Fw: ASUS' bigger, badder Eee PC 904 and 905 in the chute?

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/323080869/

Filed under: LaptopsThe price isn't the only thing swelling on ASUS'
Eee PC. According to DigiTimes' proven ASUS sources, bigger Eee PC 904
and 905 models are cueing up for release. In a return to the Eee PC
salad days of the big bezel, the new models will slot the same 8.9-inch
display found in the 901 into a larger, Eee PC 1000-esque chassis with
proportionally larger keyboard. Decisions about battery and storage
have not yet been finalized although the new models would be priced
similar to the 900 and 901 which they would ultimately replace. Read |
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Fw: Modders Get Nvidia's PhysX To Run On ATI Cards

URL:
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/321592005/article.pl
stress_life writes "Following controversial allegations that Nvidia is
cheating in 3DMark Vantage and Unreal Tournament 3 benchmarks,
executives from Futuremark and Epic moved forward to clean any
confusion. However, the game was not over — enthusiasts from Israel
ported PhysX middleware to run on ATI Radeon cards, achieving
remarkable performance. Owners of ATI Radeon cards will be able to play
PhysX games as well, such as Ghost Recon 2 and already mentioned Unreal
Tournament 3."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Fw: Intel P45 Express - Preview

URL:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/behardware/com/articles/~3/321276838/intel-p45-express-preview.html
Intel took advantage of the Computex to announce the P45 Express, the
successor to the popular P35 Express. It features DDR3-1333 and PCI
Express 2.0; however, how does it actually fare in practice?

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Fw: Microsoft rumored to be allowing third-party Xbox 360 hardware

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/320771018/

Filed under: Gaming
With E3 fast approaching the rumor mill is unsurprisingly already in
full swing, and this latest possibility to crop up is certainly one of
the more tantalizing of the season, even it is a tad unlikely. If EGM's
Quarterman is to be believed, however, it seems that Microsoft may be
about to take a cue from the late, lamented 3D0 and begin allowing
third-party manufacturers to build their own Xbox 360 hardware, which
could conceivably include something as previously far fetched as a
Blu-ray player with a built-in 360. Lending a smidgen of credence to
that rumor is a recent quote by Microsoft's David Gosen, who told MCV
that the company is working on things that he says will be "game
changing." Of course, it would hardly be the first time that something
touted to be game changing turned out to be anything but, but we only
have a few more weeks to wait until we know for sure.

[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]
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Fw: DVD se “auto-destrói” após período de aluguel - Autor(Camila Rodrigues da Silva)

URL:
http://uoltecnologia.blog.uol.com.br/arch2008-06-22_2008-06-28.html#2008_06-26_16_23_14-130772099-27

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Fw: Saiba o que fazer na hora de descartar seu eletrônico usado

URL: http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Tecnologia/0,,MUL615099-6174,00.html
Consumidor pode doar, vender ou devolver o produto para fabricantes. G1
elaborou lista com empresas de tecnologia que recolhem itens para
reciclagem.

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Fw: Samsung mantém liderança mundial nas vendas de LCD

URL:
http://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online/folha/informatica/rss091/*http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u416241.shtml
A gigante sul-coreana Samsung Electronics manteve em maio a liderança
mundial das vendas de LCD (telas de cristal líquido), informa a agência
de notícias Yonhap. Este é o 37º mês consecutivo que a fabricante se
mantém à frente do setor. Segundo um estudo da consultoria
DisplaySearch, a Samsung ficou com 24,9% das vendas totais de LCD no
mês passado, arrecadando cerca de US$ 1,9 bilhão. A segunda posição
ficou nas mãos da também sul-coreana LG Electronics, cujas vendas
chegaram a US$ 1,48 bilhão. Leia mais (26/06/2008 - 07h13)

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Fw: The Radeon HD 4870 & 4850: AMD Wins at $199 and $299

URL: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3341
Last week we showed that AMD offered the best $199 GPU on the market.
Today we're able to show you that AMD has the best $299 GPU as well.
And we're able to reveal the architecture that enabled AMD to do
that....

