Get PowerColor HD4870, get the Ultimate Visual Experience™ for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Perfect Gaming Mates: PowerColor graphics & DirectX® 10.1 Game
Taipei, Taiwan- March, 2nd, 2009 -TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, is thrilled to offer the most exciting game bundle to all gamers: the latest DirectX® 10.1 support game-S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky with PowerColor HD4870 series graphics!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is set in 2011and brings forth the events to have preceded the third campaign of Strelok to the Zone center. It has enabled DirectX® 10.1 in game, numerous features and optimizations improvements, and has offered up 7% or more performance when compared to DirectX® 10 games. PowerColor gamers can take full advantage of the featuring assets of DirectX® 10.1 with HD4870 series graphics, promoting superior visual experience.
Quizzed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Win big for PowerColor HD4870!
PowerColor not only offers superior bundle package of PowerColor HD4870 series & S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear sky, we are also offering a chance to win the exclusive HD4870 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. edition with our quiz contest, Quizzed S.T.A.L.K.E.R., which will launch on Mar. 2nd. For more details on superior game bundle and other awesome prizes, check it out here: http://www.powercolor.com/event/stalker/index.asp
“We’re really excited to serve more specific customers”, said Ted Chen, CEO of TUL Corporation. “With continuous product lineup, PowerColor will keep delivering the best solution for Mac users to enhance the Mac experience to maximum level!”
LCS HD4870 PCS+ HD 4870 HD 4870
Core Speed 800MHz 780MHz 770MHz
Memory Speed 950MHz(3.8Gbps) 925MHz(3.7Gbps) for 1GB
950MHz(3.8Gbps) for 512MB 900MH(3.6Gbps)
Video Memory 512MB GDDR5 1GB/512MB GDDR5 1GB/512MB GDDR5
Memory Interface 256bit 256bit 256bit
DirectX® 10.1 10.1 10.1
CrossFireX™ YES YES YES
PCI-E 2.0 2.0 2.0
HDMI Support Yes Yes Yes
* Specifications subject to change without notice.
“We’re ecstatic to offer our new game bundle to the PowerColor fans!” says Ted Chen, C.E.O of TUL Corporation. “With this perfect gaming set, gamers can now fully enjoy the maximum gaming quality possible; it’s time for DirectX 10.1! “
About TUL Corporation
TUL is a leading supplier of AMD graphics cards under the PowerColor brand. We offer award-winning products based on our technology leading components, quality design and superb engineering. TUL employs more than 150 talents worldwide, with offices in China, Europe, Russia and USA to support over 300 channel partners and distributors in 50 plus countries. For further information, visit: www.powercolor.com
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Perfect Gaming Mates: PowerColor graphics & DirectX® 10.1 Game
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
SAMSUNG Launches 1.5 Terabyte "EcoGreen" F2EG Hard Disk Drive
SAMSUNG Launches 1.5 Terabyte "EcoGreen" F2EG Hard Disk Drive
on Mar 06, 2009
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, today announced its new EcoGreen F2EG hard disk that delivers a massive 1.5TB of capacity with 500GB per disk. With increased recording density and reduced number of disks, the EcoGreen F2 drive is more power efficient by supporting a capacity up to 1.5TB with 3 disks.
“Lower platter count means less power to start the motor, less power to continuously spin the motor and a lighter head-stack which takes less power to seek,” said Andy Higginbotham, director of HDD sales and marketing for the Samsung Semiconductor Storage Division. “With fewer heads and disks, the F2EG hard drive has a lower probability of head-disk failures, enabling customers to build more reliable systems.”
As hard disk capacity increases from an increased number of disks, so does power consumption. However, Samsung’s F2EG drive offers low power consumption by using EcoTriangle™, a low-power, low-heat, low-noise operation technology. With its advanced design and fewer components, the F2EG drive is 40% lower in power consumption in idle mode and 45% lower in reading/writing mode than competitive drives. Samsung’s Eco-Triangle™ technology offers more energy efficient and high performance hard drive options to manufacturers of home media PC, external HDD, set-top box, and personal NAS.
In addition to the European Union (EU)’s Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS) Regulations, Samsung’s F2EG drive complies with many other environmental regulations.
