Saturday, March 26, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 25/03/2011




Deal of the weak: Cheap storage and discounted graphics
We've got a little bit of everything in this week's deals post. Let's start with storage, which is a popular category for deep discounts. Looking for vast capacity at a low cost per gigabyte? How does a $75 Deskstar 5K3000 2TB sound? The low-power drive's...
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Eee Pad Transformer begins shipping
The Transformer cometh! Asus says it has kicked off shipments of the Eee Pad Transformer, the Android 3.0 slate that can be turned into a netbook of sorts thanks to an optional keyboard dock. This latest press release doesn't mention pricing, but when Asus unveiled the device at...
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USB-IF database tips SuperSpeed support for Llano chipsets
AMD's upcoming Llano APUs could have an ace up their sleeveأ¢آ€آ”or a few USB 3.0 ports, anyway. SemiAccurate is reporting that two AMD Fusion Controller Hubs (FCH) have appeared in the USB-IF's database of certified SuperSpeed products. The database lists A75 and A70M FCHs otherwise labeled as...
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Report: AMD's market share tumbled last year
AMD's slice of the worldwide microprocessor pie shrunk to just 11.4% last year, and Intel gobbled up 81%, according to IHS iSuppli numbers quoted by the folks at eWeek. These numbers cover all microprocessor types, so AMD's share would look a bit bigger if IHS iSuppli had zoomed in...
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A late adopter's guide to USB 3.0
SuperSpeed connectivity may be a nice additional perk as part of a future system, but is it worth the trouble as a standalone upgrade?
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RIM's PlayBook slate to run Android apps... sort of
Well, this is interesting. RIM's PlayBook slate certainly has the potential to be a solid iPad competitor, but it appeared as though its fresh-faced operating system would face an uphill battle to match iOS's and Android's huge app libraries. Turns out RIM has found a solution—as InfoWorld reports, the...
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International Waffle Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough Reuters reports Nvidia's stock surges on renewed Tegra attention HotHardware: Asus claims certain boards AM3+ compatible, says zilch about Bulldozer AppleInsider: Apple rumored to release new iMacs with Sandy Bridge, Thunderbolt by early May X-bit labs: Notebooks driving demand toward SSDs - Micron Fudzilla reports non-reference...
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Winner drawn in XFX Pro Series 850W PSU giveaway
The gravy train of free hardware continues. In our latest giveaway, we're doling out one XFX PSU a week for three weeks. This week, we're giving away the XFX Pro Series 850W, which you can check out below. This beastly...
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Release roundup: Case news, Sandy gaming laptops, and more
This week on the roundup, we've got a couple of case-related announcements from Corsair and NZXT, plus a new Biostar motherboard and some iBuypower laptops to round things out. Biostar announces H67MH motherboard. This looks like a cheap and cheerful choice for folks planning a budget...
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Crucial's m4 solid-state drive
Crucial's long-awaited successor to the RealSSD C300 has arrived. Join us as we take a closer look at the performance of the RealSSD C400, otherwise known as the Crucial m4.
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