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Intel Announces X25-V Value SATA SSD at $125

Intel Corporation announced today a new addition to its award-winning lineup of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs): the Intel X25-V Value SATA SSD (part number SSDSA2MP040G2R5). Priced at $125, the 40 gigabyte (GB) drive is aimed at value segment netbooks and dual-drive/boot drive desktop set-ups to offer users the performance and reliability advantages of solid-state computing at an affordable, entry-level price. The 40GB Intel X25-V complements Intel’s higher performance Intel X25-M Mainstream SATA SSD product line that offers 80GB and 160GB capacities and utilizes the same 34nm NAND flash memory. On our pricing engine the drive can be found for $129.99 shipped, so it is on the market and ready for purchase!

SSDs can replace or coexist with traditional hard disk drives (HDDs). With no movable parts or spinning platters, SSDs are more reliable and higher performing than HDDs. This makes users more productive as they experience faster overall system responsiveness. With the affordable price point, consumers can now enjoy the benefits of an SSD by adding an SSD option to their current desktop PC in a dual-drive or “boot drive” set up. In a dual-drive configuration, the Intel X25-V SSD is added to a desktop with an existing HDD. The SSD is loaded with the operating system and favorite applications to take advantage of the speedy performance which is nearly 4x faster than a 7200RPM HDD.** Users keep their existing HDD as a means of higher capacity data storage. This capability is commonly referred to as a “boot” drive since the SSD accelerates boot or start up time. For example, with 40GB of boot drive capacity, a user could load the SSD with the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system, Microsoft Office applications and their favorite gaming application, such as Dragon Age: Origins*, and experience up to 43 percent faster overall system performance or 86 percent improvement in their gaming experience.** The SSD also speeds operations such as system start up, the opening of applications and files or resuming from standby.

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Posted by | Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 11:50 AM | Comments

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Honeywell Announces New Thermal Management Material - PCM45M-SP

Honeywell Electronic Materials announced today a new printable thermal management material called PCM45M-SP that is designed to help manage the tremendous heat produced by increasingly powerful semiconductors in portable computing devices such as laptops and netbooks. PCM45M-SP can withstand more than 1,000 hours at 150 degrees C without degradation and more than 1,000 temperature cycles. The application is not limited to heat sink design, and the material may be applied to a component, heat sink or thermal spreader in any shape built into the printing screen. Additionally, the enhanced stability of this new material minimizes or eliminates the need for pre-mixing, conserving time and resources. The PCM45M-SP phase change thermal interface consists of a sophisticated thermally conductive material with optimum filler size distribution to achieve maximum packing density compared with conventional phase change materials. PCM45M-SP changes phase at 45 degrees C to ensure maximum surface conformance.

"Mobile computing devices such as laptops and netbooks are placing increased demands on thermal management materials to enable high performance and ensure a long lifespan," said Tim Chen, packaging leader for Honeywell Electronic Materials. "To meet that challenge, we have combined our industry leading phase-change chemistry with an innovative formulation specifically designed for these types of mobile devices."

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Posted by | Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 10:36 AM | Comments

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MSI Announces 17-inch GE700 Intel Core i5 Gaming Laptop

The GE700, MSl’s latest 17" gaming and entertainment notebook computer comes with an all new jet black body and high tech brushed silver finish as well as Intel's advanced core i5 processor with the top-end ATI Radeon HD 5730 discrete graphics card, a subwoofer, and dual hard disk architecture. The ATI Radeon HD5730 discrete graphics card has 1GB of DDR3 memory and should be able to play DX11 game titles at respectable frame rates for a notebook!

MSI Marketing Director Sam Chern points out that the MSI GE700, a 17" gaming and entertainment laptop, utilizes Intel Turbo Boost Technology for dynamic enhanced processing efficiency, a high-end discrete graphics card to increase image processing performance, and cutting-edge SRS Premium Sound™. Furthermore, the GE700 boasts MSI's exclusive ECO Engine Power Saving Technology, Cinema Pro, and GPU Boost Technology to give you just the right amount of battery power you need for the task at hand.

