IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechConnect Magazine) 03/05/2011

TiVo ends patent battle with Dish and EchoStar, to be paid $500 million
After years of courtroom dueling, TiVo, Dish Networks and EchoStar, have finally buried the hatchet and inked a settlement to end the patent dispute between them. As part of the agreement, TiVo will receive $500 million - $300 million upfront and $200 million in yearly installments until 2017.

Elpida develops 25nm DRAM chip, plans production for July
Less than a week has passed since Elpida announced that it's going full-scale with 30nm DRAM production and now the Japanese company has stepped up the memory game again by revealing its plans for 25nm chips.

Samsung 7 Series (Oak Trail) tablet PC available for pre-order, costs $650
Remember the Sliding PC 7 Series announced by Samsung in January? No, it's still not out but at least it is listed in stores which suggests actual arrival isn't that far off. For those who don't know, this is Samsung's first device based on Intel's Oak Trail platform.

Touch BIOS software available for download, Gigabyte's Z68 boards named
Gigabyte has now made available the first public version (B11.0429.1) of its new Touch BIOS utility which enables users of Z68-based motherboards (only those made by Gigabyte of course) to modify BIOS settings from Windows.

Enspert plans July release for 8.9-inch Android Honeycomb tablet
South Korean company Enspert is working away on more tablets, one of its upcoming creations being an 8.9-inch model called E401 which is known to utilize Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). The E401 is expected to debut in Enspert's home market in July and it should go global later on.

Compulab's Trim Slice Tegra 2 compact PC now up for grabs
Haifa-based embedded computing company Compulab has late last week announced the (limited) availability of its January-released Trim Slice super-compact desktop PC based around Nvidia's Tegra 2 SoC (System-on-chip).

Gigabyte readies a second, factory-overclocked Radeon HD 6970
After a little more work in its labs, Gigabyte has managed to build a new non-stock Radeon HD 6970, one that makes use of the WindForce 3X (tri-fan) cooler, like the GV-R697OC-2GD, and has its GPU and memory clocked at 920 MHz 5500 MHz, respectively (880/5500 MHz stock, 900/5500 MHz for the R697OC).

Pioneer Computers rolling out low-cost 10-inch Android tablet
As if it didn't have enough mobile devices on offer, Australian company Pioneer Computers now has on pre-order a new Android tablet, the 10-inch DreamBook ePad 10 Plus which is loaded up with Android 2.2 and costs just 299 AUD (~ 327 USD).

Samsung launches the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 & 5.0 portable media players
Samsung Electronics today introduced two new 'smart players', the Android 2.2-running Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0. Both of these players are powered by a 1 GHz processor, and feature 8/16GB of flash storage, a microSD slot, a HD camera, and a large (4-inch on the 4.0, 5-inch on the 5.0) touchscreen.

3D-capable Sony Bloggie pocket camera selling in the US
Got $250 and a craving for creating 3D content? Then you're in luck cause Sony's 3D Bloggie pocket camcorder (model MHS-FS3) is ready for purchasing in the US. Sony's camera can record 2D and 3D videos at up to a 1980 x 1080 resolution and can take 5MP (2D) and 2MP (3D) still images.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

IT News Head Lines (TechConnect Magazine) 03/05/2011

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