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Fw: NVIDIA's First 55nm GPU: GeForce 9800 GTX+ Preview

URL: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3340
NVIDIA quietly die-shrunk its G92 GPU last week, just 12 hours before
AMD's launch of the Radeon HD 4870 we've got a preview of the GeForce
9800 GTX+. Despite NVIDIA's efforts, the best card at $199 continues to
be the Radeon HD 4850....

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Fw: NVIDIA To Enable PhysX For Full Line of GPUs

URL:
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/316565736/article.pl
MojoKid brings news from HotHardware that NVIDIA will be enabling PhysX
for some of its newest graphics cards in an upcoming driver release.
Support for the full GeForce 8/9 line will be added gradually. NVIDIA
acquired PhysX creator AGEIA earlier this year.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Fw: Dell's new UltraSharp 2709W 27-inch LCD

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/315557204/

Filed under: Displays

Dell just busted out a new member in its storied line of LCDs, the
UltraSharp 2709W. The 27-inch LCD is Dell's followup to the 2707WFP,
and features the same 1920 x 1200 resolution, 9-in-2 media card reader
and 6ms response time, but bumps the contrast ratio to 3000:1 and goes
for some new all-black stylings. Brightness is a mean 450 nits, but the
real fun comes with ports: Dell squeezed just about everything known to
man in here, including HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, component, composite, and
DisplayPort. There's also a nice collection of USB ports, plus HDCP for
good measure. With a three year warranty the display sells for $999,
quite the steal compared to the 2707WFP's intro price of $1,400 last
year.

[Thanks, Jonathan]
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Fw: NVIDIA busts out GeForce 9800 GTX+ based on 55nm tech

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/315450387/

Filed under: Desktops, Gaming

You didn't think NVIDIA would sit back and let AMD get all big-headed
about their 4800 series cards, did you? Of course not. NVIDIA's new
GeForce 9800 GTX+, hot on the heels of the GeForce 9800 GTX, bumps some
specs with the help of its new, more efficient 55nm tech. The results
include a 738 MHz core, 1836 MHz shader clock, 512MB GDDR3 memory
(1000MHz), and 2- and 3-way SLI support. If we have to compare those
specs to the stock card's, well, you're just not a GPU freak like some
of us. Look for it in July for $229 retail. Read | Permalink | Email
this | Comments

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Fw: Intel Atom Competitor from AMD: Rumors

URL:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20080618191242_Intel_Atom_Competitor_from_AMD_Rumors.html
Bet on AMD64?

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Fw: Ministro promete, mais uma vez, conversor de TV digital "popular"

URL:
http://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online/folha/informatica/rss091/*http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u413519.shtml
O ministro das Comunicações, Hélio Costa, voltou a prometer um
"conversor popular" para a TV digital aberta. No lançamento do sinal da
TV Globo no Rio de Janeiro, na noite de segunda-feira, Costa disse que
o aparelho a R$ 230 será lançado em São Paulo em 4 de julho e, logo
depois, em Belo Horizonte e no Rio de Janeiro. A Proview, empresa de
Taiwan que tem unidade em Manaus desde 1999, informou que vai vender o
aparelho a esse preço para o varejo, que, por sua vez, deve incluir um
adicional na revenda ao consumidor. De acordo com o diretor industrial
do fabricante, Jorge Cruz, o valor se refere ao conversor para TVs de
1.080 linhas, as chamadas Full HD. Entre os equipamentos de marcas
tradicionais que estão no mercado, o semelhante mais barato é o da
Positivo, que tem preço sugerido ao varejo, para venda ao consumidor,
de R$ 699. A produção, no entanto, foi paralisada devido às vendas
abaixo das expectativas. Leia mais (18/06/2008 - 09h00)

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Fw: Sony unveils BRAVIA S4000 series LCD HDTVs

