BIOSTAR announced the T-Series TA785GE 128M motherboard this week far in advance of AMD's official launch of the upcoming 785G chipset. The BIOSTAR A785GE 128M, based on ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics with AMD 785G Chipset is said to deliver an unprecedented HD visual experience at an incredible value. AMD's new chipset 785G comes with integrated Radeon HD 4200 graphics, which brings everything from DirectX 10.1 to UVD2.0 and Hybrid CrossFireX. Packed with HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI and VGA outputs this sounds like an optimal HTPC and office PC chipset and Biostar seems to be agree. The Biostar TA785GE 128M is a micro ATX motherboard, which is quite common among HTPC and office PCs.

4+1-phase VRM design with high quality power components such as low RDS(on) Mosfet for lower temperature and raise the over clocking ability for CPU. With 128MB Side-Port memory on board, it can accelerate 3D Gaming performance easily.
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX takes your gaming experience to the next level. HDMI allows full Video & Audio support via standard DVI output.

A-DATA Technology announcing this morning the availability of high-capacity 4GB single module for its entire DDR3 offering, which includes U-DIMM for desktops, SO-DIMM for laptops, and unbuffered ECC-DIMM/ECC Registered DIMM for workstations and servers.

Memories have been quickly evolving to the next generation DDR3 as memory requirement for both hardware and software has grown significantly to cope with the increasingly sophisticated applications and the latest platforms. To address the needs for a more powerful memory support, A-DATA makes high-density memory upgrade available and much easier by offering high-capacity 4GB DDR3 in single module. In addition to the memories for desktops and laptops, to complete this high-capacity solution, unbuffered ECC-DIMM and ECC Registered DIMM were also introduced, each passed the industry-benchmarking tests on compatibility and reliability with Intel Tylersburg platform and Nehalem processor. Available in all speed standards for all types of systems, the 4GB DDR3 single module from A-DATA brings not only capacity, but also lower energy consumption and better heat dissipation, making it an ideal memory expansion solution for PC enthusiasts or professionals who demand top-notch computing power and system stability.

Asustek Computer and Acer will not offer any new netbooks in the second half of 2009, as Intel plans to push the launch of its entry-level products including the Pine Trail-M platform to the first quarter of 2010, according to industry sources. The vendors will instead focus on ultra-thin notebooks during the second half of the year. Asustek currently still has the touchscreen-based Eee PC T91 and T101, as well as an Android-based netbook set to launch for the second half. The T101 is expected to appear after the launch Windows 7, while its Android-based netbook will not show up before the end of October.

For the ultra-thin notebook market, Asustek currently has 12-, 13.3- and 15-inch models ready, with the 13.3-inch model expected to be the major sales driver. The company will also launch 12- and 14-inch ultra-thin notebooks, that do not feature an optical drive in August. Meanwhile, Acer continues to reduce its budgets for netbook marketing and R&D and will continue to let its current 10-inch Aspire One serve the netbook market in the second half, the sources noted. Although Acer had originally announced plans to launch a dual-OS netbook with both Windows XP and Android in August, further evaluation has found demand for an Android netbook is not strong enough, and it has therefore decided to postpone the launch of the model.

VIA Technologies today announced the integration of the new DTS Surround Sensation Ultra PC plus Head Tracker headphone technology into the VIA Vinyl VT1610 Audio Codec industry-leading audio solution. Combiningthe VIA Vinyl VT1610 Audio Codec with DTS Surround Sensation Ultra PC plus Head Tracker headphones technology takes mobile 3D surround sound to the next level. It provides the listener with a fixed forward-facing sound stage creating a perception of a virtual space that renders the ideally-balanced acoustics traditionally associated with the best seat in the house – 7th row center. Here is a video showing how DTS Surround Sensation Ultra PC plus Head Tracker headphones works.

“As more and more people opt to have their entertainment delivered via versatile mobile devices, there is a rising demand for more realistic audio playback,” said Richard Brown, Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “VIA is excited to work with DTS to develop a technology that will offer headphone users an improved and truly unique audio experience.”

Today, Thecus is pleased to reveal the worlds first NAS device with the ability to accommodate both 2.5 and 3.5 hard disks the N0503. One look at the N0503 tells you its different. Using its special combo hard disk bays, the N0503 can actually support up to five 2.5 hard disks or three 3.5 hard disks. Fill the N0503 with three 3.5 hard disks and the N0503 is a high-performance three-bay NAS with up to 6TB of storage capacity. Equip the N0503 with five 2.5 hard disks, and you have a five-bay NAS unit that offers lower power consumption and noise.

With dual form-factor hard disk support, users are given unparalleled flexibility with the N0503. The N0503 also offers quick system response and file transfer capabilities with its powerful Intel ATOM CPU and dual Gigabit Ethernet ports. Multiple RAID modes including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and JBOD are selectable, and auto volume rebuild, hot swap and hot spare capabilities mean maximum data reliability. The N0503 also comes with advanced data protection in the form of disk array roaming and Nsync Thecus remote replication utility. Speedy and secure, the N0503 makes a perfect place to house your digital data.

We’re a little rusty on our “old sayings,” but we’re pretty sure one of them goes: “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.” With seemingly everyone jumping into the E-reader game these days, we guess it was just a matter of time before the consumer electronics giant known as Samsung jumped into the ring. Following the likes of Amazon, Plastic Logic and BeBook, Samsung Electronics has now announced an E-Book Reader of its own over in South Korea. Initially, at least, the reader will be sold exclusively in the company’s

TriGem USA, the parent company responsible for the Averatec notebook line, has really been on a hot streak of late. After announcing two new all-in-one PCs over the past two months, the outfit is now setting its sights on MSI’s X-Slim, Apple’s MacBook Air and Asus’ Seashell families. The sleek, all-aluminum 13″ N3400 was introduced today, and while Averatec isn’t nearly as big in the US as HP, Dell or Gateway, we can still see quite a few notebook shoppers giving this one some consideration. The ultra-slim laptop

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry line has a long history of being the go-to smartphone for the business crowd. By and large, the BlackBerry hasn’t changed much over the years, sticking to its vertical form factor, full QWERTY keypad and generally small screen. Those attributes, along with a few nice extras, are all present on the company’s latest slice of fruit, the BlackBerry Curve 8520. The sleekest BlackBerry yet is destined to launch on T-Mobile USA, and while the specs list is decent, it’s still being classified

All those who were angry on Sunday, please calm down. Despite the fact that the sales force and the computers seemed to think it was a one-week promotion, that price drop to $99 for the Palm Pre on Sunday was nothing more than a glitch. The confusion began when a picture of an in-store banner promoting a week long special of a $99 Pre with a 2-year contract was posted online. While it turns out it was a mistake, and announced as such via Twitter by Best Buy marketing manager John Bernier on Sunday afternoon,

Many netbook manufacturers are starting to offer vouchers for free upgrades to Microsoft Windows 7 once it is released on October 22nd. Want to know how the Release Candidate performs in both benchmarks and battery life? Read on as we put Windows XP and Windows 7 head to head on the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA netbook!