IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 13/01/2011

The Daily VR-Zone News Summary - 12 Jan 2011
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In today's news roundup: review of the Seasonic X-460 Fanless 460W 80Plus Gold Silent power supply; Quick test of the Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB; Panasonic Singapore launches Lumix DMC-GF2 micro four-thirds camera; Smartphones cameras may soon feature 16-megapixel image sensors; Capcom has introduced new games for 2011.

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Roccat Unleashes Kova[+] Gaming Mouse
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Roccat Studios has launched its Kova[+] mouse, adding on to its line-up of gaming mice aimed at hardcore gamers.

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Microsoft files lawsuit against Apple over "App Store"
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"App Store" is too common a name to be trademarked, and that is exactly the reason Microsoft has given on why it filed a lawsuit against Apple. According to the filing, the term should be allowed to be used by other companies, not just Apple.

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Enermax Readies ErPro80+ Series PSUs
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Enermax Technology Corporation, leading designer and manufacturer of high-end PSUs, PC cooling solutions, PC cases, and PC peripherals, is preparing to launch its ErPro80+ series of PSUs, targeting mainstream users.

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Enermax Releases Hoplite Chassis
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Enermax has announced its Hoplite mid-tower PC chassis.

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Spire Unleashes Gemini CPU Cooler
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Spire Corp has announced its high-end Gemini CPU Cooler, targeting PC enthuasists and over-clockers. The all-black nickel coated tower cooler features six 6mm U-shaped copper heat-pipes, a copper base, 52 dimpled aluminum fins, and is bundled with two 120mm BlackStar 9 blade fans. The Gemini supports all Intel 775/ 1155/ 1156/ 1366 and AMD AM2/ AM3/ 940/ 939 processors and is available now at a MSRP of US$59.99/ EURO 44.95 through major retailers, e-tailers and distributors.

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Sony asks for Restraining Order over PS3 Hack
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Sony takes legal action against group, fail0verflow, over its release of a set of tools which allow illegal copies of PS3 games to run on the console.

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IBM Still Number One in Patents
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Now that 2010 is over and done with, would you like to know how your favourite IT-based companies and corporations fared in the field of patent applications? Well, a company known as IFI Claims has got the latest updated database of patent applications for the previous year, and the results are nothing short of interesting.

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NZXT Bunker --- 4 USB Lock System
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NZXT, a manufacturer of computer cases and other computer accessories, has announced the Bunker, a 4 USB Lock System. Aimed at protecting the user's USB gaming peripherals such as mice and keyboards, the Bunker is the first ever device of any sort made for USB expansion as well as protection of gaming accessories.

CoolerMaster's AIO Liquid-Cooling prototype
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A prototype all-in-one liquid cooler dubbed the A-L2 was spotted at CoolerMaster's booth during CES last week.

NVIDIA GTX560 to be released on 25th January
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The news is in. The Nvidia GeForce GTX560 will be launched on the 25th of January, and will feature a clock speed of 820MHz.

Panasonic Singapore launches Lumix DMC-GF2 micro four-thirds camera
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Panasonic Singapore today announced the launch of the highly-anticipated DMC-GF2 camera that uses LUMIX G Micro System which is based on the micro four-thirds standard. The successor to the popular GF1 is now retailing in the stores near you.

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Google will ditch H.264 support for Chrome, doubts cast on future of H.264-encoded Youtube videos
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Sometimes, the world just has to prove to El Jobsco that not everything has to go his way. In what must be the clearest sign that Google will not stand for the proprietary and patent-encumbered H.264 video codec championed by Apple and currently used for HTML5 video, the search giant is announcing the termination of all support for the codec in its Chrome browser in favor of WebM. What will this mean for HTML5 videos encoded in H.264?

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One day only: Apple's special shopping event this Friday
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Are you after an iPod or iPad? A MacBook? Or perhaps some accessories to bling up your beloved Apple gadgets? You might want to wait till this Friday, 14 January, for Apple's special one-day shopping event, just in time for Chinese New Year.

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Official PlayStation App for iOS and Android released
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Sony Europe has released the 'PlayStation Official App' for all iPhone, iPod touch and Android handsets, giving PlayStation fans a convenient way to access their PlayStation Network (PSN) account on the go.

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This 'Mouse' will make cheese out of your notebook
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Mice are small and timid creatures, right? Well, be prepared to see what this giant 'Mouse' is capable of: with the power of Intel's recently launched Sandy Bridge platform backing it along with 16 jaw-dropping gigabytes of DDR3 memory, the new G-Tune NEXTGEAR-NOTE i730PA1 laptop from Mouse Computer is all set to make cheese out of the existing range of 'killer notebooks' in the market today.

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Smartphones cameras will soon feature 16-megapixel image sensors
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Remember the story we ran yesterday about how Sony plans to fit its crop-body DSLRs with new image sensors capable of capturing stills at a resolution of 25 megapixels? Turns out that the company is not the only one with ambitious digital imaging plans: another Japanese chip maker known as Renesas has promised tiny smartphone image sensors capable of taking pictures at a whopping 16 megapixels.

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OCZ quits RAM market, focuses entirely on SSDs
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In a surprising turn of events, OCZ announced that it will completely leave the DRAM market to focus on Solid State Drives (SSDs). Let's hope they maintain their Lifetime Warranties like they do on the DRAM.

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Swine Flu survivors have boosted immunity, might lead to new Flu vaccine
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Researchers have discovered that a person infected by Swine Flu develops plenty of antibodies that are not needed to fight off the Swine Flu (H1N1) infection itself. However, these antibodies will be able to fend against a vast variety of common influenzas.

