IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 08/04/2011

Saturday, April 9, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 08/04/2011

Techconnect Review Round-up 8/4/11
Today's review round-up...

GPU-Z updated, Radeon HD 6790 supported
The low profile graphics card information and monitoring tool known as GPU-Z has now received a new update, one bringing support for quite a desktop, professional and mobile cards including the Radeon HD 6790, FirePro V5800, GeForce GT 555M, GT 540M, G315M, Quadro FX 600, FX 2800M and Quadro 4000.

TessMark 0.3.0 released, includes Nvidia FXAA support
Planning to cuddle up with your gaming system this weekend? Then you'll have some time to test out the newest version of TessMark, the benchmark that exercises the tessellation capabilities of modern (read OpenGL 4.0/DirectX 11-supporting) graphics cards.

Store it in the clouds
We are living in the Information Age and one of the most important things is to be able to access data like documents, pics, videos and other stuff, anytime, anywhere, without ever losing it. The good news is that there are many online services today to help you keep these data synced and safe.

Asus' BW-12D1S-U 12x external Blu-ray writer makes its debut
Revealed just before CeBIT 2011, Asus' BW-12D1S-U Blu-ray writer has now received a proper introduction and should become available very soon. This drive promises write speeds of up to 12x for Blu-ray discs and, thanks to its Optical Tuning Strategy (OTS) technology, also enables smooth playback.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android tablet launches in the US, costs $450
Coordinating with their European colleagues, the team at Acer America has today introduced the Acer Iconia Tab A500, a 10.1-inch tablet powered by Nvidia's quite popular Tegra 2 chip (with two 1GHz Cortex-A9 cores) which runs Google's Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) OS.

Sony's VAIO L Series all-in-one PC to hit European shops next week
Sony's February-announced VAIO L Series all-in-one system is closing in fast, the projected arrival date in Europe being mid-April (next week). According to its maker, this Huron River-powered VAIO is set to start at â‚¬1,299.

Stealth comes out with the LPC-670 mini PC
Stealth Computer has now introduced its most powerful mini PC yet, a 6.54" by 6.18" by 1.89" system (named LPC-670 ) enclosed in a rugged aluminum chassis which is aimed for use within industrial, commercial, military, utility, transportation, mining and telecommunications markets.

Gigabyte unveils the ECO600 wireless mouse
Yet another wire-free mouse is coming out way courtesy of Gigabyte and it promises up to 12 months of operating using two AA batteries. The peripheral in question is named ECO600, it utilizes 2.4GHz wireless connectivity, and is paired up with a Nano USB receiver.

Mozilla plans see Firefox 5 coming out on June 21st
As promised before Firefox 4.0 shipped, Mozilla has revamped the development process of its open source browser, making it more Chrome-like in terms of delivery. This means that, by the end of 2011 we should have Firefox 5, 6 and 7 out and about.

Acer introduces the Sandy Bridge-powered Aspire M3920 desktop
Acer has now launched in Europe a new multimedia-ready desktop PC, one Aspire M3920 which comes with a simple yet reasonably stylish all-black chassis and makes use of an Intel H67 motherboard and a 2nd generation Core processor.

Patch Tuesday coming with big batch of updates, 64 bugs to be fixed
It's like Christmas in April if you're a user of Microsoft software as the Redmond company has prepared no less than 17 updates for this month's Patch Tuesday (April 12), the goal being to resolve 64 vulnerabilities, including the (critical) SMB Browser bug acknowledged last month.

Toshiba readies the Camileo P100 and B10 1080p-capable camcorders
Toshiba has this week revealed its latest additions to the Camileo line of camcorders, to pocket-friendly models known as P100 ad B10 which can record Full HD (1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps) videos and take up to 16 megapixel still shots.

Eurocom offering Radeon HD 6970M MXM module for embedded systems
Introduced early this year, AMD's high and mighty Radeon HD 6970M mobile solution is now being offered by Eurocom as an MXM 3.0b module which can be put into embedded systems to give them a big boost in terms of graphics power.

Packard Bell to enter the tablet market with the Liberty Tab
Acer subsidiary Packard Bell is set on banking on this tablet trend too and its first move in that direction will be made in June through the release of the Liberty Tab, a 10.1-inch device which runs Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) and resembles its parent company's Iconia Tab A500.

