Apr 13, 2010

Apple updates MacBook Pro notebooks

The 15 and 17-inch models get Core i5 and i7 processors

APPLE’S LONG AWAITED and somewhat overdue overhaul of its MacBook Pro line has finally turned up and although the choice of CPUs is anything but surprising, the fact that Apple stuck with Nvidia for the graphics after all the bumpgate related problems was quite a surprise. Apple even offers its own version of Optimus, sans the Nvidia branding as Apple simply refers to it as auto switching graphics.
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Apr 12, 2010

Nvidia misses OpenGL 4.0 promises

Presidency of Khronos can’t save them

NVIDIA SEEMS TO BE telling porkies again, this time in an area where it is quick to criticize others. Its OpenGL 4.0 driver promises once again suggest that honesty is not a core corporate value at Nvidia.
Updated: They are out, sort of.
Updated 2x: Failed by 2 weeks according to their own words.
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Apr 12, 2010

Blackmagic Design first with USB 3.0 HDMI capture

First useful non-storage related USB 3.0 device launches

WE’RE SORRY IF you’re sick and tired of reading about USB 3.0 this and USB 3.0 that, lately, but Blackmagic Design has actually launched what appears to be the first really useful USB 3.0 product beyond various storage solutions. Well, so it has a fairly limited appeal, as Blackmagic Designs new Intensity Shuttle is an external HDMI and analogue video capture product.
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Apr 12, 2010

AMD’s Phenom II X6 1090T tested early

Black Edition gets put through its paces

WE’LL FORGIVE YOU if you don’t know who Coolaler is, but as the story goes, he’s one of the best overclockers in the world. He also has a very active website and forum in his home country of Taiwan and from time to time benchmarks of unreleased hardware end up there. This time around one of the forum members has posted benchmarks of AMD’s Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition.
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Apr 9, 2010

Super Talent jumps on the budget SSD bandwagon

Offers 8GB models for those with really modest needs

SUPER TALENT MIGHT not be the most well known brand when it comes to SSDs, but the company has been coming out with some interesting products and was one of the first to show off a PCI Express based SSD. However, its latest products are going after those who would like to get an SSD but have a really tight budget.
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Apr 9, 2010

ULV Core i5/i7 notebooks launching this month

Despite rumours stating otherwise

IT APPEARS THAT rumours of Intel delaying its ultra low voltage Core i5 and Core i7 UM-series processors were off target, as the announced models will be appearing in notebooks this month. Fujitsu already has a 12.1-inch notebook on sale in Asia with the Core i7-640UM processor and other manufacturers are getting ready to launch their new notebooks.
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Apr 8, 2010

AMD talks Turbo Core

Speed boost with half the active core count

ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT BEHIND its main competitor, AMD has today revealed its Turbo Core technology that allows for automatic overclocking of CPU cores under the right conditions. It will only apply to AMD’s upcoming Thuban based Phenom II processor, although we’re fairly certain that we’ll see this technology making its way into other product lines from AMD in the future.
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Apr 8, 2010

Apple previews iPhone OS 4

Adds multitasking, folders, iBooks and iAds

WHILE MICROSOFT DECIDED to ditch multitasking support in Windows Phone 7, Apple is getting ready to add it to iPhone OS 4 which is set to launch sometime this summer. However, as always when it comes to Apple, everything isn’t quite what it appears to be and this isn’t your common garden variety of multitasking.
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Apr 7, 2010

MSI’s 870 board also features USB 3.0

SATA3 6Gbps courtesy of new chipset

WE ALSO MANAGED to dig up some pictures of MSI’s upcoming 870A-G54 AM3 motherboard which is based on AMD’s 870 chipset and SB850. This looks set to be MSI’s first AMD motherboard with support for both USB 3.0 and SATA3 6Gbps, although the latter is of course a standard feature of AMD’s SB850.
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Apr 7, 2010

MSI readying first P55 board with onboard USB 3.0, SATA3

Throws in a PLX chip and borrows Gigabyte branding for good measure

OUT OF THE three big motherboard manufacturers, MSI has been the most reluctant to add onboard USB 3.0 and SATA3 support to its motherboards, but the company is now getting ready to launch its first product with both features and it looks like it will be an Intel P55 based motherboard.
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Apr 6, 2010
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HTC launch gate crashed by supplier union

Demands HTC’s acknowledgement of working conditions

LAST FRIDAY HTC unveiled its entry-level Smartphone, aptly named the Smart. It’s running Qualcomm’s Brew platform and is powered by a 300MHz Qualcomm ARM processor. However, what we’d like to tell you about is not the new handset, but instead what happened during the press event inside the Taipei 101.
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Apr 6, 2010

Data Robotics launches its first NAS

About time too

DATA ROBOTICS GAINED a lot of interest from both the media and the public when it launched its first Drobo product a few years ago, as its BeyondRAID technology made it easy for the general consumer to get an external, expandable storage solution. Now the company is back with a solution that offers the same features, but with network connectivity, namely the Drobo FS.
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