NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti to launch on March 15
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The upcoming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti, based on the new GF116 chipset is set to launch on March 15. Although the GF116 is a mainstream chipset, NVIDIA has chosen to name its new card the GTX 550 Ti, and not the GTS 550. Performance is expected to be up to 35% faster than the current AMD Radeon HD 5770, which also means the new card will tread into the GeForce GTX 460 family's territory. More juicy details inside.
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The Daily VR-Zone News Summary - 17 Feb 2011
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In today's news roundup:
- Review of GlacialTech Alaska Multiple Platform CPU Cooler;
- Preview of OCZ Vertex 3 Pro SandForce SF-2582 200GB SSD;
- Leaked Dell Roadmap Shows Tablet, Smartphone Schedule ;
- Inception App: Easier to Understand Than the Movie (Review);
- Chewbacca Coming to Star Wars: The Clone Wars...and more
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Intel 510 Series SATA3 SSD Launch on 1st March
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Intel plans to launch their new 510 series codenamed Elm Crest on 1st March and it will be Intel's first 6Gb/s SSD targeted at PC Enthusiasts, gamers and workstation users. The 2.5" 9.5mm drive is available in two capacities: 120GB and 250GB. The 510 series features ......
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IBM's Super computer, Watson, wins Jeopardy
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IBM's Super computer, Watson beat its human competitors in the gameshow, Jeopardy. This clearly represents advancements in enabling computers to interpret information in human context. Are humans in jeopardy? Read On.
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Open-source Chromium OS spotted running on ARM platform
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A long time ago, we wrote a short story about how Google might plan to bring its web-only operating system known as Chrome OS to not only notebooks, but desktops and even tablet PCs. However, it seems like the open-source developer community might have already one-upped Google on the tablet front, for Chromium OS (the open-source branch of Chrome) has just been spotted running off an ARM-powered system in this year's Mobile World Congress.
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Windows hit by zero-day vulnerability, XP and Windows Server 2003 affected
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Seems like Microsoft had gotten a little too confident about the security of its ageing Windows operating systems and fell asleep at the wheel after the success that was Windows 7. Apparently, the software giant had forgotten that there are large numbers of people who still rely on older versions of its Windows operating system for their daily computing needs, for a new zero-day exploit against pre-Vista operating systems have been discovered by a security firm known as VUPEN Security.
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Android Ice Cream combines both Gingerbread and Honeycomb; scheduled to launch within six months
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At the Mobile World Congress, Google said that the next Android mobile operating system, codenamed "Ice Cream" or "Ice Cream Sandwich", will be launched within the next six months.
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MagicWand magically 'stitches' your Apple Magic Trackpad and Wireless Keyboard into a single ...
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Now that Apple has both a wirelesss keyboard and a Magic Trackpad which both feature near identical design philosophies, it should be only natural that users would attempt to pair both devices together as a single piece of hardware for maximum aesthetic appeal. And while Twelve South's new MagicWand accessory does not exactly make use of magic to blend both devices together into one, the result is surprisingly sleek, for the lack of a better word.
Hit up the link for more information.
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All jailbreak PS3 gamers face PSN ban...for life
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PlayStation 3 owners be warned. If you jailbreak your PS3 game console, you may find that you can't access the PlayStation Network (PSN) nor Qriocity movie-streaming service. Ever.
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Motorola confirms prices for upcoming Xoom tablet
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Motorola may have been teasing us with details about their upcoming Xoom tablet for quite some time already, but as all teases go, the company has remained steadfast in refusing to disclose the key detail everybody is waiting for: the size of its pricetag. Fortunately, it appears that the secrecy surrounding that piece to the puzzle has finally been broken thanks to an official announcement from the American telecommunications company.
Read on to find out more.
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Windows Phone 7 Connector: Now Available for OS X
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What are the odds that a loyal Mac user would actually think of using a smartphone that comes with Windows Phone 7 preloaded on it and not iOS? Well, apparently Microsoft thinks that the number is high enough: after all, why else would the software giant's Windows Phone 7 Connector software app for Windows Phone 7 have found its way over to the Mac App Store?
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GeForce GTX 590 and GTX 550 Ti Surfaced in Beta Drivers
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We spotted two very interesting entries in the latest 266.7x beta drivers which imply the launch of the
GeForce GTX 590 and GeForce GTX 550 Ti cards are nearing. GeForce GTX 590 is a dual GF110 GPU solution with 3GB GDDR5 memory while GTX 550 Ti is based on GF116-400, comes with 1GB GDDR5 memory.
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What is Apple planning for MobileMe?
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While the Wall Street Journal has previously reported that Apple is planning to revamp its MobileMe to include a cloud-based media streaming service to iOS devices, it seems that the Cupertino giant has more things planned up their sleeves.
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iPhone 5 to look like this?
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With rumours of the next iPhone to include a 4-inch display floating up recently and other reports of the iPhone 5 without the home button, how exactly will the next-generation iPhone look like?
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MacBook Pros available in early March?
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There are reports that the new MacBook Pros, which are due for refreshment, had already undergone production and that volume shipment will begin as soon as the start of March.
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