T-Mobile will add a third Android smartphone to its lineup in November: the Motorola CLIQ.  The social networking focused handset will be available on November 2.

The CLIQ has built in software that keeps it always in sync with the most popular social networking services: Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, etc.  Motorola calls this software MOTOBLUR.

Pre-sale will begin October 19.

Learn More About the T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ Android Smartphone

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Google has indicated that it will be opening up their anticipated Google Wave service to approximately 100,000 beta testers tomorrow! If you haven't signed up to be a tester yet, you might want to because who knows how they will chose the testers. Good luck if you are trying to test out Google Wave!

Google Wave, a product that promises to revolutionize online communication, will go out to about 100,000 beta testers Wednesday. The Web application from Google Inc. combines elements of e-mail, chat, Wiki documents, blogs and photo-sharing sites to create a form of Internet communication called a “hosted conversation,” or a “wave.” Google demonstrated Wave at the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, California, in May. The closed group of beta testers will help Google fish bugs out of the application before a public release by the end of the year, according to the Google Wave Web site.

Today, ZOTAC announced their plans to expand on its ION series mini-ITX motherboards with the new ION ITX-F-E. The new ION ITX-F-E features PCI Express x16 expansion and pairs the NVIDIA ION graphics processor with a dual-core Intel Atom 330 processor for high performance and energy efficiency.

The ZOTAC ION ITX-F series features flexible display connectivity with HDCP ready HDMI, DVI and VGA outputs for connectivity with analog or digital monitors and high-definition televisions for the best picture clarity with any display the user may choose. Onboard mini PCI Express 802.11n WiFi provides lightning-fast network connectivity free of wires while onboard Gigabit Ethernet provides network transfers with speeds up to 1000Mbps for those that prefer to have wires.

Intel is pleased to welcome the new product launch for Panasonic Let's Note. By adopting advanced technology from Panasonic and Intel, Let's Talk is a long drive to achieve outstanding mobile performance and more.

Oy vey! Today must be some industry-wide Windows 7 announcement day, as Panasonic is hot on the heels of Dell and Toshiba with no less than six lappies set to sport Vista's agile younger sibling. The Let's Note (ToughBook, to you and us) F8, R8, T8 and W8 models are likely to take on the new OS without alterations to their hardware, but the hot news comes in the form of the brand new N8 and S8. Powered by Core 2 Duo P8700 chips, both machines will come with 12.1-inch WXGA LCD screens, 250GB HDDs, up to 4GB of RAM, WiMAX, WiFi, HDMI and SDHC connectivity. They also share a stonking claim of 16 hours of battery life, and the one feature that distinguishes between them is the internal DVD burner on the S8. All that goodness will be out come October 22, with expected pricing around 200,000 (about $2,230) for the N series. You'll find a gallery of the unveiling event at the Akihabara News link below.

For visual effects artists to be most effective using computer animation tools, its all about the speed and especially the user experience, explained Rob Bredow, CTO, Sony Pictures Imageworks. When an artist can do 10 times as many iterations of an effect in the same amount of time, the quality of the end product will be that much better.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is #1 Box Office Hit, Visual Effects Production Powered by NVIDIA Quadro Processors”

NZXT Beta EVO Case Review @ Hi Tech Legion and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!

“Computer cases seem to quickly be heading in the direction of this philosophy, with more and more wild, interesting looking case designs. The question is, however, are these exotic cases meeting all of the functional needs that we have for the computer case, especially when considering the higher costs of cases these days. When evaluating the usefulness of a case, performance and features need to take precedent or at least be on even playing field with the appearance, unless of course the point of the system is to be radically unique, but then it wouldn't be mainstream. NZXT has always been able to develop good case designs while keeping the look interesting, but one of their less expensive creations really has caught a lot of people's eyes, based on price and what it has to offer.
The NZXT Beta EVO is a well constructed case that offers exceptional cooling features for the money. The NZXT Beta EVO takes the functionality of the case back into the forefront, with tool less drive installations and excellent cable management access holes. The interior space is quite roomy for the price point and exterior size, even being capable of holding two full size, dual expansion slot graphics cards.”

With ATI's release of the 5870 DX11 cards, everyone is looking to NVIDIA for their answer. Looks like it could be coming in Q4 with the GT300. Will it beat out the best of ATI?

November is looking to be an exciting month as we hear rumblings of a launch of AMD's Radeon HD 5850 X2 and HD 5870 X2. In fact almost all of the news lately has been about AMD's new DX11 40nm GPU. The question on everyone's minds was the same – Where is NVIDIA?

We are happy to report that we were correct in our earlier predictions that the GT300 is farther along than many other sites were predicting. We hear that NVIDIA has made an official statement on the state of the GT300 yields.

It seems that the GT300 has been taped out long ago and that yields are fine. This statement comes from a senior product manager for the GT300, but we also have this from our own sources [who have been saying this all along].

Two new models – N8 and S8, based by Core 2 Duo P8700 processors and a reported (and incredible) 16 hours of battery life to hit retailers on October 22nd.

…both machines will come with 12.1-inch WXGA LCD screens, 250GB HDDs, up to 4GB of RAM, WiMAX, WiFi, HDMI and SDHC connectivity. They also share a stonking claim of 16 hours of battery life, and the one feature that distinguishes between them is the internal DVD burner on the S8. All that goodness will be out come October 22, with expected pricing around 200,000 (about $2,230) for the N series.

Intel plans to upgrade its ultra-thin notebook platform to include dual-core CPUs in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to sources at notebook makers. For netbooks, Intel plans to launch its Pine Trail-M platform in December, although related products will not start selling in retail channels until the first quarter of 2010.

Intel will replace the Core 2 Solo SU3000 with the Core 2 Duo SU7000; Pentium SU2000 with Core 2 Duo SU4000 and single-core Celeron with dual-core Celeron SU3000, however the single-core Celeron 700 will be kept for the entry-level market, as well as the SU9000 for the high-end market, the sources noted.

VIA Technologies today announced its support for Windows Embedded Standard 2011 across its range of processor platforms. Windows Embedded Standard 2011 delivers the power, familiarity and reliability of the Windows 7 operating system in a highly customizable and componentized form, enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to focus on their core competencies and create product differentiation.

“Microsoft Windows Embedded is happy to continue our work with long-term partner VIA to develop innovative technologies that meet the needs of embedded developers,” said John Boladian, marketing director, Windows Embedded, Asia Pacific & Greater China, Microsoft. “We look forward to extending the Windows 7 user experience to VIA-powered embedded devices. The use of Windows Embedded Standard 2011 will reduce platform development costs, but also meet the demand for enhanced functionalities, improved user experiences and connectivity among today's rapidly growing specialized devices.”