Friday, January 21, 2011

IT News HeadLines (VR-Zone) 20/01/2011



VR-Zone
The Daily VR-Zone News Summary - 20 January 2011
vr-zone.com - 


In today's global news roundup: NVIDIA announces plans to integrate general-purpose ARM processing core(s) into a chip that belongs to Maxwell family of graphics processing units; Microsoft claims to have found the culprit responsible for causing certain users' data charges to go haywire; Asahi introduces a strong glass that will compete with the popular Gorilla glass; Europe and North America get official launch dates for Nintendo's 3DS handheld gaming console, and Microsoft is offering the hacker who leaked the PlayStation 3's security keys a gift in the form of a free smartphone and developer access.

Read More ...

Samsung to announce Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Suit and Galaxy Mini at MWC 2011?
vr-zone.com - 
Samsung Galaxy Ace
Earlier, we reported about the Samsung Galaxy Ace which was spotted on the Thailand website. It seems that this is only one of the three smartphones which could be announced at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona.

Read More ...

Jawbone Era claims to be world's first Bluetooth earpiece with built-in accelerometer
vr-zone.com - 


The latest in Aliph's Jawbone product lineup has improved noise-canceling capabilities, longer battery life compared to previous models, and to top it off, a built-in accelerometer. Read on.


Read More ...

Canon announcing two updated cameras in February?
vr-zone.com - 
Canon
Canon is rumoured to be announcing two new DSLRs, the 600D and the 1100D, at the CP+ show in Japan in February.

Read More ...

Want an 'iPhone 5'? It's selling for 7230 yuan
vr-zone.com - 


This is probably as self-explanatory as it can get, but hey, it still makes for interesting reading material once in awhile. Apparently, a certain unreleased smartphone has been spotted for sale on a Chinese online store known as Taobao at a very interesting price. With 'leaks' such as this, who needs to wait for Apple anymore?

Read More ...

Epson gets judged on Projector Runway, launch of new products at stake
vr-zone.com - 


In the first (and only) episode of Projector Runway, Epson faces an uphill task of convincing the panel of judges that its latest lineup of business, educational and home entertainment projectors are up to the task of meeting consumer demands. With only one chance to sway the judges into giving Epson the green light for the launch, what has Epson got planned up its sleeves? VR-Zone heads down to The Luxe Art Museum to investigate.

Read More ...

StarHub unleashes Facebook mobile app for Java feature phones
vr-zone.com - 
Starhub
Today, StarHub and Facebook have jointly announced the new Facebook mobile app for Java feature phones. The app is free for mobile pre-paid Happy Stars customers and there is no data access charges for all other mobile post-paid and pre-paid customers till end April 2011.

Read More ...

Solid Proof that Dead Space is coming to the iPhone/iPad
vr-zone.com - 
Dead Space

Over the past few weeks, EA Mobile has teased us with screenshots of Dead Space running on the iOS. And with the release of this video, there is solid proof that the game will have iPhone and iPad users to rejoice about.

Read More ...

Silverstone introduces Albino Raven 2 Evolution PC Chassis
vr-zone.com - 


Silverstone has unveiled its limited edition Raven 2 Evolution PC Chassis in white. Featuring a 90 degree motherboard mounting and support for liquid cooling radiators, it's much like its black predecessors in many ways.


Read More ...

PowerColor announces dual mode setting in the HD6950
vr-zone.com - 


PowerColor, a well known manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, has announced a dual setting design in its newest HD6950 design --- the PowerColor PCS++ HD6950. This card features a dual BIOS setting, allowing a factory overclock of up to 880MHz on the core speed and 1250MHz on the memory speed, and more importantly, it will allow unlocking of shaders to give a huge performance boost.

Read More ...

CoolerMaster unveils CM Elite 371 Chassis
vr-zone.com - 
CoolerMaster
Cooler Master has recently unveiled it's newest addition to the popular Elite series casings --- the Elite 371. This case is aimed at those who are on a tight budget, but looking for a case with great features and expansion capabilities.

Read More ...

Leaked webOS tablets are the Opal and Topaz of HP's eyes
vr-zone.com - 


Well this is certainly a surprise. Even though HP has been extremely tight-lipped about its ongoing project for a webOS tablet, it seems that even the company does not have the power to stop leaks such as these from making their way around cyberspace. And this latest leak unearthed by Engadget reveals some juicy details about HP's two webOS-powered tablets. Yep, you read that right: two tablets. Welcome to the competition, gorgeous.

Read More ...

No comments: