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December 27, 2006

Samsung Reveals Industry’s First Gigabit-density Mobile DRAM

Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed the industry’s first one gigabit (Gb) Mobile DRAM for mobile products, using 80nm process technology. The new chip, also known as low-power DDR or synchronous DRAM, will be more cost effective than other high density mobile solutions and used for a wide range of advanced handset applications as well as for digital still cameras, portable media players and portable gaming products.

December 20, 2006

PowerColor to launch passively cooled X1950 Pro and XT cards

PowerColor and Arctic Cooling will launch in the first quarter of 2007 a solution for PowerColor's X1950 Pro and X1950 XT passive cards, which are claimed to be the fastest passive cards in the world, according to DigiTimes. The new passive cooler can reportedly keep the X1950 Pro at 63C° while ATI's reference card can be cooled to 67C°. The products based on the X1905 Pro and XT cards are expected to be priced at about US$10 more than existing cards.

December 19, 2006

PC Revue Slovakia Endorsed Prestigio NET Drive

The NET Drive, an elegant and compact device for personal Internet and Intranet storage of up to 750GB, released by Prestigio in September 2006, received the “Recommended” award from the editors of high-profile Slovak PC Revue magazine. This portable device provides autonomous FTP server capability, web browser management user interface, multi-protocol support for TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP; as well as support for DHCP/Fixed IP address, and USB 2.0 High interface for maximum data transfer rates.

December 18, 2006

Transcend Releases High-Speed 1GB 200-Pin DDR2 800

Transcend announced the release of the world’s highest speed 1GB DDR2 800 Non-ECC Unbuffered SO-DIMM memory modules. The new modules have a huge capacity, and were specially designed and engineered for speed, reliability and extreme performance. All of these attributes make these modules perfect for use in high performance notebooks and also perfect for Microsoft’s new generation Windows Vista operation system.

December 18, 2006

LITE-ON Releases the Fastest DVD Writer in the World

LITE-ON IT CORP. released the fastest ATAPI / E-IDE DVD Writer in the world: 20X Super AllWrite Drive LH-20A1P. It only takes around 5 minutes to backup 4.7 GB data on an excellent single layer 16X DVD+R or DVD-R media at 20X maximum. LH-20A1P also has innovative SMART-WRITE technology: through this drive's self-learning function, LH-20A1P will automatically detect and decide the optimal write strategy of DVD recordable media.

December 15, 2006

Prestigio Rolls Out Stylish 19-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor with Fast Panel

Prestigio Technologies Ltd. announced the release of a new widescreen 19-inch monitor Prestigio P3190W. This advanced monitor features a Glare Type WXGA panel offering true-to-life super sharp image with 500:1 contrast ratio and a smooth reproduction of fast-moving scenes with an impressive response time of just 5 ms. The monitor is fully suitable for efficient office work and active home entertainment, including movies and gaming.

December 14, 2006

Prestigio Releases Trendy Vista-Ready 20-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

Prestigio Technologies Ltd. released a new advanced widescreen 20-inch monitor Prestigio P5200W. This stylish monitor features fast Glare Type panel with WSXGA+ resolution and expanded viewing angles. This next-generation LCD monitor is ideal for displaying complex graphics and high definition images, as well as for various everyday work and entertainment needs. It also enables users to benefit from new exciting Windows Vista™ features.

December 13, 2006

Canyon Offers New Line of Speaker Systems

Canyon has rolled out a complete new line of multimedia speaker systems which can be used for a wide range of audio devices like MP3 players, DVD players, CD players, Walkmans, notebooks and PCs. All models offer high quality sound and a great price. The clear and powerful sound provides an extra dimension to your music or game.

December 10, 2006

IT Europa: ASBIS raises game with London listing

IT Europa, an authoritative publication on Europe’s ICT channel, published an article on ASBIS’ listing at the London Stock Exchange. The article refers to ASBIS as ‘a major contender in wholesale across eastern Europe’ and extensively quotes ASBIS’ CEO Siarhei Kostevitch, who comments on the company’s objectives and plans related to the listing.

December 05, 2006

Transcend releases new 4GB series of MP3 Players

Transcend announced the entirely new T.sonic™ 630 series of MP3 players. The new T.sonic 630 is a versatile MP3 Player that is designed to play MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10 (subscription music) and recorded WAV music files. In addition, the T.sonic 630 has impressive extra features such as an FM Radio, recording using its Built-in Microphone, an External Microphone, or Line-In device. Transcend’s T.sonic 630 also has a Playlist Builder, Real Time Clock and Karaoke-type Lyrics display, which encourages users to sing-along by displaying the lyrics of a song on the screen.

