Dec 3, 2010

ASRock teams up with Fatal1ty

Creates a motherboard for gamers by a gamer

ALTHOUGH IT’S NOT the first time a motherboard manufacturer – or computer accessory manufacturer for that matter – has teamed up with a professional PC gamer to flog its wares, we have to wonder what ASRock was thinking when they teamed up with Fatal1ty, aka Johnathan Wendel. As much as he was one of the best professional gamers out there in first person shooter games, he’s become more of a brand than a gamer these days and in all honesty, we can’t say that we think he’s a great brand.
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Dec 3, 2010

First GeForce 570 pricing leaks

Sub $400 price point confirmed

THE GEFORCE 570 isn’t expected to launch until next week Tuesday, but pricing of the new cards are already starting to leak out around the world. The price spread seems to be quite wide depending on the model and how much the card in question has been overclocked, although considering the price premium; it might make more sense to overclock the card on your own.
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Dec 2, 2010

Asus unveils three new U-series notebooks

The U31, U36 and U41

EARLIER TODAY WE attended the launch of three new U-series notebooks from Asus and with the U-series being Asus’ “super mobility” series of notebooks, our expectations were set fairly high, especially after yesterday’s leak of the U36. To be fair, the U36 didn’t disappoint in the flesh, but the other two models, the U31 and U41 are fairly run-of-the-mill models considering the category Asus has placed them in.
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Dec 1, 2010

Intel’s 1H 2011 desktop motherboard roadmap

Still not a lot of details of what’s to come

FOR THOSE OF you that are fans of Intel’s own brand motherboards and that are waiting to upgrade their system until Sandy Bridge launches, we can today unveil some of Intel’s upcoming consumer level motherboards. But before that takes place, Intel should also have a pair of new X58 boards in the market, although to live up to its roadmap, Intel only has 30 days to get these two models out.
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Nov 30, 2010

Acer’s Revo RL100 marries AMD CPU and ION graphics

An unholy mix that somehow works

ACER IS A COMPANY that isn’t shy to mix and match things when it comes to its computers, but its latest addition to the Revo family of low power computers is something that made us take notice when we saw the spec at a quick hands on earlier today, It’s got an AMD Athlon II Neo CPU and Nvidia ION graphics. Sadly we didn’t have too much time to play with the media centric system, but we did manage to snap a few shots of it.
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Nov 30, 2010
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Fresco Logic launches the FL1009 USB 3.0 host controller

We sit down for a chat with the CTO

ALTHOUGH FRESCO LOGIC is still a USB-IF certification short of a sellable product, the company has finally launched its two port xHCI 1.0 FL1009 USB 3.0 host controller. Earlier today we had a chance to sit down for a chat with Bob McVay, the CTO of Fresco Logic and he gave us an insight into Fresco Logic and why it has taken so long time to bring this product to market, among many things.
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Nov 25, 2010
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DRAM prices to continue to drop

Good for consumers, not so good for the manufacturers

THE PRICE OF DDR3 memory is maybe not in free fall at the moment, but prices are dropping and dropping fast according to the DRAMeXchange.  Prices are expected to continue to fall over the next two quarters. This is terrible news for the DRAM and module manufacturers, although it’s possible that we’ll see some artificial means of trying to boost the price of the DRAM chips by reducing production if the price falls by too much.
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Nov 24, 2010

Sandy Bridge Pentium processors unveiled

Set to replace LGA-775?

THE FIRST DETAILS of Intel’s upcoming Pentium branded Sandy Bridge processors has turned up and although these four processors might not be the crème of the crop, they do indicate that Intel is indeed planning on dropping its older CPU sockets. We’re also curious as to why Intel has chosen to launch two different series of Pentium processors, as the initial information doesn’t seem to show much in terms of a difference between them.
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Nov 24, 2010
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Gigabyte to announce gaming motherboards at CES

Gives us a sneak peek on its blog

FOR A VERY long time now, Asus has been the only company with so called “gaming” motherboards, although we’re still not quite sure what this term really implies, as most of its R.O.G. boards have been favoured by overclockers and general enthusiasts as much as gamers. However, it seems like Gigabyte is getting ready go head to head with Asus with a range of new gaming motherboards that the company will unveil at CES.
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Nov 23, 2010

Acer announces 4.8-inch Android smartphone

21:9 aspect ratio display

MOST ANDROID PHONES are much the same these days in terms of features, but it seems like Acer has decided to take the plunge and come up with something a little bit unusual with its next gen model, as it’ll feature a 4.8-inch screen with a 1024×480 resolution. However, that’s unlikely to be the only selling point of this yet-to-be-named-handset that should launch at an unspecified date.
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