Fusion-io has joined forces with Hewlett-Packard to create the HP StorageWorks IO Accelerator, using Fusion-io’s ioMemory technology for BladeSystem c-Class servers. Slated as the world’s first extreme-performance solid-state storage adapter, the NAND flash-based IO Accelerator is specifically designed to compliment HP’s BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 servers, or other blade server environments. According to Fusion-io, a single Type-1 mezzanine card offers more than 100,000 IOPs, 800MB/sec. read speeds, 600MB/sec. writes sustained throughput, with access latencies of less than 50µs. The card also requires a mere 6 watts of juice. According to the agreement, Fusion-io will serve as an OEM for HP, supplying the SSDs for HP’s server division.
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Fusion IO’s 100K IOPs SSD Goes To HP
AMD ‘Bulldozer’ CPU Not Coming Early
According to inside information, AMD will not release its 32nm Bulldozer CPU before late 2010 even though Intel’s rival processor will roll out by Q4 2009. Once AMD kick-started its spin-off company The Foundry Co, established to handle all the manufacturing aspects of the CPU giant, AMD focused on utilizing a plethora of engineering resources. After the spin-off company took root, AMD rewrote its roadmap for the 32nm manufacturing process, pushing up the schedule from 2011 to late 2010. Thus, it seemed likely that AMD would be able to push its next-generation CPU architecture, codenamed Bulldozer earlier than previously predicted to take on Intel’s 32nm-based processor set for a Q4 2009 release.
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Asus To Introduce The World’s First Notebook With Ati Mobility Radeon Hd 4600 Gpu
ASUS is proud to announce the world’s first notebooks ‘ASUS N51Tp’ equipped with the AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4600 Series GPU.
This notebook will leverage the new GPU technology to deliver astounding multimedia experiences for discerning consumers. Furthermore, each N Series notebook also comes with innovative technological developments such as the highly-efficient Super Hybrid Engine (SHE), the built-in Express Gate operating system and the SmartLogon facial recognition system.
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Onboard Integrated Graphics Gone by 2013
Market research firm John Peddie Research has released a report that indicates the end of the market for the popular integrated graphics processor (IGP) chipset. ZoomIn 2008 67 percent of the graphics chips shipped were IGPs, and JPR predicts that in 2011 it will drop to 20 percent, and by 2013 it will be less than one percent.
IGPs presently exist as an efficient and cost-effective way to ship systems with graphics, even if the capabilities of the hardware are sometimes barely passable. IGPs are, however, usually adequate for 2D functions such as running office applications.
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Acer Brings Its Aspire 8930G Gaming Notebook
Acer, one of the worldwide leading computer solution providers, came at the CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany, with a nice range of products, among which we were able to spot a new Acer Aspire Gaming notebook, the 8930G. The machine is added to the company’s lineup of gaming computers, and we have to say that it looks pretty impressive.
The Acer Aspire 8930G system is powered by an Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q9000, which features a core speed of 2.0 GHz, 1066 MHz front side bus, and 6MB of L2 cache. The notebook sports an impressive 18.4-inch display, full HD 1080p with Acer CineCrystal and goes along with an NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics solution.
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Buy A Samsung Notebook, Get J700 Phone For Free
My skepticism about this ploy doesn’t matter because Samsung India thinks giving out a mid-range phone with every purchase of a laptop will help them spur the notebook sales. The phone that will be offered to the consumers is J700 slider phone valued at Rs. 6,089. I don’t know if we can say it as a flaw but all the buyers will get the same phone, right from the entry level R Series to the super expensive X Series.
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MSI X340 And X600 Ultra-Slim Notebooks
Soon after announcing the first X-Series product X320, MSI yesterday introduced two new X-Series products, the X340 and X600. Both are thin and light notebooks featuring Intel ULV architecture for performance and power saving advantages. The X340 is a 13incher boasting 16:9 cinematic LED display. It weighs just 1.3kg, and is 1.98cm thin at its thickest point while just 6mm at its thinnest. On the other hand the X600 is a 2kg laptop sporting a 16:9 widescreen 15″ display.
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CSX Readies Core I7 Compatible Diablo Ddr3-2000
Compustocx (CSX), always made headlines with its Diablo series overclock-friendly memory modules. Some of its earlier DDR3-2000+ memory modules received raving reviews. Unfortunately, DRAM voltages on those modules were to high to let the modules count safe for the Core i7 platform.
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MSI Unveils N250 GTS Series Graphics Card
True gamers expect what from their graphics cards? High performance? Strong cooling? A price they can swallow? We believe all three! Worldwide graphics card leading producer, MSI International, today announced the all-new N250GTS series, which utilizes the industry-leading, award-winning Quad Pipe and Seaweed-Blade fan cooling technology coupled with All Solid Capacitor design. Altogether these technologies come together to transform the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 graphics card into a most extreme performance and best cooling design win. When considering price-performance, this card delivers easy enjoyment of DirectX 10 games in a beautiful package.
N250GTS-2D1G with Quad Pipe Cooling Technology
N250GTS-2D1G uses the MSI developed Quad Pipe cooling design, with a set of four 6 mm heat pipes providing a 20% heat dissipation improvement over traditional heatpipes. When coupled with a thick copper base and big heatsink area, this design makes for a truly awesome cooling system. The special two-socket and fan design, and Quad Pipe does not only decrease the heat of the GPU, the airflow also gets passed to the memory, capacitors, MOSFET and other components, and helps expand the N250GTS-2D1G’s overclocking capabilities.
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Nvidia Says They Want To Build An x86 CPU
During a Q&A session at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San Francisco earlier this week, Nvidia revealed intentions of getting into the x86 business, saying it was a matter of ‘when’, and not ‘if.’
“I think some time down the road it makes sense to take the same level of integration that we’ve done with Tegra,” said Michael Hara, Nvidia’s senior VP of investor relations and communications. “Tegra is by any definition a complete computer on a chip, and the requirements of that market are such that you have to be very low power, very small, but highly efficient. So in that particular state it made a lot of sense to take that approach, and someday it’s going to make sense to take the same approach in the x86 market as well.”
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Gigabyte Unveils Core i5 Motherboard
Core i5 isn’t necessarily a new term floating around the Internet, however lately there’s been quite a bit of talk about the “Core i7 lite,” and now there’s a motherboard to support it.
Earlier this week, we reported that P55 motherboards compatible with Intel’s Lynnfield CPUs (aka Core i5) may actually start shipping in July, and sure enough, Gigabyte’s GA-IBP made a grand appearance at CeBIT this afternoon, months ahead of June’s Computex “big reveal” as we originally predicted. In comparison to the meatier Core i7, the Core i5 serves as a cheaper, “lite” alternative for consumers wanting plenty of power but need to pinch pennies.
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