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Apple relaxes on repair policy for faulty iPods with liquid sensor triggered

Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) can be found at the bottom of the headphone port of the iPods, and also on iPhones, iPads, iPods, and MacBooks. When come in contact with liquid, the LCI turns from white (or silver) to pinkish red. Obviously, the sensor is designed to help Apple technicians determine if the Apple product has been damaged due to water or other problems. But it seems that the LCI may have a tendency to give a false indication due tohumidity and other factors when the Apple products may not actually have had any contact with liquid. And Apple has been rather strict on repairing the device because of the LCI.

Thankfully, the company has lightened their repair policies and honor repairs of iPods with triggered LSI but has no external signs of damage,provided they are still under Apple's warranty.

Source: AppleInsider

ASUS Uses SiS671FX On P5S-MX SE Board

SiS today proudly announced that the SiS671FX, which is integrated with theMirage™ 3 graphics engine, has been implemented in the ASUS P5S-MX SEmotherboard. ASUS P5S-MX SE is fully compatible with Windows® Vista™ and hasofficially been launched in the market.

ASUS, as one of the leading motherboard makers, highly appreciates theperformance of the SiS671FX chipset. Therefore, P5S-MX SE motherboard isequipped with the SiS671FX chipset aiming to perfectly release the power of thesystem.

Based on the SiS671FX chipset, ASUS P5S-MX SE motherboard supports FSB1066/800/533MHz Intel® Core™ 2 Duo/ Pentium® D/ Pentium® 4/ Celeron processors.It also supports DDR2-667 memory and allows up to 5.4GB/s of transmissionbandwidth. With SiS’s proprietary HyperStreaming™ technology, the SiS671FXenables to optimize the performance of the entire computer system. It smartlymanages the data streaming to flow effortlessly between the North Bridge andSouth Bridge, from the peripherals to the core logic chipsets, to the front sidebus, to the memory and to the graphic interface. The Mirage™3 graphics engine isalso integrated in the SiS671FX chipset to support 2D and 3D playback. TheMirage™3 graphics engine smoothes the image quality of the system when playinggames or watching DVDs. Moreover, the SiS671FX chipset equips one PCI Expressx16 slot which allows up to 4GB/s of bandwidth for each direction. Gamers do notneed to worry about further upgrading.

The SiS968 Southbridge is paired with the SiS671FX to strengthen the P5S-MX SEmotherboard. It supports PCI Express x1 interface, provides two high-speedSerial ATA connectors to speed up the data transmission process, and increasesthe stability of the system by supporting RAID0 and RAID1. Enabling users toenjoy Dolby digital and surrounding effects, the SiS968 supports 6-channel HighDefinition Audio. Also, the SiS968 has built-in 10/100Mbps Ethernet controllerfor Internet usage. Moreover, the SiS968 supports S/PDIF (Sony/Philips digitalInterface) to provide perfect digital signals by connecting PC with homeentertainment devices.

“The SiS671FX has received overwhelming responses from worldwide customers. Weforesee the great success will keep going and has a fruitful result.” said byDaniel Chen, CEO and the President of SiS.

ASUS to introduce MARS II and Matrix for GTX 580

The ASUS Matrix GTX 580 model comes in two versions, Standard and Platinum. The standard version offers a 10MHz overclock in the core frequency from the reference GTX 580, while the Platinum version offers a 44MHz overclock. Thereare also additional features on the card itself shown in the image above: TweakIt (instant voltage adjustment), ProbeIt (instant voltage measurement) and Safe Mode Button (reset settings instantly).

The ASUS MARS II GTX 580 X2 model will feature two pieces of GF110 (GTX 580). The core frequency and memory frequency have not been revealed at this point in time. Memory size of the graphics card is said to be 3GB. Similar with the Matrix and other high end models from ASUS, the MARS II will also come with the DirectCu design which offers better temperatures.

