IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 11/15/2010

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 11/15/2010

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The New MacBook Airs, a close look
No one was really surprised when Apple announced the MacBook Air update at its Back To The Mac event three weeks ago as the most famous thin and light notebook has been exactly the same since it hit the selves two years ago which is ages in the tech word

PQI makes the Cool Drive U339V USB 3.0 flash drive official
Showcased at Computex 2010 in June, PQI's Cool Drive U339V flash drive with a USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB) interface, has now been introduced and should start hitting stores soon.

HP Mini 1103 netbook unveiled, coming next month
Next month HP is promising to release a new Mini series netbook, the Mini 1103 model targeting small businesses which features a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) LED-backlit display, a 93% full-size keyboard, and is based on Intel's Pine Trail platform.

Apple schedules iTunes announcement for tomorrow
Mark it on your calendar people, November 16, 2010, the day Apple announced... well, something iTunes-related. The banner on Apple.com doesn't suggest much, so all we know that the Cupertino company has scheduled a big iTunes announcement for tomorrow at 3 pm London time.

EVGA releasing two GeForce GTX 460 SE graphics cards
EVGA has also come up with some 'Special Ed' GeForce GTX 460 cards two models based on Nvidia's reference design, boasting 288 CUDA Cores, a 256-bit memory interface and 1GB of GDDR5 VRAM. One card has stock clocks, while the other is factory-overclocked.

EMC buying scale-out storage company Isilon
EMC Corp. today confirmed that it will be buying Seattle-based scale-out NAS systems company Isilon Systems for about $2.25 billion. Following the acquisition EMC will bring together its Atmos object storage offering and Isilon's solutions to provide a scalable, low-cost storage infrastructure.

Fujitsu serves up seven LED-backlit monitors
Fujitsu has made the transition to LED backlighting for all of its monitor lines and introduced no less than seven LED-equipped LCDs, the 19-inch B19-6 LED, the 22-inch E22W-6 LED, B22W-6 LED and B22W-6 LED proGREEN, the 23-inch P23T-6 IPS, the 24-inch P24W-6 IPS and the 27-inch P27T-6 IPS.

Zotac introduces GeForce GTX 460 SE with 288 Cores
The rumors of a core-light GeForce GTX 460 are officially confirmed as today Zotac has announced a GeForce GTX 460 SE (Special Ed) with 288 CUDA Cores and not 336 Cores as 'regular' GF104-based cards.

A-Data adds 8GB kit to its XPG Gaming series DDR3 memory line
A-Data has now announced a new product part of its XPG Gaming Series V2.0 offer, an 8GB PC3-16000 dual-channel kit targeting overclockers, gamers and enthusiasts running Intel LGA 1155 or AMD AM3-based systems.

Creative reveals a trio of Live! series webcams
Creative Technology today presented to the world three Live! Cam family webcams, the Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080 which can record 1080p video and take up to 12MP still images, and the Live! Cam Socialize HD AF and Live! Cam Chat HD, which record 720p video.

AMD lending a hand with MeeGo
Despite being the baby platform of Intel and Nokia, MeeGo is going to supported by Intel's arch-rival AMD, who has today promised to provide 'engineering expertise intended to help establish the technical foundations for next-generation mobile platforms and embedded devices.'

OCZ acquires Solid Data technology to expand its enterprise storage line-up
The OCZ Technology Group has paid $950,000 in restricted common stock and cash to Solid Data Inc. for DRAM-based and Fibre-Channel (FC)-based SSD controller technology, which is set to used in future OCZ enterprise storage products like FC-based SSDs and low-latency DRAM/Flash hybrid solutions.

Amazon adding Tesla power to its on-demand cloud computing offer
Teaming up with Nvidia, Amazon has now started to provide its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) customers with the option of utilizing GPU supercomputing through Cluster GPU Instances which are powered by Tesla M2050 GPUs.

Kingston rolls out the DataTraveler R500 rugged flash drive
Kingston Digital Europe has now introduced a new DataTraveler series flash drive line, the DataTraveler R500 which includes 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models featuring a durable, rubberised casing and capable of read and write speeds of up to 30 MB/s and 20 MB/s, respectively.

