IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 05/04/2011

COMPUTEX 2011 Spotlight : Smart Handheld Devices and Internet of Things
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The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the organizer of COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011 has expressed that the change in computer usage of the consumers and the applications of Internet of Things (IOT) is increasing gradually, boosting Taiwan ICT industry toward the development of supply chain for Smart Handheld Devices and IOT, which relevant products and devices will exhibit during COMPUTEX. Smart Handheld Devices and Internet of Things (IOT) are the hottest words in the ICT industry in 2010, including Tablets, Smartphone, Internet TV, Smart TV, 3D display products become the spotlight of the global market, clearly show the wireless broadband infrastructure of the new information society is taking shape.

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AMD: Llano APU is Shipping
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Recent rumours of AMD shipping Llano in April were met with some skepticism. However, the rumours have turned out to be true, as AMD is shipping Llano A-series APUs to OEMs, as of 4th April 2011, for revenue. In a webcast, CFO and Interim CEO Thomas Seifert announced, “Customers are very excited about Llano coming to market and we will look forward to seeing our “Llano”-based systems in the market this quarter — the second quarter.”

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Nikon D5100 Digital SLR Camera Announced
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After much anticipated wait, Nikon D5100 is real and official. Product availability and prices will be announced at a later date but let us look at the official specs.

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7-inch Android tablet with IPS panel display spotted in China
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In-Plane Switching technology (IPS) has been around for a long time, being made available for high-resolution displays including Apple's first generation iPad. And recently, another manufacturer is making a tablet that is using the IPS panel for its display.

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ASUS P8H67-I DELUXE (Intel H67 Express) Review
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While Mini-ITX solutions are often looked down upon as slow and somewhat cheap, not all of them are destined for use as low-power media centres or 8-hours-a-day office machines. Enter the latest Mini-ITX motherboard from ASUS, the P8H67-I DELUXE which is based on the Intel H67 Express chipset, and supports all second-generation Intel Core 'Sandy Bridge' processors. How will this mighty midget perform? We find out.

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The Daily VR-Zone News Summary - 4 April 2011
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In today's news roundup:

• Three USB3.0-capable flash drives with capacities of 64GB get put to the test to see which product offers users better performances;
• Thermalright's TR-360 replacement cooler for the Xbox 360 video game console gets reviewed;
• A future version of iOS might receive OS X's Spaces feature;
• Panasonic is reportedly starting to ship BDXL optical discs which boast up to 100GB of storage space;
• Dynasty Warriors 7 is set to receieve a DLC which restores the game's original Japanese voices, and
• Anonymous has declared war on Sony in support for George Hotz

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