Sandy Bridge chipset flaw fingered
Intel announced yesterday that it was having to redesign the Cougar Point chipset that goes with the Sandy Bridge platform. The chipsets are being redesigned and affected units that were already sold will be recalled and repaired. There are a lot of companies that will be having to get machines from customers to get the issue fixed.
The culprit for the degrading IO performance over time has been singled out. Engadget reports that the issue with the chipset comes down to a single transistor on the board that has a higher current leakage than the chipset can tolerate. The issue can apparently also make the SATA port fail completely.
Originally, we had understood that the issue would only degrade performance. It's worth noting that if you are on a board that is affected by this issue that has SATA ports that are controlled by a third party controller, they are not affected.
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AMD C-50 Fusion APU inside Toshiba NB550D gets benchmarked
We talked a bit about the Toshiba NB550D netbook with the AMD Fusion APU yesterday when it got unboxed. The gang over at Netbooknews also posted up some benchmarks for the new Fusion processor inside the machine to give us an idea how well the netbook performs. The machine has the C-50 APU running at 1GHz and a HD 6250 GPU that supports DirectX 11.
The geeks playing with the system ran 3DMark06 on it and the total score was 1889 3Dmarks. They point out that the score is 120 points higher than the preproduction version of the same notebook they had benchmark before. They upgraded the RAM to 4GB and the score stayed the same. The 3DMark06 score puts the machine ahead of some netbooks, put well behind the score the Atom D525 packing rigs like the Revio 3700 from Acer that put down 2898.
The machine was also ran through 3DMark03 and scored 4854 3DMarks. That is quite a bit better than the Aspire One 532G at 3029 according to Netbooknews. Rounding out the benchmarks is CrystalMark with the score of 37,648. The geeks also used the netbook for some gaming at 1024 x 600 on Crysis and others and the games played without issues.
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Download of the Day: Defraggler 2.02.253
[img]04[/img]Our Download of the Day today is Defraggler 2.02.253.
Most defrag tools only allow you to defrag an entire drive. Defraggler lets you specify one or more files, folders, or the whole drive to defragment.
When Defraggler reads or writes a file, it uses the exact same techniques that Windows uses. Using Defraggler is just as safe for your files as using Windows.
At a glance, you can see how fragmented your hard drive is. Defraggler's drive map shows you blocks that are empty, not fragmented, or needing defragmentation.
• Give your hard drive a quick touch-up with Quick Defrag
• Organizes empty disk space to further prevent fragmentation
• Defragment while you sleep - and wake up with a faster PC. Set Defraggler to run daily, weekly or monthly
• Full Windows OS and Multi-lingual support
• Boot time defrag of system files
• Supports 37 major languages
Defraggler is made by Piriform, the company that also brought you CCleaner and Recuva, so is completely free!
The latest version includes the following changes:
Changes in Version 2.02.253
- Improvements to speed and accuracy of the search algorithm.
- Redesigned NTFS processes for optimized speed and memory.
- Improved event handling with Windows 7.
- Improved scheduling for non-admin users.
- Fixed issue that caused drive icons to disappear from the drive list.
- Fixed issue that caused the Analyze button to be incorrectly drawn during long tasks.
- Improved handling of long non-English strings in options dialog.
- Fixed issue with fragmentation percent when drive contains sparse files.
- Moved about dialog to a separate window.
- Improved error logging in Windows 7.
- Minor GUI changes and tweaks.
- Minor bug fixes.
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Deal of the Day: ViewSonic G-Tablet 10.1" Android 2.2 Tablet - $379.99 Shipped Free!
Our Deal of the Day today is the Office Depot - ViewSonic G-Tablet 10.1" Android 2.2 Tablet - $379.99 Shipped Free!.
Offer: Pretty sweet deal on this new ViewSonic G-Tablet 10.1" Android 2.2 Tablet. It's got some great specs and is apparently very rootable.
- 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual-Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor
- 10.1" TFT-LCD with LED driver system and 1024x600 resolution
- 512MB DRR RAM
- 16GB internal memory (expandable up to 32GB via SD Card)
- Google Android 2.2 (Froyo)
- 1.3-megapixel Front Camera
- 1080p Video Output
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- 3650mAh Li-ion polymer battery (10 hours)
If you want to learn how to install custom ROMs, then you need to read up XDA.
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Intel Sandy Bridge SATA issue and the Aussie Flood Dream System
Last night you probably heard all the news about Intel only just discovering an issue with the Sandy Bridge chipset. We are using the GA-P67A-UD7 motherboard in the Aussie Flood Appeal Dream System and that is one of the many affected products on the market.
The issue of degrading performance and possibly even data corruption over time is seen when using the SATA II ports on motherboards that are powered by the Intel P67 chipset. The Intel SATA III ports are not affected, nor are the SATA ports powered by the two Marvell 88SE9128 chips that are featured on the GA-P67A-UD7.
The Dream System comes with a total of five drives: two Corsair Force F120 120GB SSDs and three Western Digital Black 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s HDDs. Our solution to dodge the problem altogether is running both Corsair SSDs on the SATA III ports (still in RAID 0) and two out of the three Western Digital hard drives on the Marvell controlled SATA ports. As for the third drive from WD, Thermaltake has stepped up to the plate once again and is throwing in one of their Max 5G USB 3.0 external hard drive enclosures. We did intend on adding in a high-end PCI-E RAID controller to take care of this issue, but all of the PCI Express x16 slots are accounted for by use of the three SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 2GB video cards in lovely Crossfire.
As of now, that brings the total value of the Dream System up to $4930.80 USD and the winner will not need to fear any potential storage issues later down the track. It is unknown at this stage if GIGABYTE will provide the winner of the Dream System with a refreshed and error-free GA-P67A-UD7 once they received new revision P67 Sandy Bridge chipsets from Intel, but we will keep you posted.
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Crysis 2 demo is now coming to PC!
After the Xbox 360 had it's supposed exclusive Crysis 2 multiplayer demo, the PC is now getting it's turn. Confirmed by Crytek over Twitter, they've said: At this time, Crytek & EA are glad to confirm that we'll be releasing a pre-launch Crysis 2 multiplayer demo on PC! Stay tuned for details.
The demo should have the same level of content if not more, but no date is known yet. There's also no news of a demo for the PlayStation 3. Crysis 2 goes on sales March 22, 2011 in the US and March 25, 2011 in Europe.
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Adult Movie Industry CTRL-C, CTRL-V's the RIAA's methods of revenue
The RIAA has been sniffing up the arse of a tonne of people who download illegal content over the past few years, with 100, 000 copyright infringement lawsuits in the USA in the past 12 months alone.
But now, the pornography industry are following in their footsteps by suing everybody in sight in order to scare people into no longer downloading their content. The Hurt Locker was last year's Oscar winning film about the Iraq war. The producers behind it complained that nearly nobody had seen the movie and that the result of this were illegal downloaders.
Yes, that's the reason.
Now the adult movie industry is wanting some quick revenue, why not sue people? Especially now that two of the biggest Adult BitTorrent sites were recently shut down, these lawsuits are just beginning. Most of them are within the $1000 range, with the RIAA using this method. Pay $X amount today or we'll own your ass faster than you'd blink.
