“Today HardwareHeaven are going to look at the ultra-small Cape 7 ION PC which uses a single-core ATOM processor alongside its NVIDIA GPU and packs it all into the most compact system they have tested to date.”

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“It’s high time to stop and look back at what we have done in over six months, to give the once-over to the diverse variety of modern (and older) processors.”

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Four plus two is six. Intel keeps praising its modularity concept and proves it by launching a six-core Core i7 processor. Although this sounds quite simple, this was only possible after a successful migration to 32 nm minimum feature size in the company’s process technology. HT4U.net shows, if and where six cores really can do more than four.

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The new TwonkyMedia™ server offers greater features and flexibility; it supports most DLNA-Certified and UPnP compliant devices, such as TVs, PCs, mobile devices and Digital Media Adapters (DMA). Compatibility wise, TwonkyMedia™ Server also supports an abundance of multimedia file formats, allowing users to stream virtually all types of videos, photos and music. Furthermore, TwonkyMedia™ Server can even support gaming consoles. Simply connect a PS3 or Xbox360 to the Thecus® NAS, and users can immediately start streaming multimedia contents from Thecus® NAS and enjoy them directly on their TV. It really doesn’t get any easier than this.

The user interface of the new TwonkyMedia™ Server is also very intuitive. With only a few simple setup steps, users will be able to start streaming multimedia files from Thecus® NAS in no time. Users also have the option to select different types of navigation trees according to the size of their media contents, assisting users to view and manage their media contents more conveniently and efficiently.

Users who wish to try out the new TwonkyMedia™ Server can go to Thecus ®Download Centre and download module. Enjoy the ultimate home entertainment experience with Thecus® and TwonkyMedia™ Server.

For more information on TwonkyMedia™ Server, please go to:

http://www.twonkymedia.com

For more information on Thecus®, please go to:

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Core i5 in an X-Slim

A year ago MSI pioneered the affordable thin-and-light with the X-Slim X320 and now it has taken the concept one step further, thanks to Intel’s new Arrandale ULV chips.

The sleek chassis of the 13.4-inch X-Slim X360 has remained largely unchanged, and frankly there’s not much to change, as it still looks stunning. However, there’s quite a few changes under the bonnet.

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Cebit 2010: Aims at that part of market as well

After introducing its A50 water cooler, Corsair has decided to introduce its first air cooler as well and has obviously deemed CeBIT the right place to do it. Corsair will have two coolers that will support both Intel and AMD sockets.

The Air Series A50 has three 8mm heatpipes that are in direct contact with the CPU, while its bigger brother, the Air Series A70 will have four 8mm heatpipes and support for dual fans setup. While the A50 is limited to one fan, both models will be using the same low-noise, low vibration 120mm fans with rubber stud mounting that will spin between 1,600 and 2,000RPM.

Both models will feature a two years of warranty but unfortunately the availability date and the price are yet to be announced.

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Cebit 2010: Looks quite good

Corsair has been showing its new Padlock 2 USB flash drive at Cebit and we were quite keen to learn what is the difference between the original Padlock and this new drive. The first and main difference is that this time around, Padlock looks like something that really comes from Corsair as it has the looks and build of a Voyager drive.

Another difference which can be easily considered the most important one, is that Corsair has included both the PIN lock and 256-bit hardware encryption, while the old one was limited only to a 4-10 PIN digit lock. It also comes with a fail safe which locks the device for 2 minutes after repeated failed attempts at unlocking.

The Padlock 2 will be available only as an 8GB version and will feature a limited 10 year warranty.

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Cebit 2010: Should be called the H70

We managed to find out that Corsair is working on another water-cooler that should be called the H70. It looks like that Corsair has had some nice success with its water coolers and wants to introduce yet another that will be a high-performance part.

Considering what Corsair did so far with its H30 and H50, we guess that the new one will have a dual radiator design and maybe even a better pump, but considering the fact that it is still in development we guess that a lot of things could be changed.

The new H70, as we’ll call it for now, aims to fit perfectly within Corsair Obsidian cases as both have room for dual radiators, so we guess that is the direction in which Corsair is heading.

Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to squeeze out release date info.

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Cebit 2010: The cool yellow ones

Although these have been listed for a while, Corsair has also showed its newest Voyager GTR drives at CeBIT. The new Flash Voyager GTR USB drives will be available from 32 to 128GB in capacity and will feature water-resistant, shock-proof rubber housing, USB 2.0 interface and quite fast transfer speeds.

The new drives come in yellow and feature quad-channel design that give them maximum read and write speeds of up to 34MB/s and 28MB/s. The drives should be at the top of portable flash offer from Corsair and we must admit they look quite good. As you can see from the picture below, the 128GB version is a bit larger that the rest, but despite the size it can still fit into your pocket.

The price starts at around €90 for the 32GB version, while 64 and 128GB are listed for €172 and €277. You can find them listed here.

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US $429.99 in the States

Although it was rumored about and then announced back in November, MSI’s Wind12 U230 has finally started to ship in North America. Based on AMD’s second generation ultra-thin platform, the new Wind12 U230 features either an Athlon Neo MV-40 or Athlon X2 L335 CPU paired up with Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics.

The Wind12 U230 has 297×190x31mm dimensions and comes with a 12.1-inch screen with 1366×768 resolution. The rest of the specs include 2GB of memory, either a 250 or 320GB HDD, 802.11bgn WiFI, three USB ports, D-Sub and HDMI outputs, 1.3M webcam, and a 4-in-1 card reader.

Both SKUs that are currently available in the States feature a 6-cell battery and weigh around 1.5kg. Both the Wind12 U230-033US with Neo MV-40 CPU and 250GB of HDD and U230-040US with X2 L33 CPU and 320GB of HDD space are currently available at Newegg.com and MSIMobile.com with US $429.99 and US $479.99 price tags and one-year warranty.

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