http://www.brinktek.com Your Source for the Latest Hardware News and Reviews Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:57:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/heat-key-to-faster-hdds-hundreds-of-times-faster/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/heat-key-to-faster-hdds-hundreds-of-times-faster/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:57:46 +0000 admin http://c712ad198050d9f960cc6f315d453410
A team of researchers led by Thomas Ostler at the University of York, UK concluded that the process of flipping the polarities of these tiny portions can be greatly expedited using short bursts of heat. It has been believed that heat could only assist in remagnetization, when used in conjunction with a magnetic field. Research shows that this can also be achieved using a very, very precise amount of heat generated by beaming a fine laser for less than a trillionth of a second, which momentarily raises its temperature by 800 °C. The results of this study was published here.

]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/heat-key-to-faster-hdds-hundreds-of-times-faster/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-cooler-master-officially-introduces-the-elite-361-chassis/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-cooler-master-officially-introduces-the-elite-361-chassis/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:20:10 +0000 admin http://e08bcef7c81e6a2ebdcf48552e55b7ed
Touting a modern minimalist design, Elite 361 is engineered to be accommodating in space restricted work zones. Given its unique structure and airflow design, Elite 361 can be placed either horizontally or vertically within a space. A rotatable Cooler Master logo and four user attachable rubber feet assist in making these transitions. Front panel ports are positioned to be easily accessible in either orientation.

]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-cooler-master-officially-introduces-the-elite-361-chassis/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-maingear-updates-the-titan-17-17-3-inch-desktop-replacement/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-maingear-updates-the-titan-17-17-3-inch-desktop-replacement/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:10:44 +0000 admin http://1941be1cc8b906eecaf3e7edff338db5
The TITAN 17 features support for both the latest Intel Core i7-3930K and the Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition. With fast, intelligent multi-core technology that accelerates performance to match your workload, it delivers an incredible breakthrough in gaming performance. For both gamers and demanding users, the Titan 17 capitalizes on a dramatic leap forward in processing technology to provide all the power you need for even the most advanced games and applications.

]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-maingear-updates-the-titan-17-17-3-inch-desktop-replacement/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/cougar-solution-mid-tower-case-to-reach-europe-next-week/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/cougar-solution-mid-tower-case-to-reach-europe-next-week/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:26 +0000 admin http://41b1d51c9e3ba9a263361f9cfa0eb434
Cougar's Solution will cost 55 Euro.

]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/cougar-solution-mid-tower-case-to-reach-europe-next-week/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/hackers-held-symantec-to-ransom-over-pcanywhere-source-code-leak/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/hackers-held-symantec-to-ransom-over-pcanywhere-source-code-leak/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:04:16 +0000 admin http://6e84696301885ba0a9dc8de6fe45abd0
Symantec has apparently been in negotiations with the hacker group over preventing the leak, it even agreed to pay the group its "ransom", provided it could do so in monthly installments. The group declined, and the negotiations fell through. A transcript of this email conversation was posted on Pastebin (can be accessed here). The hackers claimed to have posted the source code of pcAnywhere (in a 2.3 GB RAR archive), on a popular bit-torrent site. In our opinion, extorting money is very un-Anonymous. Anonymous, being the self-proclaimed hacktivist group that it is, would post the source code "just for the lulz", without even getting into negotiations with Symantec.



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]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/roccat-teases-with-the-savu-gaming-mouse/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-spatial-views-3deescreen-adds-glasses-free-3d-capabilities-to-2d-laptops/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-spatial-views-3deescreen-adds-glasses-free-3d-capabilities-to-2d-laptops/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:15:41 +0000 admin http://130d817d8b3f616e97c555ec57946aec
Once the 3DeeScreen is snapped onto a laptop display, and the software is installed, viewers can watch 3D videos and photos with the included software and Blu-ray movies using third party players. The playback uses eye-tracking software to automatically track the user's viewing position and adjust the 3D image projection to maintain optimal viewing quality, reducing the possibility of crosstalk and ghosting.

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Source: Adobe Asset Blog]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/adobe-working-on-sandboxed-flash-player-for-firefox/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/zalman-launches-gt-series-mid-range-psus/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/zalman-launches-gt-series-mid-range-psus/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:27:18 +0000 admin http://013e9845ec5e8e75045f516772ee38ab
The ZM500-GT features a dual +12V rail design (each rail 18A), while the ZM500-GT and ZM600-GT feature quad +12V rail (each 18A) design. Internally, the GT series PSUs feature +5Vsb green IC, active PFC, and a secondary protection IC. The units are cooled by a 120 mm temperature-controlled fan. The ZM500-GT is 80 Plus compliant, while the ZM600-GT and ZM700-GT are 80 Plus Bronze compliant. According to the source, the ZM500-GT will be priced around $80, the ZM600-GT around $100, and the ZM700-GT around $125.



Source: Overclockers Ukraine]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/zalman-launches-gt-series-mid-range-psus/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-amulet-hotkey-announces-worlds-first-pcoip-blade-for-cadcam/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-amulet-hotkey-announces-worlds-first-pcoip-blade-for-cadcam/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:37:56 +0000 admin http://7cd236a4b81df30564fd2c3b9afd3d36
]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-amulet-hotkey-announces-worlds-first-pcoip-blade-for-cadcam/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-cooler-master-cuts-prices-of-haf-x-and-haf-932-advanced-in-europe/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/pr-cooler-master-cuts-prices-of-haf-x-and-haf-932-advanced-in-europe/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:01:11 +0000 admin http://f6b3369459e720afa3d285f5e00188f7
One of our most popular cases the last few years has without a doubt been the HAF X. As most people know, HAF stands for 'High Air Flow' and this case totally lives up to this name. With dual 200mm top fans, a front 230mm red LED on/off fan and an additional 200mm fan with dedicated air duct for VGA card cooling this massive case will keep any system running cool. As a special gift to Cooler Master's loyal customers, we will reduce the price from €159,- to €139.

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Verbatim's 120 GB and 240 GB SATA 6.0 Gbps drives are backed by a two-year warranty and cost 199 Euro and 399 Euro, respectively.

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The move to lower prices of Ultrabooks is simply to clear inventories and pave the way for the next-generation. The prices will be cut significantly. Acer's Ultrabook S3 already saw its price drop to US $799 from $999; while HP's Ultrabooks will see prices cut by as much as 25 percent. Price of Lenovo's Ultrabook will go down by up to 21 percent. In short, every $999-ish Ultrabook will see its price go down to $749-799.



Source: DigiTimes]]> http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/current-generation-ultrabooks-in-for-price-cuts/feed/ 0 http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/sandisk-follows-kingston-cuts-nand-flash-product-prices/ http://www.brinktek.com/2012/02/sandisk-follows-kingston-cuts-nand-flash-product-prices/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:54:01 +0000 admin http://6ad1add0cf1cbe900da1fabd85cd7a7a reports that Kingston is reducing prices of its NAND flash-based products by up to 15%, SanDisk too is reportedly preparing price-cuts of its own. Unlike Kingston, SanDisk's entire product portfolio is connected with NAND flash memory, it is the world's largest vendor of memory cards, and also has a vast lineup of USB flash drives. SanDisk will lower its prices just enough to maintain competitiveness with Kingston's products. The company maintains that initiating a price-cutting strategy is intended to boost sales volume and maintain the company's leading market share. According to DRAMeXchange, major NAND flash vendors are initiating price cuts to clear inventories, to make way for flash memory built on newer fabrication technologies.



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