They have lawyers in their pockets, most 'normal' citizens don't.
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Apple MacBook Air suspended in the air... by a balloon
Is Apple good at marketing? I wouldn't say so, but if I said that, I'd be lying. Check out the below video of the new MacBook Air in an Apple Store, suspended in the air by nothing but a balloon.
Yes, how amazing is that. For someone walking in and asking "just how light is the MacBook Air" and being the Sales Person being able to say "look behind you" and seeing it just hovering there like magic... I'm 99% sure Apple would sell a MacBook Air right there and then.
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GPU shipments down in the last quarter
Jon Peddie Research's graphics shipment estimates for the past quarter have arrived, with numbers being "below expectations". According to JPR the growth from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010 was only 4.3%, JPR are suggesting that tablets and iPad growth might to be blame.
Intel saw a 7.3% unit decline between the third and fourth quarter, while AMD and NVIDIA enjoyed sub-5% unit growrth. Comparing Q4 2010 and Q4 2009, AMD has come out of the fight with an 11.2% growth, compared to a 2.9% increase for Intel and drum roll... a 15.1% drop for NVIDIA.
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NVIDIA's GeForce GTX590 arrives within a month, brings dual-GPU action in the color green
NVIDIA is planning a launch of the upcoming dual-GPU video card in the next month. The GeForce GTX590 should launch to duke it out against AMD's upcoming Antilles, otherwise known as the Radeon HD6990.
The GTX590 will feature two GF110 cores with a total of 1024 CUDA cores, 3027MB of GDDR5 memory, dual 384-bit memory buses, 128 texture units and 96 ROPs. Based on features alone, this effectively doubles the specifications of NVIDIA's GeForce GTX580.
NVIDIA is said to have included all of the CUDA cores but will reduce the stock clock frequencies and voltages to give it improved power consumption numbers. The TDP has not been announced for the GTX590 yet, but be sure it will be a beast, the GTX580 is rated at 244W just to give you an idea... for those who live on the bleeding edge, they won't care. The thing could use 500W and it will still be the talk of the web.
Get ready to don your green suit, not even a month until release!
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Dynamism pre-orders for Enspert E201U Android tablet start tomorrow
If you have been eyeing the Galaxy Tab and thinking it sounds really good and wishing that it was a bit cheaper, the new Enspert E201U tablet might be perfect for you. The tablet will hit pre-order status at importer Dynamism tomorrow and has a good price and nice specs. Shipments are to start in the middle of February.
The tablet runs a Samsung S5PC110 ARM Cortex-A8 Hummingbird processor at 1GHz. It has graphics via PowerVR SGX450 and 512MB of RAM. Storage on the tablet is 8GB and it has a SD card slot for expansion when you need more space. The screen of the tablet is 7-inch 800 x 480 resolution with capacitive touch.
The OS is Android 2.2 and the tablet can access the Android Market. Other features include WiFi, Bluetooth, a headphone jack, mini USB 2.0 port, and a mini HDMI output. The battery for the device is 3,000 mAh. The tablet also has an accelerometer, compass, GPS, a Light Sensor, and a digital magnetic sensor.
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HyperDrive HDD for iPad grows to 1TB
When it comes to storage, iPad users don't get SD card slots like many other tablets offer for expansion. Once the internal storage on your iPad fills up, it's typically deletion that will get you more room for new apps and photos. HyperShop has a way around having to delete stuff for iPad users called the HyperDrive.
The HyperDrive has been around for a while now and the company has announced that it has a new and higher capacity version for iPad users that is a bit cheaper than the older version of the HyperDrive with the built-in LCD and memory card readers. The new version comes in up to 1TB capacity and lacks the LCD and memory card slots.
The files on the drive are navigated directly from an the iPad. The 1TB version of the drive is $399.95 and will ship in 4-6 weeks according to the maker. The drive connects to the iPad via the USB camera connection kit, which isn't included. Since this is just a USB drive it would seem you can use it on computers as well.
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Samsung integrates LOVEFiLM streaming into UK Blu-ray players
If you are a home theater fan in the UK that uses a Samsung Blu-ray player that is internet connected and supports apps you are getting a new feature to enjoy. Samsung has announced that it will be integrated the streaming video service LOVEFiLM into its full line of Blu-ray players for the UK.
Once the app lands any LOVEFiLM subscriber on a plan that is £5.99 monthly or more will be able to activate the app and stream films. The app will be offered via the Samsung Internet@TV service and will have a range of content. The content will include a number of Hollywood blockbuster films and independent films such as Cannes Film Festival nominees.
Samsung says that more apps will be coming during the year for the Blu-ray players. Andy Griffiths, Vice President, Consumer Electronics, Samsung UK comments, "Adding the LOVEFiLM streaming service to all Samsung Blu-ray players and Blu-ray Home Theatre Systems is great news for us at Samsung as we're dedicated to providing our customers with relevant and exciting content, all from the comfort of their own home."
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Sandy Bridge "Cougar Point" chipset has design flaw, recalls imminent
D'oh. It appears that the new Intel Sandy Bridge chipset has a flaw that can't be fixed with firmware or software. The issue has required a silicon redesign to fix and some systems shipped before the issue was discovered meaning that there are some Sandy Bridge machines in the wild already that will suffer from the issue.
As far as silicon issues go, it could be worse. The affected machines will continue to work, the issue is with the SATA controller and performance will degrade over time. That means that while your rig might be fast right now, a year or so down the road things could be totally different with IO performance.
Intel is seeing some significant recalls in its future. The chipmaker has reduced expected revenue by $300 million to fix the issue and make the new version of the chipset design. The issue is specifically with the Intel 6 Series chipset known as Cougar Point. The total cost to repair and replace materials and systems on the market already is expected to hit $700 million. Intel doesn't expect the chipset issue to significantly impact its full year revenue. Intel expects to resume P67 chipset shipments in late February and meet full demand by March or April.
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Toshiba NB550D netbook gets unboxed on video
We like a good unboxing video of a new gadget or computer around these parts. The latest notebook to get the unboxing treatment comes our way via NetbookNews and is the Toshiba NB550D. The notebook gets power from an AMD C-50 CPU running at 1GHz. It has a 10.1-inch screen like most netbooks do.
Graphics for the little machine are via Radeon HD 6250 and the APU used inside the rig promises to perform better than the Atom-based netbooks we generally see. The NB550D is a nice looking little machine with hints of green and a rubberized finish that keeps fingerprints away.
The notebook has a pair of Harmon Kardon speakers built-in, which is nice considering how anemic most netbook sound systems are. The machine has HDMI out and a lot more features as well. The worst thing about this notebook is that it will only be in Europe and won't head to the US. It will sell for about $450 in the EU. Check out the video below.
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Download of the Day: Rainlendar 2.9 Beta 102
Our Download of the Day today is Rainlendar 2.9 Beta 102.
Rainlendar is a customizable calendar that displays the current month. It is a very lightweight application that doesn't use much system resources or take much space on your desktop.
• Small and lightweight
• Different type events can have different appearence
• Supports Windows transparency
• Synchronizes events between several clients
• Localized for multiple languages
• Shows an alarm when an event is due
• Supports iCal files.
