FirePro V3900 professional graphics card issued by AMD recently is powered by a new generation GPU

February 10, 2012 4:38 am

AMD has released its new entry-level V3900 professional graphics card, which replaces the V3800. The V3900 is priced at $119, which puts it directly up against the Nvidia’s Quadro 400. It sits roughly $50 less than the Nvidia’s Quadro 600 and $20 more than the V3800.

From the specifications, V3900 looks to be a nice update to the V3800 and is basically the business version of the Radeon HD 6570 DDR3. The V3900 has double the memory at 1GB and is based on the “Turks” GPU. The card’s 128-bit DDR3 memory gives it 28.8GB/s of memory bandwidth compared to the V3800, which had a 64-bit interface providing half the bandwidth at 14.4GB/s. It supports the latest versions of OpenGL and OpenCL (4.2 and 1.1, respectively). Based on various test conducted by AMD, the card shows performance increases over both the V3800 and Quadro 400.

The card will ship with an optional full-height bracket to allow it to be installed in standard form factor systems. The AMD FirePro V3900 has received certification for a variety of applications including AutoCAD, UGS NX, PTC Creo, SolidWorks, and Autodesk 3Ds Max. It is backed by a 3-year limited product repair / replacement warranty.

AMD FirePro V3900 professional graphics enables an exceptional user experience by delivering features and reliability designed to help boost the productivity of professionals working with low to moderate-complexity designs.

The AMD FirePro V3900 professional graphics card is powered by a new generation GPU, backed by 1GB of fast DDR3 memory, 480 stream processors and support for up to 5 (five) display devices using AMD Eyefinity multi-monitor technology and DisplayPort™ 1.2 multi-streaming technology.

Apple has informed the dealers that white MacBook is out of blast

February 10, 2012 4:21 am

According to the American apple news blog MacRumors reports, apple has already issued a notice to the dealers say, white MacBook laptop has been formally polycarbonate were classified as “life end” products, the products have no longer production.

The U.S. technology blog site AppleInsider takes the lead in report says last year, white MacBook will gradually stop production; A day later, apple for individual consumers from the website broken white MacBook, then announced this laptop would be limited to provide education institutions.

In the past years, apple’s entry-level MacBook laptop, but in apple released in 2010 the price of $999 for the same 11.6 inch MacBook Air after, this notebook faces competition from internal competition.

Apple MacBook launched in May 2006, when the company is from PowerPC turned to use Intel (the Po) processor. In 2008, apple introduced aluminum shell MacBook, but will then this product type to 13 inch MacBook Pro. Apple released in 2009 the integration of polycarbonate MacBook, this kind of products have been used to down last year.

Microsoft intends to announce personal preview version of Windows 8 on February 29

February 9, 2012 5:08 am

Microsoft plans on February 29, in a World of Mobile communication conference (Mobile World Congress) released a personal consumer preview “version of Windows 8 operating system.

Microsoft has been made on Wednesday the world congress of mobile communication invitation, although the letter of invitation did not provide much detail, but Microsoft had earlier said the company is expected to launch by the end of February beta version of Windows 8.

Industry analysts said, Windows 8 to Microsoft for is a big bet, the reason is the system of the appearance of the Windows will make radical changes, such as last year in D9 is the new display for the first time on the Metro interface, etc. Microsoft last fall in their Build developers conference was released version of Windows 8 developer preview.

In addition to new look beyond, Windows 8 features include a new type of application to sell built-in shop. In addition, Windows 8 will not only supports Windows on the traditional use AMD and Intel chip, will also support usually used for mobile phone and tablet PCS Android ARM processor.

PC and chip manufacturers have said they are looking forward to the latest software released later this year, but Microsoft declined to officially confirmed that finally publish a time frame. However, Microsoft has in the last earnings conference call that 2012 will be a “significant release years”.

Microsoft canceled the reservation of Lumia 900

February 9, 2012 5:03 am

Not long ago, Microsoft Brick&Mortar retail in the United States just nokia xinji huang Lumia 900 reservation business, but today have foreign media reports say, Microsoft has now dropped the phone in advance of the activities.

There was speculation that is due to the order is too large, Microsoft shortage to shout stopped booking activity, but according to a foreign science and technology of the web site, according to the people familiar with nokia plan announced in a short time Lumia 900 official time to market and selling price, the cancel booking may be inoled.

Microsoft spokesman said, want to buy Lumia 900 users can focus on the next time Microsoft retail store to Facebook knows.

Previous stories that Lumia 900 will be March 18 put on sale, two years of signing the price is $99.99, now it looks, this kind of flagship model is likely to advance.

HP tablet is really more secure than Apple iPad?

February 8, 2012 5:20 am

According to the American technology blog BusinessInsider reports on Thursday, hewlett-packard CEO Meg Whitman (Meg Whitman) recently underwent CRN interviews that, HP will release based on ARM chip architecture of Windows 8 tablet computer.

But as for specific release time, Whitman has not been revealed.

The sources said, hewlett-packard and apple iPad tablet computer product competitive advantage lies in its safety performance. Whitman in explaining the HP tablet computer in strategic idea also mention the security.

Whitman says, HP tablet computer is the highlight of the safety. Now is not only large enterprises pay attention to safety, and small and medium-sized enterprises are becoming more and more importance to product safety. HP will launch for small and medium enterprise staff’s tablet computer, this product not only will win the favor of the employees, also can make the enterprise data security.

According to market Research firm Forrester Research to predict 2012 enterprise in the apple Mac and cost of iPad for $19 billion, of which the iPad sales can account for half the proportion.

The personage inside course of study thinks, in view of the apple iPad’s strong, if HP wants to product safety performance fuss, they needed to show more prominent comparative advantage.

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