Tuesday, March 15, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 14/03/2011




Wi-Fi Xoom might be cheaper than expected
Rumor has it that Staples will carry a Wi-Fi-only version of Motorola's Xoom tablet starting at the end of this month. Total cost? Only $600. This comes about a week after another rumor suggested that Sam's Club might offer the Wi-Fi slate for just $540. Yes,...
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John Carmack thinks DirectX is better than OpenGL
For what seems like forever, id Software programming guru John Carmack has built his legendary game engines around the cross-platform OpenGL API. That trend may well continue, but not because Carmack thinks OpenGL is superior to Microsoft's competing DirectX API. In an interview with Bit-Tech, the programmer...
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Get ready for Sandy Bridge-powered Pentium CPUs
Sandy Bridge processor pricing starts at $119.99 for the Core i3-2100, which is pretty darn affordable. It looks like we might see some cheaper variants still, though. A story by Chinese site Inpai names no less than four Pentium-branded Sandy Bridge processors, and it includes some performance estimates. The...
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Leaked document hints at Llano, Zambezi pricing
Based on the latest whispers from the rumor mill, AMD's 32-nm Llano and Zambezi processors aren't due until the early summer. That hasn't stopped the folks at X-bit labs from getting hold of an AMD slide filled with model numbers and product positioning details. The slide shows how...
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National Bracket Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough DSLReports has exclusive: AT&T to impose caps, overages Four AMD Bulldozer chips incoming: Details revealed and AMD aims to fight Core i7 "Sandy Bridge" with Bulldozer - X-bit labs AMD Forum: AMD Bulldozer logo and packaging? Muropaketti speculates on Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 performance...
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Hitachi's Deskstar 7K3000 3TB hard drive
Hard drive makers have been slow to release new models with three-terabyte capacities. Hitachi was the first to reach 3TB with a 7,200-RPM desktop model, and we've tested it against a full house of over 30 different drives to see how the 7K3000 compares.
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The TR Podcast 83: High-end excess and low-end laptops
Join us as we dive into Apple's newest tablet, a trio of hyper-realistic game demos, the world's fastest and most expensive GPU, and Scott's review of Intel's newest flagship CPU.
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Selection Sunday Shortbread
Eight is Enough AllThingsD's exclusive: Engadget's top editors Topolsky and Patel exit from AOL's giant tech site Engadget's Joshua Topolsky: Hello, I must be going C|Net reports Japan quake may hit flash memory chip supply iFixit's iPad 2 teardown My Droid World: Flash for your Xoom SlateDroid's hack:
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Girl Scout Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough C|Net reports iPad 2 launch predictably draws crowds—including Dr. Damage—sellouts AnandTech has Apple iPad 2 GPU performance explored: PowerVR SGX543MP2 benchmarked Rock, Paper, Shotgun: EA Forum bans can lock you out of games DICE: Our competitors are getting lazy. We're coming for them. SemiAccurate: LucidLogix...
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