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/313960717/

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Another month, another BRAVIA. Not that we're kvetching or anything,
though. On the docket today are four new ones from Sony which make up
the all new S4000 family. Arriving in 26-, 32-, 37- and 40-inch sizes,
the crew showcases Sony's fresh "draw the LINE" design concept and
features a deep piano black finish, clean lines, gently-rounded curves
and a swivel base to boot. The largest of the four boasts a 1080p Full
HD panel, 24p True Cinema mode and the outfit's BRAVIA ENGINE 2 signal
processing technology, while the other guys get stuck with the original
BRAVIA ENGINE and "HD Ready" panels. The whole lot gets a trio of HDMI
sockets ,an integrated DVB-C / DVB-T TV tuner and a dynamic contrast
ratio at or above 22,000:1. No word on a price / release date, but
we're figuring that they land somewhere in Europe first. Read |
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Fw: Formato de música digital MT9 quer desbancar o MP3

URL:
http://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online/folha/informatica/rss091/*http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u412917.shtml
Dezenas de formatos alternativos de áudio digital correm por fora para
desbancar o MP3. Pelo menos um deles já é apontado por especialistas
como um promissor desafiante: o MT9. O Motion Pictures Experts Group,
conhecido como MPEG, se reunirá nesta semana na Alemanha para
considerar um novo formato digital de áudio, que poderia ser adotado
como padrão internacional. Desenvolvido pelo grupo sul-coreano Audizen,
o formato MT9, conhecido comercialmente como Music 2.0, divide um
arquivo de áudio em seis canais, como vocais e guitarras. Leia mais
(16/06/2008 - 16h28)

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Fw: Eee PC 901 dismantled, broadband solder points found

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/313997906/

Filed under: Laptops

ASUS's Eee PC 901 has been unboxed, examined, pictured, tested, and now
to end it all, it has been completely dismantled by a curious writer at
bit-tech. They didn't find anything terribly unusual, but highlights
include a monitor-diameter 802.11n antenna, the all-important SSD
module (not soldered to allow for upgrades), internal fan, an IDE3
slot, and solder points labeled "3GCard" which you can interpret as you
wish (we'll give you two guesses). Finally, they found a mysterious
button that doesn't seem to do much of anything. So there you have it:
The Eee PC 901 has officially been pillaged. Hit the read link for some
exposed silicon. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Fw: AMD's Cinema 2.0 demo: "you won't just play movies, you'll play in them"

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/313566920/

Filed under: Desktops, Gaming

That's a bold promise AMD. Nevertheless, a cinema-realistic gaming
experience is exactly what they demonstrated yesterday in San
Francisco. Cinema 2.0, according to AMD, is "a milestone achievement in
ultra-realistic and interactive visual computing." Perhaps, but then
the marketing-speak launches into unnecessary hyperbole with AMD
calling its new teraFLOPS chip at the heart of the demo -- the RV770
GPU -- "more powerful than every generation of game console every
brought to market combined." Really AMD? Last we counted there were
about 13 million Cell processors scattered across the PS3 terra firma.
But we'll assume that you're referring to a mythical mashup of a
singular PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, etc. with a little Magnavox Odyssey
sprinkled on top. Still, you might find the hype warranted when you
realize that the demonstration was powered by a single PC loaded with a
pair of (future) consumer-grade AMD RV770 graphics cards, Phenom X4
9850 processor, and 790FX chipset. Take a look for yourself in the
video after the break.

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Fw: AMD Preps Radeon 4850 Launch for June 25

URL: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=12118
AMD's newest is an alternative to NVIDIA's last generation high-end ...

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Fw: Intel's 3.2GHz Nehalem Extreme gamer chip in Q4?

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/312978934/

Filed under: Desktops, GamingCheck it gamers, things are about to get
like, so extreme in Q4. RegHardware has it from "motherboard-maker
moles" that Intel will be loosing its smokin' Nehalem architecture
before the end of the year starting with a trio of quad-core
"Bloomfield" processors aimed at desktop users. A top o' the line
3.2GHz Extreme proc brings 8MB of L3 cache, connects to 1333MHz DDR3
memory, and rides Intel's new QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) bus capable
of delivering 4.6 billion transactions per second. Front Side Bus, be
gone. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Fw: NVIDIA's 1.4 Billion Transistor GPU: GT200 Arrives as the GeForce GTX 280 & 260

URL: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3334
Today NVIDIA introduced the most compute-intensive microprocessor we've
ever reviewed. Built out of 240 simple cores, using a total of 1.4
billion transistors and with a 512-bit interface to memory NVIDIA's
GT200 has a specsheet that sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie.
Despite being as powerful as it is, it actually faces stiff competition
from...

