Brand new feature to the blog is the Friday Round-Up which is where I bring you the Tech news that I’ve missed out on throughout the week. However, obviously not all of it because that would just be impossible!
This week I’m bringing you Android Ice Cream news, a LEAK on the Ultrabook, a new service from BT Openreach and news from ASUS on a brand new motherboard.
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Up first, Android Ice Cream Sandwich is expected to be released on October 11th.
A YouTube account has suggested that we could see the next edition of Google’s Android 4.0 OS (Ice Cream Sandwich) launch next week. Plus, that week should also see the unveiling of the new Nexus Prime with a rumour of Samsung behind it. As well as that there’s a possible chance that we will be able to also watch a live broadcast via the good old YouTube.
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Now, I have an exciting LEAK for you from HP and Dell on the Ultrabook.
You may have heard of something called the Intel Ultrabook and if you haven’t its basically a rival to Apple’s popular MacBook.
HP and Dell say we can expect Intel’s generic specs packed into the Ultrabook including powerful processors, super-thin cases, amazing battery life and built in USB 3.0 compatibility. Apart from that, not much on offer from Dell and HP themselves at the moment.
Meanwhile, HP are working with design manufacturer Quanta Computer and are expecting to start building the Ultrabook by the end of 2011. Whereas, Dell and their 14 inch model is currently in the design process by a company called Wistron and looks like we could see a launch of it at next year’s CES in January.
The two companies are unfortunately are a bit behind as ASUS, Toshiba, Acer and Lenovo are all unveiling there Ultrabooks this year.
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Next, is news from BT Openreach on a new Fibre To The Premises (FTTP) service to increase the speed of your broadband.
Forget slow broadband speeds because BT Openreach is about to change that. Until now you might have found yourself experiencing speeds of ‘up to’ 50Mbs or ‘up to’ 100Mbs however this is changing for the better.
The brand new service, FTTP is being trialled out in selected locations to start with Suffolk being one of them where BT are attempting to bring speeds of 1GBps to the surface.
Everyone but especially gamers should benefit and hopefully expect a download to complete before you even decide to even move your cursor.
4.
Up now, is camera news with the JVC GC-PX10, the crossover between video and snaps.
JVC have just recently introduced the JVC GC-PX10 which seems to sound like a crossover between a camera and camcorder. It also carries a very similar look to the Sony NEX range. The GC-PX10 comes with a flat handgrip, a super slim casing however just like the NEX you will be unable to swap the lens if you feel a need to.
There’s two versions one capable of shooting 1080p video with a rate of 60fps but if you’re not a high demanding user then capturing your glorious pictures in slow motion and an increase in speed is your best option with the JVC 300fps option. Unfortunately though that means downgrading the resolution to a 640x360 pixels one.
Talking stills with the JVC GC-PX10 will manage to take photos up to 8.3Mp with an included still mode allowing you take pictures up to 12Mp.
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Following on from that one is a really techy final fifth today with ASUS and their brand new motherboard.
ASUS has launched its ROG Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3 and P8Z68/Gen3 series motherboards with a statement from the company itself saying that they are the very first to be built with "genuine compatibility for PCI Express 3.0 support."
The PCI Express 3.0 is the latest upgrade for the much popular add-in card format.
The card contains hot performance from 16GB/s up to 32GB/s via a 16x physical connection. Plus, the motherboards contain ‘future-proof’ tech to keep to you up-to-date. In addition, ASUS has built in UEFI BIOS support for Intel’s upcoming 22nm processor. Finally there is packed in backwards-compatibility support for the PCI Express 2.0 hardware.
Sources: TechRadar and The Gadget Show
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