• Shows Outlook's appointments
• Includes a todo-list
• Works also as Litestep plugin
• Displays the current date in tray icon
• Can stick to the desktop (i.e. doesn't hide with Show Desktop)
• Hotkeys for quick access
• Easy skinning with an UI
The latest version includes the following changes:
Changes in Version 2.9 Beta 102
- Added iCal support for Mac.
- The language selection for the translate widget didn't work.
- Some selection settings could't be made if some other language but English was used.
- [Orange] category wasn't shown correctly in the Shadow4 skin.
- Outlook recurring events sometimes were shown on incorrect day if the start day was start or end of the month.
- Added a workaround for Outlook events which didn't set the recurrence end date correctly.
- The CSV plugin failed to import dates where year was defined with two digits.
- The recurrence controls were incorrectly updated also when the end date was changed.
- Rainlendar crashed if previously deleted event was deleted again.
- The calendar wasn't chosen from the template unless "Allow multiple calendars" was enabled.
- Added new option for "Combine icons in the calendar" not to show any icons.
- It's not anymore possible to delete read only items in the Manager dialog.
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Deal of the Day: 60" Mitsubishi WD-60C10 3D DLP HDTV for $699.99 with FREE Shipping! 65" WD-65C10 for $799.99 with FREE Shipping!
Our Deal of the Day today is the Dell Home - 60" Mitsubishi WD-60C10 3D DLP HDTV for $699.99 with FREE Shipping! 65" WD-65C10 for $799.99 with FREE Shipping!.
Offer: Dell has the 60" Mitsubishi WD-60C10 3D Ready Home Cinema DLA HDTV for $699.99 with FREE shipping. The 65" version, the WD-65C10 is an even better deal at just $799.99 with FREE shipping. These platinum black HDTV sets feature 1920 x 1080 resolution and a full array of inputs. Unknown expiration date, may expire at any time.
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Henry Cavill cast as Superman
The new son of Krypton is, Henry Cavill. Warner Bros and Zack Snyder (of Watchmen and 300 fame) are rebooting Superman and have finally cast The Man of Steel. The company sent out a press release this morning announcing it.
There are no hard details on the movie yet, but the casting is now done for the main character and from the above photoshopped image, it doesn't look too bad at all! Hopefully they're smart in their casting of Lois, Zod, Luthor, etc.
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Sony pumps out 3.56 Firmware, says "take that" hackers
Nothing is going to stop these hackers, but Sony doesn't care. They are pumping out firmware like it's nothing and are now up to 3.56. This "security patch" is an attempt to keep hackers from executing unsigned code that allows homebrew programs to run, as well as pirated games and online games to be backed.
But, the new firmware was unpacked within hours but may be a little while away before the firmware is completely cracked. Those who are running hacked firmware are obviously being told not to update. Sony are continuing to keep people out of their system but the hackers are persistant. No one really wins from this and console sales from hacked systems can show that companies can still make money.
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ASRock becomes world's third largest branded motherboard maker
ASRock has now surpassed ECS and MSI in motherboard shipments for 2010. Impressive. ASRock shipped eight million retail motherboards last year and are set to become quite the thread in the high-end market.
ECS and MSI each shipped roughly seven million retail motherboards last year, but with large OEM orders either company would suffer from losing their market position to ASRock. ASRock still has quite the hill to climb to catch up to Gigabyte and Asus with 18 million and 21.6 million boards sold last year respectively.
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Samsung sells 2 million Galaxy Tabs
Samsung has sold 2 million Galaxy Tabs since it's October debut into the market. The Galaxy Tab is available through 200 mobile carriers across 94 countries worldwide. Europe shipped 500, 000 units, North America with 350, 000 and Asia with around 330, 000 units.
Samsung has said consumer demand for the Galaxy Tab has outpaced it's supply in most countries. In comparison Apple sold 7.33 million iPads in the October to December period. Samsung is not taking this easily though, with an announcement of the Galaxy Tab 2 at the Mobile World Congress next month.
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Galaxy GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Video Card Overclocked
Introduction
Another day rolls in and another GTX 560 Ti arrives. With a pretty mean looking cooler on this one and a few lower clocked models already looked at, it's time to check out how overclocking goes on the new model.
The exact card we're looking at today is the Galaxy GTX 560 Ti 1GB GC Version. This isn't the first time we've seen the GC version and the chances are it won't be the last.
As we just mentioned, since we've already looked at a couple of GTX 560 Ti cards we thought it was time to overclock one and see what we could get out of the card. Since out of the box the Galaxy one we're looking at today didn't have the largest OC'd clock speeds, we thought it was a good chance for us to take it upon ourselves to see what the model was capable of.
Before we get into that and the overclock we received, we'll check out the package that Galaxy has got going on before taking a closer look at the card itself. Once that's done we'll look at the default specifications, what we overclocked it to and then of course we'll get into the good stuff; the performance of the card.
Package
On the front of the box you can see that this is the GC version and the main feature of it is the Twin Blade cooler. Inside the package we've got the normal array of paperwork along with the typical driver CD. In the cable department we've got two Dual-Molex to 6-Pin PCI-E power connectors, a single DVI to VGA connector and a mini HDMI to HDMI cable.
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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Gaming Performance Analysis
Introduction
So you're a Windows 7 user and you thank Microsoft every day for creating something that has gotten you off Windows Vista. Almost 18 months on and loads of little updates later, we finally find ourselves greeted with the first Service Pack for the operating system.
So it's got a list of fixes etc. - But we only really care about one thing when it comes to the new service pack. Is our gaming experience going to be any better? - It's not uncommon for a major release like this to offer us some free performance, and that's exactly what we intend to find out today; if we're able to get some.
We'll be using my new favorite test bed in the P67 today with what continues to be the fastest single GPU video card on the market; the MSI GTX 580 1536MB. The focus is of course gaming performance, so we'll be looking at the whole line-up of games today that we normally use in our video card benchmarks, and by the end of it we should be able to get a good idea on whether or not the new service pack is a worthy install for the gamer.
Since there's nothing to really look at today in terms of hardware, we'll just get stuck straight in to the testbed we've got up and running and then into the fun stuff - the benchmarks!
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Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo Xbox 360 Preview
It's a little ironic that one of the highest anticipated games for PC, Crysis, finds the second iteration getting a console exclusive multiplayer demo. One side of me doesn't care, while the other side of me does.
The only reason I don't care is for the simple reason that I own an Xbox 360, as I do a PlayStation 3 and high end PC. The reason I care, though, is that no matter how much I stir my favourite news monkey Anthony up about consoles being superior, they're really not in any way, shape or form when it comes to First Person Shooters or FPS. It doesn't matter how well you can wield that controller around, I can wield my keyboard and mouse around better. Hell, my mum could probably wield a keyboard and mouse better.
However, we're not here to get into a conversation on the merit of consoles and companies' decisions to release content exclusively to them. Instead we're here to offer you a preview of the Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo and give you our thoughts. Over the holidays, though, I've been testing the Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle, a little device that gives us the ability to record our gaming footage in HD and has given us the ability to implement our own in-game footage and screenshots. Again, not something we'll get into today, but keep an eye out for a standalone review in the coming weeks!
