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Jan 03

AMD launches Radeon HD 6000M series, endows them with HD3D and EyeSpeed skills

Posted in: AMD, laptop, Laptops, mobile, radeon, Today's Chili

AMD might have let the Radeon HD 6500M and 6300M out a little early, but today marks the formal launch of its new, second-generation DirectX 11 mobile chips, the HD 6000M family. The new arrivals are the HD 6900M / 6800M in the gaming-centric high-end (offering up to 1.3 teraFLOPS of compute power), the HD 6700M / 6600M in the upper midrange, and the HD 6400M to provide mainstream users with all the discrete graphics loving that they desire. The 6000M range introduces AMD’s new HD3D hocus pocus, which will allow apps, games and other media to present themselves in 3D to you — provided devs care to make them so — while EyeSpeed is a marketing name for a set of technologies designed to improve video streaming and gaming performance by taking on more tasks with the GPU. You’ll care about that if you’re a big online media consumer and you’ll also want to know that AMD has an exclusive on hardware acceleration for DivX video. Full press release awaits after the break.

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Jan 03

Lenovo cranks out Y, V, and Z Series IdeaPads

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Lenovo‘s flood of laptops continues with the Y, V, and Z Series IdeaPads with Intel’s new Sandy Bridge CPUs. First on offer are the three Y Series laptops, the Y470, Y570 and Y570d. The Y470 is a 14-incher, while the Y570 and Y570d are nearly identically spec’d 15.6-inch (1366 x 768 resolution) LED paneled laptops. All three feature up to Intel Core i7 CPUs, a host of graphics options (including NVIDIA’s GeForce 555M), up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, an up to 1TB HDDs. All three also boast Blu-ray drives, JBL-designed speakers, plus Mini-PCle, a six-in-one card reader, optional TV-out, HDMI, RJ45, three USB 2.0 ports, and a 2 megapixel webcam. A six-cell battery comes standard on all models. The Y570d — you may have guessed — packs 3D, and comes with a pair of 3D glasses. Computing never looked cooler! The Y Series laptops will be available in May (yes, May) for a base price of $899.99. Find out about the rest after the break!

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Jan 03

AMD announces first Fusion chips: 10+ hour battery life with DirectX11 graphics

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Is this real? Is this happening? It’s been over four years since AMD and ATI completed their $5.4 billion merger with the promise of Fusion hybrid CPU / GPU chips, and after what’s seemed like nearly endless delays, the company’s delivering here at CES 2011. And it’s delivering in a big way — the first Fusion chips are a direct assault on Intel’s Atom and the netbook market, offering what AMD says is better CPU performance, vastly better GPU performance with DirectX11 support, dedicated 1080p HD video processing and HDMI out, and “all day” battery life that can hit 10 or more hours. There are four total chips in two families built around the new “Bobcat” CPU core to start: the “Zacate” E-Series for mainstream laptops, AIOs and small desktops will have an 18W TDP and come in the 1.6GHz dual-core E-350 and the 1.5GHz single-core E-240, while the “Ontario” C-Series for HD netbooks and “other emerging form factors” will clock in at 9W TDP and come in the dual-core 1.0GHz C-50 and the single core 1.2GHz C-30. The “Llano” A-Series designed for mainstream laptops will offer up to four cores and arrive later this year.

We’re expecting to see a number of systems based around the E-Series — the Lenovo X120e and HP Pavilion dm1 have already been announced — and we’re anticipating quite a flood in the days ahead, which we’re more than eager to test out. AMD’s making some serious claims — it says “Fusion processors are, quite simply, the greatest advancement in processing since the introduction of the x86 architecture more than forty years ago” — and if can deliver on its performance promises, it’ll pretty much turn the entire netbook market upside down. What’s more, the company says tablets and other embedded devices are coming in the first half of 2011, so things could get seriously interesting. PR after the break.

