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Latest News - March 2009
- American to Add Wi-Fi to More Domestic Flights
- Olympus Launches New Entry-Level E-450 DSLR
- Hardware Roundup
- MSI Intros Wind Top AE1900 All-In-One PC
- Lite-On Announces iHES208 8X Blu-ray Disc Reader
- Corsair Assists Back Ups with Voyager Port
- Thecus Unveils the N0204 miniNAS Device
- Nyotron Claims: Be Paranoid of Conficker
- Skype for iPhone Launches; Download Now For Free
- Asus Eee PC 1004DN Comes With Optical Drive
- Intel Debuts New Xeon 5500 Series Processors
- Encarta to Fold (Its Last Page)
- DHS, Honeynet Proj. Develop Conficker Scanners
- OCZ Introduces the Neutrino Netbook
- NVIDIA Delivers New Quadro GPUs, SLI Multi-OS
- Lenovo Adds Xeon Processors to ThinkServers
- AT&T Brings New Phones: E71x, Propel Pro, Etc.
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200S and Q9550S, Burned In
- Western Digital Gets Flash for Cash
- Dell Introduces New Inspiron Family
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All News for March 2009
Surfing the Internet from the friendly skies is becoming a reality for more and more U.S. travelers. American Airlines is taking its experiment with in-flight Wi-Fi out of the trial stage and will be installing Gogo Inflight Internet on more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years. More specifically, American will install the Aircell system...
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Olympus announced an upgrade to its E-420 compact DSLR today. The new E-450 builds on its predecessor’s popularity by adding a new processor, improved LCD, increased shooting buffer, and three new Art Filters. The E-450 features a small and portable design and easy to use controls for any skill level, including first time digital camera users....
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Video: Performance Preview: ATI Radeon HD 4890 vs. Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 @ Legion Hardware NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 240sp 1024MB @ iXBT ATI Radeon HD 4670 CrossFireX Performance Review @ XBitLabsMotherboards and Chipsets: ASUS Rampage II Extreme @ PureOverclock MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Review @ OCC Zotac's GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi motherboard...
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Maybe we're suffering from delusions, but does MSI's newest all-in-one PC look eerily similar to Apple's previous line of Cinema Displays? (Hint: yes.) That small detail aside, the Wind Top AE1900 does look like a pretty stellar machine, particularly for those who value style over all else. The all white machine dons a glossy coat and features...
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Lite-On iHES208 8X Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo Now Available New Blu-ray reader and DVD writer combo provides all-in-one PC solution for hi-def movie playback and writing DVDs Fremont, CA – March 31, 2009 – Lite-On, a global leader of optical storage solutions, announces the availability of the iHES208 8X internal Blu-ray Disc...
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We all know how important it is to back up our files regularly, but we also know how much of a nuisance the process can be as well. Corsair’s new Voyager Port is designed to help simplify backups. The Voyager Port transforms any USB flash drive into a portable backup and recovery device that includes a simple, one-button file backup feature....
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Thecus Unveils the N0204 miniNAS Device “The tiny RAID-enabled portable network storage device with big ideas” 03/30/2009 - Big things are happening in the world of NAS devices. Today, Thecus is proud to introduce the N0204 miniNAS device – the world’s smallest fully-featured NAS device. Measuring a tiny 132 x 88 x 63 mm exterior, one...
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Reportedly, April Fool's Day will not be too amusing for millions of computer users, as the Conficker worm is anticipated to take full effect. The Conficker worm was released to the wild in October 2008. It targets Microsoft Windows machines specifically and its symptoms manifest as network congestion, account lockout policies being reset,...
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The rumors were true! Skype for iPhone lives, and it could hardly be better. iPhone and iPhone 3G users have long struggled to get Skype capabilities on their cellphone, and while a few third-party alternatives are out there, none of them true excelled at connecting individuals via VoIP. Today, Skype has proudly announced that Skype for iPhone...
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We can't believe we're saying this, but we haven't seen a new Eee PC netbook in quite some time! Nevertheless, Asus is making sure the lineup stays fresh with an all new addition: the Eee PC 1004DN. What's so special about this one over all the rest? First off, it's the first Eee PC netbook to feature a Super-Multi optical disc drive, meaning...
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Apple may have secured them first, but Intel's 17 newest enterprise-class processors are finally available for all that care to grab them. As we saw yesterday with Lenovo's announcement, Intel's freshest Xeon chips (previously referred to as "Nehalem") are now available to other OEMs and channel partners, and given the depth and breadth of...
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A post on Microsoft's Encarta website notes that the Encarta website, as well as the software products bearing the Encarta name, are being discontinued. The posting was first noticed by Ars Technica. Microsoft said said it will discontinue its online Encarta products by October 31, except for Encarta Japan, which will run through the end of...
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Both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the non-profit Honeynet Project have developed methods for determining which PCs on a network are infected by Conficker, which makes the work of scanning a system of networked PCs a lot quicker and easier. The DHS announced that the department's United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team...
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OCZ Technology Introduces the Neutrino Netbook, the Latest Solution in their Award-Winning DIY Initiative San Jose, Calif. - March 30, 2008 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, components, and systems, today unveiled the Neutrino netbook, their latest Do-It-Yourself...
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Never mind that whole NVIDIA / Intel lawsuit thing that's going on in the background; the real NVIDIA news is right here. The company has today introduced a slew of new GPUs, obviously catering to the professional set but intriguing from a technology standpoint to the consumer. Described as the most powerful and advanced top-to-bottom line...
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Lenovo Boosts Workstation and Server Performance Integrates New Intel Xeon Processors into Advanced Computing Solutions March 30, 2009: Lenovo today announced that it is using the latest Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series and Intel Xeon Processor 3500 Series to support advanced levels of computing performance in workstations and servers. Lenovo...
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As CTIA gets ready to begin in Las Vegas, AT&T is adding to its lineup by introducing a whole slew of new smartphones and not-so-smartphones that are armed and ready for texting, MMS-ing and email checking. Kicking it off is the Samsung Propel Pro, a sleek and stylish addition that brings a full QWERTY keypad, silver color scheme and a...
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At just 65W, Intel's new S-series quad-core processors have a TDP (thermal design power) rating that's 30W lower than traditional Core 2 Quad chips, which are all rated for 95W. In fact, the only other 65W chips Intel offers are from the Core 2 Duo line-up of dual-core processors. The beauty is, these new lower power chips perform just...
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Today, Western Digital entered the Solid State Disk (SSD) market through the acquisition of SiliconSystems. Now that the $65 million cash deal is complete, integration into Western Digital begins immediately. SiliconSystems will now be known as the WD Solid-State Storage business unit. SiliconSystems sells its SiliconDrive products to...
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PCs are increasingly becoming an item that people want to personalize to suit their performance and lifestyle needs and preferences. As a result, we’re seeing more and more computers with custom colors and unique styling. Dell’s new Inspiron slim and mini-towers offer plenty of design and personalization options for customers. The new Inspiron...
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While most of the world keys in on Intel, AMD and ARM, VIA is quietly slinking around the corner waiting to steal away some of that precious market share. After debuting a potent solution for 1080p-capable netbooks and bringing its IVP-7500 into motor vehicles, the company is now flaunting its P710-HD module, which does its best to turn the...
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Hot on the heels of ARM's ground-breaking Mali announcement at the Game Developers Conference comes a new pair of introductions from the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, California. First and foremost, the company has revealed two new models for the Cortex-A9 MPCore multicore processor and for the Cortex-M3 processor. According to...
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