Anyway, with all that business out the way, let's cover the Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo. We've got two game modes and one map. We've got your typical "team deathmatch" style which is called "Team Instant Action", and we've got another mode called "Crash Site" which is a more capture and defend kind of mode. The latter isn't unlocked 'till you're rank 6 and most of the time I found myself having problems finding people playing this mode or just getting drop outs at the load screen.
Getting into Team Instant Action, you find yourself on one of two teams; C.E.L.L. or Marines. You've got yourself that sexy suit and in the demo we've got three abilities. The first gives us the ability to run faster and jump higher (Power), the second makes us invisible (Stealth), while the third increases our armour strength (Armour).
All three are linked up to energy which you'll see in the HUB when looking at our own footage. They're all really self-explanatory, but it has to be said the invisible offering is really good in the sense that you become quite invisible. Of course, you can still be seen, but combined with a fast run (which sees your energy dwindle fast), it's easy to give people the slip.
Out of the five classes; Assault, Scout, Sniper, Gunner and Custom, I found when I had unlocked Scout and gained the Shotgun, I used the Armour mode a lot as it gave me the ability to get in on the action and really just pound my enemy with shotgun shells. Really, it wasn't until the Scout class that I found myself having the most fun, as the ability to aim, shoot and kill with the shotgun is easier than that of the assault rifles and it seems that a large portion of people feel similar with it being one of the most popular classes.
With "Skyline" being the only map, it doesn't take long to figure your way around.
Camping on the map in the sense of sitting still is extremely limited, as due to the high jump ability there's multiple entrances to most spots.
Without utilizing the "Power" aspect of your suit, the game isn't all that fast paced from your point of view, but when you start seeing people zipping around the game it becomes quite manic. To be honest, the whole experience feels a little Call of Duty Multiplayer on steroids with the high jumps, fast run and futuristic weapons.
It's not really a bad thing, but it's indeed different and you could understand that the manic nature will turn some people off, especially those who aren't as confortable with FPS games on a console.
There seems to be a total of six game types coming, though, and you may find one of the other models a little less crazy. The other four that are mentioned in your "Service Record" include Assault, Capture the Relay, Extraction and Instant Action. It will be interesting to see which ones gain the most momentum, but if Call of Duty is anything to go by, it'll be the Team Instant Action option.
While the weapon choice is a little limited in the demo, it's not a half bad range at the same time. The ones that demand less accuracy are the easiest to use, while the ones that require more precision will indeed test your patience more when combining the controller and lag.
On the topic of some of the more typical areas we would cover in a game review, the audio side is strong. The music between menus gets you ready and in game the guns sound great. Graphically the game feels like a little bit of a mixed bag; the effects of running through water that is falling over you looks great, but overall the graphics seem very crowded and again manic due to the amount of stuff going on. Considering we're now only just over a month away from seeing the full game, it's fairly safe to assume that not a lot will change in that department.
Some areas, particularly inside ones look great such as the treadmills in the Gym, while a lot of the outside areas, although not as impressive, have huge amounts of foliage. However, my feeling it that this could very much just be this map used for the demo and there will be more of a balance in detail across the board with the final maps used in the full game. What will be interesting, though, is how it looks on PC, and if it will push systems like the original did.
It's fairly safe to say that come towards the end of March this is going to be a game worth picking up. The online is fun and more game modes should add even more to the mix. The single player story will be interesting and of course that's something we'll cover more when the full game comes out. With the demo coming to a close on February 4th, if you haven't grabbed the demo it's a little late now and you'll just have to wait 'till the full release. For now it's back to some Madden 11 to get my NFL fix as the season winds up.
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VIA Announces January Sales Results
VIA Announces January Sales Results
Taipei, Taiwan, 1st February 2011 - VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced net sales for January 2011 of NT$ 434.83 million (US$ 14.98 million approximately).
This sales revenue represents a 13.07% month-on-month increase over revenues of NT$ 384.58million (US$ 13.25million) in December 2010.
VIA January Sales Revenue
About VIA Technologies, Inc.
VIA Technologies, Inc is the foremost fabless supplier of power efficient x86 processor platforms that are driving system innovation in the PC, client, ultra mobile and embedded markets. Combining energy-saving processors with digital media chipsets and advanced connectivity, multimedia and networking silicon enables a broad spectrum of computing and communication platforms, including its widely acclaimed ultra compact mainboards. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, VIA's global network links the high tech centers of the US, Europe and Asia, and its customer base includes the world's top OEMs and system integrators. www.via.com.tw.
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Palit GT 440 brings the ultimate DX11 and 3D performance to your HTPC
Palit GT 440 brings the ultimate DX11 and 3D performance to your HTPC
Palit Microsystems Ltd, the leading graphics card manufacturer, introduces a new Fermi-based graphics card - Palit GeForce GT 440. With DX11, Blu-ray 3D and the latest NVIDIA technologies support, Palit GeForce GT 440 is the best solution for 3D movie viewing, and upgrades your photo editing and web browsing experiences.
Base on Fermi architecture, Palit GeForce GT 440 features 1GB of GDDR5 memory with 2x performance to offer the horsepower needed to power your HTPC for best 3D movie experience. Support for DVI, VGA output and HDMI 1.4a connector which is necessary for full resolution 3D content, Palit GeForce GT 440 is suitable for all kinds of home theater display monitor. Along with the Blu-Ray 3D support, Palit GeForce GT 440 allows you to experience optimal 3D visuals at a full 1080p resolution in your home. With DX11 support, Palit GeForce GT 440 also upgrade the editing of your photos and HD videos, and level-up your web experience with the new generation of GPU-accelerated browsers which enables a faster loading time. Palit GeForce GT 440 is ideal for HTPC power users, but also digital media and PC users who work on their Desktop PC.
With the latest NVIDIA technologies including realistic PhysX in-game effects, Palit GeForce GT 440 can even provide a playable frame rates in the hottest title StarCraft II. Under 1680x1050 resolution setting, you can experience the average frame per second at 48. Palit GeForce GT 440 offers the ability to play latest DX11 games at reasonable detail levels with a lot of value for money.
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GIGABYTE Launches New Mainstream NVIDIA® GeForceTM GT 440 Series Graphics Cards
GIGABYTE Launches New Mainstream NVIDIA® GeForceTM GT 440 Series Graphics Cards
Taipei, Taiwan, February 1st, 2011 - GIGABYTE Technology Co. LTD., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is pleased to launch the latest GeForceTM GT 440 series graphics cards, GV-N440TC-1GI and GV-N440D3-1GI.
Compared to the previous generation, the latest NVIDIA® GT 440 GPU has up to 30% better performance. It also supports DirectX® 11 tessellation. GIGABYTE GT 440 series graphics cards also have higher default GPU working frequency, offering users amazing gaming experience.
GIGABYTE GT 440 series graphics cards feature GIGABYTE's custom-designed 80mm cooler, with air flow optimized cover and aluminum base. The cooler can dissipate heat effectively from the GPU while keeping the fan at lower speed and noise.