December 05, 2006

Flash memory leader Kingmax stuns with new flash product packaging

For some time now, Kingmax has been the leading international brand for flash memory and DRAM module products. Its insistence on product quality has always been the benchmark of confidence for consumer recognition worldwide. Proprietary semiconductor PIP packaging technology has also given Kingmax flash memory products many unique features, including waterproofing, heat resistance and stress resistance.

November 30, 2006

Prestigio Unveiled ‘Data Safe II’ – Elegant Leather-Coated Portable USB Drive with One-Touch Back-Up

The new device features elegant leather coating, high capacity, additional security and easy back-up functions. The new product is immediately available at Prestigio’s local dealers across Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.

November 29, 2006

Seagate Savvio 2.5-inch Server Hard Drives Accepted by Industry

Seagate announced that its Savvio 2.5-inch small form factor enterprise hard drives have achieved unprecedented levels of adoption among leading system suppliers and solution builders. The rapid adoption rate of this innovative solution marks a new trend in the enterprise as a shift from the 3.5-inch to the 2.5-inch form factor accelerates. Whether in blade servers, compact 1U, 2U, or larger 3U or 4U servers, or storage arrays, Savvio drives enable cooler-running systems that deliver higher performance and greater reliability than those based on conventional 3.5-inch 10K-rpm enterprise drives.

November 24, 2006

ASBIS CZ Adds New Vendors – Targus and iiYama

ASBIS Czech Republic has expanded its local product offering by signing up two new vendors – Targus and iiYama. Targus is the leading global supplier of notebook carrying cases and accessories, such as laser and optical PC mice, security locks, notebook sleeves, etc.

November 21, 2006

AMD Delivers ATI RADEON X1650® XT

AMD introduced an innovative graphics card that makes use of its new native CrossFire™ technology, the ATI Radeon® X1650 XT. With its incredible image quality features and superb performance, the ATI Radeon X1650 XT delivers enthusiast-class technology at an impressive price point. The ATI Radeon X1650 XT enables a breathtaking gaming experience, as the graphics card has the ability to enable High Dynamic Range effects and anti-aliasing at the same time. Sharp texture filtering captures every element and detail of each scene.

November 17, 2006

Transcend Releases its New USB 2.0 Flash Drive with Stainless Steel Body, the JetFlash™ 180

Transcend released its brand-new USB2.0 Flash Drive, the JetFlash™ 180, which is Transcend’s first USB Flash Drive with a stainless steel body. With its fingerprint-resistant stainless steel body, the JetFlash 180 will be appreciated by those who enjoy the finer things in life. The JetFlash 180 is built using Hi-Speed SLC NAND-type Flash (Read 10~12MB/s, Write 8MB/s) and is engineered using top quality components to ensure better performance and a longer lifespan.

November 16, 2006

Lite-On IT announces 20x DVD burning

Many people thought 16x would be the maximum writing speed for DVD, but after the introduction of 18x DVD rewriters, Lite-On IT increases the industry standard even further by releasing the world's first 20x DVD rewriters. With the introduction of two new internal DVD rewriters, the LH-20A1P and LH-20A1H, Lite-On IT is the first ODD manufacturer that boosts writing speeds up to 20x, reaching the fastest ever recording times for DVD media.

November 16, 2006

Irresistible Digital Fun – Kingmax's New-Generation SDHC Memory Card

With advances in digital technology, powerful multimedia audio/video functions bring endless fun to everyday living. Today, digital cameras and DV camcorders are capable of recording high definition images, providing us the convenient luxury of eternally preserving that extraordinary moment anytime, anywhere. However, to record these high-definition images, especially the ever-popular 1080P images, large-capacity storage is required, frequently in terms of gigabytes. Thus, storing such massive amounts of data has become an urgent problem to be resolved for many consumers.

November 09, 2006

Prestigio Rolls Out Trendy ‘Notebook Pack’

Prestigio Technologies Ltd. announced the release of a unique digital product for mobile users -- Prestigio Notebook Pack. The Notebook Pack is a trendy set of eight add-on accessories which make user’s work with a notebook extremely comfortable and drastically expand the notebook’s connectivity options. This sleekly designed set offers an ideal blend of functionality and style, and makes a much desired gift for any mobile user.

November 08, 2006

Seagate drops eSys

Hard drive giant Seagate has taken the dramatic step of dropping eSys as a global distribution partner following its alleged refusal to co-operate with an audit of point of sale records. The US-based vendor has already ceased shipments of its products to eSys. Singapore-based eSys was previously Seagate’s largest distribution partner and represented 6% of its revenues — equivalent to a massive US$168m — for the three months to the end of September.

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