IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 15/03/2011

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 15/03/2011

Cubitek rolling Tank series PC case trio
After quite a bit of teasing and even full-on exposure, Taiwanese company Cubitek has today officially introduced the Tank line of gaming PC cases which is made up of three products, the Mini-Tank (supports mini-ITX motherboards), the XL-Tank (up to XL-ATX) and the HTPX-Tank (up to HTPX).

Lantic GeForce GTX 550 Ti goes up to 1040 MHz, has dual-fan cooler
Lantic Technology has just revealed its own GeForce GTX 550 Ti card, a model which is not only factory overclocked to great heights - has GPU/shaders/memory clocks of 1040/1800/4400 MHz (900/1800/4100 MHz stock), but is also equipped with a custom cooler made by Arctic.

HTC ThunderBolt release confirmed for March 17, price tag set to $250
Verizon Wireless today confirmed that the release date of the LTE-supporting ThunderBolt smartphone (made by HTC) is March 17 and revealed that the device will be available in stores and online for $249.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

MSI equips GeForce GTX 550 Ti cards with Cyclone II cooler
In an effort to stand out of the crowd with GeForce GTX 550 Ti cards, MSI has introduced two GF116 cards which make use of the Cyclone II, a dual-slot cooler boasting a 90mm PWM fan with Propeller blades, two copper heatpipes, and a nickel-plated copper base.

Nvidia making 3D Vision more affordable with $150 kit
Two years have passed since Nvidia released the 3D Vision kit, claiming it's the 'world's first high-definition 3D stereo solution for the home.' Since then 3D adoption grew, more games support the technology, but the kit remained the same. Until now that is.

EVGA rolls out two overclocked GeForce GTX 550 Ti cards
Loyal Nvidia partner EVGA is supporting the GeForce GTX 550 Ti by releasing two such cards, both based on the reference design but also factory overclocked so as to provide buyers with a bit more power for their gaming needs. Don't expect any big gains though, EVGA played it safe with the OC.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti graphics card debuts at $150
With some fanfare and backed by pretty much all its add-in board partners, Nvidia today introduced its cheapest GeForce 500 series desktop card yet, the GeForce GTX 550 Ti. This one is powered by the 40nm GF116 GPU and has a base price tag of $149.

Seagate refreshes its enterprise storage offer
Seagate, the former top dogg of the hard drive trade (now it's behind Western Digital in terms of shipments) has today announced a major update to its enterprise storage line-up which includes two new Pulsar SSDs, two Savvio 15K and 10K hard drives and the 3TB Constellation ES.2 HDD.

Zotac has 1 GHz-clocked GeForce GTX 550 Ti too
Yesterday we got to see Galaxy's GeForce GTX 550 Ti HOF and today we can feast our eyes on another card which features a GF116 GPU clocked at 1000 MHz (up from the stock 900 MHz), Zotac's GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMP! Edition.

PassMark WirelessMon 4.0 build 1000

Glary Utilities 2.33.0.1158

UltraEdit 17.00

Defraggler 2.03 build 282

Enermax SpineRex full-tower chassis set for April debut
For next month Enermax has scheduled the release of a new gaming chassis, the full tower known as SpineRex which is made out of 1.0 mm SECC steel, features a black coating, and supports E-ATX, ATX and micro ATX motherboards.

T-Mobile and Samsung announce the Sidekick 4G
As promised, T-Mobile is keeping the Sidekick brand alive and absolute proof of that comes in the form of a press release detailing the Sidekick 4G. Made by Samsung, the new Sidekick runs Android 2.2 and features a 3.5-inch touchscreen backed by a five-row QWERTY keyboard for speedy messaging.

Aerocool ships the Vs-4 mid-tower PC case
Catering to the needs of gamers on a limited budget, Aerocool has designed and now released the PGS-V series Vs-4 mid-tower chassis which promises to offer solid features and good looks at an attractive price point.

A-Data's HM series power supplies reach European stores
After quite a long wait (the product announcement was made in October) A-Data has finally let loose its HM series power supplies in Europe. These new PSUs target gamers and enthusiasts, have a modular design and have earned an 80Plus Bronze rating (up to 85% efficiency).

Sapphire to release Radeon HD 6950 FleX Edition (Eyefinity 4-ready) card
Sapphire Technology is currently readying the release of a new FleX series graphics card, a Radeon HD 6950 which is able to connect to four monitors simultaneously, three of those displays being driven via DVI (no active adapter needed), while the fours can have a HDMI or DisplayPort input.

Sprint to launch Kyocera Echo dual-screen smartphone on April 17
The February-announced Kyocera Echo, aka the "US' first dual-touchscreen smartphone", has received a release date - April 17. On that day it will be available in all Sprint retail channels and on Sprint.com, costing $200 with a new two-year service agreement.

BenQ unveils C1430 compact camera with 'Speedy Burst Shooting'
BenQ's digital camera line-up is set to be expanded very soon through the release of the C1430, an affordable point-and-shoot that packs a 14 megapixel BSI (Back Side Illuminated) CMOS sensor and includes a Speedy Burst Shooting mode which allows users to take 6 shots per second at 3MP.

OCZ to buy SSD controller designer Indilinx
In a bold (but potentially beautiful) move, the OCZ Technology Group has signed a deal to acquire South Korean company Indilinx, a designer of controllers and software for SSDs. The buyout will see OCZ offering Indilinx shareholders $32 million worth of OCZ common stock.

Microsoft unleashes Internet Explorer 9
The browser conflict has entered another stage now due to the release of the latest and wannabe greatest Internet Explorer version. Internet Explorer 9 is available for Windows 7 and promises to bring you 'the best experience of the web' through technology, performance and support.

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