GV-N440D3-1GI is integrated with industry's best 1 GB DDR3 graphics memory while GV-N440TC-1GI is integrated with high speed 512 MB GDDR5 graphics memory, turbo cached to 1 GB. GT 440 series graphics cards support NVIDIA® CUDATM,PhysX® and Blu-Ray 3D technology, which are designed for both high quality gaming and great home theater solutions.
For more details of GIGABYTE GV-N440TC-1GI and GV-N440D3-1GI, please visit the GIGABYTE VGA website: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/main.aspx?s=43
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About GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE Technology Co. Ltd., headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is known as a leading brand in the IT industry with branch offices located in 24 countries around the world. Founded in 1986, GIGABYTE started as a small research and development team and has since taken a position as one of the in the world's top motherboard manufacturers. In addition to motherboards and graphics cards, GIGABYTE further expanded its product portfolio to include notebook and desktop PCs, datacenter servers, networking products, mobile handsets, and home entertainment devices to serve each facet of the digital life in the home and office. Everyday GIGABYTE aims to "Upgrade Your Life" with innovative technology, exceptional quality, and unmatched customer service. Visit www.gigabyte.com for more information.
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HighPoint Launches RocketHybrid HBA’s – Powered by Marvell HyperDuo™ Technology
HighPoint Launches RocketHybrid HBA's - Powered by Marvell HyperDuo™ Technology
Milpitas, CA - January, 2011 - HighPoint Technologies, Inc. launches its Smart Hybrid HBA's product line. These ground-breaking PCI-E 2.0, SATA 6Gb/s HBA's combine solid state disks (SSD) with hard disk drives (HDD), into single, high-speed storage solutions, optimized for performance hungry workstations and applications. Smart Hybrid HBA's allow users to take advantage of the gigabyte-unit cost savings of a HDD's combined with the performance of SSD, without sacrificing capacity.
Marvell® 6Gb/s SATA HyperDuo™ Technology
HighPoint's RocketHybrid HBA's are powered by Marvell's cutting-edge SATA 6Gb/s 88SE9130 IC and revolutionary HyperDuo technology. This technology was designed to aid SSD's acceptance into the mass-market by addressing the cost and capacity issues associated current SSD storage. Current hybrid approaches of combining SSD's and HDD's for use as boot drives, do not provide the consistent, high-speed file access required by high-performance applications, such as gaming or media editing.
HighPoint RocketHybrid HBA's
HighPoint's RocketHybrid HBA's combine the superior performance of an SSD, with the cost-effective, high-capacity value of a SATA HDD, into a single storage device known as a HyperDuo virtual drive. HyperDuo virtual drives are optimized for secure, high-performance computing, and deliver 80 percent of the SSD's performance boost, with 100 percent of the HDD's capacity.
RocketHybrid 1220 and 1222 SATA 6Gb/s PCI-E 2.0
Two RocketHybrid HBA's are available at launch: the RocketHybrid 1220, which provides two internal SATA ports for standard PC's, and the RocketHybrid 1222, which provides two eSATA ports for use with external disk enclosures. RocketHybrid controllers are true SATA 6Gb/s, PCI-Express 2.0 HBAs; they are capable of supporting the latest SATA and SSD storage devices, while remaining fully backwards compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and PCI-E 1.0 hardware. The RocketHybrid HBA's are ideally suited for use with Home NAS, Gaming PC's and Media Workstations.
Availability and Pricing
HighPoint's RocketHybrid HBA's are available from a world-wide network of distributors, retailers and solution providers. The HBA's will become available in February, 2011.
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StarTech.com Launches the First SATA Hard Drive Docking Stations to Support Four Drives Simultaneously
StarTech.com Launches the First SATA Hard Drive Docking Stations to Support Four Drives Simultaneously
New 4-Drive Docking Stations offer eSATA and USB host connectivity, enabling users to access up to four external SATA hard drives and solid state drives simultaneously, without having to install them within a computer case or drive enclosure
Northampton, UK - January 31, 2011 - StarTech.com, a leading manufacturer of hard-to-find connectivity parts has announced the availability of two new 4-Drive External Hard Drive Docking Stations, both offering USB and eSATA host connections, with support for 2.5" and/or 3.5" Serial ATA hard drives or Solid State Drives (SSDs).
Adding to StarTech.com's extensive line of Hard Drive Docking Stations, the SATDOCK4U3E SuperSpeed single connection dock and SATDOCK4U2E high speed single/multi-PC drive docking stations are the first in the market to support four SATA hard drives or solid state drives simultaneously, offering users a practical way to maximize their external storage capacity.
SATDOCK4U3E
• Supports up to four 2.5" and/or 3.5" SATA HDDs or SSDs
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and eSATA connections to host with support for data transfer speeds of up to 5Gbps and 3Gbps, respectively
• Backward compatible with USB 2.0 host connections
• High speed eSATA with Port Multiplier host interface with supported transfer rates up to 3 Gbps
• Dual variable-speed cooling fans
• Independent power buttons and drive eject buttons for quick, easy hot-swapping
SATDOCK4U2E
• Enables fast, swappable access to four 2.5"/3.5" SATA drives, from multiple computers
• Supports up to four 2.5" and/or 3.5" SATA HDDs or SSDs
• Dual High Speed USB 2.0 host interfaces with support for transfer rates up to 480 Mbps
• Four high speed eSATA host interfaces with supported transfer rates up to 3 Gbps
• Dual variable-speed cooling fans
• Independent power buttons and drive eject buttons for quick, easy hot-swapping
The SATDOCK4U3E (MSRP: £162.99 GBP exc. VAT) and SATDOCK4U2E (MSRP: £157.99 GBP exc. VAT) are currently available directly from StarTech.com as well as through leading technology resellers including Dabs.com, Misco, Insight, Dell and Amazon, and is distributed by Ingram Micro and Enta Technologies.
For more information about this announcement, please contact Andrew Stephen at 1-800-265-1844 ext. 1248 or astephen@startech.com.
About StarTech.com
StarTech.com is an ISO 9001:2008 Registered Manufacturer of hard-to find connectivity and technology parts including A/V products, computer parts, cables and server management solutions. Founded in 1985, StarTech.com has locations in the United States, Canada, Europe and Taiwan, servicing a worldwide market.
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Intel Identifies Chipset Design Error, Implementing Solution
Intel Identifies Chipset Design Error, Implementing Solution
Updates Outlook to Incorporate Effects of Error, Infineon Acquisition and Expected McAfee Acquisition
• Chipset circuit design issue identified, fix implemented, customers being notified
• Infineon Technologies AG Wireless Solutions business (WLS) acquisition closed Jan. 31
• McAfee, Inc. (MFE) acquisition expected to close by the end of the first quarter
• Fourth-quarter, first-quarter and full-year outlook revised to reflect impact of chipset issue, WLS closure, expected MFE closure by the end of the first quarter
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 31, 2011 - As part of ongoing quality assurance, Intel Corporation has discovered a design issue in a recently released support chip, the Intel® 6 Series, code-named Cougar Point, and has implemented a silicon fix. In some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. The chipset is utilized in PCs with Intel's latest Second Generation Intel Core processors, code-named Sandy Bridge. Intel has stopped shipment of the affected support chip from its factories. Intel has corrected the design issue, and has begun manufacturing a new version of the support chip which will resolve the issue. The Sandy Bridge microprocessor is unaffected and no other products are affected by this issue.