ViewSonic intros the 3DV5 pocket-sized 3D camcorder
ViewSonic today unveiled multiple 3D CE products including the 3DV5, a compact camcorder packing two 5 megapixel CMOS sensors enabling it to record 3D 720p (1280 x 720) video and take 3D still images.

Biostar app enables PC control via smartphone
Motherboard maker Biostar has now made available the BIO-Remote2 Android app which lets users of PCs equipped with one of its boards to remotely control their system from a smartphone, using WiFi connectivity.

MSI's Military Class II components to debut with Sandy Bridge boards
MSI's upcoming LGA 1155 motherboard line-up will see to the official introduction of the second-generation Military Class components which aim to deliver even more stability, durability and efficiency.

MSI announces the N460GTX-SE graphics cards
MSI today introduced a new GF104-based graphics cards, the N460GTX-SE series which utilize a Cyclone cooler with one 90mm PWM fan, dual heat pipes and a nickel-plated copper base, are equipped with Military Class components, and are claimed to have up to 30% overclocking potential.

Spansion develops 2Gb NOR Flash chip for 3D applications
Sunnyvale-based flash expert Spansion has just announced its latest creation, a 2Gb (Gigabit) NOR Flash memory chip which is aimed for use within game cartridges, handheld learning devices, industrial entertainment machines, information kiosks and automotive applications.

Gigabyte readies overclocked Radeon HD 6850
Gigabyte is currently finishing up its second Radeon HD 6850 card, the GV-R685OC-1GD model which is not only factory overclocked and has an Ultra Durable design, but also makes use of a WindForce 2X dual-fan cooing system.

Asus greenlights Sandy Bridge motherboard previews
Asus has today cut the NDA ribbon and let the interweb be flooded with articles on some of its upcoming LGA 1155 motherboard. In all, Asus is planning to release 17 boards based on the P67, H67 and Q67 chipsets, all of which will support Intel's first Sandy Bridge family processors.

Antec One Hundred PC case up for pre-order
A new Antec Gaming series PC chassis is coming up and European stores have already exposed it through early listings. Known as One Hundred, the case measures 480.5 x 197.5 x 477 mm, has front-places USB 2.0 (x 4) and audio connectors, three exposed 5.25-inch bays and six 3.5-inch drive bays.

Icy Dock comes up with the MB662USEB-2S dual-bay RAID enclosure
For those in need of higher-grade external backup or storage Icy Dock has developed the MB662USEB-2S, a dual-bay RAID enclosure which can house two 3.5-inch SATA hard drives configured in RAID 0, RAID 1 or JBOD.

New record-breaking supercomputer packs over 14,000 Intel Xeon chips
Tianhe-1A, the new number one in the TOP500 list of supercomputers is known to make use of 7,168 of Nvidia Tesla M2050 GPUs but it is also equipped with 14,396 Intel Xeon 5600 series processors which help it it reach a record performance of 2.57 petaflops (quadrillions of calculations per second).

AOL Mail revamp called Project Phoenix, set for early 2011 launch
Trying to rain on Fabeook's assumed email parade, AOL today revealed Project Phoenix, its new and improved email offering which was built from the ground up to fit 'the way consumers communicate today.'

Hitachi lists its 3TB hard drives
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies aka Hitachi GST is coming out with its own 3TB 3.5-inch hard drives 7200 RPM and 5400-inch RPM models which have yet to be announced but can be found on the company's website.

Full-height Gigabyte GeForce GT 430 has custom cooler, higher clocks
Beside the low-profile model released last month, Gigabyte has developed another GeForce GT 430 card, a model which goes by the codename GV-N430OC-1GI and features a full height PCB (with an 80mm fan) and factory-overclocked components.

VLC 1.1.5 available for download
The VLC media player has recently received a new update (version 1.1.5) which includes a new Game Music Emu (GME) plugin, multiple fixes, and various translations updates.

UK stores halting Folio 100 sales due to high return rates
Toshiba's first Android tablet, the 10.1-inch Froyo-powered Folio 100 is looking like a hit and miss as UK sellers have either removed it from their offer or have upped its price tag to Â£1,000 so as to prevent new sales and thus more customer complaints.

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