Wednesday, April 4, 2012

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 4/4/2012

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Koolance intro VID-NX680 water block for NVIDIA's GTX 680
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If you're itchin' to hook up your almighty GEFORCE GTX 680 (or two) to your existing waterloop, Koolance now has a decent looking block for you to consider. The company has just released its VID-NX680 water block to suit NVIDIA's current flagship card.


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Intel targets emerging markets with new StoryBook Tablet PC
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Intel and Lenovo had launched the Classmate PC earlier this year for the educational sector, and it is powered by an Intel Atom N2600 dual-core processor, and has up to 320GB storage with a SATA hard drive (or up to 32GB with SSD). The chip giant was also reported to be releasing a new StoryBook Tablet PC, targeting emerging markets.


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Sony Xperia S Review: Sony's first Android smartphone
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Sony Xperia S
The Xperia S is the first smartphone in the Xperia NXT series - next generation smartphones from Sony - which was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. The Android phone claims to deliver stunning viewing experiences with its high resolution display, and has a 12-megapixel rear camera that can go into camera mode from phone standby mode almost instantly to shoot your images. VR-Zone checks out the new Xperia S to see how good it is.


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Sony Singapore introduces XBA-1VP and XBA-2VP headphones for smartphone users
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Sony
Launched in September last year, the Sony Balanced Armature in-ear XBA headphones claim to provide users with an enjoyable listening experience. Today, the Japanese maker has introduced two new XBA headphones for the smartphone users - XBA-1VP and XBA-2VP.


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Logitech Touch Mouse M600 arrives in Singapore
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Logitech
The Logitech Touch Mouse M600 was unveiled in February, in the US, which features a touch surface that lets you navigate intuitively  with your fingers. But the Touch Mouse only made it to our shores recently.


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Samsung launches SLATE PC Series 7 in Singapore
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Samsung
Samsung has announced the launch of their stylish SLATE PC Series 7 in Singapore. The SLATE PC Series 7 can operate as a space-saving desktop PC when connected to a docking station with wireless keyboard and mouse. Or you can remove the 11.6-inch touchscreen display and use it as a tablet.


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Raspberry Pi delayed further due to CE mark requirement
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There's been yet another setback in getting the US $35 Raspberry Pi out the door to customers; the latest of several delays being due to distributors' demands for compliance testing.


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Sapphires Pure Platinum Z77 motherboard pictured
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With less than a week to go until the official launch of Intel's new 7-series chipset, the first pictures of Sapphires upcoming Pure Platinum Z77 motherboard has appeared and one thing is certain, it's not the same board as the one that was touted as the Pure Black Z77 back at CES in January. The Pure Platinum Z77 appears to be a different breed of motherboard compared to what Sapphire has come up with to date and one of the first boards from the company that we'd seriously consider owning.


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Intel's H77 media creation motherboards pictured in detail
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Last week we posted some detailed pictures of Intel's upcoming Z77 motherboards and today we bring you the H77 models. This time around we have one ATX board, one mATX board and one mini ITX board for your viewing pleasure.


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Intel's upcoming 7-series chipsets priced
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When it comes to official pricing, Intel isn't a very imaginative company, for better or worse. Pricing details of the upcoming 7-series chipsets have been revealed and they mostly look the same as for the current 6-series of chipsets.


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Etron starts shipping its first USB 3.0 flash drive controllers
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Back in January Etron announced its USB 3.0 flash controllers at CES, but only now has the company started to ship the ICs. The company is aiming to bring lower cost USB 3.0 flash drive to the market with its now controller, while still offering decent performance.


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Microsoft's Xbox 720 to feature six-core CPU, two GPUs, Blu-ray, and more
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Microsoft's next-generation console, the Xbox 720 or codename Durango, will feature a four- to six-core CPU, two GPUs, and Bluray, and will require an always-on internet connection, according to sources close to the company.


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Samsung officially launches display business spin-off
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Samsung has officially launched Samsung Display, its spun off display business, which became the world's largest display manufacturer overnight.


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Rovio to make Angry Birds animated series
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Game developer Rovio is turning its popular Angry Birds games into an animated series.


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Samsung Galaxy S III (i-9300) to Launch in 2-5 Weeks, Immediate World-Wide Availability
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Samsung Galaxy SIII
It is rumored that Samsung will launch Galaxy SIII superphone at the Samsung Unpacked event (May 22). However, we've been told that the launch is being moved forward, with immediate world-wide availability (excluding USA, which will follow in Summer 2012).


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