AMD LAUNCHES PHENOM II CPU, ITS FASTEST YET
Two days shy of a year since Intel launched Penryn, its first 45nm chip, AMD is finally ready to counter with a few 45nm CPUs of its own--Phenom II has finally arrived. AMD is positioning Phenom II in between Intel's Core 2 Quad and Core i7 offerings. Phenom II chips are available in two versions, the X4 920 and the X4 940 Black Edition, which compete tit-for-tat against Intel's highest Core 2 Quad CPU frequencies at 2.8 and 3.0 GHz, respectively. ....more
OLYMPUS: ONCE AGAIN THE MEGAZOOM MASTER
No sooner did Kodak announce the record-setting 24x optical zoom Kodak Z980 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas than Olympus swooped in and took the crown back with a 26x optical zoom camera. The Olympus SP-590 UZ, a follow-up to the 20x optical zoom SP-570 UZ megazoom camera boasts a 26x optical zoom that ranges from 26mm on the wide-angle end to 676mm on the telephoto end.....more
KODAK POCKET CAMCORDER GOES HIGH-DEF
While Olyumpus has taken away the crown for the highest optical zoom in a point and shoot camera from Kodak, the latter has some cause for sheer still. Kodak's popular Z-series pocket camcorder has gone hi-def: the pocketable Kodak Zx1 digital video camera records 720p high-def video at two frame rates (30 fps and 60 fps) and includes ArcSoft Media Impressions software on the camera for editing and easy YouTube uploads. ....more
SUPERSPEED USB 3.0: MORE DETAILS EMERGE
The focus of the new spec is three-fold: Retain backward compatibility, increase speed, and provide better power handling. USB has been the most successful interface in history of personal computing. Over 6 billion products are in the market, and over 2 billion ship a year now. SuperSpeed USB 3.0's 5Gbps data rate (compared with Hi-Speed USB 2.0's 480Mbps) should help--and with very clear real-world advantages.....more
ASUS REVEALS EEE KEYBOARD, M50 NOTEBOOK WITH MINI-SCREEN
Asustek revealed two new devices with small screens, a keyboard with a built-in computer and 5-inch touchscreen, and a new version of its M50 laptop PC with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display located below the keypad. The device runs Microsoft Windows XP Home, has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom microprocessor, 1GB of DDR2 memory and an onboard 16GB or 32GB SSD. to store data.....more