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Fw: Early Look At ASUS Eee PC 901 With Intel Atom CPU

URL:
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/312454446/article.pl
Might E. Mouse writes "Reviews are hitting the net for the first Intel
Atom-powered netbooks, and TrustedReviews has posted one for the ASUS
Eee PC 901 20G Linux Edition. Has ASUS won the Atom(ic) war before it
even started? With features like Wireless-N and a 6600mAh battery good
for four to seven hours, that might well be the case. TR rated it
highly, but I'm going to wait for their MSI Wind review before making a
purchase — their first look at the Wind showed a better keyboard and
larger storage." An anonymous reader notes that despite the increased
capabilities, the 901 debuts at a lower cost than its predecessor.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Fw: NVIDIA and friends working on alternate USB 3.0 spec, SiS joins in, Intel uninvited from everybody's birthday parties

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/311949912/

Filed under: PeripheralsRemember middle school? These guys do. NVIDIA,
AMD, VIA and now SiS (only two capital letters? Not trying hard enough)
have all teamed up in a fight against Intel of truly pubescent
proportions. Intel has denied accusations of hiding the USB 3.0 spec,
since it's not their spec to hide, and claims it has no obligation to
disclose its actual host controller specification before it's ready.
This apparently has the other chip makers scrambling to make their own
host controller, so they aren't beholden to Intel's schedule. That
could cause problems for the end product -- if they don't build theirs
exactly like Intel's, and with Intel's already being on the market by
the time they're done, they'll have to return to the drawing board and
possibly delay their release by nine months. They claim this could give
Intel two years of zero competition in the USB 3.0 space, but Intel
figures since it plans to release the spec for free, is investing
heavily in its development, and isn't done yet anyways, it doesn't owe
those companies a thing. This just gets better and better. Read |
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Fw: ASUS Eee PC 1000H already unboxed on video

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/311225535/

Filed under: Laptops

Okay, so that was eerily fast. Merely two days after ASUS' Eee PC 1000H
went on sale in Taiwan, the cats over at TweakTown managed to secure a
unit and curb their excitement long enough to unbox the thing, snap
some photographs along the way and even capture the experience on
video. Here's a hint: it's an Eee PC, it has a 10-inch display, and
it's leaving its original packaging. Video after the break.

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Fw: Dell E and E Slim revealed, taking on Eee and Air in one fell swoop

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/310822152/

Filed under: Laptops

We got a nice helping of slides dropped on our virtual doorstep this
evening, fleshing out Dell's upcoming netbook -- which they seem to be
calling the "Dell E." Um, Eeenteresting name choice, but that doesn't
seem set in stone, and there's plenty else going on here to ponder
over. Dell's breaking the Dell E into two device types, a 8.9-inch
model clearly meant to take on the Eee 900, and the 12.1-inch "E Slim"
which actually looks positioned to take on the MacBook Air and X300, at
a mere 0.8-inches thick, though perhaps in a lower-end capacity. Even
the 8.9-inch model will have some distinctions, with E Classic model
for super low-end use, and E Video and E Video+ for more RAM, larger
flash storage, webcams and Bluetooth in the + model. Rollout looks to
be slated for August for the E, August / September-ish for the E Slim,
and a followup for both of those in October of WWAN, with WiMAX after
that. Dell even has a second version of both devices slated for Q2
2009, but that's all we know about those so far. Perhaps most
interesting is that all of these run Linux and Windows XP, and while
it's not clear if there's a full-featured Linux OS onboard, there does
seem to be an instant-on, Foleo-esque Linux included on all of them
called BlackTop. We're not sure if there's any relation to Splashtop,
but the janky-ass interface and email / calendar / contacts apps seem
to be telling us no. BlackTop will support WWAN and WiFi, and Dell
plans to move the 2.0 version to the Latitude and Vostro lines in a
year or two. Peep the slides below for all the gory details. Oh, and
the price? Dell E starts at $299.

