IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechConnect Magazine) 01/10/2011

Lenovo ThinkCentre M77 business desktop coming with Bulldozer power
Later this fall Lenovo's ThinkCentre line of business PCs will welcome a new member into its rants, the M77 desktop which comes in tower and SFF (small form factor) versions and can be equipped with an AMD Sempron, Athlon II, Phenom II or FX Series (the desktop Bulldozer!) processor.

Gigabyte unveils five new Superb series power supplies
Gigabyte Technology is ready to update the Superb line of mid-range power supplies, and for that it designed five new units - the 470W E470C3 and E470C3, E570 (570W), E620 (620W) and E720 (720W), which will be released in the coming weeks.

Verbatim rolls out the Store 'n' Save USB 3.0 desktop drive
Verbatim has this week launched in Europe the Store 'n' Save family of desktop hard drives featuring a USB 3.0 (aka SuperSpeed USB) interface and a design that allows for both vertical and horizontal installation (and use).

Samsung announces the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Android (3.2) tablet
Although it already has the Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the pipeline, Samsung Electronics has today revealed another 7-inch tablet, the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus which runs Android 3.2 Honeycomb (with the TouchWiz UI), is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, and includes 21 Mbps HSDPA support.

Sharkoon intros the MS120 & MS140 micro ATX gaming PC case
Sharkoon Technologies has this week introduced two new PC cases, the gaming-focused MS120 and MS140 which can 'only' fit in a micro ATX motherboard but have support for high-end graphics cards that are up to 36cm long.

Super Talent releases the USB 3.0 Storage POD HDD/SSD enclosure
Super Talent has now expanded its USB 3.0 product offering through the introduction of the Storage POD, an external enclosure with a SuperSpeed USB interface that can house one 2.5-inch SATA hard drive, solid state drive, or hybrid drive.

Firefox 8.0 beta released, brings Twitter search, tab animations and more
Already bored with checking Firefox 7's memory usage? Then you might be interested in the freshest Foxxy release, the 8.0 beta build which includes quite a few goodies, the highlight being the ability to choose Twitter as the default search option.

Sharp Aquos Phone 104SH detailed, comes with Android Ice Cream Sandwich
According to its recently-exposed release schedule, Japanese carrier SoftBank will introduce in the spring of 2012 the Aquos Phone 104SH, a smartphone made by Sharp which runs the soon-to-debut Android Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0?) platform.

Samsung's 23-inch Series 7 all-in-one set for US arrival, starts at $999
Samsung Electronics is gearing up for a new milestone as in October it will be rolling out its first 'US-bound' all-in-one' desktop PC, a device part of the Series 7 line which comes with a 23-inch (Full HD) panel boasting surface acoustic wave (SAW) touch technology.

Sonnet comes up with the Fusion F2QR dual-drive RAID storage device
Irvine-based Sonnet Technologies has just unveiled a new storage solution targeting professional users, the Fusion F2QR portable system which includes two 2.5-inch hard drives placed side by side in an aluminum enclosure, and configured in a RAID (0/1) setup.

Dell XPS 14z laptop debuting in China, going global a bit later
First seen at the IFA show in Berlin, Dell's XPS 14z ultra-thin laptop which has a 13.3-inch-sized body but actually boasts a 14-inch screen, is today supposed to be released in China, and is expected to reach other markets, those in America and Europe, later this year.

Chrome 15.0.874.54 beta is out in the open
Just a few days after the last release, Google has rolled out a new beta build of its Chrome browser, the 15.0.874.54 version which comes with an updated V8 engine (3.5.10.14) and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

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New HIS Radeon HD 6970 card enables DisplayPort-free Eyefinity 3 setups
HIS (Hightech Information System) is currently readying the release of a Cayman-based graphics card, one Radeon 6970 IceQ Eyefinity RTS (Ready-to-see) which allows for lower-cost 3-display Eyefinity setups that don't utilize DisplayPort monitors or active adapters.

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Saturday, October 1, 2011

IT News Head Lines (TechConnect Magazine) 01/10/2011

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