Sony Ericsson has released a new ROM update for the XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile touchscreen smartphone.
The update address touch response issues, updates the Media Panel and contains various fixes and patches for the X1.
To get the update, download and install the Update Service software, then run the utility to check for applicable updates for your smartphone.
Thanks to Kara for the heads-up.
Taiwan motherboard manufacturers have surpassed an important technology milestone, shipping more than 1 billion Intel processor-based desktop PC motherboards!
“Intel congratulates the Taiwan tech industry on reaching this historic milestone,” said Sean Maloney, Intel Corporation executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer. “This milestone is another signal that the desktop PC is not dead and that computer users continue to crave the processing power, graphics and storage capabilities that desktop PCs provide.”
We aren’t quite calling this the turnaround of the decade just yet, but with just six months to go until 2010, AMD is doing its best to make a late run for said crown. In years past, Advanced Micro Devices had become notorious for delaying products. Now, they’re doing their best to right the ship by unveiling a product’s availability some five months ahead of schedule. In CPU years, five months is an eternity. The new six-core AMD Opteron (codenamed “Istanbul”) is shipping out to OEM customers today, and
NVIDIA Corporation and Supermicro today announced the immediate availability of a new class of server that combines massively parallel NVIDIA Tesla GPUs with multi-core CPUs in a single 1U rack-mount server. This unique configuration delivers 12 times the performance of a traditional quad-core CPU-based 1U server.
Our new Tesla GPU-based SuperServer 6016T-GF Series delivers a much higher performance-per-watt and per-rack than any other 1U solution in the market today, stated Don Clegg, Vice President of Marketing, Supermicro. This 2-Teraflop SuperServer meets the most demanding enterprise data center requirements for reliability and manageability.
GIGABYTE will showcase their latest range of innovative motherboards featuring GIGABYTE's 24-phase power VRM design and Smart 6 technologies at Computex 2009. Also on offer will be a sneak peek at various motherboard models featuring the highly anticipated Intel P55 chipset series, as well as the GA-MA785G-UD3H based on the exciting AMD 785G chipset.
The first of its kind, GIGABYTE's proprietary 24-phase power VRM is designed to enhance efficiency of power delivery to the CPU while reducing heat essentially by spreading the workload over the 24 power phases. Other key features of the VRM include the use of only the highest caliber components to provide the most reliable and durable high-performance motherboards. The new technologies that are being unveiled are not only limited to hardware; GIGABYTE will also introduce smarter computing with its Smart 6 Technologies that have been designed with user-friendliness in mind. They include SMART QuickBoot, SMART Recorder, SMART TimeLock, SMART Recovery, SMART QuickBoost and SMART DualBIOS for easier, smarter PC system management.
AMD is planning to launch two new dual-core processors during ComputeX 2009, the Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition. If that is true it means the launch is only hours away!!
The Athlon II X2 250 based on Regor core works at 3.0GHz, and features 1MB L2 cache per core. With built-in DDR2/DDR3 memory controller, the TDP is 65W. The best of all is it will sell at $87, which is really affordable. The Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition based on Calisto core runs at 3.1GHz and features 6MB L3 cache and 2512KB L2. This multiplier unlocked CPU with 80W TDP is priced at $102.
Worldwide semiconductor revenues are forecast to reach US$198 billion in 2009, a 22.4% decline from 2008 revenues of US$255 billion, according to Gartner. This outlook is slightly better than the first-quarter projections, when Gartner forecast the revenues to slide 24.1% in 2009.
“We are expecting 4.9% growth in second-quarter semiconductor sales based on recent semiconductor company guidance, and this positive movement has caused us to move away from our 1Q09 worst-case scenario of a record down year in 2009,” Lewis said. “While this is positive news, the semiconductor industry is clearly not out of the woods, as there is minimal evidence that demand is returning, except in China.”
Eee PC spotted running Android + Qualcomm 1GHz CPU @ TweakTown and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
“The machine was installed with Googles upcoming Android operating system and we have to admit, it felt a bit strange on a Smartbook (as Qualcomm calls them) of this kind. The operating system is clearly suited for smaller devices and smart phones, but it was nice to get a look at it anyway. Operation was rather smooth and everything worked, albeit just a bit plain.
We asked one of the product managers from Qualcomm to give us a demo of the system. It is based on Qualcomms Snapdragon platform which consists of a 1GHz CPU. Because of the platforms extremely low power consumption, no cooling is required which allows for ultra thin netbooks. It is capable of playing back 720p video with the current gen chips, and in the future 1080p will be supported with the faster clock processors.”
A picture of the very first ATI/AMD 785G motherboard has been taken and it's of the Gigabyte GA-MA785GPM-UDH2 motherboard!!
The Gigabyte GA-MA785GPM-UDH2 motherboard uses the AMD 785G for the north bridge and the new 710 south bridge for the chipsets. This particular board is DDR2 based and has the socket AM2+ on it. If you look at the silk screening on the motherboard you can also see that it supports four channels of DDR2 memory with BIOS support for up to 1200MHz support, the now famous Ultra-Durable 3 design that enthusiasts love for durability, the 2oz copper PCB layers, a single x16 PCI Express slot, and dual BIOS support. Not bad for a micro-ATX form factor!! Now if we just knew what pricing was on this little bad boy.
Some of the very first pictures of the Gigabyte GN-MD300L-RH have been posted today from over at Computex 2009 in Taiwan! Gigabyte has been touting this as the “must-have” device for users to enjoy the leisure life since February 2009. Finally, we have some pictures of the blue 200mm x 200mm x 38mm prototype that has been developed! The heart of GN-MD300L-RH, Intel Media Processor CE 3100, is the first system-on-a-chip (SoC) based on Intel architecture for Internet-connected blu-ray players, advanced cable set top boxes, modular DTVs, and other connected CE products.
With Canmore, GN-MD300L-RH highly integrated device combines a high-performance IA processor core with leading-edge video decoding and processing hardware, a 3-channel DDR2-800 memory controller, dedicated multi-channel audio processing DSPs, a powerful 3D-graphics engine, a security processor and support for multiple peripherals. Simply put, customer could enjoy perfect AV experience while interacting with internet as well as sitting before personal computer. What's more, in addition to integrated Blu-ray player and DVB-T support for ultimate HD experience, HDMI Input interface expand horizon of Widget Channel Internet TV Platform to other devices with HDMI, and give you the best of the internet in perfect harmony with other applications such as game console, set top box, and so on.