http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Sat, 26 May 2012 01:44:47 GMT Sat, 26 May 2012 01:44:47 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/MyDigitalSSD-Releases-Bullet-Proof-3-mSATA-III-SSDs-271702.shtml Thanks to MyDigitalSSD, there is a new range of solid-state drives available for makers and buyers of laptops, ultrabooks, tablets and desktops alike.

As the title says, they are called the Bullet Proof 3 (BP3) series, which makes us wonder if they can actually survive gun shots.

We've seen solid-state drives being ... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 19:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/MyDigitalSSD-Releases-Bullet-Proof-3-mSATA-III-SSDs-271702.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/MyDigitalSSD-Releases-Bullet-Proof-3-mSATA-III-SSDs-271702.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitfenix-Prodigy-Mini-ITX-Case-Enters-271754.shtml For people who just don't like to take laptops to gaming gatherings, BitFenix has created the Prodigy mini-ITX desktop case, for miniature PCs that are also powerful.

BitFenix isn't going to tell you what motherboard you should buy in order to have all you need to build a strong computer.

What the company will do is make sure you... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 17:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitfenix-Prodigy-Mini-ITX-Case-Enters-271754.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bitfenix-Prodigy-Mini-ITX-Case-Enters-271754.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spare-Your-Viewers-from-Commercials-and-You-ll-Get-Sued-271819.shtml The world really is a strange place, even without all the hacking scandals and conspiracy theorists pointing this way and that.

The latest piece of evidence to support this assumption lies in how Dish Network got sued because it dared to offer its customers the option to skip commercials.

The Auto Hop feature is ... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 14:50:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spare-Your-Viewers-from-Commercials-and-You-ll-Get-Sued-271819.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spare-Your-Viewers-from-Commercials-and-You-ll-Get-Sued-271819.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/NVIDIA-Prepares-GeForce-GTX-660-Graphics-Card-271742.shtml If you were wondering when you'd get a mainstream graphics cards from NVIDIA, you might not have to wait much longer.

Swedish website SweClockers claims to have discovered when the GeForce GTX 660 video controller will be formally launched.

No precise day was mentioned, but the report did say that we should be looking at l... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 12:18:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/NVIDIA-Prepares-GeForce-GTX-660-Graphics-Card-271742.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/NVIDIA-Prepares-GeForce-GTX-660-Graphics-Card-271742.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apacer-Announces-New-DDR3-1600-16GB-ECC-RDIMM-271731.shtml American memory manufacturer Apacer has reportedly just launched the new DDR3-1600 16GB ECC RDIMM memory modules. These are high-density 16 GB DDR3 modules with integrated server technologies.

ECC is short for error correction code. This is a special technology added to memory modules used in very demanding systems, such as servers, and... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 12:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apacer-Announces-New-DDR3-1600-16GB-ECC-RDIMM-271731.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Apacer-Announces-New-DDR3-1600-16GB-ECC-RDIMM-271731.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Presents-a-24x-Power-Efficient-DVD-Writer-271692.shtml Well-known mainboard manufacturer, Taiwanese company ASUS has just introduced the DRW-24B5ST E-Green Series DVD writer, on its official website. This device is also jumping on the eco-conscience bandwagon and boasts 50% lower power consumption.

While it’s strange to brag about a device that’s doing exactly what it is suppos... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 09:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Presents-a-24x-Power-Efficient-DVD-Writer-271692.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Presents-a-24x-Power-Efficient-DVD-Writer-271692.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dual-GPU-HD-7970-X2-In-the-Making-271688.shtml You'd think that AMD's Radeon HD 7990 would be the end-all of all dual-chip graphics card efforts, but this does not seem to be the case if recent reports are to be believed.

The folks at DonanimHaber may have just stumbled upon the most queer of information pieces this year has seen so far.

Apparently, AMD's graphics card manufactur... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 09:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dual-GPU-HD-7970-X2-In-the-Making-271688.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dual-GPU-HD-7970-X2-In-the-Making-271688.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-s-Secret-Socket-1356-CPUs-271669.shtml Intel's Xeon E5 and E3 socket LGA 1356 processors have been out and about for a while, but so have four chips that people may not have heard of, due to Intel's deliberate secrecy.