Samsung’s EcoGreen F2EG drive, which is suitable for both external hard disks and desktop PC, incorporates 500GB/1TB/1.5TB capacity, 16MB/32MB buffer memory, and 3.0 gigabytes per second (Gbps) Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) interface. The F2EG hard drive, employing advanced PMR technology, achieves greater aerial density and improves transfer performance as well.
The F2EG family of drives is currently being shipped to major OEM businesses. The 1.5TB HDD is available at $149.00 MSRP.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$105 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of two main business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic hits shelves in the United States February 27, 2009
Ever-popular device now available optimized for North American market
White Plains, NY, USA - Nokia announced today that the highly anticipated Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is now available in the United States. The latest in Nokia's XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers an affordable music device with a touch screen interface to the mass market.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks and support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack. Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer a powerful sound.
"When it comes to music phones, people all over the world want a device that is a great music experience and still works really well as a mobile phone, without sacrificing features," said Ian Laing, Vice President, North America Sales, Nokia. "The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers on this and has clearly proven to be a device that consumers are clamoring for - selling more than one million worldwide since its introduction a few months ago."
Making the most of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers easy and fast access to all music, video and photos through a one-touch 'Media Bar' drop down menu. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the Web and to online sharing. Because the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic supports Flash content, individuals can surf even more of the web.
The innovative 'Contacts Bar' lets people highlight four favorite contacts on their home-screen and, through a single touch, track a digital history of recent text messages, emails, phone logs, photos and blog updates.
Among the highest screen resolution available on a mobile phone, the 3.2" widescreen display brings photos, video clips and web content to life in vibrant color and true clarity. With a 16 by 9 aspect ratio and 30 frames-per-second playback and recording, the device is ideal for VGA quality video recording and playback. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens. With a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online community, such as Ovi Share, Flickr, or Facebook.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers a variety of input methods including a virtual alphanumeric keypad, a virtual computer-style QWERTY keyboard, a pen stylus -- and for true music enthusiasts, you can even use a guitar pick.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available for approximately 399 USD before taxes and subsidies in the U.S. through Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago, nokiausa.com and independent retailers and e-tailers. For a limited time, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will also come with a 50 USD voucher for Amazon Video on Demand which allows you to download thousands of movies or TV titles as well as one month of free turn-by-turn voice guided navigation through Ovi Maps.
* Capacity based on 3 minutes, 45 seconds per song with 48 Kbps eAAC+ (M4A) encoding on the Nokia Music Manager.
Photos of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic are available at www.nokia.com/press
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games, business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
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AMD Releases the Dragon
AMD Releases the Dragon, Desktop Platform Technology Provides Users with Soaring Performance for Less Than $900 USD
— HP, Dell and Alienware plan “Dragon” platform technology-based desktop PCs —
— Dragon platform technology capable of delivering HD gaming and video processing performance that rivals “extreme” PC platforms priced more than twice as high1 —
CES, LAS VEGAS -- January 8, 2009 --Empowering consumers to get elite-level computing performance for under $900 U.S. dollars2, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today launched “Dragon” platform technology for desktop PCs featuring the new AMD Phenom™ II X4 processor.
Even the most demanding users such as enthusiasts and high-end gamers desire affordable systems capable of delivering HD entertainment, graphic-intensive game play at the highest settings their monitors can handle, as well as quick and easy transfer of video entertainment to and from mobile devices. Dragon platform technology provides the power to do it all by combining AMD’s highest-performing CPU, the AMD Phenom II X4 processor, with award winning ATI Radeon™ HD 4800 Series graphics and AMD 7-Series chipsets. And it’s offered at an incredible value with Dragon-based systems available for up to $1,200 U.S. dollars less than competing systems that deliver comparable performance.1
Leading global PC manufacturers HP, Dell and Alienware plan to offer Dragon platform technology-based desktop systems in the first quarter of 2009, with Dell offering immediate availability in its Dell XPS desktop line. “The XPS 625 desktop powered by AMD’s Dragon platform technology features new AMD Phenom II processors to enable a significant boost in speed for enhanced gaming, as well as the flexibility to enable multi-tasking and HD video capabilities free from delays, stalls and lags,” said Arthur Lewis, general manager of Dell Gaming Group. “The XPS 625 gives gamers the unbelievable experience they expect at a price point that won’t break the bank.”
