Earlier this month, Ben sent over a photo taken over at San Francisco whileIntel IDF is running where AMD took to the sky with a message about their newTurion 64 mobile technology. Now here's the link to the video clip for yourviewing pleasure hosted at AMD website!
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/AMD_Skytyping.wmv
Today, ASUS launches the Eee PC™ 1002HA, an exquisitely designed netbook for fashion forward professionals. The Eee PC™ 1002HA builds upon theform factor, ergonomics and features of its predecessorsbut boasts areforged exterior in Ardent Grey – accentuated withinfusion finishes and crystal-adorned hinges.
It is also veryportable – weighing a mere 1.2 kg – andslim, which enables it to tuck easily into most bags.
Features-wise, the Eee PC™ 1002HA offers Wi-Fi 802.11n,Bluetooth V2.0, integrated 4-in-1 flash card reader that supports MMC, SD, Memory Stick and MS-PROand comes with an encrypted 10GB Internet storage facility(Eee Storage) that allows users to store and subsequently access their important documents and media securely whenever.
The ASUS also hasa vibrant 10.2-inch wide active matrix LED-backlit display and large ‘chiclet’ keyboard will allow you to work in absolute comfort for hours on end.
The Eee PC™ 1002HA features the exclusive Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) which greatly enhances its energy efficiency, letting users enjoy longer battery life per charge—enabling up to five hours of continuous use.
Price and Availability
The ASUS Eee PC 1002HA is available from 18th March with a retail price of SGD798 (GST included).
Model
Eee PC™ 1002HA
Operating System
Genuine Windowsâ XP Home
Display
10.2-inch wide active matrix LED-Backlit TFT, WSVGA 1024 x 600, 252K colors
CPU
Intel AtomÒ N280
Chipset
Intel 945GSE
ICH7-M
LAN
Onboard 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet controller
Wireless Data Network
WLAN 802.11n
Bluetooth V2.0
Memory
1 GB (DDR2)
Storage
Hard Disk Drive 160GB
10 GB Eee Storage
Interface
1 x VGA port (D-sub 1-pin for external monitor)
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x LAN RJ-45
2 x audio jacks: Headphone / Mic-In
Camera
1.3M Pixels
Reader
4-in-1
Touchpad
Multi-touch
Audio
Hi-definition audio CODEC
Built-in high quality stereo speakers
Digital Array Mic
Polymer battery: 36 W/hr; 2S2P (4200 mAh/cell)
Dimensions
264 mm (w) x 180.5 mm (d) x 27.6 mm (h)
Weight
1.2 Kg
Casing Colors/ Infusion
Ardent Grey, Pink, Red, White
With the mostly disappointing AMD news today, we figured wed post some more positive news, well, that is if you care at all about routers. Asus is getting ready to revamp its entire router product range and it seems like the company got really fond of its "Black Diamond" series design as were looking at no less than five new models based on the same overall design. The best news of it all is that Asus is finally ready to launch the RT-N66U dual band router, but the design has changed quite a bit since it was first shown way back at CES in January.
Asus first router in the Black Diamond series was the RT-N56U, although it has very recently been joined by the RT-N53 which is Asus second dual band router, although its a much more basic model with only 2x2 MIMO, no simultaneous dual band and no USB connectivity, although its about half the price of the RT-N56U and it keeps the Gigabit switch.
Starting at the bottom of the new models we have the RT-N10 LX which is a basic 802.11n single antenna 150Mbps router with a standard 10/100Mbps switch and a mere 4MB of flash and 16MB of RAM. Moving up a step we have the RT-N12 LX which gains 2x2 MIMO support which offers 300Mbps connectivity speeds, but is otherwise near identical in terms of functionality to the RT-N10 LX. Both of these models sit flat and have fixed external antennas unlike the other Black Diamond series routers.
Next up we have the RT-N15U and this model has a pair of PCB antennas and support for 300Mbps MIMO connectivity. It also has a Gigabit switch, a Gigabit WAN port and a single USB port (although some specs weve seen is suggesting it might have two) that supports storage devices and printers. It also sports a built in FTP server and supports UPnP AV. The RT-N15U will likely replace the current RT-N16 over time.
