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Samsung announces world’s highest density DRAM chip (low-power 4Gb DDR3)

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Samsung announced that it has made a significant advancement in the push for higher volume memory chips by developing the world’s first four gigabit (Gb) DDR3 DRAM chip, using 50 nanometer (nm) process technology.

With more and more data centers seeking a reduction in the number of servers they use, the development of low-power 4Gb DDR3 chips helps reduce data center costs, improve server time management and increase overall efficiency. For the new generation of “green” servers, the 4Gb DDR3’s high density combined with its lower level of power consumption should provide an overall reduction in electricity bills with the chips’ higher efficiency.
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Acer drives up with the Ferrari 1200 notebook

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Acer launched the latest Ferrari notebook in Milan, and it’s looking mighty fine. The Ferrari 1200 still has the F1 racecar looks we’ve come to know and love, with the same carbon fiber top, red lines and yellow Ferrari logo.

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WD leads the space race with 2-Terabyte desktop drive

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Western Digital recently announced the availability of the world’s first 2-Terabyte desktop hard drive, which is the latest addition to WD’s Caviar Green line of eco-friendly hard drives. Based on the company’s 500GB/platter technology (with 400GB per square inch of areal density) with a 32MB cache size, WD’s Caviar Green drives are designed to lower power consumption.
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Sony celebrates Valentine’s with the Harlequin Reader Digital Book

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Flowers and candy are old news for Valentine’s Day – if you feel the need to celebrate, you can now do so in a not so saccharine way. Sony has released a limited edition of their Digital Reader Book just in time for the 14th, and it’s in Sangria Red – a color that the company seems to be in love with these days. This release was actually created in partnership with book publisher Harlequin to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary.

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Panasonic’s tough new outdoor cam: the TS1

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

The company that brought us the rugged Toughbook line of laptops comes a tough new digicam: the Lumix DMC-TS1. Geared for active outdoor photography, the TS1 is shockproof, waterproof and dustproof in design with the capability to record high-definition videos in AVCHD Lite format. Featuring a 28mm wide angle lens, 4.6x optical zoom and iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, the cam will let you capture your moments no matter the intended shooting terrain.
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Panasonic introduces compact 12x zoom cam with 25mm ultra wide angle lens

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

In a (very compact) nutshell, Panasonic’s newest TZ-series cam, the Lumix DMC-ZS3, sports a 10.1-megapixel, a 25mm ultra-wide-angle lens and 12x optical zoom—newsworthy because it fits everything inside a frame that’s only 32.8mm thin.

This cam features a new LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 10.1-megapixel resolution, which extends the zoom range from 10x on previous models to 12x and expands the wide-angle lens from 28mm to an ultra-wide 25mm; all while reducing both size and weight of the body.
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Super Talent releases SSD upgrades for Asus S101 Eee PC

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Memory maker Super Talent recently announced the availability of SSD storage upgrades for the Windows model of Asus’ highly popular Eee PC S101. With the S101 packed with only 16GB of built-in storage, Super Talent offers three new solid state drive sizes to add to the netbook’s storage capacity.
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HTC’s new Touch Cruise is traveler-friendly

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Road warriors and nostalgic tourists alike will find something useful in HTC’s brand new Touch Cruise. A re-imagined version of last year’s Touch Cruise GPS phone, this freshly-baked model has a thinner, glossier, and more streamlined form factor, as well as intuitive, location-based features.

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PQI releases 1.8-inch microSATA S518 solid state drive

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Taiwan’s PQI has turned out a 1.8-inch microSATA S518 solid state drive for high-end notebooks that’s shockproof and offers low power consumption. It has a rated maximum read speed of 150MB per second and write speed of 90MB per second, which the company touts as perfect for moving high definition multimedia files.

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NVIDIA powers the Atom with an ION

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Thanks to the netbook platform’s affordability and high portability, last year saw a large influx of affordable systems running on Intel’s latest low-cost, low-power Atom processor. So what’s on tap for this year? Try “more powerful netbooks”.

NVIDIA recently showed off the capabilities of their new Ion Platform during the CES show by playing smooth 1080p HD video on a 50-inch display… from a tiny, palm-sized PC.
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