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Jan 03

Lenovo adds G and B Series IdeaPads to its cornucopia of laptop offerings

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Lenovo has just announced about 20 new laptops, including the G and B series IdeaPads. First on offer, the G Series includes the G770, G570, G470, G575 and the G4575, ranging in size from 14, 15 and 17 inchers. All models boast up to Intel Core i7 CPUs with AMD Radeon HD 6370 graphics with up to 1GB of VRAM, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, and an up to 750GB HDD. Other options include Blu-ray and a choice of Windows 7 operating systems. Each model features USB 2.0 inputs, Bluetooth, 802.11n WiFi, a 5-in-1 card reader, HDMI out and a 2 megapixel webcam. The G Series laptops weigh in at around 4 pounds.

The B Series laptops — the B470 and the B570 — boast up to an Intel Core i5 CPU (the new second generation version) and 14- and 15.6-inch, 16:9 displays, respectively. They also pack up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM and an up to 1TB HDD. They also come with WiFi and 3G, DVD or Blu-ray options, and a 0.3 megapixel webcam. We don’t have pricing or availability for the G Series IdeaPad as of now, but the B Series will be available starting in April with a base price of $499.99. Full press release is after the break.

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Jan 03

HP unveils new Pavilion desktop lineup, packs new Intel and AMD chips

Posted in: AMD, dual-core, intel, processors, Today's Chili

It’s a song as old as rhyme, as Mrs. Potts would say: new AMD and Intel chips are out, and there are new desktops to take advantage of them. HP’s playing its part with three new budget-friendly Pavilion desktop series: the p6700 (starting at $300), s5700 ($330), and HPE-500 ($600). They all offer a wide range of configurations, with the standard-sized p6700 starting out at a Pentium E5700 proc and ranging up to an Athlon II 445 triple-core processor, the slim s5700 ranging from Athlon II 260 dual-core up to Phenom II 511 dual-core, and the HPE-500 blazing away with Phenom II 1045T six-core chips and discrete Radeon HD 6450 graphics, on up to Phenom II 1090T six-core and Radeon HD 6770 graphics. All of the desktops have “Beats Audio,” an Envy feature that HP is spreading out across its product line. Other than that little perk, there are few surprises in any of these when it comes to specs and options: prepare to be generally nonplussed. Still, with these new (cheap!) chips from AMD and Intel, budget buyers should get a lot more power for their buck when these desktops land on January 9th… until the next round of procs comes out, of course.

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Jan 03

HP updates Envy 17, dv6, and dv7 with Sandy Bridge, gives Mini 210 some new threads

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No surprises here — HP just updated a bunch of its consumer laptops here at CES, and the biggest change is that the Envy 17 and Pavilion dv6 and dv7 have been kicked over to Intel’s Sandy Bridge second-gen Core processors. In addition to the new chips, the Envy 17 is getting HP CoolSense cooling and switchable AMD Radeon 6850M graphics with support for Intel Wireless Display — pricing and availability haven’t been determined yet, but we wouldn’t expect it to be cheap. On the other hand, the dv6 and dv7 are mostly the same apart from the processor bump, and they’ll be $899 and $999 when they hit on January 9th.

Oh, and the Mini 210 is getting two new pink plaid case lids, which is almost as cool as new processors. Right? Right. Look at those after the break.

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Jan 03

Lenovo busts out S Series netbooks just in time for CES

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Lenovo has just made it rain laptops over here (literally — we got hit in the head a few times) with the addition of 18 new IdeaPads to its lineup. First up, the S Series netbooks include the IdeaPad S205 and the S100. The S205 boasts up to and AMD dual-core E-350 CPU, an 11.6-inch (1366 x 768 resolution) 16:9 widescreen panel, up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM, and an up to 750GB HDD. It also packs Bluetooth and 802.11b/g/n WiFi, HDMI out, USB 2.0 and a 6-in-1 card reader, plus optional 3G. The smaller netbook on offer is the 10.1-inch IdeaPad S100. It has choice of processors up to a dual-core Intel Atom N570, Integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics, up to 2GB of DDR3 memory, and an up to 320GB HDD. The S100 also boasts Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, USB 2.0 connectors, 2 megapixel webcam, and a 2-in-1 card reader. Both the IdeaPad S205 and S100 weigh in at about 2.2 pounds, and will be available starting in March for the base price of $329. Full press release is after the break.

