LaCie's storage offer has been updated yet again, this time with a couple of hard drives with a SuperSpeed USB interface and a stylish and sturdy aluminum enclosure, the 500GB Rikiki USB 3.0 and the 1TB Minimus USB 3.0.

AMD has just expanded its professional graphics card line with a new, high-end DirectX 11-supporting model, the Cypress-powered FirePro V9800, which packs no less than 4GB of GDDR5 memory, and includes six mini DisplayPort outputs enabling the use of up to six monitors.

EVGA has now revealed to the world its highest-clocked GeForce GTX 460 cards, two FTW (For Teh Win) versions which are powered by the GF104 chip and have GPU, shader and memory frequencies of 850, 1700 and 4000 MHz (675/1350/3600 MHz stock).

Beside the two Optio compacts mentioned earlier, Pentax will next month be releasing a new DSLR camera, the K-r model which packs a 12.4 megapixel CMOS sensor, is capable of 720p HD video recording and will be available in three colors - black, white and a very 'flashy' red.

Taipei-based Xilence Technology has now revealed to the world its newest creations, the A640 and M620 notebook coolers that feature a pair of USB-powered 140mm fans and can be paired up with up to 15.4-inch portable PCs.

Without so much of a press release, Dell has begun an autumn update for its monitor line-up, and introduced a quartet or widescreen LCDs in Asia (for starters), the 20-inch IN2020M, the 22-inch ST2220M and ST2220L, and the 23-inch ST2320L.

T-Mobile USA has now confessed to carrying the HTC-made and Android 2.2-based G2 smartphone, claiming that it will offer downloads at 4G speeds through its new HSPA+ network. T-Mobile customers are expected to be able to pre-order the G2 later this month.

Pentax Imaging Company has just announced two new Optio series compact digital cameras which are scheduled to hit stores next month, the Optio RS1000 featuring a removable faceplate which enables easy personalization, and the more common-looking but still colorful RZ10.

Kindle maker Amazon.com has recently bought AmieStreet.com, a music service with a business model that relied on popularity to determine a song's price. The tracks on Amie Street started free or very cheap and could go up to 98 cents if they were downloaded by many users.

Google has now made available a new Chrome build through the Dev Channel, the 7.0.517.0 version which is available for Windows and Linux users and mostly contains fixes.

Hoping to ensure its continued dominance in the mobile market, ARM has now announced and began licensing a new application processor, the Cortex-A15 (codename Eagle), which promised a 5x performance improvement over today's smartphone chips, within a comparable energy footprint.

As promised, Apple has yesterday started the roll out of the 4.1 update for its mobile platform known as iOS. This release comes with support for the 4th generation iPod touch, improved battery life, bug and security fixes, and quite a few new features.

Alhambra (California)-based QUO Computer has went all out for its newest Mac clone which is set to debut next week and comes equipped with a 3.6 GHz Core i7 processor cooled by an Asetek 550LC system, 12GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and a GeForce GTX 285.

While still not delivering the Lamborghini VX6 premium netbook, Asus is preparing to introduce another product to bear the logo of the Italian car manufacturer, a wireless mouse. Known as WX-Lamborghini, the upcoming peripheral has been exposed by the US FCC (Federal Communications Commission).

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Here's a refreshing thing for GeForce card owners, a new leaked driver to keep them occupied until next week when Nvidia will most likely have something official and (probably) WHQL-certified to release. In the mean time, there's the Windows Vista/7 64bit version of the GeForce 260.52 up for grabs.

Internet search hegemon Google has now introduced Google Instant, an online offering that makes use of 15 new technologies in order to significantly slash the time per search by providing results as you type something in the search box.

Acer has recently announced that it is working on a new and improved Aspire Revo netbook, a model that is powered by the ION 2 platform and promises to be as compact as its predecessor but a bit more powerful.

Spire has recently spiced up its case fan offer by introducing a quartet (80mm, 90mm, 120mm, 140mm) of BlueStar fans that come equipped with four crystal blue LEDs (each) so as to better cater to the enthusiast/modder markets.

Claiming a 'world's first' title, Zotac today revealed a ZBox barebone (HD-ID33) and mini PC (HD-ID34) that are based on the next-gen ION platform and come equipped with a slot-load Blu-ray drive enables BD disc playback but also CD and DVD writing.

KFA2, Galaxy's European brand, is expanding its product offer with a couple of new GF104-based solutions, a GeForce GTX 460 1GB Green Edition, which has just one 6-pin power connector (as opposed to two on regular models), and a GTX 460 1GB dual-card bundle (a SLI pack).

We don't really have the weather for a celebration by the sea but it's still party time as Logitech has announced the shipping of its 100 millionth wireless mouse - a milestone that's been in the making for 19 years.

San Jose-based Super Talent Technology has today began shipping a couple of new flash drives which make use of 32MB of DRAM as buffer to deliver up to 300% higher small block random performance compared to cache-less solutions.

Asus has now announced the European release of the ML238H, a 23-inch widescreen LCD monitor that features LED backlighting and a new stand boasting the Ergo-Fit II technology which enables easy angle adjustment.

