IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 22/03/2011

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 22/03/2011

Toshiba shipping 14-inch DisplayLink-enabled mobile monitor
Toshiba America today launched a little something to offer mobile PC users more screen real estate, a portable monitor with a 14-inch LCD panel that is just one inch thick, weights 1.27kg, and gets both video signal and its required power via a single USB port.

HWiNFO32 added GeForce GTX 590 support
REALiX today let loose HWiNFO32 version 3.71, an update for its free system information and monitoring tool which brings full support for Nvidia's recently-released GeForce GTX 550 Ti and the upcoming GeForce GTX 590, and more.

Super Talent coming out with JEDEC MO-300V-compliant mSATA SSD
Beside the Express DUO 2-CH USB 3.0 drive, Super Talent today announced another flash-based storage solution, a compact (50.80 x 29.85 x 4.85 mm) solid state drive compliant with the JEDEC MO-300V standard.

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Sapphire officially intros its Radeon HD 6950 FleX Edition
Exposed last week, the Radeon HD 6950 FleX Edition graphics card from Sapphire has today received a proper debut although it has yet to hit stops. As revealed by its maker, this new Cayman card allows people to easily build an Eyefinity setup using three DVI monitors.

RIM BlackBerry PlayBook goes up for pre-order, starts at $499
Research In Motion (RIM) has given the green light for pre-orders of its first tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, with US and Canada being the first markets to have this option. The device comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions and costs $499, $599 and $699 respectively.

Verbatim releases small flash drive for in-car audio storage
For those who stopped burning CDs and don't think the mobile phone is a music player, Verbatim has released a tiny flash drive called Store 'n' Go Audio USB which can store hundreds of tracks and connects to modern car radios/players equipped with an USB port.

Leaked image shows working HTC Pyramid, qHD display confirmed
Official info from HTC may not be available but the Pyramid smartphone is still in the news thanks to a new image which made its way online and shows the upcoming device running Android and sporting the rumored high-resolution (qHD aka 540 x 960)) touchscreen.

Opera rolls out Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11
Opera Software has started a new mobile offensive today by releasing not one but two browsers that can work on anything from Java-based feature phones and BlackBerry, Android, Symbian smartphones, to Android tablets, and even Windows 7 desktops, plus MeeGo and Maemo hardware.

Microsoft targets Barnes & Noble's Android e-reader with two lawsuits
Going after the increasingly-popular Android platform, Microsoft has yesterday filed two complaints through which it accuses Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec of patent infringement. The two lawsuits specifically target the Nook Color e-reader which runs Android.

T-Mobile to sell LG G-Slate for $530 with a two-year contract
Putting all rumors to rest, T-Mobile has announced that the G-Slate 8.9-inch tablet (made by LG) will cost $529.99 after $100 mail-in-rebate card with a two-year service plan. The G-Slate runs Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 SoC and has a 3D panel (glasses are needed though).

Firefox 4 for Mobile reaches Release Candidate stage
With the desktop version of Firefox 4 practically outed, Mozilla has also updated the mobile-focused build of its browser and made available a first Release Candidate (RC) of the software which can be used with Android and Maemo devices.

Super Talent unveils the Express DUO 2-CH USB 3.0 flash drive
Expanding its flash drive line-up, Super Talent has developed and announced a new Express DUO model, one known as Express DUO 2-CH which features an USB 3.0 interface and a dual-channel design allowing for read and write speeds of up to 67 MB/s and 25 MB/s, respectively.

Apple sues Amazon, wants 'App Store' all for itself
Amazon's own mobile app store has yet to be released and already it's in trouble as Apple has filed a complaint against the Kindle seller last week in order to prevent it from using 'app store'.

Exceleram adding Blue Rippler DDR3 memory kits to its offer
Memory maker Exceleram has announced that the latest additions to its product portfolio are a bunch of DDR3 dual-channel and triple-channel DDR3 kits which feature the Rippler heatsink but with blue accents.

Apple delivers 10.6.7 update for Mac OS X
Apple has yesterday made available an update for its Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) operating system so as to address the display problems of the 2011 MacBook Pro, boost FaceTime performance, and plug in some 56 security holes.

Ultra Mobility Group chief Anand Chandrasekher to leave Intel
After almost 23 years of service, Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president and general manager of Intel's Ultra Mobility Group (UMG), has apparently decided to look beyond the microprocessor giant and will be leaving the Santa Clara-based company to 'pursue other interests'.

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