Of course, “secrecy” may be laying it on thick a bit, since the Santa Clara, California-based company didn't actually wage a covert war or anything.

read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 08:56:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-s-Secret-Socket-1356-CPUs-271669.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-s-Secret-Socket-1356-CPUs-271669.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Denies-Reducing-Laptop-Shipment-Target-271657.shtml There were murmurs saying that ASUS wasn't as optimistic as it used to be about its laptop sales, but a new report has arisen, one that refutes the claim.

Of course, since this report has a third party as the source, it is just as potentially erroneous as the one that implied ASUS' reduced optimism in the first place. Nevertheless, we ma... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 08:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Denies-Reducing-Laptop-Shipment-Target-271657.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Denies-Reducing-Laptop-Shipment-Target-271657.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Celeron-Powered-Samsung-Chromebook-Comes-and-Goes-271644.shtml Chromebooks sales haven’t been so successful, but they are still out there and new ones are being made, so information leaks are bound to happen from time to time.

Samsung, however, has become one of the companies that indirectly enabled more than just information to make it to the net.

Not long ago, a Chromebox was a... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 07:45:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Celeron-Powered-Samsung-Chromebook-Comes-and-Goes-271644.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Celeron-Powered-Samsung-Chromebook-Comes-and-Goes-271644.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dell-s-First-Windows-8-Tablet-Comes-with-Atom-Clover-Trail-271643.shtml American company DELL is one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world. For a long time an Intel exclusive partner, DELL is reportedly getting ready to launch its first Windows 8 tablet which will be powered by an Intel processor.

The device will have quite a large 10.8” screen and will sport the dreaded 1366... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 07:40:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dell-s-First-Windows-8-Tablet-Comes-with-Atom-Clover-Trail-271643.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dell-s-First-Windows-8-Tablet-Comes-with-Atom-Clover-Trail-271643.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/UMC-Builds-14nm-Chip-Facility-Starts-on-28nm-Too-271633.shtml Moore's Law says that the number of transistors that can be placed on an integrated circuit, without cost drawbacks, doubles about every two years.

That means that manufacturing process technologies have to be planned well in advance, and this is precisely what United Microelectronics Corp. is doing.

Much like Intel pro... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 07:14:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/UMC-Builds-14nm-Chip-Facility-Starts-on-28nm-Too-271633.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/UMC-Builds-14nm-Chip-Facility-Starts-on-28nm-Too-271633.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Corsair-Presents-SSD-Notebook-Upgrade-Kit-271625.shtml Well-known memory and SSD manufacturer Corsair is announcing the new “Force Series 3 SSD Notebook Upgrade Kit” on its official website. The upgrade kits come with two SSD sizes: 120 GB and 240 GB.

SSDs are an obvious advantage over normal HDDs. When compared with 2.5” laptop drives that are usually twice slower than a deskt... (read more)]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Corsair-Presents-SSD-Notebook-Upgrade-Kit-271625.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Corsair-Presents-SSD-Notebook-Upgrade-Kit-271625.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/55-Inch-LG-OLED-TV-Gets-Named-and-Priced-271490.shtml It has been known for months that LG would start selling an OLED TV this year, but only now has the name of the panel, as well as the price, made its way to the Internet.

OLED (organic light-emitting diodes) is a display technology usually employed in phones and other small gadgets.

Its power draw is low enough to make life ea... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 19:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/55-Inch-LG-OLED-TV-Gets-Named-and-Priced-271490.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/55-Inch-LG-OLED-TV-Gets-Named-and-Priced-271490.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ADATA-Launches-Premier-Pro-SDHC-SDXC-Memory-Cards-271503.shtml ADATA has added some new memory cards to its lineup, all of which can be safely used in cameras with both performance and endurance requirements.

ADATA's new Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) and Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) memory cards bear the Premier Pro name.

That name alone might not be enough to con... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 17:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/ADATA-Launches-Premier-Pro-SDHC-SDXC-Memory-Cards-271503.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/ADATA-Launches-Premier-Pro-SDHC-SDXC-Memory-Cards-271503.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ZenBook-SSD-and-MacBookAir-SSD-Are-Not-Compatible-with-mSATA-271574.shtml It’s a very good thing that mobile computers are starting to ship with integrated SSD drives next to the traditional HDDs or just SSDs altogether.  We’d rather each notebook came with two 2.5” bays, so that the user can choose whatever configuration he desires.