Gallery: Dell E and E Slim revealed, taking on Eee and Air in one fell
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Fw: PCI Express 3.0 details surface

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/310473288/

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Media PCs

PCI 2.0's doubled-up speed boost was something to celebrate, but think
again if you're looking for such a bump with PCI Express 3.0. The PCI
SIG started eking out some details about the new standards, and as of
now it looks like PCI express 3.0 will see transfers speeds of
8-gigatransfers per second, compared to 2.0's 5.0-gigatransfers per
second. Channel width and transfer protocol will ultimately determine
the amount of information transferred, of course, so the new standard
could have some tricks up its sleeves. The good news is that PCI
Express 3.0 will use the same connector and will be
backwards-compatible with 2.0. PCI Express' specifications should be
complete in 2009 with a rollout in 2010, so don't go stressing about
your motherboard's I/O options just yet. Read | Permalink | Email this
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Fw: Intel Responds to AMD, NVIDIA USB 3.0 Allegations

URL: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=12068
Intel says open host controller specifications have cost gazillions of
dollars to develop...

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Fw: AMD Denies Cancellation of New-Generation Dual-Core Chips

URL:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20080611173140_AMD_Denies_Cancellation_of_New_Generation_Dual_Core_Chips.html
AMD Claims "Kuma" Gets Ready for Release

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Fw: Intel's P45 Express chipset

URL: http://techreport.com/articles.x/14882
Intel is trying to extend its mid-range chipset dynasty with the P45
Express, and initial reports have been encouraging. But how does the
chipset hold up under closer scrutiny? Read on as we pit the P45
against its closest competitors to find out.

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Fw: ASUS' Eee PC 1000H goes on sale in Taiwan

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/309648630/

Filed under: Laptops

In a world filled with painful delays, seeing ASUS' 10-inch Eee PC
1000H on sale this soon after being introduced at Computex is like a
breath of fresh air. Or mildly stagnant air, considering we're not
anywhere close to Taiwan. Nevertheless, said machine is indeed up for
grabs for those on that side of the planet, and just as we expected,
it's demanding NT$18,988 (or around $625). C'mon ASUS, you've got
swarms of North Americans (and Europeans, etc.) just champing at the
bit here.

[Via Fudzilla]
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Fw: Formato blu-ray busca espaço no Brasil

URL:
http://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online/folha/informatica/rss091/*http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u410899.shtml
Objeto de desejo para apreciadores mais exigentes de filmes ou de
música, o blu-ray (disco ótico de alta definição que deve suceder o
DVD) começa a se estabelecer no mercado brasileiro. Títulos com shows
de figurões do rock, do pop e do jazz já estão chegando às lojas
especializadas com preços mais acessíveis, abrindo caminho para a
expansão desse formato. Divulgação Já há títulos em Blu-ray de Elvis
Costello, Pat Metheny, Deep Purple e Queen (foto)

Leia mais (11/06/2008 - 08h00)

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Fw: AMD Reportedly Cancels Dual-Core 10th Generation Microprocessors

URL:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20080610184838_AMD_Reportedly_Cancels_Dual_Core_10th_Generation_Microprocessors.html
AMD Rumoured to Cancel Dual-Core AMD Phenom Chips

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Fw: XP19, O Monitor LCD Touchscreen da Shuttle

URL:
http://www.digitaldrops.com.br/drops/2008/06/xp19_o_monitor_lcd_touchscreen.html

A Shuttle apresentou na Computex 2008 o XP19, um monitor LCD TFT
touchscreen de 19 polegadas matriz ativa, com uma resolução de 1680 x
1050 pixels, tempo de resposta de 5 ms, taxa de contraste de 1000:1 e
um ângulo de visão de 170 graus. Preço e data de lançamento ainda não
foram informados pela empresa.

Via Engadget.

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Fw: AMD, NVIDIA to Create Second Open Host Controller For USB 3.0

URL: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=12017
AMD and NVIDIA say Intel won't share its USB 3.0 open host controller
specs...

