Asus motherboard USB 3.0 certified
The Asus P6X58D Premium motherboard is the first motherboard officially certified by the USB Implementation Forum to support USB 3.0 technology, reports Bit-tech.
The P6X58D Premium was officially recognised for achieving USB 3.0 or SuperSpeed USB compliance on 5 January. With upgraded data transfer technology, the P6X58D Premium delivers up to 10 times faster data transfers compared to USB 2.0-based motherboards.
USB 3.0 is expected to improve the transfer of rich media content and large files from the latest technologically advanced digital devices. The P6X58D Premium is built on the Intel X58 chipset and the Intel LGA 1366 socket. It also supports the upcoming 32nm 6-Core CPU.
AMD expands 'Vision' programme to SMEs
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has extended its Vision programme to include small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reports PC Mag.
AMD's Vision Pro programme will highlight visual graphics, mobility, and manageability. The company de-emphasised its own brand in favour of a more generic logo programme designed to highlight both the OEM and the capabilities of the PC it built. That programme was originally introduced in conjunction with consumer notebooks, and desktop machines are expected to be supported in 2010.
Vision Pro will be oriented around AMD's ultrathin and second-generation mainstream platforms, with the Turion Neo X2 and Athlon Mobile processors, plus the Turion II and Athlon II chips. The notebooks will use the Radeon HD 3200 and Mobility Radeon 4200 graphics processors.
Intel debuts Core i3 chips
Intel's new entry-level processor finally made its debut, completing the 'good-better-best' line-up beneath the Core i5 and Core i7, reports APC Mag.
The new processor is aimed at the entry-level market. The base model Core i3 desktop processor will sell to PC builders for the same price as the cheapest Core 2 Duo desktop chip.
While both are dual-core chips clocking at 2.93GHz, the Core i3 will be faster due to the efficiencies of its 32nm Westmere-class design (compared to the Core 2 Duo's 45nm scale) and also boast superior graphics.
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