Techconnect Review Round-up 7/4/11
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Velocity Micro adds Asetek 570LC liquid cooling to its Raptor gaming rigs
Richmond-based custom PC seller Velocity Micro has decided on giving its Raptor gaming systems an edge so it enlisted Asetek and the 570LC CPU cooling solution. The 570LC has thus become available as a cooling option for the Raptor Z90 and was added by default to the Raptor Signature Edition.

HIS unveils its IceQ X-enhanced Radeon HD 6950 cards
(Hightech Information System) has literally went Cayman-crazy as today it announced no less than six cards based on this GPU. Interestingly-enough, all these cards are Radeon HD 6950s, 1GB and 2GB versions, all equipped with an IceQ X cooler and more or less overclocked.

OCZ starts shipping the Vertex 3 solid state drives
Six weeks have passed since their announcement and now OCZ's Vertex 3 consumer-grade solid state drives have started shipping, promising to deliver double the performance of the Vertex 2 models by using SandForce's new SF-2200 controller and a SATA 6.0 Gbps interface.

Opera Mini tops 100 million users
Opera Mini, the small, light and fast mobile browser from Opera Software has reached two major milestones last month - 100 million users and two billion daily page views. Combines this with Opera Mobile's install base and you have over 115 million devices browsing the web via Opera software.

Asus Eee PC 1015B and 1215B Fusion netbooks available for purchase
Fusion fans, go ahead and dance the Happy Happy Joy Joy song as Asus has released (in the US at least) its first Brazos-based netbooks, the 10.1-inch Eee PC 1015B and 12.1-inch Eee PC 1215B.

MSI's FX420, FR720 & FX720 laptops make their US debut
MSI has now released in the US a trio of Sandy Bridge-flavored laptops, the 14-inch FX420 and the 17.3-inch FR720 and FX720. All three models run Windows 7 Home Premium and feature MSI proprietary technologies like Cinema Pro (enhances image quality) and Turbo Battery+.

WiF-only Galaxy Tab to reach US stores this week
Samsung Electronics has announced that its 3G-less aka WiFi-only Galaxy Tab tablet will become available in US retail and e-tail this weekend. The mobile device, which runs the popular but already ancient Android 2.2 (Froyo), will sell for $350.

Asetek adds liquid temperature fan control capabilities to its new pumps
Wondering what San Jose-based liquid cooling expert Asetek has been up to recently? Well, it continued to innovate, developing two pump technologies that allow for automatic and manual control of an LC system's radiator fans, depending on the temperature of the liquid going through the pump.

2011 Commodore 64 goes on pre-order
After months and months of work, Commodore USA's C64 remake all-in-one system is almost ready for release so naturally, it has become available for pre-order. According to its maker, the Commodore 64x will start shipping 'between mid May and early June', just in time for summer gaming.

Samsung Galaxy S II to launch with 1.2 GHz chip - update
Initially announced as powered by a 1 GHz Exynos 4210 dual-core processor, Samsung's flagship Android 2.3 smartphone, the Galaxy S II, has received a pre-release speed boost and will actually ship with its chip clocked at 1.2 GHz.

AMD officially intros the Radeon HD 6450
Available to OEMs since February, AMD's Radeon HD 6450 low-end graphics card is now ready to compete in the retail space too. Claimed to be ideal for HTPCs, this model is powered by the 40nm Caicos GPU, has a low-profile design, a TDP of only 27W, and a recommended price tag of $55.

Dell Streak 10 tablet reportedly prepped for summer release
While its 10-inch Windows 7 slate was pushed back till autumn, Dell's same-size Android tablet, which may be named Streak 10 (so as to be in-line with the 5-inch and 7-inch devices already available), is said to be scheduled for an early summer (June) release.

Elpida expanding its Mobile RAM offer with 4 Gigabit DDR2-1066 chip
Japanese memory manufacturer Elpida has just announced its latest creation, a DDR2 mobile RAM chip made using 30nm process technology which features a 4Gb (512MB) capacity, an top speed of 1066 MHz and an operating voltage of 1.2V.

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