NVIDIA releasing Ion 2 at end of 2009

With the recent release of Nvidias Ion graphics chipsets becoming more and more popular in modern notebooks, Nvidia have now started working on its replacement. Nvidia are said to be developing an Ion 2 which is expected to be released in the latter part of the year. Read more

Apple dropping NVIDIA in future iMacs and laptops

It has been speculated that Apple are planning to end their partnership with graphics company Nvidia in future versions of the iMac and laptop ranges in the next few years to come.

The news is according to MacRumors, who have obtained the info from SemiAccurate. They have said that the reason to continue the partnership is because of Nvidia manufacturing defects that were found in various MacBook Pro models.

It now looks likely that Apple will choose to return to Intel-based chipsets as they will want to avoid any further manufacturing defects in future models.

Theres more info over at MacRumors, let us know your thoughts on the news.

A-DATA’s new flash drive for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit

Computer hardware manufacturers A-Data have revealed they are releasing what they call “the first flash drive compatible with Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)”. The confusing thing about this is that all pen drives I’ve used with Windows 7 Beta have been compatible. Read more

Mnemosyne’s $10,000 16GB USB drive

With the ever growing importance of data security these days most people feel file encryption is the best way of securing your data, however a company named Mnemosyne have created a 16GB USB drive that instead of using software to encrypt data you have to physically solve the 3D puzzle which the drive is hidden within. Read more

ASUS USB 2.0 Blu-ray drive

Asus have recently been developing a new USB external Blu-ray player, while it looks like a device suitable or space travel internally it is just another basic Blu-ray player.

The Blu-ray player is compatible with Windows but not OS X, as for Linux support it is not mentioned so it will likely not be compatible. The drive connects via USB 2.0 and reads Blu-ray discs at a maximum of 4.8x and burns DVDs at a maximum of 8x. The rest of the design is aesthetic not at all functionality based, it even has a bright blue ‘X’ that flashes on the side of the drive, and you can use an App to control its brightness. Read more

Intel’s 32nm Clarkdale CPU: release moved forward

Rumors are currently circulating that Intel plan to launch its Clarkdale CPU’s within the final quarter of 2009, rather then the original rumors of it launching in the first quarter of 2010. The rumors are circulating from Taiwan’s motherboard industry who obviously have to know these things in advance.

From what we can understand Clarkdale is Intel’s first 32nm processor with an integrated memory controller with a 45nm graphics core. Intel have high hopes for the Clarkdale CPUs expecting it to account for 10% of the processors Intel supply in the final quarter of this year, by February next year this figure is expected to rise to 20%.

Earlier today AMD announced their new Phenom II chip, it will be interesting to see how these two compete.

For further details check out Engadget.

AMD’s New Flagship Processor: 3.4GHz Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition

According to some reliable sources it seems that AMD plan to announce a new processor, this processor is designed to directly compete with Intel’s Core2Quad range. The processor has been spotted on ASROCK’s website and is said to have a clock speed of 3.4Ghz per core.

The processor is said to be called the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, and has the same cache and power consumption as the Phenom II X4 955. Experts believe that the success of the processor will depend on accurate pricing, most of these experts believe it will be priced at around $320.

AMD may have to drop the price of the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition when Intel release their Lynnfield processors in the latter part of this year. Check the full story on SlashGear.

Intel Nehalem processors with six-cores

Bit-tech are claiming that Intel is planning to release a new Nehalem processor with six-cores, they expect to launch the new chip in the same timeframe as the Lynnfield/P55, which as we know will be ready for launch later this year. Read more

Multitouch trackpad on Brando wireless HTPC keyboard

If HTPC keyboards are your thing at the moment, you might want to check out this new wireless one from Brando. It brings a lot of smart features with it and it’s also available at a very good price too. Read more

Intel: flash memory to boost performance

Intel are hoping to get a boost in performance with the aid of flash memory, the chip maker is planning to build the technology into its first chipset-on-a-chip architecture, they are also building it into their new multi-chip configurations. Read more

Review: MSI GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card

When it comes to the MSI GeForce GTX 295 Graphics Card, it seems that there is not much competition out there, yes, there has been the HD 4890, but the price is nowhere near the level of the GTX 295. So what is it that makes the card so good? Read more

AMD News: First DirectX 11 GPU

It has been confirmed that AMD have unveiled the world’s first DirectX 11 GPU over at an event in Taiwan. AMD demonstrated the unit publicly and have stated that the GPU will significantly improve your gaming experience. Read more

New Intel Core i7 CPUs Released

The new Intel Core i7 CPUs are soon to be released, these newer faster processor have been appearing on retail sites. They are not ready for us to purchase just yet, but all the early details are up on these sites, an early indication that the release will be very soon. Read more

Microsoft’s New Wireless Mobile Mouse 6000 and 5000

If you’re on the lookout for a brand new computer mouse and fancy something a bit more stylish, you should take a look at two of Microsoft’s latest products, the new Wireless Mobile mouse 6000 and 5000. Read more

nVidia GeForce GTX380: Clock Speed News

Some clock speed details have been revealed on some of Nvidia’s upcoming graphics cards. It is now thought that Nvidia have samples of the NV70/G300/GT300 silicon at the ready and some information released on these cards have given us an idea of the clock speeds for the Nvidia GeForce GTX 380. Read more

Select AMD chips lack Windows 7 ‘XP mode’ support

XP mode on Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 7 Release Candidate will allow the beta release version of the software to open many older Windows XP productivity applications, direct from their desktop running on Windows 7. However, it seems that select processors from AMD will not support Windows 7 “XP mode”, unlike Intel. Read more

ATI XFX Radeon HD 4770: World’s first 40nm graphics card

It seems like we have been waiting a lifetime, but 40nm fabrication has finally been made available commercial for a GPU. The graphics card in question is the ATI XFX Radeon HD 4770, and has been labeled as the world’s first 40nm graphics card. Read more

AMD vs Intel: Opteron “Istanbul”, better performance per watt

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced yesterday that they are to launch an updated Opteron server chip road map, in which they hope will help to lure customers from Intel. The new processor named Istanbul is much the same as Intel’s current Xeon processors, as it uses a 45-nanometer manufacturing process, but will offer better value for money and will be ready by 2010. Read more

Quadro FX 4800 for the Apple Mac Pro and release date

Nvidia has announced the release date for the new Quadro FX 4800 for the Apple Mac Pro; the new model will ship next month. The new Apple Mac with the upgraded graphics card will cost around $1800 and comes loaded with 1.5GB frame buffer, 192 parallel processor cores and a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/sec. Read more

Microsoft Sidewinder X3: Ambidextrous mouse available in May

If you’re looking for a fancy new gaming mouse at an affordable price for your pocket, then you should definately check out the Sidewinder X3 from Microsoft, it’s out in May. Read more