IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 09/03/2011

Logitech reveals the Z906 5.1 channel speaker system
Through its official blog and via a press release, Logitech today sent out word regarding its newest speaker system, the THX Certified, 5.1 surround sound-enabling Z906. This one has a total power of 500W and utilizes digital decoding to deliver a balanced and clear sound that makes your room jump.

Zalman officially intros the CNPS11X Extreme CPU cooler
Some three months after its CES 2011 unveiling, the CNPS11X Extreme CPU cooler from Zalman, which features a V-shaped dual heatsink design and promises top performance, has now received a proper launch although, as you might guess, it's not yet available.

Intel Core i7-980X hexa-core is scheduled for retirement
Intel's first 6-core (hexa-core) desktop processor, the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition has recently been replaced at the top of Intel's offer by the i7-990X and since you can't really have two flagships, it has now been added to the discontinuance list.

Google Instant Previews go mobile
As of yesterday, owners of Apple iOS 4.0+ and Android 2.2+ mobile devices can experience the power of Google Instant Previews, a bandwidth and time-saving feature that has been available to desktop users since November.

Toradex develops uber-compact Intel Oak Trail-based PC
Swiss company Toradex has recently showcased at Embedded World 2011 its latest creations, including the xiilun PC, a single-board system based on Intel's new Oak Trail platform which comes in an aluminum casing measuring just 6 x 8.9 x 1.6 cm.

Gigabyte readies WindForce-cooled Radeon HD 6970
Gigabyte is currently making the final arrangements for the launch of its second Radeon HD 6970 graphics card, a model codenamed GV-R697OC-2GD which has a slight factory overclock and boasts the WindForce 3X cooler with three PWM fans, three copper heatpipes and a vapor chamber.

Panasonic coming out with 95 MB/s SDHC memory cards
Panasonic is putting the pedal to the metal with its newest Gold series SDHC memory cards as they are capable of offering read and write speeds of up to 95 MB/s and 80 MB/s, respectively. These numbers should please DSLR camera owners who enjoy HD, high-speed consecutive shooting.

ViewSonic's ViewPad 10 Windows 7/Android tablet reaches North America
It certainly took its time but ViewSonic's ViewPad 10 tablet has now finally began shipping in North America aka Apple's backyard, and is countering the iOS-based iPad with not one but two operating systems, Microsoft's Windows 7 and Android 1.6.

iBuyPower adopts Radeon HD 6990 too, spices up its gaming rigs
Like rival PC builder CyberPower, El Monte-based iBuyPower has embraced AMD's latest and greatest graphics card, the dual-headed Radeon HD 6990 and made it available for all its gaming systems, in both single- and dual-card configurations.

Chrome 10 goes stable, new Chrome 11 dev build outed
The general Chrome populous aka the regular users who like to run stable builds of Google's browser, are now able to enjoy the fruits of Chrome 10 as the 10.0.648.127 build is available in a final form for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

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IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 09/03/2011

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