ModelCore FrequencyShader FrequencyMemory FrequencyMemory Size

MemoryInterface

Reference GTX 580772MHz1544MHz4008MHz1.5GB384-bitASUS Matrix GTX 580 Standard782MHz1564MHz4008MHz1.5GB384-bitASUS Matrix GTX 580 Platinum816MHz1632MHz4008MHz1.5GB384-bitASUS MARS II GTX 580 X2TBATBATBA3.0GB2 x 384-bit

Sources: PCTuning, XFastest.

ASUS unveils AMD powered U82U 14-inch Ultra Thin Laptop

ASUS is preparing a new "Ultra Thin" notebook for market which would have otherwise been referred to as an ultrabook if not for the AMD powered internals. The upcoming U82U uses AMDs E-450 APU comprising two Bobcat cores running at 1.65GHz and Radeon HD 6320 graphics.

The notebook has a 14-inch sized display, while internally it comes equipped with 2GB of RAM out of the box (with support for up to 8GB), a 500GB mechanical HDD, a couple USB 3.0 ports. HDMI output and an 8-cell battery.

Without doubt this slim AMD alternative to the ultrabook realm will be a cheaper route to take, but at this stage we are yet to hear of a release date or exact price point.

Source: Netbooknews

ASUS Eee Pad Slider at TICA 2011

ASUS showcased some of their latest products which include the Eee Pad Slider (shown above), the ultra-thin laptop - U46SV,Eee PC X101H,ET2410INTS All-In-One PC,CM6850 desktop and PA246Q monitor.

Above: ASUS U46SV ultra-thin laptop, 14" 1366 x 768 display, Intel i5 2520M Processor, up to 8GB DDR3 ram, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics card, up to 750GB HDD, weighs 2kg and measures 333 x 245 x 27mm.

Above: ASUS Eee PC X101H netbook

Above: ASUS ET2410INTS All-In-One PC, 23.6" 1920 x 1080 touch screen display, Intel i5-2400S Processor, up to 8GB ram, NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics card, up to 2TB SATA 6Gbps HDD, weighs 10.8kg and measures 590 x 461 x 230mm.

Above:CM6850 desktop, Intel H67 chipset, Intergrated Graphics Card or ATI HD 6450 or NVIDIA GT 530.

Above:PA246Q monitor, 24" 1920 x 1200 display, 400cd/m2 brightness, 6ms response time, weighs 7.3kg and measures 558.4 x 380.8 x 235mm.

See more specifications at the ASUS website:-
U46SV, ET2410INTS All-In-One PC,CM6850 desktop, PA246Q monitor.

Source: Xfastest

ASUS Extreme AX850 Series

ASUSTeK today introduced the Extreme AX850 graphics card series. Powered bytoday’s most powerful 16-lane PCI Express VPU, ATi RADEON® 850, and incorporatedunique features available exclusively from ASUS. The Extreme AX850 seriesprovides the best visual experience compared with other competing graphicscards.

“We are pleased to be working with ASUS to deliver the world’s best PCI Expressgraphics solutions,” said Rick Bergman, Senior Vice President, Marketing,General Manager, Desktop, ATI Technologies Inc. “With the introduction of theASUS EAX850 series powered by ATI’s RADEON® 850, ATI and ASUS are enablingcustomers to experience the full benefits of PCI Express.”

The new graphics card series incorporated innovative features exclusively fromASUS:

GameFace Live – Talk to and see your teammates
GameFace Live is the world’s first multi-player, video/audio communicationsolutions for DirectX PC gaming. It enables simultaneous connection of up toeight players, allowing gamers to talk to and see their teammates or the enemyduring PC gaming.

OnScreenDisplay (OSD) – Fast setting adjustment
This feature allows users to adjust general settings such as brightness andcontrast levels, VR settings and extra light settings while watching movies orplaying 3D games without having to pause or even stop.

VideoSecurity Online– Set up a home security system
Simply aim the webcam to a specific area and this unique feature will monitorthat location, take snap shots of any unauthorized visitors and send out warningmessages to preprogrammed recipients via e-mail or phone call.

Also included are two of the hottest 3D games:

Joint Operations – the largest multiplayer Modern Combat FPS game ever released.
Xpand Rally – Race with powerful rally cars amidst photo-realistic sceneries.