeds of up to 54/30 MB/s, and are backed by a lifetime warranty.

Asus EA800 digital notepad reaching Europe priced at â‚¬259
Introduced in Taiwan a couple of month ago, Asus' first Eee Note 'digital notepad', which combines e-reader characteristics with an 8-inch (1024 x 768) greyscale display with a 2540dpi accuracy for great pen input, is now making its way into European (more specifically) Italian shops.

Elpida to buy all of Powerchip's DRAM chips, will sell them as its own
Japan-based company Elpida, the world's third-largest DRAM chip manufacturer, is set to ink a deal through which it will be acquiring all DRAMs produced in the fabs of Taiwan's own Powerchip Technology.

ASRock said to be prepping Tegra 2 tablets for Q2
Taiwanese company ASRock, currently the third-largest motherboard vendor on this planet, is reportedly planning to enter the increasingly crowded tablet market in the second quarter of this year with several devices.

AMD debuts the FirePro 2270 and FirePro V5800 professional cards
AMD has just introduced two more models to its FirePro line of professional graphics card, the entry-level and passively-cooled FirePro 2270 and the mid-range, active-cooled FirePro V5800 DVI. Both cards have DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 support and can drive two monitors.

Green House readies line-up of industial-grade SD/SDHC memory cards
Japanese company Green House is readying a new family of SD and SDHC memory cards which are aimed to be used in extreme conditions. Known as the GH-SDI-X B-Series, the cards can operate at temperatures between -40Â° C and 85Â° C, and include ECC to prevent writing errors.

MSI reveals four F series Sandy Bridge-based laptops
MSI today unveiled a quartet of mobile systems based on Intel's Sandy Bridge offering, or, more specifically, on the Huron River platform, the 15.6-inch FR620 and FX620 and the 17.3-inch FR720 and FX720 laptops.

A-Data announces two new 8GB Gaming Series V2.0 DDR memory kits
A-Data Technology has recently introduced two new dual-channel DDR3 memory kits part of its XPG Gaming Series, an 8GB DDR3-1866 and an 8GB DDR3-2133. Both pairs are aimed for use in gaming systems and provide both sufficient capacity and top performance for any task.

Active Media shipping 64GB SATA DOM drives for servers, embedded systems
Active Media Products has today expanded its storage offer through the release of two 64GB SATA DOM (Disk on Module) drives which measure just 55 x 33 mm, have a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, and can be utilized for servers and embedded systems thanks to their top reliability.

Analyst claims to have full scoop on iPad 2 specifications
Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has searched high and low, asked around as much as possible and ended up compiling a report (which we'll call salty but decent) on the successor of the 14.8 million-selling Apple iPad.

Tt eSports to let loose the Shock One DTS 5.1 channel gaming headset
Tt eSports, Thermaltake's brand for gaming-exclusive peripherals, is on the verge of rolling out its newest headset which was actually announced back at CeBIT 2010 (in March 2010), the DTS 5.1 Virtual Surround Sound-supporting Shock One.

Microsoft warns of MHTML vulnerability affecting Windows
Microsoft has on Friday published a new Security Advisory that focuses on a publicly disclosed scripting vulnerability that affects all supported Windows versions - Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 (R2).

Enspert Identity Tab E201U 7-inch tablet comes at $399
Promising both top build quality at a decent price, South Korean company Enspert will be shipping in two weeks' time one of its CES 2011-showcased tablets, the 7-inch Identity Tab E201U model which runs Android 2.2 (aka Froyo).

Toshiba Qosmio T750 laptop won't shapeshift but can change its color, sort of
Apparently we're still a while away from having gadgets that transform into robots, which is disappointing, but at least Toshiba has come up with a color-shifting laptop that will go great with one song in your guilty pleasure music playlist - Karma Chameleon by Culture Club.

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