The company expects to begin delivering the updated version of the chipset to customers in late February and expects full volume recovery in April. Intel stands behind its products and is committed to product quality. For computer makers and other Intel customers that have bought potentially affected chipsets or systems, Intel will work with its OEM partners to accept the return of the affected chipsets, and plans to support modifications or replacements needed on motherboards or systems. The systems with the affected support chips have only been shipping since January 9th and the company believes that relatively few consumers are impacted by this issue. The only systems sold to an end customer potentially impacted are Second Generation Core i5 and Core i7 quad core based systems. Intel believes that consumers can continue to use their systems with confidence, while working with their computer manufacturer for a permanent solution. For further information consumers should contact Intel at www.intel.com on the support page or contact their OEM manufacturer.
For the first quarter of 2011, Intel expects this issue to reduce revenue by approximately $300 million as the company discontinues production of the current version of the chipset and begins manufacturing the new version. Full-year revenue is not expected to be materially affected by the issue. Total cost to repair and replace affected materials and systems in the market is estimated to be $700 million. Since this issue affected some of the chipset units shipped and produced in the fourth quarter of 2010, the company will take a charge against cost of goods sold, which is expected to reduce the fourth quarter gross margin percentage by approximately 4 percentage points from the previously reported 67.5 percent. The company will also take a charge in the first quarter of 2011which will lower the previously communicated gross margin percentage by 2 percentage points and the full-year gross margin percentage by one percentage point.
Updated 2011 First Quarter and Full Year Outlook
Separately, Intel recently announced that it had completed the acquisition of the Infineon Technologies AG Wireless Solutions business, which will now operate as the Intel Mobile Communications group. The company also expects to complete the acquisition of McAfee by the end of the first quarter.
The effects of the chipset issue and these transactions are incorporated into the company's revised outlook. The company now expects first-quarter revenue to be $11.7 billion, plus or minus $400 million, compared to the previous expectation of $11.5 billion, plus or minus $400 million. Gross margin percentage is now expected to be 61 percent, plus or minus a couple percentage points, compared to the previous expectation of 64 percent, plus or minus a couple percentage points. Spending (R&D plus MG&A) is now expected to be approximately $3.6 billion, compared to the previous expectation of approximately $3.4 billion.
The full-year revenue growth percentage is now expected to be in the mid-to high teens, compared to the company's prior expectation of approximately 10 percent. Full-year gross margin is now expected to be 63 percent, plus or minus a few percentage points, compared to the previous expectation of 65 percent, plus or minus a few percentage points. Spending (R&D plus MG&A) is now expected to be $15.7 billion, plus or minus $200 million, compared to the company's previous expectation of $13.9 billion, plus or minus $200 million. Research and development (R&D) spending is now expected to be approximately $8.2 billion, compared to the previous forecast of $7.3 billion.
All other expectations for the first-quarter and full-year remain unchanged. With the exception of McAfee, the outlook for the first quarter and full year do not include the effect of any acquisitions, divestitures or similar transactions that may be completed after Jan. 31. The acquisition of McAfee is subject to customary closing conditions.
¹Excludes the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and inventory purchase adjustments arising from acquisition accounting
Status of Business Outlook
During the quarter, Intel's corporate representatives may reiterate the Business Outlook during private meetings with investors, investment analysts, the media and others. From the close of business on March 4 until publication of the company's first-quarter earnings release, Intel will observe a "Quiet Period" during which the Business Outlook disclosed in the company's news releases and filings with the SEC should be considered as historical, speaking as of prior to the Quiet Period only and not subject to an update by the company.
Risk Factors
The above statements and any others in this document that refer to plans and expectations for the first quarter, the year and the future are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Many factors could affect Intel's actual results, and variances from Intel's current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," and their variations identify forward-looking statements. Statements that refer to or are based on projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements. Intel presently considers the following to be the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company's expectations.
• This release contains forward-looking statements and projections based upon estimates of the impact of the chipset degradation issue on Intel's future financial and operating results, including on revenue, gross margin, and inventory valuation, based on preliminary analysis and information which is subject to change. Among the factors relating to the chipset degradation issue that could cause actual results to differ are the number of units that may be affected, the impact on systems in the market, the costs we may incur in repairing or replacing impacted components the extent to which customers purchase parts from Intel's competitors as a result of Intel parts shortages or otherwise, and the extent to which Intel is able to increase production of substitute or redesigned parts for customers.
• Among the risks related to the McAfee and Infineon AG Wireless Solutions business (Infineon WLS) transactions that could cause actual results to differ are that the closing of the McAfee acquisition may be delayed or may not occur, and that Intel may not realize the anticipated benefits of the transactions if the products, markets and business prospects of Infineon WLS and/or McAfee are not as presently anticipated by Intel. In addition, other risks associated with the acquisitions include whether Intel will retain the customer relationships and key employees of Infineon WLS and McAfee and will successfully integrate the acquired technologies or operations. Each acquisition will also involve the potential for unexpected liabilities that could become the obligations of Intel following the closing(s) of the acquisition(s).
• The updated Business Outlook for Q1 2011 and full-year 2011 includes assumptions and projections related to the revenue, gross margin, spending and other financial results of Infineon WLS and McAfee. These assumption and projections are based upon financial information obtained and estimated by Intel prior to closings of the transactions and prior to the integration of those businesses with the other business operations of Intel. Future business, integration, roadmap and other operations, and financial estimates, involving Infineon WLS and McAfee and the remainder of Intel are subject to change as post-closing integration and direct ownership of Infineon WLS and McAfee proceeds. In addition, the gross margin forecast reflects preliminary valuations of assets acquired or to be acquired in the Infineon WLS and McAfee acquisitions; however the allocation of the purchase price is not yet finalized and may be adjusted as Intel completes the valuation analyses.
• Demand could be different from Intel's expectations due to factors including changes in business and economic conditions; customer acceptance of Intel's and competitors' products; changes in customer order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level of inventory at customers.
• Intel operates in intensely competitive industries that are characterized by a high percentage of costs that are fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term and product demand that is highly variable and difficult to forecast. Revenue and the gross margin percentage are affected by the timing of Intel product introductions and the demand for and market acceptance of Intel's products; actions taken by Intel's competitors, including product offerings and introductions, marketing programs and pricing pressures and Intel's response to such actions; and Intel's ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to incorporate new features into its products.
• The gross margin percentage could vary significantly from expectations based on defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; product manufacturing quality/yields; capacity utilization; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related to the timing of qualifying products for sale; changes in revenue levels; product mix and pricing; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and associated costs; start-up costs; excess or obsolete inventory; changes in unit costs; and impairments of long-lived assets, including manufacturing, assembly/test and intangible assets.
• Expenses, particularly certain marketing and compensation expenses, as well as restructuring and asset impairment charges, vary depending on the level of demand for Intel's products and the level of revenue and profits.
• The tax rate expectation is based on current tax law and current expected income. The tax rate may be affected by the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the estimates of credits, benefits and deductions; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties; and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.
• Intel's financial results could be affected by gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other that could vary depending on gains or losses on the sale, exchange, change in the fair value or impairments of debt and equity investments; interest rates; cash balances; and changes in fair value of derivative instruments.