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Posted by | Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 10:27 AM | Comments

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Kingston Technology Creates World’s Fastest Memory - 2400MHz HyperX Kit

Kingston Technology just announced seconds ago that it has developed the fastest Intel-certified memory in the world! Running at 2400MHz, Kingston’s HyperX dual-channel DDR3 memory kit (Kingston part#: KHX2400C9D3T1K2/4GX) gained Intel XMP certification on the Core i7 platform by being able to run at 2400MHz with 9-11-9-27 2T timings at 1.65V with full stability on the Intel test platform. LR asked Kingston if we could get a sample of this amazing memory kit and was told that it was an engineering achievement and not in production just yet. It looks like we have to wait a little longer to be able to purchase this killer memory kit!

The 2400MHz kit runs at 9-11-9-27-2 timings at 1.65 volts and was developed for enthusiasts, gamers, and benchmarkers looking to scale new memory heights. As with all Kingston memory, the 2400MHz kit was created with the highest design-engineering principles and subjected to OEM-quality production and testing standards to gain Intel XMP certification. The memory was tested to great success on several P55-based systems including the GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard.

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Posted by | Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 10:08 AM | Comments

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Google ‘99% certain’ to Shut China Search Engine

Google has drawn up detailed plans for the closure of its Chinese search engine and is now “99.9 per cent” certain to go ahead as talks over censorship with the Chinese authorities have reached an apparent impasse, according to a person familiar with the company’s thinking.

The signs that Google was on the brink of closing Google.cn, its local search service in China, came two months after it promised to stop bowing to censorship there. But while a decision could be made very soon, the company is likely to take some time to follow through with the plan as it seeks an orderly closure and takes steps to protect local employees from retaliation by the authorities, the person familiar with its position said. Google is also seeking ways to keep its other operations in China going, although some executives fear that a backlash from the Chinese authorities could make it almost impossible to keep a presence in the country.

Financial Times

Posted by | Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 09:55 AM | Comments

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NVIDIA Announces 3DTV Play Software Technology

NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA 3DTV Play software technology that allows consumers to connect their GeForce GPU-powered desktop or notebook computer to new 3D TVs, for the ultimate in big screen 3D gaming action. For the launch of 3DTV Play, NVIDIA is teaming up with Panasonic on its coast-to-coast 2010 "Panasonic Touch the Future Tour," where consumers can test drive 3DTV Play-based PCs running on the new Panasonic VIERA Full HD 3D TVs, that just launched this month. NVIDIA 3DTV Play will be available later this Spring for $39.99 USD and will be provided free of charge for current NVIDIA 3D Vision customers as well.

NVIDIA is all about raising the bar of PC gaming, and gamers are going to love playing in 3D on one of the new Panasonic VIERA 50-inch full HD 3D TVs," said Phil Eisler, general manager of 3D Vision technology at NVIDIA. "This is truly one of those 'must experience to believe it' moments, and we are ecstatic that consumers will have the chance to try it for themselves on any of our 15 stops across the US.

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Posted by | Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 09:26 AM | Comments

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March 15 News from Around the Web

Diamond ATI TV Wonder 750 USB Review @ OCC and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!

"For such a small product, the Diamond ATI TV Wonder 750 USB manages to do a lot. It has outstanding over-the-air image quality, with absolutely amazing looking high definition signals. The small size of the unit makes it easily carried in a laptop case, and with support for broadcasting signals all over the world, it is perfect for downtime on business or personal trips. The analog cable image is also very clear, managing to look better than the comparison tuners, and with the included TotalMedia, you have an ultimate media center that will let you watch, rewind, and record live television. The tuner can also be used to watch or record from alternative sources such as a DVD player or gaming system."

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Posted by | Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 09:08 AM | Comments

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New Digg to Bring Many Features and Faster Performance

Digg is about to come out with a new version of their social bookmarking site that promises to bring a new look, new and improved personalization features, and ultra fast performance! Even the Digg.com CEO, Jay Adelson, says the new Digg site will bring a pretty radical set of changes. Those interested in testing out the new Digg site can request an invite to test it.

The popular news-sharing site Digg is getting an overhaul that will personalize results, dramatically expand content and, most importantly, make the site "wicked fast," according to its makers. Digg CEO Jay Adelson said Sunday that the changes could increase the site's shared content from about 20,000 submissions a day to millions a day.

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Posted by | Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 08:11 AM | Comments

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