Friday, March 30, 2012

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 3/30/2012

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9.7-inch Eken A90 Android tablet retailing at US$160
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The Apple new iPad is going for US$500, while the Android models with similar screen sizes are also around the same price point. For those who are looking for something more affordable, would know that many China-branded tablets are selling at much lower. And it seems that this Eken A90 Android tablet is said to be the cheapest in the market, at just US$160.


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HTCSense.com upgrading requires users to backup their cloud data
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HTCSense.com was launched in 2010 which offer users the features including locating their lost phones remotely, backup their data, and synchronize their contacts and call history to the cloud. And it seems that the company has decided to introduce some new services, but in order to make room for upgrade, it is asking users to download and backup their data they have stored on the cloud to their computers.


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Thecus shows off its latest NAS products at ISF
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We missed Thecus at CeBIT earlier this month, but we got a chance to catch up with the company at ISF and have a look at some of its new products. On display were the recently announced N2800 and N4800 Atom powered NAS boxes as well as the Core i3 powered N8850 which is part of a new series of tower NAS products from Thecus for more demanding users, as well as Thecus new tablet.


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Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler Review
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Today there is an abundance of high performance CPU coolers, with each company supplying several solutions to the market. The vast majority of such CPU coolers however are tower coolers of significant size, making their implementation inside desktop HTPC cases and other tight configuration problematic. In this review we will examine and test a special kind of cooler; the NH-L12 by Noctua, a low profile quiet cooler developed to offer superior acoustics performance in tight spaces.


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Microsoft considering Kinect as home security camera, facial tracker
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Microsoft is considering additional uses outside of gaming for its Kinect motion tracking technology, including the potential as a home security camera and for tracking facial expressions on TV viewers.


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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition to launch on iPad and PC
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, a revamp of the popular BioWare role-playing game, will launch on the iPad and PC, complete with a new user interface and multiplayer support.


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FBI and others licence Unreal game engine
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The FBI and other US government agencies have licensed the Unreal game engine, used in Mass Effect 3 and Batman: Arkham City, for training programmes.


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Intel Valleyview 2 clock speeds and more unveiled
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We've already unveiled a lot of details about Intel's Valleyview 2 Atom core which will be part of the Bay Trail SoC and today we can reveal the clock speeds and a few more details about this upcoming Atom core. We've also got details on the TDP, graphics clock and a few other details to share, so click on through for all the gory details.


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Intel's Smart Response, Smart Connect and Rapid Start requirements detailed
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With the introduction of its new 7-series chipsets – specifically the Z77 and H77 as well as a few mobile variants – Intel will be adding two new technologies in addition to Smart Response. These two new additions will be known as Rapid Start and Smart Connect and the requirements have now been detailed courtesy of Asus' manuals for its upcoming motherboards based on the new chipsets.


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inXtron shows off the Akitio MyCloud Pro at ISF
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One issue in the past has been that NAS boxes powered by Intel's Atom processors have been way too expensive to hit consumer level price points and as such this market space has been pretty exclusive to RISC – generally ARM or MIPS – powered solutions. This appears to be changing, as at the Intel Storage Forums inXtron was showing off its Akitio MyCloud Pro which is targeted to retail at sub US$200 while sporting an Atom processor and a fair few other goodies.


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