Posts Tagged ‘Intel’
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Increased performance, dependability and smart design for both entry-level and high-end workstation users.
The Dell Precision R7610 rack workstation is available now starting at S$3,258 and the Dell Precision T1700 Mini-Tower and Small Form-Factor will be available on June 4.
Dell pushes workstation computing boundaries with the smallest tower chassis in its class and the world’s most powerful rack workstation. From left: Dell Precision T1700 MT, R7610, T1700 SFF. Images not shown to scale.
Offering powerful workstation performance at near desktop PC prices, the new Dell Precision T1700 Small-Form Factor (SFF) and Mini-Tower (MT) are the smallest workstations in their class.
“Dell Precision workstations are packed with the power and graphics capabilities necessary for our students to produce their best work,” said Dr. Elisa Stephens, president of the Academy of Art University.
On the other end, the Dell Precision R7610 rack workstation delivers new virtualisation capabilities, increased performance and enhanced remote accessibility.
Dell’s updated workstation portfolio further reinforces Dell’s aim of providing secure, manageable and reliable commercial PC solutions.
An expanded and stronger Dell Precision workstation portfolio
The new Dell Precision T1700 SFF is approximately 30 percent smaller than competitive systems allowing IT to easily deploy an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) certified workstation almost anywhere, regardless of space constraints.
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Tags:AMD, computers, DELL, enterprise IT, Intel, NVIDIA, Singapore, workstations
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Monday, December 17th, 2012
With every new Ultrabook purchase in Singapore, Intel is offering a suite of software worth SG$350.
Check out Intel’s Ultrabook software bundle promotions.
The suite of software will introduce you to the full potential of your Ultrabook, which is powered by the latest Intel Core processor technology.
This promotion is valid until 31 December 2012 or while stocks last.
Follow this link for more details.
The software bundle consists of a variety of entertainment and security programs, including CyberLink’s PowerDirector 11 Deluxe, PhotoDirector 4 Ultra and PowerDVD 12 Standard.
You will also get the iRacing and Civilization 5 games, Nest Family Organizer, McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2013 and access to Bollywood streaming site Hungama.com.
Tags:Intel, promotions, software, ultrabook, xmas 2012
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Monday, November 19th, 2012
Intel will be giving away a total of four Ultrabooks and 40 vouchers, worth up to a total of SGD8,500, during SITEX 2012 with the new Intel Catch & Win promotion.
The Intel Catch & Win campaign will also extend beyond SITEX to 16 December 2012, where participants can continue to find the promotional markers at participating retailers.
In addition, Intel is also giving away a total of 400 free Intel Anti-Theft Pack with One-Year service subscription to SITEX attendees who purchase an Ultrabook.
Tags:computers, EXPO, Intel, IT exhibition, notebooks, promotions, Singapore, SITEX, SITEX 2012, SITEX 2012 computers, ultrabooks
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Sunday, October 14th, 2012
Here’s a selection of interesting tech events happening this week (14-20 October 2012). It is not an exhaustive list and represents only a sampling of events that gives a taste of the tech pulse in Singapore.
What are some of the more interesting tech events happening in Singapore?
This week sees the continuation of buzz building up to the General Availability of Windows 8. Intel, Samsung, HP and Sony have already showcased their respective offerings. Next week, Microsoft will be releasing Windows 8 on 26 October 2012.
Event listing on tech4tea.com
You can see this selection of events in the right sidebar.
Event organisers can submit your events for listing to johntan@tech4tea.com – but there are no promises that your event will be featured.
Audiophiles can look forward to the launch of Swiss Piega handmade speakers by Atlas Singapore, while photographers finally see the Lytro light field camera officially launched in Singapore.
The much anticipated Samsung GALAXY Note II and GALAXY Camera will be launched at the Ritz-Carlton; while BlackBerry and ZALORA join hands to present a fashion show inspired by the BlackBerry Bold smartphones.
On the enterprise side, Progress Software and NCS are talks about growth in big data and the realtime analytic industries, while DPM Teo Chee Hean opens Techventure 2012.
Finally, wrap up the week with a bit of fun and learning at Canon Imaging Academy, shooting out-and-about Singapore and learning about shooting stock photos along the way.
15 October (Sunday)
BlackBerry JamHack 2012
5-city, 3-day, 40-hour hackathon organised by 5 developer groups & communities in Asia Pacific, supported by RIM.
Culminates in App Pitches on the last day on 15 Oct.
Venue: Delhi, Bangalore, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila
15 October (Monday)
Realtime analytics for business
Progress Software and NCS talks about growth in big data and realtime analytic industries.
16 October (Tuesday)
Lytro launch
Official launch of the Lytro light field camera in Singapore.
Venue: Clarke Quay
17 October (Wednesday)
Samsung launch of GALAXY Note II and GALAXY Camera
Launch of Samsung’s latest products in Singapore.