• The majority of Intel's non-marketable equity investment portfolio balance is concentrated in companies in the flash memory market segment, and declines in this market segment or changes in management's plans with respect to Intel's investments in this market segment could result in significant impairment charges, impacting restructuring charges as well as gains/losses on equity investments and interest and other.
• Intel's results could be impacted by adverse economic, social, political and physical/infrastructure conditions in countries where Intel, its customers or its suppliers operate, including military conflict and other security risks, natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, health concerns and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
• Intel's results could be affected by the timing of closing of acquisitions and divestitures.
• Intel's results could be affected by adverse effects associated with product defects and errata (deviations from published specifications), and by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property, stockholder, consumer, antitrust and other issues, such as the litigation and regulatory matters described in Intel's SEC reports. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products, precluding particular business practices, impacting Intel's ability to design its products, or requiring other remedies such as compulsory licensing of intellectual property.
A detailed discussion of these and other factors that could affect Intel's results is included in Intel's SEC filings, including the report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 25, 2010.
Intel plans to report its earnings for the first quarter of 2011 on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Immediately following the earnings report, the company plans to publish a commentary by Stacy J. Smith, vice president and chief financial officer at www.intc.com/results.cfm. A public webcast of Intel's earnings conference call will follow at 2:30 p.m. PST at www.intc.com.
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QNAP Debuts New Affordable High Performance Turbo NAS Server Family for Emerging HOME, SOHO, and Prosumer Users
QNAP Debuts New Affordable High Performance Turbo NAS Server Family for Emerging HOME, SOHO, and Prosumer Users
New TS-x12 Lineup Includes 1, 2, and 4-drive Models Featuring Embedded Marvell 1.2GHz CPU and 256MB of DDRII RAM, Delivering Great All-around Performance, Low Power Consumption, and a Wealth of Applications for Home Networks.
Taipei, Taiwan, January, 2011 - QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of world class NAS servers, NVR Video Surveillance Systems, and Network-based Media Players today announced the TS-x12 lineup of affordable high performance Turbo NAS servers intended for the fast-growing home and SOHO market segment. The new models utilize the latest Marvell 1.2GHz processor and include 256MB of DDRII memory and Gigabit LAN ports, offering up to 8TB of networked storage with a unique blend of solid performance, high reliability, and advanced features at very affordable price points. The TS-x12 series includes the 1-drive TS-112, 2-drive TS-212, and 4-drive TS-412.
NAS is becoming a popular addition to home networks as they solve the problem of how to centrally store and share digital content among computers in the home - especially in mixed Windows/Mac networks. QNAP's new TS-x12 models are easy to attach to existing networks and provides easy file sharing within the network, centralized backup of all networked computers, website hosting, printer sharing, even recording of surveillance video from IP cameras.
"The new TS-x12 series Turbo NAS servers offer affordable high performance coupled with ultra-low power consumption and virtually noise-free operation," said Tony Lu, Product Manager from QNAP. "Home users no longer need to sacrifice performance for lower cost NAS; and the new TS-x12 series offers advanced features like RAID and iSCSI support, making them an incredible value for the money."
The new TS-x12 models also improve the multimedia experience and capabilities for home users. The built-in UPnP media server (TwonkyMedia) feature of the TS-x12 series supports numerous UPnP-compliant media players such as the Sony® PS3 and Microsoft® Xbox 360 gaming consoles. Users can even use their iPhone and Android phone to stream music and video or view digital photos stored on the NAS in real-time from anywhere with a Wi-Fi or 3G connection.
Availability
The TS-x12 series will be available starting in February through popular commercial distributors, resellers, and retailers globally.
Want to learn more about the new QNAP TS-x12 models? Please visit www.qnap.com
TS-112: http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=191
TS-212: http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=192
TS-412: http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_feature.asp?p_id=193
About QNAP Systems, Inc.
QNAP Systems, Inc. is a privately held company founded in 2004 and is dedicated to bringing world class NAS storage, professional NVR video surveillance, and network video players to consumer, small/medium business, and entry level enterprise market segments. QNAP leverages not only hardware design but also a growing core competency in software engineering that is precisely focused on bringing to market products that offer the highest available performance coupled with outstanding reliability, scalability, and ease of installation and use. QNAP is a multi-national company with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, and subsidiary offices in China and the United States.
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Team Group Inc.Â’s popular modules USB3.0 flash drives hit the market
Team Group Inc.'s popular modules USB3.0 flash drives hit the market
The lightest USB in the industry
As the digital life era arrives, more and more consumer demand for high-resolution multimedia. Limited by the transfer rate specifications, USB2.0 no longer can handle HD media processing. With this year's kick off of USB3, Team Group Inc. released three mainstream energy-saving USB3.0 flash drives with ultra transfer speed to satisfy the consumer's need for HD media files process.
- C101: Easy to use and never lose the cap
The surface was designed with link format matte etching; the push-and-pull extending design solves the cap-losing problem once and for all. It is the number one choice for busy workers.
- Color Turn: Color rotation, fun and fashionable
The traditional design color rotation drive's surface has a silver satin finish to avoid fingerprints; the ergonomic rotation mechanism makes it easy to store. It is a favorite among students.
- F108: The lightest in the industry
The compact colorful flash drive sports metal sandblasting and anodizing; it is currently the most compact USB3.0 flash drive available on the market.
Compared to USB2.0's 480Mbps transfer rate, USB3.0's bandwidth reaches as high as 5Gbps, which is ten times more then USB2.0. Transferring a 20GB high-resolution video will only take less than 7 minutes, created convenience for user to carry and share HD videos. Team Group Inc. tailor three practical and beautiful USB3.0 flash drives to variety of users. Provide capacity choices from 8GB to 32GB, and added green energy-saving modes. With leading the industry lightest design, Team Group's USB 3.0's ultra speed performance and consumer friendly price can let consumer smoothly enjoy their HD media experience.
As a leading provider of memory storage products to the consumer market, Team Group is committed to providing the best storage, multimedia and data sharing solutions. All Team memory card products come with a lifetime warranty, repair and replacement services. For more information, please visit the Team website at www.teamgroup.com.tw.
About Team Group
Team Group Inc. is a manufacturer of computer products and consumer electronics, established in Taipei, Taiwan in 1997. We manufacture and distribute high quality Memory modules, Memory cards, USB disk, SSD, and Portable Hard Drives. Team Group is recognized as one of the leading memory products and consumer electronics manufacturers in the industry. We cover most business regions in the world. Team provides the highest quality products to customers in volume with competitive prices and the best possible after services. Through many years of the close and direct relationships with the leading manufacturers and OEMs, we are able to provide various products even during the shortage and allocation periods. As we continue to grow, we are committed to supporting our customers with superior products, first class service and excellent business growth.
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Tt eSports Announces the Shock One USB Gaming Headset
Tt eSports Announces the Shock One USB Gaming Headset
Tt eSPORTS are proud and excited to release the next edition of their Professional Shock Gaming Headsets, the "One" which is the most advanced headset in the range, which has many amazing features including DTS 5.1 Virtual Surround Sound and Dynamic 40mm Speakers that allow for high quality Bass Enhancement.