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Jan 03

Lenovo debuts IdeaCentre A320, B520, B320 plus C205 all-in-ones

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Lenovo‘s just spewed forth a volcano of all-in-ones, including three IdeaCentres, the A320, B520 and B320. First up the thinnest of the group, the IdeaCentre A320 boasts up to a 2.30GHz Intel Core i5 2nd generation CPU, a 21.5-inch full HD 16:9 widescreen display, up to 8GB DDR3 SDRAM and an up to 750GB HDD. It also boasts integrated 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI out, and integrated 2 watt stereo speakers. The IdeaCentre B520 packs up to an Intel Core i7 CPU (also the 2nd generation), a 23-inch full HD 16:9 display, up to 16GB of DDR3 SDRAM, and a up to 2TB HDD. You’ll also get a 3-in-1 mouse, integrated Dolby Surround Sound 5.0 speakers, and a Blu-ray drive. The IdeaCentre B320 has up to an Intel Core i5 processor, a 21.5-inch HD 16:9 widescreen panel, Intel HD Graphics, up to 8GB of DDR2 SDRAM, and an up to 4TB HDD. It also boasts an integrated DVD drive / writer, two 2 watt integrated stereo speakers, optional Bluetooth, and 802.11b/g/n WiFi. And finally, the C205 all-in-one has up to an AMD dual-core E-350 CPU, an 18.5-inch, 16:9 widescreen display, an array of graphics options including AMD Radeon HD 6310 Series, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and an up to 500GB HDD. All of these will be available in June of 2011, with the IdeaCEntre A320, the B520 and the B320 starting at $699, while the Lenovo C205 will start at $449.99. The full press release is after the break.

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Jan 03

Iomega TV with Boxee chooses function over form, packs in a hard drive to boot

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Looking for a Boxee Box equivalent that fits perhaps a bit more neatly into your existing home theater shelving system? Iomega TV with Boxee lacks D-Link’s style, but its more standard look’ll be easy to slide inconspicuously over your set-top box. It’s got the same UI, the same Intel CE4100 processor, and a similar two-sided remote with a QWERTY keyboard on the underside and a few more buttons up front (dedicated volume control, for example). It can also serve as a DLNA server / player, built-in 802.11n, and up to 2TB internal storage that acts as network storage / a personal cloud. The top-of-the-line’ll run you $349.99, with 1TB and 0TB (i.e. no internal storage) options available for $299.99 and $229.99, respectively. Those are due out in February — plenty of time for Netflix and VUDU to show their faces.

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Jan 03

Iomega SuperHero iPhone dock backs up contacts and photos to SD card (video)

Posted in: Apple, hands-on, iPhone, ipod, ipod dock, IpodDock, Today's Chili, video

In addition to Boxee-addled media devices and the customary run of new storage solutions, Iomega‘s got its own take on the iPod dock to show off. The SuperHero can back up photos and contacts from your iPhone (3G model and up) and iPod touch (second-gen and up) to an SD card — no apps or music, unfortunately, due to restrictions in the API. The associated app pops up automatically when you slot in the device, and there’s a few options for fine-tuning what exactly gets saved. A smart idea, but it’d be nice if we had more output options like audio (for an elegant stereo solution) or USB (just in case you did have a computer handy, with or without iTunes). SuperHero’ll set you back $69.99 and comes bundled with a 4GB SDHC card, but more importantly, there’s an amusing video ad to see. It’s after the break.

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