Hardware
Windows 8 to get USB 3.0 mainstream
As Claimed by Intel, USB 3.0, will get mainstream with Windows 8**
Technology is always something that consumes time and resources to grow out, either its HDMI or going higher into High Definition or the USB bus that gives us the basic taks related to computing, Technology plays a tricky role with everything. USB 3.0 is something pretty close to that. There were speculations of USB 3.0 to get mainstream sooner, but recently Intel’s representative speaking at CeBIT in germany cleared that USB 3.o will still take a couple of years to evolve and get mainstream. It was cleared that USB 3.0 will become mainstream only till the next version of Windows ( supposedely called Windows 8)(Unconfirmed by Microsoft)**
Microsoft current version of Windows, i.e 7, was released on octuber 22nd 2009, which proved out to be a major success. Windows 8** or the next version of Windows Client OS is yet to be time tabled, but estimates say there is a probable chance of getting a release by 2011 end or in 2012. But Intel’s representative told clearly that USB 3.0 will indeed be supported fully in the next Version of Windows. There are ongoing rumours about Windows 7 to include the support for USB 3.0 in its first service pack that is due in April of this year.
Bit ‘O’ Fact
USB 3.0 is capable of delivering dramatic performance improvements over version 2.0, which maxes out at 480Mbps. By contrast, provided that a computer’s hardware (the type of storage drive and motherboard) play nice with USB 3.0, the technology can, at least in theory, deliver transfer rates of up to 5Gbps. One of the best things about USB 3.0 is the fact that it’s fully compatible with its precursor, version 2.0.
Windows 8** Microsoft added sometime back ” Who says we will call it Windows 8″
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Apple Sues HTC for Infringment of patents
Apple has taken legal action against phone maker HTC, alleging it has infringed patented technology. Apple issued a press release announcing it has sued HTC, According to the suit, HTC smartphones borrow key architecture and hardware elements from Apple’s handset.
below is the Re-production without change of the official press-release by Apple as taken from Softpedia
CUPERTINO, California—March 2, 2010—Apple® today filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware.
“We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.”
Apple reinvented the mobile phone in 2007 with its revolutionary iPhone®, and did it again in 2008 with its pioneering App Store, which now offers more than 150,000 mobile applications in over 90 countries. Over 40 million iPhones have been sold worldwide.
This is not the first time Apple has made a move like this, back in december of 2009 when it countersued Nokia on some similar grounds, The VP then said “Other companies must compete with us by inventing their own technologies, not just by stealing ours.”. The legal action has been filed with the US International Trade Commission and a district court in Delaware.HTC has yet to respond to requests for comment.
Official update from HTC regarding the charges by Apple : : “HTC is a mobile technology innovator and patent holder that has been very focused over the past 13 years on creating many of the most innovative smartphones. HTC values patent rights and their enforcement but is also committed to defending its own technology innovations. HTC only learned of Apple’s actions this morning via media reports, and therefore we have not yet had the opportunity to investigate the filings. Until we have had this opportunity, we are unable to comment on the validity of the claims being made against HTC.”
Source | BBC |Softpedia
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AMD to Ship 12-core, without cutting down feature set
AMD is coming up with its new core design, that will include 8-core and 12-core . This range will be called as “Magny-Cours” server processor design. As posted on the Company blog , the chips are already shipping to customers. The reports come out and clear that there will be no cut-down in the feature set,Its been said that AMD is focusing to the next-generation processor design, so as to keep up with the pace of its rivals.
Scaling back the features for marketing purposes is really not a very appetizing prospect for us. We believe that you should have the full set of features, no matter where you buy in the stack. You won’t see us scale back the memory speeds. You won’t see us scale back the I/O speeds. You won’t see us pull features. That is not our way to bring products to market,” John Fruehe, the director of product marketing for server/workstation products at AMD, said.
On the other hand, INTEL is dedicated cutting down features from its less priced desktop or server CPU’s in order to make them seem good in market. On the contrary AMD, intends to keep the same feature set so as to provide a better functioning desktop or server CPU and hence a more comfortable and satisfied customer.
“When you look at our existing AMD Opteron processors as well as our upcoming new products (Magny-Cours), you see two big themes: we don’t compromise on features and we are going to deliver the feature customers care most about: value. As you look at our products, you’ll see that as you move down the stack, from those fastest processors that everyone lusts after (but few buy) down to the value-priced processors, you’ll see the same set of features. You won’t see AMD artificially limiting the capabilities or punishing a focus on low power,” Mr. John Fruehe noted.
XbitLabs reports that, according to unofficial sources, the AMD Opteron 6000 series of processors will be made up of three CPUs with clock speeds of 1.90GHz, 2.10GHz and 2.20GHz. The company also aims to release three standard-voltage 8-core chips at 2.0GHz, 2.30GHz ans 2.40GHz, along with two high-efficiency 8-core processors with clocks of 1.80GHz and 2.0GHz. Furthermore, AMD also intends to launch a highly efficient (HE) AMD Opteron 6000 12-core chip at 1.70GHz, as well as a special edition (SE) 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 at 2.30GHz. Maximum stability for these 12-core chips will be enabled by reduced frequencies for the L3 cache memory and integrated memory controllers, compared to 6-core and quad-core chips
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HTC Desire Specifications now out : Video
Refering to my previous update on the HTC Legend, Desire & HD-mini, full phone specification for HTC Desire are now out. This HTC device will be based on Android 2.1 OS. The handset is a upgrade from Nexus one, shows out an excellent touchscreen display & offcourse HTC sense.
Physical
Size:
Weight: 135 grams (4.76 ounces) with battery
CPU Processing Speed
1 GHz
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Highpoint Presents first PCI Express 2.0 x4 native Sata 6Gb/s card
HighPoint is all set and ready to start turning heads with its latest addition to the long line of “world’s first” devices. Eager to start catering to the needs of end-users for high-speed storage, the company has put together what is called the industry’s first four-port native SATA 6Gb/s RAID host adapters. Powered by the PCI Express 2.0 x4 bus, the RocketRAID 640 series will enable new levels of throughput, will remove performance bottlenecks for storage devices and allow users to increase their storage capacities as they see fit.
adapters can reach the impressive throughput of up to 600MB/s per SATA port for legacy systems, with current configurations being able to maximize PCI Express 2.0 x4 bandwidth to reach no less than 2GB/s. This means that high-performance SATA HDDs and SSDs will no longer be restricted by older bus technologies, being able to reach their full potential or even break the performance barrier thanks to the large bandwidth of the PCI Express 2.0 x4 bus.
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