On very small systems like Apple&rsquo... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 15:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/ZenBook-SSD-and-MacBookAir-SSD-Are-Not-Compatible-with-mSATA-271574.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/ZenBook-SSD-and-MacBookAir-SSD-Are-Not-Compatible-with-mSATA-271574.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/First-Radeon-HD-7700-Card-with-Overvoltage-Support-and-TransThermal-Design-271513.shtml Taiwanese mainboard manufacturer MSI, also known for its powerful notebooks and video cards, has recently announced the R7770 Power Edition 1GD5/OC video card, on its official website. This is a unique model with special cooling and overclocking features.

MSI’s new Radeon HD 7770 video card comes with ... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 12:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/First-Radeon-HD-7700-Card-with-Overvoltage-Support-and-TransThermal-Design-271513.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/First-Radeon-HD-7700-Card-with-Overvoltage-Support-and-TransThermal-Design-271513.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toshiba-AT300-Tablet-Formally-Launched-271466.shtml There may soon be a new tablet up for sale at your local retailer, as well as through online stores, one made by Toshiba and equipped with the latest, though not unexpected, set of hardware and software features.

We'd just love to be able to tell you that the Android 4.0-loaded Toshiba AT300 will be every bit as capable as any other Tegra 3 t... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 10:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toshiba-AT300-Tablet-Formally-Launched-271466.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toshiba-AT300-Tablet-Formally-Launched-271466.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-and-Sony-Impose-Minimum-Cheap-TV-Prices-271453.shtml Very soon you won't be able to find Sony and Samsung-branded TVs for the same low prices you might have seen a few weeks or months before today.

The two companies are taking an unfortunate page out of Apple's book: minimum price enforcement for consumer electronics products.

More precisely, Sony and Samsung have decided ... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 09:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-and-Sony-Impose-Minimum-Cheap-TV-Prices-271453.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-and-Sony-Impose-Minimum-Cheap-TV-Prices-271453.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Launches-4TB-External-HDD-with-eSATA-and-USB-3-0-271445.shtml Japanese company Logitec has just launched the new LHD-EG40THEU3F external HDD unit, on its official website. This is a 7200 RMP, 4 TB HDD packed inside a USB 3.0 enclosure that also comes with eSATA connectivity.

Readers should not confuse Logitec with Swiss company Logitech. The new 4 TB external HDD we’re presenting ... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 09:19:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Launches-4TB-External-HDD-with-eSATA-and-USB-3-0-271445.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Logitech-Launches-4TB-External-HDD-with-eSATA-and-USB-3-0-271445.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/HP-Cuts-27-000-Jobs-After-1-6-Billion-Earnings-271442.shtml You would think that earnings of $1.6 Billion (1.27 billion Euro) would be a cause for joy, but that definitely doesn't apply to HP, whose reaction was to start enacting a restructuring plan.

Although some may gawk at the notion, the $1.6 billion accumulated during the latest three-month period is a low number compared to the one regi... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 08:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/HP-Cuts-27-000-Jobs-After-1-6-Billion-Earnings-271442.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/HP-Cuts-27-000-Jobs-After-1-6-Billion-Earnings-271442.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/CZC-Tech-s-U116T-Is-Both-a-Tablet-and-an-Ultrabook-271426.shtml So-called “hybrid” devices have been cropping up on the IT market for as long as the industry has been around, so we aren't at all shocked to see tablets and ultrabooks combine.

Chinese company CZC Tech has formally introduced something called U116T, which behaves like a tablet but has ultrabook hardware.

... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 08:20:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/CZC-Tech-s-U116T-Is-Both-a-Tablet-and-an-Ultrabook-271426.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/CZC-Tech-s-U116T-Is-Both-a-Tablet-and-an-Ultrabook-271426.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Three-ASUS-ZenBooks-with-SSD-Plus-HDD-Coming-in-June-271415.shtml Famous motherboard manufacturer, Taiwanese company ASUS, who is also well known for its mobile computers, is now reportedly preparing to launch three ZenBooks next month.