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Fw: Queridinhas em feira "hi-tech", telas de LED oferecem laptops mais finos

URL:
http://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online/folha/informatica/rss091/*http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u409533.shtml
Uma promissora tecnologia para telas que promete imagens mais nítidas e
vívidas, duração maior de baterias e design mais fino, deve se tornar o
padrão no mercado de laptops. Uma nova safra de laptops esguios e de
design elegante, portando telas com diodos emissores de luz (LED),
estava em exibição na feira de informática Computex, em Taiwan, nesta
semana. Divulgação Em feira de Taiwan, companhia MSI apresentou o
notebook Wind, com peso de cerca de um quilo e tela de LED de 10
polegadas

Leia mais (06/06/2008 - 10h43)

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Fw: Brasil vende mais de 21 computadores por minuto, diz consultoria

URL:
http://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online/folha/informatica/rss091/*http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u409535.shtml
Ancorado principalmente em compras para uso pessoal, o Brasil vendeu
2,82 milhões de PCs no primeiro trimestre deste ano, o equivalente a
cerca de 21,5 unidades por minuto, segundo dados da consultoria IDC
adiantados à Folha Online. O resultado representa uma alta de 18,7% em
relação ao mesmo período do ano passado, quando foram vendidos 2,378
milhões de computadores. A expectativa é que o Brasil feche 2008 com 13
milhões de máquinas vendidas, o que faria do país o quarto maior
mercado de PCs do mundo, ultrapassando o Reino Unido. Os resultados de
2007 colocaram o Brasil na quinta posição, atrás de Estados Unidos,
China, Japão e Reino Unido. De acordo com a IDC, até o final de 2010 o
Brasil deverá ser o terceiro maior em vendas de computadores, atrás
apenas de Estados Unidos e China. Leia mais (06/06/2008 - 11h09)

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Fw: AMD including hidden overclocking functionality in tri- / quad-core Phenoms?

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/305937777/

Filed under: Desktops

Straight up, this one sounds just too bizarre to ever be true, but we
suppose (almost) anything goes when talkin' AMD. Now that you're
suitably skeptical, word on the street has it that AMD's triple- and
quad-core Phenom processors posses a half dozen "hidden pins" which can
enable painfully easy overclocking when paired with the right chipsets.
Yeah, this sounds way too much like some sort of Up / Down / Up /
Down / Select / Start fantasy boost, but apparently a 2.8GHz Black
Edition CPU can be taken to 3GHz with a SB700-equipped motherboard or
an even more tantalizing 3.2GHz when used with a SB750. As expected,
the release date for this tech is listed as unknown, but maybe that's
just some code trying to tell us we're really stuck in the Twilight
Zone.

[Thanks, kris120890]
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Fw: Consumer Awareness of Blu-Ray Rises, but Few Consumers Have Purchase Plans

URL:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20080603235056_Consumer_Awareness_of_Blu_Ray_Rises_but_Few_Consumers_Have_Purchase_Plans.html
Blu-Ray Gains Mind Share, Fails to Get Market Share Yet

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Fw: Transition to Next-Generation Micro-Architecture on Desktops Will Take Longer for Intel - Rumours

URL:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20080602164953_Transition_for_Next_Generation_Micro_Architecture_on_Desktops_Will_Take_Longer_for_Intel_Rumours.html
Ramp of Intel Nehalem Micro-Architecture Processors Will Take Longer
Than Expected Originally

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Fw: The One-Use, Self-Destructing DVD Returns

URL:
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/304359978/article.pl
BonrHanzon writes "Looks like DivX (the stupid one, not the codec) has
been resurrected in the form of Flexplay. Staples will be selling these
movie disks for 5 bucks a pop at the checkout counter. The disks can be
played in any DVD player, but a special adhesive will render the disk
unplayable 48 hours after the package has been opened. As if our
landfills weren't already overflowing with enough crap." The blog post
notes that Flexplay has actually been around for 5 years; the Staples
distribution deal is what's new.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Fw: ASUS Debuts World's First HDMI-Ready Sound Card

URL: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=11987
ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 unveiled at Computex 2008...

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Fw: AMD's Puma pounces; misses red-hot netbook market

URL:
http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/BAaf/~3/304713239/20080604-amd-launches-puma-aims-to-gain-ground-in-the-mobile-market.html

AMD unleashed its own substantial mobile updates at Computex today with
the launch of its new platform, Puma. Sunnyvale's new big cat could be
a potent competitor, and incorporates new processor, chipset, and video
hardware.

Read More...

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Fw: LG unveils 6x Blu-ray burners: BE06, GBC-H20L, and GBW-H20L

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/304108600/

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Storage

Not even a week after LaCie trumpeted its latest 4x external Blu-ray
writer, along comes LG to re-up the ante. Its latest trifecta -- the
BE06 (pictured), GBC-H20L and GBW-H20L -- all offer SecurDisc
capabilities and LightScribe technology, not to mention the ability to
toast BD-Rs at 6x (and BD-REs at 2x). As for the external USB 2.0 BE06,
you'll be looking at $379.95; for the GBC-H20L and GBW-H20L, however,
you can expect to pay $199.95 / $279.97 respectively. The trio is
available as we speak. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Fw: Seagate Reveals World's First Small Form-Factor Hard Drive with Next-Generation SAS Interface

URL:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20080602230631_Seagate_Reveals_World_s_First_Small_Form_Factor_Hard_Drive_with_Next_Generation_SAS_Interface.html
Seagate Announces Third Generation Savvio Hard Drives for Enterprises

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Fw: Videogames e TVs de plasma são campeões no consumo de energia, diz estudo

URL:
http://redir.folha.com.br/redir/online/folha/informatica/rss091/*http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/informatica/ult124u408337.shtml
Inovações tecnológicas podem ser divertidas, mas podem causar elevações
exorbitantes nas contas de luz. Um estudo feito na Austrália indica que
as televisores de tela de plasma e videogames de última geração são os
responsáveis pelos maiores consumos de energia, mesmo quando deixados
em modo de espera. O estudo, feito pela empresa Choice, afirma que o
PlayStation 3, da Sony, seguido de perto pelo Xbox 360 (Microsoft) e
por televisores de plasma são os líderes no consumo de energia em uma
lista de 16 aparelhos eletrônicos testados, incluindo laptops,
aparelhos de som e reprodutores de DVD. Chris Pizzello/Reuters De
acordo com os pesquisadores, o PlayStation, da Sony, consome cerca de
dez vezes mais energia que o Wii, da companhia Nintendo

Leia mais (03/06/2008 - 15h32)

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Fw: MSI Wind benchmarked and reviewed: now official alternative to Eee PC

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/303564285/

Here's the moment many of you Eee-wannabees have been waiting for, the
official announcement of the 10-inch, 1,204 x 600 LED-backlit MSI Wind.
No surprises here on the leakiest of all netbooks. Still, when you
consider that your $399 buys you a Linux-based system riding atop
Intel's 1.6GHz Atom processor, an 80GB 2.5-inch disk, 5.5-hour rated
battery, 1.3-megapixel webcam, Bluetooth and 802.11b/g WiFi, it makes
the $625 price of the Eee PC 1000(H) pretty tough to justify. Unless
802.11n and that beefier battery really do it for you. If the price
doesn't sway you then how about a review? Laptop magazine just
published their thoughts on the $499 XP model and gave it their
"editor's choice" award calling the Wind "the best all-around
mini-notebook to date." Now the bad news: the XP Wind ships June 16th
while the el-cheapo Linux version won't ship until later this summer.
Full press release and specs posted after the break.

Read -- Benchmarks and pictures
Read -- Review

Continue reading MSI Wind benchmarked and reviewed: now official
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Fw: Dell 2709WFP reviewed but not yet announced

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/303501140/

Filed under: Displays

Though they aren't publishing any photo proof, CNET's claiming the
first review of the Dell 2709W, a yet-unannounced 27-incher that will
supposedly debut in Australia for $1,200 AU (about $1,150 US). Looking
a little more like its 30-inch counterpart, the 2709WFP has two DVI
ports, DisplayPort, HDMi, and apparently even multiple 3.5mm jacks for
surround sound passthrough over HDMI. All in all it sounds like the
reviewers felt this is one to keep an eye out for. You know, whenever
it's announced. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Fw: Eee PC 901 and 1000-series to start at $550

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/303465836/

We've seen the pictures, now the details. What you're looking at up
there are the official specs and pricing for Asus' new Eee PC series.
Up to 7.8-hours of battery (3.2-hours minimum!), 802.11n, Bluetooth,
and 1.3 megapixel camera as we already knew. What's more, the 10.2-inch
1000-series features either a 40GB SSD on the Linux-based 1000 or 80GB
traditional hard disk on the XP or Linux-based 1000H. Both ship with
support a maximum of 2GB DDR2 memory. Interestingly, the long-lasting
6-cell battery is the only option shown in a what could be construed as
a lesson learned following recent woes.

