XFX Unveils Three AMD Radeon Latest Graphics Cards

XFX has debuted three graphics cards based on AMD Radeon graphics chip variants, dubbed "The Deadly Trio". The graphics cards in question are the XFX AMD Radeon HD 6670, XFX AMD Radeon HD 6570 and XFX AMD Radeon HD 6450, which are mainly targeting everyday computing.

The XFX AMD Radeon 6670 graphics card is meant for gamers as well as casual users. With DirectX 11 and AMD's HD3D 3D video technology, this graphics card is good to be used for gaming and ideal to be used to watch Blu-rays or immersive 3D movies. The XFX AMD Radeon HD 6570 graphics card is being touted to be capable of taking your daily routine to the next level with similar features as the first card, but at a lower speed and power consumption. The third graphics card is the XFX AMD Radeon 6400, which is for people who want to upgrade from on-board graphics for better overall system performance with the least power consumption, making it ideal for HTPC (Home Theatre PC).

Each of these graphics cards feature AMD's exclusive technologies including Eyespeed technology, which provides a vivid HD experience as well as optimizes everyday applications. They also feature Eyefinity technology, which enables the user to watch movies, play games and work on documents spread out on up to three displays for the ultimate panoramic perspective of work and play. AMD's APP Acceleration is yet another technology incorporated in these products, which harnesses the power of AMD's GPUs, with speed and better overall performance while utilizing everyday applications from Microsoft Office 2010 to web browsers like IE9 and Firefox 4. AMD s APP Acceleration includes advanced video features to enhance the video experience with pre and post-processing reduced CPU utilization and smooth, high-quality playback of HD and online video. Last but not the least, these cards also support AMD's OpenCL and DirectCompute 11 APIs to take over tasks, normally handled by the CPU, albeit in a more efficient way.

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Corsair Launched Flash Voyager USB 3.0

Corsair has launched the USB 3.0 version of its famed Flash Voyager family of USB flash drives. This family of drives is noted for its high durability and performance, and now the bar will be raised higher when combined with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology.

With SuperSpeed USB 3.0, these drives can now boast of read speeds up to four times faster than that of the USB 2.0 version of the drives. Physically these drives sport the same durable rubberised exterior jacket serving a dual purpose - it protects the drive from mechanical shock, and also makes it splash-proof thanks to the rubber cap that snugly fits onto the USB plug. For users with older systems, these drives are backward compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1.

Corsair has released these drives in 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB versions. Pricing for the drives in M.R.P. is as mentioned below:

* Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 8 GB - Rs 1399 + taxes* Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 16 GB - Rs 1999 + taxes* Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 32 GB - Rs 4399 + taxes

Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 drives come with a warranty period of 10 years.

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Tablet Version Of Windows 8 To Be Coming In June?

We all know how major brands like Apple and others are well-established in the tablet industry. But Windows has been having a hard time catching up with them of late. Some may think, it s their inability to come up with a tablet OS that can compete with the standards established by Apple, Google. But if we look at it closely Microsoft has been spending so much time on Windows Phone 7 that they seem to have completely disregarded happenings in the tablet industry. But looking at the success of tablets, one would think it's inevitable that Microsoft would once again, make an entry into the market. And that seems very likely, now with reports suggesting that the Redmond-based company could be showing off the brand new Windows 8 tablet OS next month. 

There is an All Things Digital D9 conference coming up next month which apparently will mark the arrival of Microsoft's new tablet OS. Steven Sinofsky, President, Windows and Windows Live Division, could be demonstrating the key aspects of the OS and at the same time give us some idea about what to expect.

Interestingly, this is not the first time that rumors about Windows' newest iteration are making rounds on the internet. Previously, some leaked UI screenshots of the Windows 8's desktop version were spotted, but this is the first time that we're looking at a tablet edition of the OS.

A few years ago, Windows based tablets weren't as rare as they are now. Tablets like the iPad and other Android and webOS-based tablets have certainly driven them out in a big way. But could this new set of Windows based tablets pave the way for what looks like a year of tablets? Well, given the market-share of Microsoft Windows, we think it could be quite a catch, provided the tablets are priced appropriately. Let's hope for a good tablet, because we Indians are very much comfortable with Windows' usability.

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Toshiba Latest New Android 3.0 Tegra Tablet Soon

Toshiba will soon launch an Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet named "Thrive". The tablet was being advertised for pre-order at JR.com, but that advertisement has suddenly and inexplicably been pulled down at the time of filing this report. You can still view the Google Cache copy of the page over here. The price quoted was US$579, which is about Rs 26,200 - not bad for what is on offer.

Powered by a 1 GHz Dual core Tegra 2 processor, this 10.1-inch tablet sports a capacitive multitouch screen with pixel dimensions of 1280x800. This screen features Toshiba Adaptive Display technology, which adjusts the brightness and contrast to suit the surrounding lighting conditions; practically allowing you to use this tablet even in sunny weather. Adobe Flash support with hardware acceleration is present for an enriching web-browsing experience.

Along with a 5 Megapixel primary camera featuring Auto-focus, Digital zoom, and 720p video capture at the back, there is also a 2 Megapixel HD camera at the front for video calling. The HDMI output lets you hook up this tablet to your HDTV and watch movies on the big screen in 1080p (Full HD) resolution. Thanks to the Tablet's Resolution+ technology incorporated in this device, even Standard Definition (SD) video content is upscaled neatly with no details lost.

