AMD TO RELEASE GRAPHICS CARDS WITH DIRECTX 11 CAPABILITIES

AMD claims that its latest graphics hardware based on the DirectX 11 standard will make the graphics performance in Windows 7 better and smoother. The new graphics cards will be first used in desktop PCs, and are expected to be available for laptops early next year.

AMD has already unveiled discrete ATI GPUs with DirectX 11 capabilities. The desktop products will be released by the time Windows 7 arrives. The new graphics cards to feature the technology will be in the form of discrete GPUs. AMD expects to release integrated GPUs by 2011.

DirectX 11 is a set of programming interfaces supported by Windows 7. It will make images appear more realistic. The technology will also improve the performance of online and HD video playback.

SANDISK PERKS-UP ITS FOLIO – SM DRM-PRELOADED CARDS

The memory cards have played a pivotal part in the sectors of MP3 portable player, Cameras, and loads of other accessories in loading its novel storage possibilities. But the amount of the new technology that required in this sector is majorly over looked. But that never happens with the SanDisk. SanDisk has initiated their soon-to-be revealed slot Music micro SD cards, all loaded with DRM free music. SanDisk has determined to perk up the world of music discs with their new-fangled slot Music micro SD cards. These micro SD cards are preloaded with music, and can be glided into any micro SD companionable music apparatus - so fundamentally, the slot Music cards are remixed CDs. These cards are 1GB in volume, and are laden with DRM free mp3's at 320kbps. They are being first and foremost marketed for mobile phones, which may not encompass the capacity to embrace a great deal of media. According to SanDisk, a binder will also be accessible for acquire when the slot Music commences, so it seems they would like you to carry a horde around with you. This, of itinerary, can be finished with any micro SD card and your existing PC, but then it wouldn't encompass that picture 'SM' stamped on the card.

WIND – GOES CRAZY WITH THE INNOVATIVE DVD ATTUNED SIM CARDS

Italian mobile service provider Wind is evidently living somewhere in the mid-1990s. The Telco is setting up to transport its SIMs on DVD attuned cards: Pop out the SIM and crack the remaining credit card sized portion of plastic into your computer's DVD drive. Why? Just To avail the necessary data for Configuration software and documentation. The DVD will enclose the drivers required for your computer to hook up to the internet via cellular networks, and paper instruction manuals will be substituted by electronic descriptions. We'd like to request the executives at Wind one question: "Have you heard of the internet?"

Last time we seemed instructions and instruction booklets were put online. An uncomplicated URL is all that is required to get the most up-to date drivers and troubleshooting info. An illustration: When was the last time you bought hardware and in point of fact utilized the abounding CD or DVD to install the drivers? That's right, you don't. You go to the manufacturer’s portal and grab the drivers from there. Shoddier still, Wind's Maximo Ibarra believes that the "Smart Video Card provides us an exceptional occasion to reinforce our relationship with our subscribers." That's precise, Maximo. Right up in anticipation of one of your subscribers puts that card into a niche loading drive.

SONY MOVES MEMORY STICK CARDS A NOTCH AHEAD

Every person discerns Sony seems to build proprietary flash cards. In addition, they just adore forcing their clients into using them. The most recent in Sony's elongated line of proprietary Memory Stick cards, the MS PRO-HG Duo HX has been legitimately initiated. The PRO-HG Duo is accessible in 2 capacities, 4GB and 8GB, and will encompass read/write velocities of 20MB/15MB per second. So what's the summit of yet another Memory Stick? In accordance to Sony, the new-fangled HX cards are perfect for high presentation digital cameras and HD camcorders." These cards are invented to continue up with the elevated anxiety of high-megapixel cameras, and cameras with hefty unremitting shooting capacities. With the card approaches a free data recovery program, the Memory Stick Data liberate Service, which can be utilized to recuperate deleted files, counting photos and videos. The PRO-HG Duo HX utilizes an 8-bit parallel crossing point, and approaches with a 10-year guarantee. The 2 cards will be accessible for procure in October. With the flash cards market a bit hitting the bottoms, and the usage is still the same high levels, the market has degraded to bottom levels that the big players are finding it hard to shore up. A great level of up gradation was looked ahead and SONY has served one right away.

ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3000 SERIES OF GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR CARDS LAUNCHED

The first set of laptops with the newly-launched ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series of graphics accelerator cards have shored up in the U.S. Toshiba and Asus are rendering the HD 3650 in their variants of P305 and M50Sa laptops correspondingly. The HD 3650 is powered between 512MB to 1GB of memory, 120 rivulet processors, and a 128-bit memory border. Toshiba is also proffering the budget-adjusted laptop HD 3470 with 40 stream processors and a 64-bit memory interface in the P305 variant. AMD is also setting up to reveal the Mobility Radeon HD 3850 and HD 3870 graphics accelerator cards and even the dual-core variants (presumably HD 3850 X2 and HD 3870 X2); the single-core variants will feature 320 stream processor units and 256-bit memory interfaces (expected to be doubled on the dual-core variants).

SDHC CARDS HELP SEEKERS OF COST EFFECTIVENESS

Fortunately or unfortunately all that we need is storage capacity. SDHC memory cards offer larger capacities and importantly they do at low prices. It is great as a second storage drive but less likely as a primary boot disk, experts say. There are many points to appreciate SDHC cards for they offer cheap storage without the need to open the laptop and the application of Removable storage and faster access through Fast SDHC cards along with the constant data transfer rates make them better for secondary storage unit. But what is that, which makes them not primary? With these cards the notebook's built-in card reader might be too slow. Even a fast SDHC has slower transfer rates than most hard drives.