Now the price:
Eee PC 901: NT$16,988 or about $559 (on sale now in Taiwan)
Eee PC 1000(H): NT$18,988 or about $625
Eee PC 1000: NT$19,988 or about $658
Let's wait for domestic pricing outside of Taiwan to see how these
numbers will ultimately tally closer to home.

Update: Asus just made the Eee PC 901, 1000, and 1000(H) officially,
official. Press images released.

Gallery: Official: ASUS Eee PC 901 and 1000-series with 7.8-hour battery
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Fw: Asus Eee PC 1000 vs Atom-based 901 vs original 701... fight!

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/303446795/

Filed under: Laptops

There you have it, the hotly anticipated 10-inch Eee PC 1000 sized up
next to the 8.9-inch Eee PC 901 (center) and original 7-inch Eee PC
701. Feeling. Misty.

Here's the scoop from Engadget Chinese who just got out of the press
briefing at Computex in Taipei: New 6-cell battery offers up to
7.5-hours of battery for Eee PC 1000, 7.8-hours for 901, 7 hours for
Eee PC 1000H The "H" in the Eee PC 1000(H) model means hard drive, yes,
hard drive up to 80GB. A first for an Eee. The Eee PC 1000 will max-out
with a 40GB SSD Fully equipped with 802.11n and Bluetooth -- hoozah!
Intel's Atom across the board More pics after the break.

Update: Detailed pricing and specs now in.

Continue reading Asus Eee PC 1000 vs Atom-based 901 vs original 701...
fight! Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Fw: WiMax Eee PC 901 specs, older Eee PC price cuts

URL: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/302771914/

Filed under: LaptopsAs you know, Asus will be announcing its Atom-based
8.9-inch Eee PC 901 and 10-inch 1001 tomorrow at Computex. However, the
more obscure WiMax Expo show has already kicked off featuring a
WiMax-enabled Eee PC 901. While the WiMax version won't ship until
later (for obvious reasons), the 901 models at the show are being
displayed in both black and white models based on a 1.6GHz Atom
processor with 1GB of memory, Bluetooth, WiFi, memory card slot, and a
20GB SSD for Linux builds or 12GB SSD for Windows. Oh, and the 1.14-kg
laptop features a 4- or 6-hour battery life depending upon battery
selected. As to the older Eee PCs, ASUS' CEO said they'll be cutting
prices on those which makes the Celeron M 701 and 900 models all the
more attractive.

Read -- Eee PC 901
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Fw: NVIDIA Announces Tegra GPUs for Ultra Mobile Devices

URL: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=11946
Tegra chips are smalled than a dime and can accelerate HD video...

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Fw: ASUS Introduces the Maximus II Formula featuring the new Intel P45

URL: http://www.anandtech.com/weblog/showpost.aspx?i=455
We are currently in the process of reviewing several P45 motherboards
from a variety of suppliers. We have to say that the P45 is shaping up
to be a worthy successor to the P35 and might even make you think twice
about buying an X48 or X38 based product. Just like the P35 launch last
year, the current motherboards are very stable, but it is obvious the...

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Fw: Toshiba Intends to Sell Super Upconversion DVD Players

URL:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20080531225807_Toshiba_Intends_to_Sell_Super_Upconversion_DVD_Players.html
Toshiba to Improve DVD Output Quality with New Player

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Fw: Cooler Master Hyper Z600: Passive Cooler with Excellent Potential to Be Active

URL:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/coolermaster-hyper-z600.html
New solution from Cooler Master will not leave overclockers unfazed: it
can work brilliantly in passive mode and boasts great potential for
active cooling. Add superior looks and you get a very attractive
product, which we are going to review today.

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