Venue: Ritz-Carlton
17-18 October (Wednesday to Thursday)
Techventure 2012
This year’s theme, “Äsia.Innovation.Renaisance”, highlights the economic transformation in Asia and opportunities for businesses from technological innovation.
Venue: Marina Bay Sands
18 October (Thursday)
Fashionably Bold
BlackBerry and ZALORA collaborates on a fashion show inspired by the BlackBerry Bold smartphones.
Venue: 72-13 Mohammed Sultan Road
19 October (Friday)
Piega launch by Atlas
Swiss Piega launching a range of exclusive handmade speakers in Singapore.
Venue: Atlas Showroom @ Windstedt
20-22 October (Saturday to Monday)
Singapore iStockalypse
iStockphoto and Getty Images are partnering with Canon Singapore to organise this 3-day photo-workshop to shoot Singapore.
Theory on Saturday, followed by portfolio review on Sunday and out-and-about shooting on Monday.
Venue: Canon Imaging Academy
Tags:BlackBerry, Bold, cameras, Canon, Galaxy, Getty Images, HP, Intel, iStockphoto, Lytro, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows 8, NCS, Note, Piega, Progress, Research In Motion, RIM, Samsung, Singapore, smartphones, Sony, speakers, tablets, Windows, Windows 8, ZALORA
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Thursday, October 11th, 2012
In the run up to Windows 8 official release on October 26, Sony has revealed its Fall lineup of Intel-based VAIO notebooks running on the new operating system – including the VAIO Duo 11 slate that comes with sliding keyboard.
Available from November 2012. VAIO Duo 11 will be sold at S$1,999 (i5-3317U processor) and S$2,699 (i7-3517U). Prices for the other notebooks TBA.
Sony’s new lineup of VAIO notebooks is helmed by the VAIO Duo 11, an Ultrabook slate with a slide-out keyboard and stylus pen; weighing only 1.3 kg and 17.85 mm thin. 11.6-inch display and available in November 2012 at S$1,999 (i5 CPU) and S$2,699 (i7 CPU).
Sony showcased its new VAIO lineup for the Fall at the Red Dot Museum in Singapore today.
New S Series models come in 13.3″ and 15.5″ screens, i5 and i7 CPUs and comes with new colour Red. 1.69 kg, 22.8 mm thin.
The new notebooks run on the latest Intel* chips and the new Windows 8 operating system, centering user experience around Touch interactivity.
These sleekly designed machines either have a 10-point multi-touch screen, or come with touchpads that enable users to utilise the touch interface of Windows 8.
As an electronics giant with a full range of electronic products, Sony demonstrated how the VAIO computers could be tightly integrated with other electronic gadgets in its stable.
These include large DLNA TV displays, cameras, video cameras, and Android smartphones.
Two new 14″E14P Series notebooks (i5 & i7). Note the soft-edged design with no bezels.
A VAIO user can therefore download, edit and share photos/videos taken with a camera or smartphone and view them either on the Web or on a large TV.
Two new 13.3″ VAIO T Series models (i5 & i7 CPU) using premium materials like magnesium and aluminium.
The VAIO Duo 11 ultrabook can function as a flat slate but has a slide-out keyboard to become a laptop.
The new S Series models has 5.5 hr battery life (additional 11 hr with optional extended battery) and a Dynamic Hybrid Graphics System that uses two graphics processors.
The two new T Series Ultrabooks has either SSD or hybrid HDD/SSD storage.
* In addition to the two new VAIO E14P Series models, the lineup also includes the VAIO E 11” and 15” series which are equipped with 3rd generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, or the AMD Radeon processor.
Tags:AMD, Intel, notebooks, slate, Sony, SSD, Vaio, Windows, Windows 8
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Dell announced today its new mobile workstations for engineering and design professionals working on the move. The 15-inch M4700 and 17-inch M6700 are available now with prices starting from S$2,854 and S$3,669 respectively.
The popular Covet Edition is back on the 17-inch version, featuring a brilliant Phoenix Red color finish for extra appeal and edge to edge Corning Gorilla Glass 2 for brighter images and increased resilience and protection.
The powerful mobile workstations are targeted towards those demanding high computing performance on the go.
Dell Precision M6700
Examples include film editors on movie sets, architects at construction sites, and geophysicists in the field.
The Dell Precision M4700 and M6700 incorporate the latest Intel Core i5, i7 and Extreme Edition processors with Turbo Boost Technology for optimal performance and an extensive choice of professional graphics including the NVIDIA Quadro K-series GPUS and AMD FirePro graphics.
The M6700 offers the AMD FirePro M6000 with PCIe x16 Gen 3 for fast data throughput.
Dell Precision mobile workstation.
Additionally, Dell provides DDR3 SDRAM with up to 32GB of system memory and 1600MHz of memory speed and up to 16GB of 1866MHz memory, the fastest memory available on a mobile workstation, for high performance and fast access to large data sets.
They also offer an optional SATA3 512GB solid state drive (SSD).
Both systems expandable in the form of RAID 0/1/5 and additional storage devices.
The M4700 can have up to three storage devices with up to 1.8TB of total storage, while the M6700 can have up to four storage devices with up to 2.8TB of total storage.
The M6700 will be the first mobile workstation to offer optional 10+ finger multi-touch in the coming months.The M4700 and M6700 can power up to three simultaneous displays when undocked and up to five displays when docked and are compatible with the Latitude E-family dock.
As desktop replacements, the M4700 and M6700 offer a wide array of ports to connect to a greater number of formats and devices.
The I/O ports include two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 and one eSATA/USB combo ports and three integrated video ports – one VGA, one HDMI and one DisplayPort 1.2.
An optional slice battery, ExpressCharge battery is also available.
Refer to the press release for the full details.
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Tags:AMD, availability, DELL, eSATA, Intel, laptops, M4700, M6700, mobile workstations, notebooks, NVIDIA, Precision, RAID, SSD
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Friday, July 1st, 2011
What has Jay Chou, Asus, Intel and Bang & Olufsen have in common? The answer is a new limited edition N-series notebook computer from ASUS.
Jay Chou, renowned artist and songwriter, was appointed by ASUS as the Chief Designer of the N3, which features 2nd generation Intel Core processors and Sandy Bridge architecture that enhance both graphics and multitasking performance.
The notebook also comes with the SonicMaster audio technology which was co-developed last year by a dedicated ASUS team and leading sound experts from Bang & Olufsen ICEpower.
Jay Chou collects his honorary staff pass from ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih.
The notebook was launched in a media conference in Taipei by Jay Chou and ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih. Hoping to blend technology with art, Shih believes that “this strong partnership <with Jay Chou> will continue to bring more exciting products to our customers”.
The notebook is estimated to be available in Singapore by the first half of July 2011 and will retail for S$1298 (GST included).
Unique design inspired by traditional and modern motifs
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih and celebrity Jay Chou launches the limited edition N series notebook.
Jay Chou transformed his passion and devotion for music into innovative notebook design by using music notes, sheet music, piano concepts and other musical icons as inspiration for a truly unique notebook. The combination of modern “J-style” text-wrapping with a classical Chinese blue and white porcelain finish infuses the notebook with strong and diverse Asian aesthetics.
“It has been a tremendous pleasure to work with the ASUS Design Center. They were able to translate and transform my musical inspirations onto the N series notebook product design and functionality. Every detail on the N series perfectly portrays my personal taste and multimedia lifestyle,” said Jay Chou.
Enhanced sight and sound
The Intel chips in the N3 upgrade graphics and boost flexible multitasking performance while optimizing power consumption. SonicMaster incorporates grand, theater-like acoustics with the constrained physical dimensions of a notebook PC.
The audio technology delivers the clear treble and resonant bass on any portable PC. SonicMaster also enables wide-reaching and powerful surround-sound effects, creating theater-grade and highly lifelike audio.
Below are the main specifications of this collector’s item.
| Model: |
N43SL |
| Processor: |
Intel Core i5-2410M (2.3GHz) |
| Operating system: |
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) |
| Chipset: |
Mobile Intel HM65 Express chipsets |
| RAM: |
4GB DDR3 RAM |
| HDD: |
640GB SATA HDD (5400rpm) |
| Display: |
14.0” LED-Backlit (1366×768) |
| VGA: |
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M with 2GB dedicated VRAM |
| ODD: |
SuperMulti Double Layer |
| WLAN: |
Integrated 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth |
| Audio: |
Audio by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower & SonicMaster technology |
| Weight: |
2.4Kg (with 6-cell battery) |
| Dimension: |
35.0(W) x 24.0(D) x 3.30 ~ 3.70 (H) cm |
| RSP: |
$1,298 (GST Included) |
| Availability: |
Estimated 1st – 2nd week July 2011 |
Tags:Asus, Bang & Olufsen, Intel, Jay Chou, launch, notebooks
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Monday, May 30th, 2011
The 5-day annual trade show in Taipei will see more tablet models based on Google’s Android and a preview of Microsoft’s next Windows platform for tablets – one year after Apple’s game changing iPads grab the lion’s share of the tablet market.
COMPUTEX Taipei, or Taipei International Information Technology Show (台北國際電腦展), will be held from May 31 to June 4, 2011 in Taipei. Taiwan based Acer and Asustek had first showed off their low-cost but trend-setting netbooks at the Computex in 2007 and 2008.