Buffalo has today announced a fresh addition to its storage offer, the MiniStation-branded HD-PCTU2 series of slim and very glossy portable hard drives which are set to debut in Japan next week.

Continuing to cater to the DJ market (and audio enthusiasts in general), Pioneer has developed a new headset which is claimed to provide a solid mix of style, performance, comfort and affordability, the HDJ-500 series.

EVGA's RivaTuner-flavored graphics card monitoring and tweaking utility has now reached version 2.0(.0) and gained new features like that of automatic fan control based on a user-defined temperature/speed curve.

Beside rolling out the Firefox 4.0 beta 5, open source supporter Mozilla has released a new update for its current flagship browser, Firefox 3.6. The 3.6.9 patch adds support for the X-FRAME-OPTIONS HTTP response headed, and also includes stability and security fixes.

GlacialTech has just revealed the latest product under its GlacialPower brand, the AC090N notebook adapter which can charge up your portable PC and, thanks to the included 5V/1A USB port, mobile phones, portable music players and other mobile devices.

Nikon today introduced to the world a trio of COOLPIX-branded compact digital cameras, the 10.1MP P7000 (aka the flagship), the 12.1MP S8100 and the colorful 14.1MP S80.

Hong Kong-based Gelid Solutions has today let loose its newest case spinner, the Wing 14 UV Blue 140mm fan which features the water/dust-proof, long-lasting (MTTF if 100,000 hours) and low noise Nanoflux bearing.

While not suing former CEOs, HP is working away on its tablet offensive which will soon see to the release of the Zeen Android-based tablet, bundled together with the Photosmart eStation C510 printer.

One month has passed since HP showed Mark Hurd the door and paid him a 'few' millions of dollars in the process, and now the company is back on the man's doorstep, not with an apology though, but with a notice saying he can't take the co-President job at Oracle.

In addition to the fresh Safari and Firefox releases, we can now get the latest Chrome Stable and Beta build which is known as version 6.0.472.55, is available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux, and features several bug fixes.

Mozilla fans and disillusioned IE users can now download the fifth beta version of Firefox 4.0 which comes with multiple improvements, like Direct2D hardware acceleration in Windows for better graphics performance, and the visualization of audio data within the browser.

Cupertino-based Apple Inc. has made available the 5.0.2 version of its WebKit-powered Safari browser, so as to fix some problems with submitting web forms and Google Image viewing, to plug in some security holes, and to make an encrypted, authenticated connection to the Safari Extensions Gallery.

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At the IFA show in Berlin AMD is busy promoting its first Fusion APUs (accelerated processing units) which are set to debut in the first quarter of 2011 and target small form factor PCs, all-in-one desktops, as well as mobile solutions like netbooks and ultra-thin, mainstream notebooks.

Origin PC is back into the spotlight and this time it really means business with the unveiling of 'The Big O', a new system which brings together in the same custom chassis, a high-end gaming PC and a Microsoft Xbox 360 console, both of which are water-cooled.

Getac Inc. has today announced its newest tough computing cookie, the V200 12.1-inch convertible laptop which is based on Intel's Calpella platform, features a magnesium alloy casing, and can withstand temperatures as low as -20C and 'common' shocks.

Revealed last month, A-Data's capless C008 flash drives have now been introduced in Europe in two color schemes - blue/white and black/red, and two capacities - 4GB and 8GB, targeting on-the-move users in need of easy, worry-free storage.

VIA Technologies has today introduced to the world the EPIA-M850, a new mini-ITX motherboard aimed to be used within commercial embedded multimedia and media center devices, that's based on the VX900 chipset.

Today's Samsung PR flood continues with an announcement regarding the South Korean company's latest 1.4 micron CMOS sensors, the smartphone-optimized S5K4E5 and digital camera-oriented S5K2N1, both of which utilize back side illuminated (BSI) pixel technology to provide better low light performance.

Ready to fulfill the needs of high-end mobile devices, Samsung Electronics has developed some nice new moviNAND embedded memory chips with 8GB and 16GB capacities, that comply with the latest e-MMC specification (4.41) which enable low read/write latency.

Today at its very own Mobile Solutions Forum, Samsung Electronics has announced the expansion of the Green Memory offering, the newest additions to the energy-efficient line promoted by the South Korean company being LPDDR2 and GDDR5 green memory.

Samsung Electronics is going to bring mo' power to the mobile crowd with its newest silicon creation, the Orion 45nm processor packing two 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 cores, 1MB of L2 cache, and a new graphics core that offers 5 times the 3D performance of previous Samsung-made chips.

Confirming recent rumors, Oracle has today announced that it hired former HP CEO Mark Hurd as President and named him to its Board of Directors. Hurd 'resigned' from HP just one month ago following a sexual harassment investigation (although more issues were on the table at that time).

Asus has kicked off the week by revealing the latest additions to its ROG (Republic of Gamers) line, new G53 and G73 gaming laptops (G53JW and G73JW) that make use of Nvidia's recently-announced GeForce GTX 460M mobile card boasting 192 CUDA Cores and 1.5GB of GDDR5 memory.