The "One" has been designed to produce immense sound quality in-game as well as being able to offer a comfortable solution for gamers with it's multiple Ear-Pad Cushions and leather headband pad to allow for multiple hours of wear for continuous periods of gaming.
The Shock "One" offers gamers a professional gaming headset with USB connectivity, a fully configurable user interface and an illuminated Tt logo so you can be the "One" who stands out in the crowd at gaming events all around the world.
When Tt eSPORTS created the Shock "One" gaming headset the idea behind the product was to fulfil the requirements of ALL professional and casual gamers who are enthusiastic about the equipment they use. The Shock "One" has been developed to enter a highly competitive market but by combining a visually fashionable design with high and exciting performance the product is sure to bring a smile to any gamer who invests.
Features:
• DTS 5.1 Channel Virtual Surround Sound
• Dynamic 40MM Speaker Driver with BASS Enhancement
• Fully Configurable User Interface
• Noise Cancelling Microphone
• In-Line Volume Control Box
• 10 Level Adjustable Headset Band
• Multiple Ear-Pad Cushions: Leather and Velvet
• Gold Plated USB Connector
Specifications:
Headphones:
• Driver unit: 40mm
• Frequency Response: 20Hz~20 KHz
• Impedance: 32 ohm
• Sensitivity: 114+/-3dB
• Max. input: 100mW
• Cable length: 3m
• Connector: USB
Microphone:
• Directivity: Bidirectional with noise cancellation
• Impedance: 2.2 k ohm
• Frequency: 100~10KHz
• Sensitivity: -45dB+/-3dB
For more information, visit the product page.
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ADATA Unveils XPG Gaming Series V2.0 DDR3 2133G and DDR3 1866G 8GB Dual Channel Kits
ADATA Unveils XPG Gaming Series V2.0 DDR3 2133G and DDR3 1866G 8GB Dual Channel Kits
ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, today announced an expansion of its XPG Gaming Series V2.0 product line with high capacity DDR3 memory modules, DDR3 1866MHz and 2133 MHz
In this latest release, ADATA not only presents performance-focused memory kits, but also demonstrates a continued dedication to high capacity memory kits for the market. Both new XPG 2133G and 1866G modules run at CL 9-11-9-27 timing with 1.65 Voltage, featuring 2oz double-copper PCB (Printed Circuit Board) and aluminum heat spreaders with Thermal Conductive Technology (TCT). Each memory chip is directly in contact with heat spreaders to achieve immediate heat dissipation.
The entrance of ADATA's XPG Gaming Series v2.0 DDR3 2133G and 1866G into the market is seen as evidence that the company is well-prepared for a surge in the next generation of motherboards.
Availability
The new XPG Gaming Series V2.0 DDR3 2133G and 1866G memory kits are now distributed through selected distributors and resellers. More information can be found on the company's website here.
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New AMD Professional Graphics Solutions Enhance Visual Display Capabilities for High Productivity Workplaces
New AMD Professional Graphics Solutions Enhance Visual Display Capabilities for High Productivity Workplaces
New AMD FirePro™ 2270 and ATI FirePro™ V5800 DVI professional graphics offer the flexibility IT professionals need to efficiently support various display technologies
SUNNYVALE, Calif. —1/31/2011
AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the AMD FirePro™ 2270 and ATI FirePro™ V5800 DVI professional graphics cards. AMD designed these new offerings for professionals in the medical, financial, design and engineering fields who require the ability to view and interact with multiple applications simultaneously.
"Because of their superior power consumption and multi-display capabilities, solutions based on the AMD FirePro 2270 and ATI FirePro V5800 DVI deliver strong value for financial, medical and corporate workstation environments," said Janet Matsuda, general manager, AMD Professional Graphics. "With the AMD FirePro family, we continue to demonstrate our focus on enhancing productivity through an enhanced visual experience."
As AMD's only low-profile, passively cooled, dual-display, triple set support solution graphics card, the AMD FirePro 2270 delivers multi-display capabilities for increased efficiency, longevity and compatibility. For example, the AMD FirePro 2270 features a fan-less, energy efficient design that consumes 15 watts maximum power and less than 10 watts on average. Additionally, the AMD FirePro 2270 enables efficient multitasking across multiple applications, including graphics intensive applications, helping to prevent system slowdowns. Legacy support for DisplayPort, DVI and VGA connectivity allows for seamless integration into existing installations.
The ATI FirePro V5800 DVI delivers professionals the graphics performance needed to drive two high-resolution dual link DVI displays while offering users the ability to stretch one image or application across both screens for expanded field of view and enhanced productivity. Support for DVI, the most common digital interface, makes setting up dual-display configurations easier than ever. The ATI FirePro V5800 DVI professional graphics delivers a full 30-bit display pipeline to enable increased color reproduction and superb visual fidelity and supports packed pixel mode to support dual 5MP medical displays.
With AMD FirePro 2270 starting at $149 US SEP and ATI FirePro V5800 DVI starting at $469 US SEP, both cards are available from professional graphics retailers worldwide.
About AMD
AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of vivid digital experiences with its ground-breaking AMD Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs). AMD's graphics and computing technologies power a variety of devices including PCs, game consoles and the powerful computers that drive the Internet and businesses. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.
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Active Media Products Ships World's First 64GB SATA DOMs
Active Media Products Ships World's First 64GB SATA DOMs
7-pin 64GB SATA-II DOMs Deliver Transfer Speeds up to 100MB/sec
Fremont, California - January 31, 2011 - Active Media Products, a leading manufacturer of DOMs, small form factor SSDs and USB drives, today announced the world's first 64GB SATA DOM (Disk on Module) drives, which are ideal for servers and embedded computing applications where high reliability is paramount. These DOMs are built with MLC flash to provide outstanding resistance to extreme dust, temperature, shock and vibration. These 64GB DOMs are also less than half the size and a fraction the weight of a 2.5" SATA HDD or SSD, measuring only 2.2 x 1.3 inches (55 x 33 mm).
"These 64GB DOMs demonstate AMP's commitment to developing cutting edge storage solutions," said Active Media Products VP of Sales, Jerry Thomson. "Active Media Products has by far the widest selection of DOM types and the highest capacity DOMs available, and these 64GB offerings extend our leadership even further."
These new DOMs have an industry standard 7-pin SATA header that plugs directly into virtually any motherboard, and is compatible with most operating systems, making them easy to design in to most servers and embedded computing systems. They support sequential read speeds up to 100MB/sec and write speeds up to 42MB/sec. These DOMs deliver unparalleled reliability with built-in features including ECC, wear leveling and bad block management. AMP offers the 64GB DOM with two different connector styles to facilitate different enclosures: Type-1 has the connector to the left side of the drive, while Type-2 has the connector to the right side. Both these 64GB SATA DOMs are available now to OEMs directly from AMP for approximately $259.
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About Active Media Products
Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, Active Media Products LLC is dedicated to developing creative new media products that improve performance and enhance the user's experience. Our focus on innovative product development enables us to bring new technology to market a step ahead of the competition. AMP is a leader in small form factor SSDs and manufactures the Wink and the endangered species line of USB drives.
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