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Verizon iPhone 4 debuts with Personal Hotspot and iOS 4.2.5
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Verizon subscribers rejoice! The highly-anticipated CDMA iPhone 4 is officially launched yesterday, as opposed to having to subscribe to AT&T where it is the only operator offering the device until now. But that's not all, the new CDMA iPhone 4 also offers Personal Hotspot feature that lets you share your Internet connection with up to five Wi-Fi devices.

Quick Test: Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB WD3200BEKT-00PVMT0
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VR-Zone.com found a new revision of the Western Digital Scorpio Black 320GB lurking on store shelves late last month. Just last week, Western Digital announced its two-platter Scorpio Black 750GB hard drives. Now you're wondering: is the WD3200BEKT-00PVMT0 a single 320GB platter, or even a short-stroked 375GB platter? We got this particular drive to do a little workout in HD Tune for us.

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Sapphire to manufacture motherboards
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Sapphire, a tier one manufacturer for AMD graphics card, has announced its plan to develop motherboards for high-end Intel platforms. Among the two boards announced, one of them would be a X58 SAPPHIRE Pure Black, while the other board would be the SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra.

"On the second Tuesday of January Microsoft gave to me..."
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...two security bulletins for Patch Tuesday. Yep, you read that right: with only two security bulletins for users to take note of, this has probably got to be one more of the more lackluster Patch Tuesdays ever in Microsoft history. Not that it is a bad thing though.

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Sony releases MicroVault Tiny USB flash drive, and WUXGA Full HD projectors
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Sony has launched their new MicroVault Tiny USB flash drive, designed for the stylish users. On top of that, the company has also announced their new WUXGA HD projectors, VPL-FH500L and VPL-FH30, which boast amazing image quality.

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Rumour: Sony to release 25 megapixel APS-C sensor for DSLRs
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A digital image sensor that boasts resolutions of more than 20 megapixels is definitely one which conforms to the full-frame form factor, right? Not if Sony has got anything to say about it: rumours are abuzz that the Japanese electronics giant has got plans to introduce an APS-C format image sensor that is capable of capturing images at a jaw-dropping resolution of 25 megapixels.
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NOX Audio: Headphone Runs on Android, Why Not?
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When you think you have seen Android on almost any devices - tablet, netbook, smartphone or laptop; now we have the NOX Audio wireless headphone, the Admiral Touch, which runs the Google mobile operating system. Find out more inside.
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Microsoft to investigate Windows Phone 7 data usage complaints
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Microsoft will be investigating data usage by Windows Phone 7 devices after internet forums have been flooded with complaints about unidentified data use charges.

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1GB Radeon HD 6950 Listed in E-tail
vr-zone.com - European e-tailers are starting to list the 1GB version of Radeon HD 6950 in e-tail, with prices starting at 242 from Austrian e-tailer Lammer-Shop. Other e-tailers are listing the HD 6950 1GB in the 250 range, a good 15-20 cheaper than the standard HD 6950 2GB.

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Intel to pay NVIDIA $1.5 Billion in Licensing Fees
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NVIDIA Technology has announced that it will receive US$1.5 billion in licensing fees from Intel as part of a new patent cross-licensing agreement, which will span over a total of six years. Both companies have also come to the agreement to drop all legal disputes between them.
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Microsoft Surface 2: looks fantastic but will never 'surface' in homes
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Once again, Microsoft has shown the world why it is never a smart decision to write them off any competition, even if it has a less-than-stellar track record to back itself with. Hot off CES2011 is the software giant's new Surface 2 tabletop computer, which actually sounds somewhat impressive based on the information that has been released to the public.
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AMD CEO Dirk Meyer resigns, surprises Investors
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced that Dirk Meyer has resigned as president, CEO and director, and will be succeeded by CFO Thomas Seifert on an interim basis while the company conducts a search for a new CEO.

Intel Sandy Bridge: Now available from GooGoo Custom Computers
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Well, that took a little shorter than expected. It has been barely a couple of weeks since Intel launched its Sandy Bridge micro-architecture, and our very own custom PC OEM, GooGoo Custom Computers, has already starting listing the availability of Intel's new platform in their product lineup.
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Baidu launches Baidu Beat English blog for worldwide expansion
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Chinese search engine giant Baidu has recently announced their new blog called Baidu Beat. And interestingly, it isn't in Chinese, but is in English. Baidu aims to appeal to worldwide audience with their English blog about the recent news, trends and other interests happening in China.

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OCZ unveils new Vertex 3 Pro SSD, Z-Drive R3 PCIE SSD and ZX series Power Supplies
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OCZ Technology Group, renowned manufacturer of solid state drives (SSD), power supplies and memory modules for computers, has recently unveiled their latest and fastest SSD solutions to date at the Consumer Electronics Show this year at Las Vegas. Among the new products showcased include Vertex 3 Pro SSD, Z-Drive R3 PCI-Express SSD, as well as their 80-Plus Gold Efficiency rated ZX series power supplies.

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MSI GT680 --- Fastest Laptop in the World
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MSI has unveiled their latest ultra-powerful gaming laptop, the MSI GT680. This laptop managed a record-breaking 18,162 points on PCMark Vantage a benchmark used to measure the overall performance of a computer. This is the best score any laptop has ever been able to attain, which in itself is already a justification of how this laptop is the best of the best.

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Y. S. Sun Green Building Research Center Begins Operation
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Taiwan's first energy-saving and zero-carbon building in Taiwan, will be inaugurated on January 12th, 2011. Named after engineer-politician Sun Yun-suan, the Y. S. Sun Green Building Research Center is located in Li-Hsing Campus, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan.

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