IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 20/01/2011

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IT News HeadLines (TechConnect Magazine) 20/01/2011

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LaCie and Christofle try to turn heads with silver-plated flash drive
Fancy a stylish flash drive to increase your bling factor? Then you might want to call on LaCie and Christofle who are offering the Galet, a hand-crafted, pebble-shaped flash drive plated with 'precious' silver. Yes, it's shiny.

Aliph goes all-out with the Jawbone ERA Bluetooth headset
San Francisco-based audio gear maker Aliph today introduced the Jawbone ERA, its newest and wannabe greatest Bluetooth headset which combines a stylish design with the proprietary Noise Assassin 3.0 noise cancellation technology and a built-in accelerometer enabling motion controls via MotionX.

GeForce GTX 560 Ti strips for an early photo shoot
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card is even less of a 'secret' now thanks to a few early birds who put it through a photo shoot, exposing the reference version we'll officially see released next week on the 25th.

Amazon to acquire UK-based movie streaming/rental service LoveFilm
Kindle supplier Amazon has inked a deal that will make it the wholly owner (currently the company is a minority shareholder) of LoveFilm International Limited, a UK company which offers movie/TV show streaming and DVD and games rental-by-post services.

Evercool reveals the Transformer 3 CPU cooler
Taiwan-based Evercool Thermal is currently preparing the release of a new Transformer, no, not a robot that can turn into a machine, that's already trademarked, but a cooler to keep our precious processors company through thick and thin (better yet through cold and hot).

LG readies the E2370V 23-inch IPS/LED gaming monitor
LG Electronics just announced the incoming release of a new, gaming-focused Flatron series monitor, the E2370V boasting an IPS panel, LED backlighting, a reasonably slim (19.1mm at its thinnest point) profile and a brushed metal frame.

Facebook rolls out mobile app for dumb (feature) phones
Catering to the social needs users everywhere, Facebook has teamed up with Snaptu and developed a mobile app that is supposed to deliver a better Facebook experience on feature phones (aka dumb phones).

PowerColor debuts the dual BIOS-packing PCS++ HD6950 card
TUL Corp. has just introduced a nice new card powered by AMD's Cayman 40nm GPU, the PCS++ HD6950 which features a custom cooler (with two 92mm fans, three copper heatpipes and a copper base) and comes with two BIOSes, a default one that sets the core clock to 880 MHz, and a 'safe' one @ 800 MHz.

Cooler Master unveils the Elite 343 & Elite 371 PC cases
Cooler Master today announced its newest system enclosures, the Elite 343 mini-tower which supports micro ATX motherboards and the Elite 371 mid-tower which works with micro ATX and 'regular' ATX boards.

I-O Data goes colorful with new external DVD writer
I-O Data has recently announced a new external optical drive, a DVD burner known as DVRP-U8C which measures 137 (W) x 154 (D) x 20 (H) mm, weights about 350 grams, has a USB 2.0 interface and comes in five colors - black, white, red, blue and brown.

Antec Skeleton Open Air case available in white too
Remembering the days when white was THE PC color, Antec has released a limited edition white version of its 2008-launched Skeleton open air case. Antec's panel-light chassis measures 419 x 330 x 376 mm, weights about 7kg and comes equipped with a 250mm LED-boasting TriCool fan.

I-O Data readies new, dual-drive RAID solution
By the end of this month I-O Data will release in Japan the HDC2-US series external drives which feature an USB 2.0/1.1 interface and pack two 1TB or 2TB HDDs configured either in RAID 0 or 1, depending on needs - extra storage or extra backup.

HTC reportedly prepping 'Flyer' Android tablet for March
Taiwanese smartphone designer HTC is said to be making its entrance into the tablet this March through the US launch of the Android 2.3-running (but later Android 3.0 upgradeable) 'Flyer'. The device is supposed to be introduced in collaboration with a yet unnamed carrier.

Samsung ST95, ST90 and ST65 cameras set for a February release
Sometime next month Samsung Electronics will let loose upon the US market three more compact digital cameras featuring a slim design, the 16 megapixel (26mm wide lens) ST95, and the 14MP ST90 (26mm) and ST65 (27mm).

Seagate drive shipments slip in December quarter, revenue stays flat
Seagate's performance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 (ended December 32st, 2010) was quite rocky, as drive shipments were down sequentially, reaching 48.9 million units, while revenue remained flat at $2.7 billion and profits grew just a bit ($150 million).

Windows 7/Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is gold (RTM)
Microsoft has finished up the first Service Pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, which comes with all fixes and updates released to this day and brings two new features for Server 2008 - Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX.

New 7-inch CherryPad tablet said to have better screen, faster processor
US company CherryPal is currently working on a new 7-inch CherryPad tablet which improve on the $188 model released last year. According to reports, the 2011 CherryPad will have a capacitive 1024 x 600 touchscreen (800 x 480 on its predecessor), a 1GHz processor (vs 800 MHz) and more.

Samsung confirms acquisition of display technology company Liquavista
Samsung Electronics has confessed to buying Eindhoven-based display technology firm Liquavista, and stated it will be using its electrowetting technology in e-Paper and transparent displays to gain an advantage over the competition.

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