Finally the top of the line model is the highly anticipated RT-N66U which initially was thought to be an Asus R.O.G. branded router, but now thats expected to be the rumoured RT-N76U. The RT-N66U is a simultaneous dual band router with Gigabit speed for the WAN and LAN ports, three detachable antennas that are used for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands and Wi-Fi speeds of up to 450Mbps on both bands. It also sports two USB 2.0 ports which can be used with storage devices and printers. The router sports a new UI which we sadly dont have a high enough resolution picture of to post, but the general layout and design is similar to that of Asus UEFI. Theres of course support for FTP server, UPnP AV and various other features. The RT-N66U should be based on a 600MHz SoC paired up with 32MB of Flash and 1GB of DDR2 memory if initial specs prove to be correct.
In addition to the new routers, Asus is also launching the USB-N53, a dual band USB dongle with 2x2 MIMO antennas for speeds of up to 300Mbps and its been designed to go with the Black Diamond series of routers. Asus has started to make some pretty impressive network kit and our only reservation about Asus Wi-Fi products is the comparatively high price of some of its products, such as the RT-N56U which is still one of the more expensive consumer routers out there. Sadly we dont know what the new models will cost, but were expecting that the RT-N66U will be even pricier than the RT-N56U.
Update: Do note that the specs of the RT-N66U were based on what was said back in January when the unit was demoed at CES, its likely that itll come with 256MB of RAM, but we dont know the actual specifications, so well just have to wait and see when it launches.
Apple employees can now purchase Macs and iPads with a 25% discount on top of their current 25% employee discount.
Tim Cook promised a new Mac and iPad discount in January for employees, and he kept his promise. Excluding Mac minis and MacBooks with Retina, employees are able to purchase Macs at up to $500 discounts, and iPads at up to $250 discounts.
However, employees must meet several requirements to take advantage of the discounts. An employee has to be with the company for at least three months, and the discount can only be taken advantage of every three years.
More good news for Apple employees as they many have or will get a pay raise. The average reported raises are between $2 and $4. This may make us wonder if Foxconn’s employees will reap any benefits from Apple’s goodwill.
Source: 9to5mac.com
Apparently Asus is planning on launching an even more feature packed and expensive P8Z77-V motherboard model above the Deluxe that should be known as the Premium. In a video by Anandtech the motherboard is shown for about half of the 40 minute long video, yet never really spoken about in any detail.
The P8Z77-V Premium is hiding in the right hand side corner of the video which weve embedded at the bottom of this page and it has at least three features that the other P8Z77-V models lack. The first and most obvious feature change is that the board sports four x16 PCI Express slots – as well as two x1 PCI Express slots and no PCI slots – which suggests that itll be able to do quad SLI/CrossFireX. The slot layout is identical to the P8Z77 WS, but its pretty clear that this isnt the same motherboard.
Moving on, if you look at the front edge of the board by the SATA ports, youll notice an mSATA SSD and as far as were aware, this is the first Z77 model from Asus with an mSATA slot. Theres also a ninth SATA port on the board, but this isnt really one of the major new features, just something we spotted in passing.
What took us a little what to spot was the tiny little port just below Asus Wi-Fi Go card and if you look carefully this should be a mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt port. We cant say for sure that this is the case, but the small square object is the right size and with the S/PDIF out located next to it and the clear CMOS button between the two Ethernet ports, its the only thing we can think of that it could be.
The rear I/O should otherwise be similar to the P8Z77-V Deluxe, albeit without the eSATA/USB 3.0 stack of connectors. That also means that this would be one of the first motherboards to support triple display output, as it should also have a full-size DisplayPort and an HDMI port. What is mentioned in the video is that this model, alongside with the Maximum V Formula will arrive sometime in the near feature for a price point in excess of US$300 (S$375).
Source: Anandtech