Reviews Celebrate “Dragon” price-performance leadership and headroom
Initial PC hardware review community assessments of Dragon platform technology and the AMD Phenom II X4 processor are notably positive and enthusiastic:
* “As a result of its exceptional energy efficiency advances and an affordable price/performance ratio, AMD Phenom II X4 deserves our seldom-granted Recommended Buy award.” – Tom's Hardware3
* “The Phenom II puts AMD back in the running right in the middle of the enthusiast PC market, where price and performance converge in solid value.” - Scott Wasson of The Tech Report4
* “The new Phenom II X4 920 and 940 are easily the most powerful desktop processors released from AMD to date. We get the feeling these first two Phenom II X4 processors are just the tip of the iceberg.” - Marco Chiappetta of HotHardware.com5
Massive Headroom
The heart of Dragon platform technology is the AMD Phenom II X4 processor featuring intelligent multi-core technology that automatically provides processing power where it’s needed most during multitasking among demanding applications. Offering frequencies up to 3.0 GHz with significant headroom for overclocking,6 AMD Phenom II CPUs give consumers the power to use their favorite productivity, HD gaming and multimedia applications without skipping a beat.
“With Dragon platform technology, AMD is changing the desktop industry landscape by offering affordable performance and maximum headroom for gaming, video editing, and other media-intensive tasks,” said Leslie Sobon, vice president of product marketing, AMD. “Through our Fusion platform approach, AMD is able to deliver CPUs, GPUs and chipsets that work better together to meet the industry’s evolving needs today and well into the future.”
Beyond HD
ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics and AMD 7-series chipsets enable Dragon platform technology to deliver a superior visual experience by giving consumers the ability to enjoy smooth video, brilliant images and immersive games. The platform offers fast DirectX® 10 graphics to improve integrated graphics processor performance, and ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics give consumers the ultimate gaming experience, even at the highest game settings on display resolutions beyond HD, limited only by the resolution of their monitors.
“AMD is known for bringing fantastic hardware innovations to market in a way that allows consumers to enjoy new experiences and take full advantage of the gaming capabilities that DirectX delivers,” said Walt McGraw, director of Windows Gaming for Microsoft. “The new Dragon platform technology is another great example of AMD driving the kind of platform technology robustness and scalability that today’s PC users demand.”
Energy Efficiency
Dragon platform technology enables manufacturers to design and develop PCs that deliver performance when you need it while saving power when you don’t. AMD Phenom II CPUs feature AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ 3.0 which automatically provides dramatic power management improvements with minimal performance impact.7 Its efficient multi-core design offers low processor temperatures and quiet fans, even when computing in HD.
Free Software Supercharging
Consumers can take performance to the next level with free software from AMD. Download all now at: http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx.
* AMD Fusion for Gaming8 -- Easy-to-use program that, with a single click, automatically suspends resource consuming background tasks to focus more system performance on gaming.
* AMD OverDrive™9 -- Highly-customizable utility with greater functionality that can help power-users take system performance even further, with advanced over-clocking controls that can be turned on and off with a single click.
* ATI Catalyst™ with ATI Stream technology -- Version 8.12 and later automatically merges the power of the CPU and GPU to enable a growing number of applications, such as ArcSoft TotalMedia™ Theater and CyberLink PowerDirector 7, to run dramatically faster than when using the CPU alone.
* ATI Video Converter -- With the latest Catalyst Driver 8.12, the new ATI Video Converter utilizes the graphics processor and ATI Stream technology to quickly and easily convert your videos to play on portable entertainment devices much faster than converting video using a microprocessor alone.
* AMD Fusion Media Explorer Beta -- Simplifies the entertainment experiencing by enabling a simple but powerful way for consumers to interact with their music, photos, movies, TV and social media on their PC. This utility offers one-button postings of photos to Facebook™ accounts as well as automatic related media searches when the system is online, plus much more.