We already talked about ASUS’ new UltraBook projects and we published the first pictures here. The ones is question were the UX31 and UX21 ... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 08:01:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Three-ASUS-ZenBooks-with-SSD-Plus-HDD-Coming-in-June-271415.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Three-ASUS-ZenBooks-with-SSD-Plus-HDD-Coming-in-June-271415.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gigabyte-Intros-the-Lightest-Notebook-on-Earth-271411.shtml You'd think that any great claim would be backed by some hard evidence, but Gigabyte deliberately neglected to provide it when it revealed the X11 notebook.

Of course, “revealed” is a bit too much of a stretch because the company only specified its name and that it is supposed to be “the lightest notebook on earth.&r... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 07:48:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gigabyte-Intros-the-Lightest-Notebook-on-Earth-271411.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gigabyte-Intros-the-Lightest-Notebook-on-Earth-271411.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Piledriver-FX-Chips-Enter-Mass-Production-in-Q3-271396.shtml The Bulldozer AMD FX series of central processing units ended up disappointing most people, even though the chip did exactly what AMD said it would.

That said, we'll be more cautious in our assumptions regarding the FX-series central processing units that will replace them.

Speaking of which, we now know when the fi... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 07:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Piledriver-FX-Chips-Enter-Mass-Production-in-Q3-271396.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Piledriver-FX-Chips-Enter-Mass-Production-in-Q3-271396.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Seagate-Makes-an-Acquisition-of-its-Own-Buys-LaCie-271388.shtml For a company supposed to be in trouble with shortages, Seagate did remarkably well during the last quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of this year, 2012.

One would think that the alleged undersupply would give the HDD giant trouble meeting what orders it already has.

This does not seem to be the case, at least no... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 06:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Seagate-Makes-an-Acquisition-of-its-Own-Buys-LaCie-271388.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Seagate-Makes-an-Acquisition-of-its-Own-Buys-LaCie-271388.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dell-Profits-Fall-33-Investors-Probably-Not-Happy-271295.shtml The financial evolutions of IT companies during the past quarter are proving to be somewhat baffling, as those set to suffer flourished and others took hits in their stead.

After seeing that both Seagate and Western Digital do more than fine despite the so-called HDD crisis, Lenovo is turning out to be the only so-called stabilizin... (read more)]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 21:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dell-Profits-Fall-33-Investors-Probably-Not-Happy-271295.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dell-Profits-Fall-33-Investors-Probably-Not-Happy-271295.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lenovo-March-31-Quarter-Shows-Great-Financial-Gains-271216.shtml The fourth quarter of Lenovo's fiscal year 2012 ended on March 31 and the company has finally finished tallying its sales and purchases.

Lenovo is famous for being the fastest-growing PC supplier worldwide, and the results published a short time ago definitely give credence to that reputation.

Through strong laptop, ... (read more)]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 19:11:01 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lenovo-March-31-Quarter-Shows-Great-Financial-Gains-271216.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lenovo-March-31-Quarter-Shows-Great-Financial-Gains-271216.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Behold-the-Genius-Kids-Designer-II-Tablet-271273.shtml If your kid is not that keen on spending time with others his age, or if he just has too much time on his hands, a gadget to keep him or her occupied could be just what is needed.

Genius kept this in mind when it made the Kids Designer II tablet, but it also thought about how it could encourage intellectual development.

Childr... (read more)]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 17:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Behold-the-Genius-Kids-Designer-II-Tablet-271273.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Behold-the-Genius-Kids-Designer-II-Tablet-271273.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Patriot-s-Magma-SDD-Revealed-271332.shtml Memory and SSD manufacturer, American company Patriot is reportedly preparing a new SSD based on a new generation of Phison controllers. The controller in question is called Phison S8, and the new drive from Patriot is “Magma.”

Many of you may remember the horrible Phison 3105 performance from Patriot’s TORQX2 SSD.

We’... (read more)]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 15:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Patriot-s-Magma-SDD-Revealed-271332.shtml Technology and Gadgets http://news.softpedia.com/news/Patriot-s-Magma-SDD-Revealed-271332.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu)