MacBook Air faster than others

Some MacBook Air now come with SSDs faster than those used originally, the X-Blade Toshiba scabies. They have faster speeds and NCQ support, unlike the early models. The new SSDs have been discovered by members of the MacRumors forum and our colleagues from AnandTech have decided to run some tests published last Friday.

Specifically, Apple is now shipping two models of MacBook Air. Some come with the TS128C, the SSD from Toshiba. Other models have SSD SM128C and it is impossible to guarantee their origin, they are probably manufactured by Samsung. The differences between the two rates is significant. The TS128C has an average speed of reading 209 MB / s to 175.6 MB / s.

Scandinavia, TV Android

A Swedish company, People of Lava, in their view offers the first TV on Android, the Scandinavia. This TV is available in three diagonals - 42, 47 and 55 inches - LED backlight offers a Full HD and a refresh rate (artificial) of 100/120 Hz video portion includes a tuner DVB-T (TNT) a tuner DVB-C (cable) but also an analog tuner.

For part Android, Google TV is not being used, but a "distribution" Android specific, based on version 1.5 and ARM architecture, while TV is based on Google Android 2.1 in Intel. The TV provides access to Facebook, YouTube, Google Maps, etc.. and comes with a wireless keyboard. For the processor is a Samsung SoC (same as in the iPhone 3G) is used.

The Sunday Quiz (S02E03)

And here's season 2 of our quizzes Sunday, after 10 episodes in Season 1. The goal is to try to guess what is the image (yes, there is no change). You have 24 hours to find the right answer, and another shot - easier - will then be posted on the Facebook page of Tom's Hardware. At the end of the season, we offer a small gift.

The scale? 2 points for the first who answers correctly in comments, 1 point for others. Important point is to avoid "spoilers" place your response between the following tags. [# Ffffff] Your answer [/ # ffffff]. The answer is written in white, which will avoid seeing the responses of other competitors "unintentionally." The comments give an answer without being placed in these tags will be ignored.

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EVGA GTX 560 Crysis Ti Maximum Graphics Edition 2 Bundle

EVGA has released a new version of its GTX 560 Ti acalamada called Maximum Graphics Edition, which not only comes with a digital copy of Crysis 2, a poster and a shirt, but includes significant performance improvements. The EVGA GTX 560 Graphics Maximum Ti uns Edition features GPU running at 900 Mhz and 1024Mb of memory running at 4212 MHz (effective).

CUDA cores 384 and a bandwidth of 256 bits provide a bandwidth of 134.8 Mb / s. The suggested retail price of this package is 275 euros, VAT included.

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TDJ: CM Storm Enforcer, Lian-Li PC-C50

Our fellow Cowcotland just released a test case CM Storm Enforcer, a model for players and showing the dimensions of 229 x 485 x 524 mm and weighing up to 8.9 kg. With a steel chassis, this case is all black, inside and outside. It is compatible with micro ATX and ATX, Graphics card and accepts a maximum length of 390 mm.

Verdict? For its part, our fellow HomeMedia recently launched a test of the Lian-Li PC-C50 HTPC case an all-aluminum and upscale finish. With dimensions of 165 x 445 x 323 mm, the PC-C50 has a facade with a bay 5.25-inch format. Three USB 3.0 ports, one eSATA port and two audio ports are also available ...

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Intel announces flash memory in 20 nm

Intel and Micron (joint venture IMFT) just announced a new generation of flash memory, engraved in 20 nm instead of 25 nm currently used. Planned with a capacity of 8 GB per chip, the memory type MLC reduces from 30 to 40% the size of the chip compared to a memory etched into 25 nm. KEYWORDS Announces endurance and performance similar to chips in 25 nm, which is a good point.

The target is not - for once - the world of SSD but that of mobility. Smartphones, pads, memory cards and other ultraportables need more storage space in a space smaller and smaller, to increase the battery capacity. With 118 mm ², memory in 20 nm is perfect for this type of use. The memory is expected to enter mass production during the second half and IMFT hopes to produce chips of 16 GB pretty quickly.

Intel Atom Z670: Destined for PC tablets.

Intel announces the launch of its new Atom processor family, this is the Z670 belongs to the platform, "Oak Trail", thus the chip giant plans to stand up to the popular ARM RISC that have a market share 99%. The new Atom processor Z670 has better in terms of video playback, Web browsing faster and savings to improve the battery life, all without sacrificing performance, also includes support for decoding HD content and support for Adobe Flash.