Investors and analysts will be watching to see if new Android based tablets can challenge Apple’s iPad. Non-iPad tablet competitors are expected to halve Apple’s 100 percent dominance of the tablet market to 50 percent next year, iSuppli predicted on April 21. The iPad had cordoned off the entire tablet market when it was first launched in June last year because of the absence of competitors.
Computex Taipei 2011 from May 31 to June 4, 2011.
Both Google and Microsoft will send executives to the event to brief the media on their plans. Intel, the world’s largest chipmaker, and ARM, whose chip designs are licensed by Qualcomm and Nvidia to power tablets, will also be vying for tablet manufacturers to select their chips.
Global shipments of tablets will increase almost twelve times to 215 million units in 2015 from 17 million last year, Toni Sacconaghi, a New York-based analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., wrote in a May 26 report.
Computer sales growth will be reduced by 2 percent annually between 2010 and 2015, Sacconaghi wrote, because fifteen percent of all tablets will cannibalize the sale of consumer PCs.
Bloomberg reports that Microsoft will “preview its operating system designed for tablets this week, using hardware with ARM-based chips”. The current Windows 7 operating system from Microsoft is not compatible with the ARM chips used in tablets from manufacturers such as Samsung and Motorola.
Tags:Apple, ARM, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Samsung
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
Ten months after its last revamp in Apr 2010, Apple updates its premium line of notebooks with groundbreaking Thunderbolt technology and more powerful graphics engine, and doubles processor speed across the board.
MacBook Pro is the first computer on the market to implement the new Thunderbolt I/O technology which promises blistering data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbits/s with high performance external devices. This is 20 times faster than the ubiquitous USB2.0.
Note the single Thunderbolt port (fourth from the left) labeled with the symbol of the lightning bolt.
Developed by Intel with collaboration from Apple, and previously code-named “Light Peak”, Thunderbolt allows multiple devices to be daisy-chained together, without bandwidth and power attenuation concerns.
This enhances the expandability of the notebooks as the daisy-chained devices can be connected to the single Thunderbolt port, without having to build multiple USB ports on the notebook, where space comes at a premium.
A FaceTime HD camera is now built into the MacBook Pro.
The 13-in MacBook Pro comes standard with a dual-core i5 processor and Intel’s integrated graphics chipset
The larger 15- and 17-in models runs on a quad-core i7 and comes with AMD’s Radeon HD 6490M or 6750M discrete graphics. Apple claims that these were three times faster than the Nvidia graphics chips in the older models.
It also claims that all MacBook Pros are “up to twice as fast as their predecessors.”
Pricing & Availability for Singapore
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro, 15-inch MacBook Pro and 17-inch MacBook Pro will be available in the week of March 6 through the Apple Store and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is available in two configurations: one with a 2.3 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 and 320GB hard drive starting at S$1,648 ; and one with a 2.7 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 and 500GB hard drive starting at S$2,048.
The new 15-inch MacBook Pro is available in two models: one with a 2.0 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon HD 6490M and 500GB hard drive starting at S$2,488 and one with a 2.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon HD 6750M and 750GB hard drive starting at S$2,988.
The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a 2.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon HD 6750M and 750GB hard drive and is priced at S$3,398.
Configure-to-order options include faster quad-core processors up to 2.3 GHz, additional hard drive capacity up to 750GB, solid state storage up to 512GB, more memory up to 8GB DDR3, antiglare and high-resolution display options and AppleCare® Protection Plan. Additional technical specifications and configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at its website.
Tags:AMD, Apple, Intel, MacBook Pro, Thunderbolt
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Friday, August 20th, 2010
Software security built right in the computer chip hardware. That could be the next trend in the fight against attackers on the Internet. Shares of other computer security houses like Symantec are also gaining in the anticipation that other big technology companies could make a similar move for those companies.
Intel buys McAfee for US$7.68 billion.
In the largest technology deal this year so far, Intel will fork out US$7.68 billion for antivirus and computer security software maker McAfee. Intel has said that the acquisition could allow it to build McAfee’s anit-virus technology directly into its chips, helping to protect computers, wireless devices and embedded systems in vehicles and ATMs from online crime.
As a sign of how keen Intel is over McAfee, it is paying a higher-than-average premium for McAfee. The US$48 for each McAfee share is a 60% premium over McAfee’s US$29.93 close on Wednesday. Data from Bloomberg show that in the last five years there have been 171 acquisitions in the Internet security business, with an average premium of only 22.3 percent.
To address worries that Intel will mismanage their new acquisition into oblivion, Intel said that McAfee would “operate as a wholly owned subsidiary”. There will be no job cuts from the 61,000 employees in McAfee which, like Intel, is also based in Santa Clara, California.
Intel’s foray into computer security will hopefully help it expand beyond the PC market, which is increasingly overshadowed by growths in the smartphone and tablet markets. Although Intel’s chips run more than 80 percent of personal computers, they are absent from mobile phones now on the market.
Tags:Intel, McAfee, security
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