Elite Performance for Less Money
End users can experience high-end performance with Dragon platform technology from AMD, all while spending approximately $1,200 U.S. dollars less than competitive offerings.10 Dragon platform technology consisting of the new AMD Phenom II X4 processor, ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 1GB graphics card, the AMD 790GX motherboard and 4 GB of DDR2-1066 memory can be purchased for approximately $900 USD. By comparison, a competitive platform consisting of an Intel Core i7 3.2 GHz, x58 motherboard, 3 GB of DDR3-1333 memory and the same GPU can be purchased for just over $2100.11 Both platforms run the most demanding PC games like Crysis™ at elite performance levels, and deliver comparable Crysis benchmark frame rates at an average of 38 frames per second.12
Availability and Phenom II Processor Pricing
Consumers can expect to see systems featuring Dragon platform technology from leading system builders and OEMs in the first quarter of 2009. In addition to Dragon platform technology-based offerings from AMD’s OEM partners, PC enthusiasts who enjoy building their own systems can search “Dragon” on popular e-tail sites such as newegg.com and tigerdirect.com to find special promotions on this new desktop PC platform.
In addition to Dragon platform technology, individual AMD Phenom II X4 processors will be available from AMD channel e-tailers at launch:
* AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition processor – (3.0GHz) – $275 MSRP
* AMD Phenom II X4 920 processor – (2.8GHz) – $235 MSRP
* For additional processor pricing details, please visit www.amd.com/pricing.
For press collateral pertaining to Dragon platform technology and the new AMD Phenom II X4 processors including product specifications, images and partner support, please visit http://www.amd.com/Dragon/presskit
About AMD
Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated to collaborating with customers and partners to ignite the next generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.
©2009, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, ATI, the ATI logo, AMD Cool'n'Quiet, AMD OverDrive, AMD Phenom, Catalyst, Radeon, and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
1 Intel System: Intel x58 motherboard BOXDX58SO, Intel i7 Extreme Edition 965, 3x 1GB sticks of Corsair DDR3, 1GB Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870, 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor = Total: $2130 AMD System: GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard, AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition processor, 4x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066, 1GB Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870, 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor = Total: $895. According to newegg.com, December 30th, 2008 (projected pricing for AMD Phenom II X4 processors)
2 AMD System: GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard, AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition processor, 4x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066, 1GB Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870, 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor = Total: $895. According to newegg.com, December 30th, 2008 (projected pricing for AMD Phenom II X4 processors)
3 Full product review is available here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-ii-940,2114.html
4 Full product review is available here: http://techreport.com/articles.x/16147
5 Full product review is available here: http://hothardware.com/Articles/Enter-The-Dragon-AMD-Phenom-II-X4-940/
6 AMD warranty does not cover damage done by overclocking, even when overclocking is enabled using AMD OverDrive™ software.
7 The 45nm AMD Phenom™ II X4 940 125W processors with AMD Cool‘n’Quiet™ 3.0 consumes up to 50% less power at idle when compared with the 65nm AMD Phenom™ X4 9950 125W with AMD Cool‘n’Quiet™ 2.0. Testing was conducted on AMD internal reference platforms (configuration below)
System Configuration
* SYSTEM: AMD internal reference motherboard(Shiner)
* CHIPSET: RS780 / SB700 Chipset
* BIOS: MS9A04-4
* CPU: 45nm AMD Phenom™ II processors rev. C2G 3.0; (DDR2, Power Features)
* MEMORY: DDR2-800 2X1024MB
* Video driver: ATI Catalyst™ 8.9
* O/S: Windows Vista SP-1
* Other: C1E Enabled, L3PwrSavEn Enabled;
8 This utility may disable security/antivirus software, or adversely affect your system. Review accompanying documentation carefully before installing.
9 AMD warranty does not cover damage done by overclocking, even when overclocking is enabled using AMD OverDrive™ software.
10 Intel System: Intel x58 motherboard BOXDX58SO, Intel i7 Extreme Edition 965, 3x 1GB sticks of Corsair DDR3, 1GB Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870, 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor = Total: $2130 AMD System: GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H motherboard, AMD Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition processor, 4x 1GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066, 1GB Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870, 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor = Total: $895. According to newegg.com, December 30th, 2008 (projected pricing for AMD Phenom II X4 processors)
11 These prices are according to newegg.com from December 30th, 2008.
12 Crysis benchmark run at 1680x1050 resolution with all settings set to high.
