Yes, that says 50Gbps. But, that's not all the good news. Today, Intel unveiled their brand new module that will revolutionize, if not completely blow our minds in regard to how we transfer data, and how quickly it can be done. Sadly, and as much as we wish we could see it become one, the Photonics Link isn't quite yet a product that we can go out and install in our computers. In fact, there's no word on when this will actually see the light of day. But, it is a perfect method to show us what's coming down the pipe.
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Intel Photonics Link Brings 50Gbps Data Transfers to Reality
AMD 890GX chipset with onboard 1080p-capable HD 4290 GPU confirmed
AMD have officially announced their latest chipset, the AMD 890GX, which incorporates integrated ATI Radeon HD 4290 graphics as well as paving the way for the company's upcoming AMD Phenom II X6 hexacore processor. Out of the box the 890GX chipset will support 1080p HD Blu-ray playback, including picture-in-picture support, in addition to SATA 3.0 6Gbps interface and USB 3.0 support.
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Next-gen Chipsets: next-gen convergence
Even before you leave an event like Mobile World Congress 2010 you get used to people asking you what the most interesting or exciting thing you’ve seen at the show has been. This year, while there was no shortage of impressive hardware imminent to the market, the real promise for me was in next-gen chipsets. Texas Instruments, NVIDIA, Freescale, Marvell, Qualcomm and others had all brought their wares along to demo, and the promises – not to mention the step up from existing platforms – were flowing thick and fast. So, what sort of devices can we expect using these new chipsets?
Marvell ARMADA 618 video demo
Remember Marvell’s ARMADA 618 chipset from last Friday, the 1GHz low-power smartphone processor good for three separate, independent displays and Full HD 1080p quality? The company have brought along a few demo devices to MobileFocus 2010 this week, and they’ve been showing off just what the ARMADA 618 is capable of. Two demo stations were set up, one with a compact PMP-style device plugged, via HDMI, into a full-sized 1080p plasma TV, and another running a second, compact LCD panel.
TI WiLink 7.0 packs WiFi-N, Bluetooth 3.0, FM & GPS onto single chip
While we focused more on Texas Instruments' eye-catching OMAP4 development device when we visited the company a few weeks ago, we also had a chance to talk to their wireless chipset team. TI's combo chipsets - which pack various mixtures of WiFi, Bluetooth, FM and GPS onto a single component - get a new sibling today, in the shape of the WiLink 7.0, an integrated chip that combines all four of those wireless technologies.
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Texas Instruments OMAP4 hands-on
Mobile World Congress 2010 is fast approaching, but here at SlashGear we thought we’d grab a head start on our coverage. We caught up with Texas Instruments at their Dallas office to take a look at their latest OMAP3 and OMAP4 chipsets and some of the development hardware they’ve been producing. Most interesting, perhaps, is the OMAP4-based device you see here, capable of simultaneously driving three independent displays and packing a pico-projector module.
Dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon 8X72 chipset due by end of 2010
Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset may only now be turning up in any real number of mobile devices - you'll find its 1GHz thrumming away in the HTD HD2, Google Nexus One and various Smartbooks announced at CES 2010 this week - but that doesn't mean the company are resting on their laurels. In fact the company's SVP of product management, Luis Pineda, has just revealed that there are at least two more versions of Snapdragon to come in 2010, running at up to 1.5GHz.
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Marvell ARMADA 610 app processor: 1080p, HDMI, 3D graphics, more
Along with the new Plug Computer 3.0, Marvell have also announced a new HD-capable chipset - the ARMADA 610 Application Processor - which promises a gigahertz-class CPU, Open GL ES 2.0 and 1.1 and Open VG support, full 1080p encode/decode and 3D graphics. Marvell reckon the ARMADA 610 will find its way into future MIDs, e-readers and other always-on portable devices, which will take advantage of the application processor's various connectivity options including HDMI and USB 2.0.
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NVIDIA Tegra 2 promised for CES: smartbooks, MIDs and smartphones in 2010
Various mouth-watering rumors about NVIDIA's next-gen Tegra 2 chipset have been circulating recently, but the company is promising not only details of their HD-capable low power chips at CES 2010 in January but hardware from OEM partners. According to Michael Hara, senior vice president of investor relations and communications at the company, the first half of 2010 will see the launch of tablet PCs, smartbooks, netbooks and MIDs all based on Tegra 2.
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VIA VN1000 northbridge promises frugal Blu-ray 1080p performance
Ah, the humble northbridge; neither as earnest as the processor nor as glamourous as the dedicated video card, it works its subtle charms and waits in vain for recognition. If VIA have their way, though, the northbridge will soon be declared the saviour of the proletariat: the new VIA VN1000 is intended for entry-level all-in-ones, SFF machines and budget desktops, instilling them with DirectX 10.1 support and the ability to play back 1080p Blu-ray content.
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Qualcomm MSM7x30 smartphone chipsets break new ground in mobile web and multimedia
Qualcomm has revealed its latest line of mainstream smartphone chipsets that promise to add gigahertz processing to the average smartphone. The new line is the MSM7x30 family. Products in the line are geared towards multimedia performance with support for HD video recording and playback.
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Intel delays USB 3.0 chipsets until 2011 according to source
If you are like me and are tired of backing up loads of data via a pokey USB 2.0 connection, you were really looking forward to USB 3.0. Most all of us expected USB 3.0 to show up on computers late this year or in early 2010 and the USB-IF has been sending out USB 3.0 developer's kits for a while now. Despite support from industry associations and other players in the industry, Intel has reportedly decided to delay USB 3.0 support in its key chipsets until 2011.
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