The tablet features, a GPS, an accelerometer and a digital compass helping pinpoint its exact location and motion. Even the battery is user-replaceable, which is something every consumer wants, but no tablet manufacturer obliges. This allows you to carry a second battery pack and replace the battery on-the-go if the tablet runs out of juice. Connectivity is taken care of by Wi-Fi (with hotspot capability), USB 2.0 (with one full and one mini-USB port) and Bluetooth. No mention is made of GSM connectivity, so that probably won't be available in this version at least. An SD memory card slot is also provided to augment the 32 GB internal on-board memory.

Toshiba has been delaying the launch of this tablet, and may further delay it to the third quarter of this calendar year. The launch date is therefore not clear. We must note that Toshiba has already launched the Portege 12-inch tablet in India, so we expect this to follow suit soon enough.

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MSI X370-001US laptop review,specs and price

MSI has launched the next versions of MSI X370 laptop in US market, called MSI X370-001US. The X370-001US laptop is based on AMD Dual-Core E-Series processor (E-350) with AMD A50M Fusion chipset and available now in Amazon with starting price at $579.99, while Newegg will be sold the machine with starting price at $599.9.

MSI X370-001US Features

MSI X370-001US made with glossy black lid with diamond-pattern surface finish and has a gorgeously slender body graced with curves. It’s slim and stylish laptop with measuring 324x227x22.8 mm and laptop weights in at 3.11 lbs. The X370-001US notebook features an island-style keyboardS with multi-touch touchpad with crisp and bright 13.4 inch HD LED backlight (1366 x 768 pixels) display with 16:9 aspect ratio. With a larger and wider viewing area, the machine is perfect for playing HD videos.

For maximum multimedia experience, MSI X370-001US notebook also support Cinema Pro technology for switch to Movie Mode with the simple touch of a button, HDMI port for connect to external HDTV or monitor and SRS sound with 360° surround sound to deliver authentic HD audio and premium surround sound to enjoy theater quality movie playback. The new MSI x series laptop also pre loaded with MSI Exclusive S-Bar to manage all system functions, i-Charger technology provide up to three times faster when recharge devices and ECO Engine power management system to extends the battery life according to usage.

The X370-001US slim and stylish laptop is packs with AMD Radeon HD 6310 Discrete-Class graphics, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, up to 500GB Hard Drive, 1.3 MP webcam, two Speakers and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. MSI X370-001US laptop also equipped with 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC), two USB 2.0 port, Microphone and Headphone jack port, VGA port, 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet LAN, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR and 8-cell lithium ion battery 4350mAH for up to 10 hours of operation on a single charge.

MSI X370-001US Specifications

Processor : AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350 1.6GHz

Chipset : AMD A50M Fusion

Memory : 4GB DDR3

Hard Drive : 500GB 7200rpm

Graphic system : AMD Radeon HD 6310

Display : 13.4 inch HD LED backlight display with 16:9 aspect ratio and 1366 x 768 pixels

Webcamera : 1.3MP

Sound : Speakers x 2 (1W)

Connectivity : 802.11b/g/n WiFi, 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet LAN

Input/Output Port : two USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, Microphone jack, Headphone jack

Expansion Slots : 4-in-1 Card Reader: SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC

Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Battery : 8-cell lithium ion battery 4350mAH for up to 10 hours of battery life

Dimensions : 8.9 x 0.9 x 12.8 inches with weight 1.4kg

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Netgear N750 Dual Band Wireless Router Review And Price

Netgear’s newest router, the N750 is one speedy best. It’s a dual band daddy, which means it can output over the 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz spectrum, nothing new by today’s standards. However, they say that the 5Ghz band can achieve a 450Mbps throughput and the 2.4Ghz a 300Mbps. That’s a total of 750Mbps and hence the router’s model number.

For $150 you’ll also score a a ReadySHARE USB port for sharing media, guest access, DLNA support and live parental controls.

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Asus U46 Latest Laptop Review

Asus launched new Thin & Light Notebook Asus U46, diagonal of 14 inches, a thickness of only 27 mm and great portability, but within a flexible and powerful hardware equipment. Chassis metal alloy with a thickness of 27 mm, weighing 2 pounds and 14 inches diagonal. And yet, compact, easy to carry, lightweight design with a modern and attractive terms of clean lines and sleek, this is the new U46 ultraportable Asus. As if that were not enough, then, will also have a battery that, according to the manufacturer it should provide up to 10 hours, obviously depending on the application that he will do during the day.

 But rest assured thinking that a laptop so hardware should have a limited and poorly performing. Once again, however Asus has managed to work miracles and the budget is very interesting and above expectations. It would indeed be based on Intel Huron River, then Sandy Bridge processors with Core i3, i5 and i7 also offering performance without compromise, thanks to their computing power and multimedia capabilities, which also ensure good flexibility of use.

 How are the graphics subsystem Intel GMA 3000 HD, is usually included in CPU Sandy Bridge. The RAM can instead be expanded to a quantity of 4 GB, while the hard disk will have a capacity up to 750 GB. There is also a keyboard to isolated elements, type USB 3.0 ports, a webcam and even a DVD Super Multi: a budget really interesting and thoroughly, especially if you think that everything is integrated in less than 3 cm in thickness.

 There are currently no known other technical details, such as specific processors that are available and their frequency, or even Asus has announced an availability date in the market and the price of this new ultraportable, which promises to be very interesting.

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