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This was an inevitability ever since newer models started coming out. Intel has finally decided to phase the first generation Atom chips. The ones to go out first are the Atom 230 and Atom 330 chips, the ones that came first. These two chips will be off the market by the end of this month. Intel had designed these for the first wave of low power netbooks and nettops. These saw extensive use and are still on market. They will be replaced by the latest crop of Atom chips from Intel — the Atom D410 and the D510, both of which are Pine Trail generation chips and have Intel GMA 3150 graphics integrated within them.

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The grass is as usual greener on the other side for the current leaders of the chip industry. So while mobile mogul ARM is making its way up to make it into the higher echelons of clock speed, Intel is stepping down, reducing everything it can in order to make it into the tiny spaces of low powered mobile devices. So in its latest announcement, ARM Holdings announced that they have three new chip designs coming up that will heighten their current line up to be more effective in the high-end segment of computing. They call these three — Heron, Merlin And Eagle.

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That’s right folks, the memory makers with a creepy head in their logo — Kingston — have a new SSD in their SSDNow V+ line that is going for as little as $80. Since when did SSDs become so cheap you ask? I mean, Google hasn’t even released the Chrome OS yet (it is supposed to help bring the prices down). Well, SSDs are still not cheap, you are just getting a small capacity, cheapo SSD that is much speedier that an HDD but not as fast as the higher-end stuff. So how small is the capacity?

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Toshiba has bumped up its SSD offerings that are based on the NAND chip based. They now have 128GB Solid State Drives that come in mSATA and half-slim formats. The standard versions have sequential write speeds of up to 70MBps and sequential read speeds of up to 180MBps. These new SSD modules are 1/8 as heavy and take up 1/7 the space of a standard 2.5″ SSD. These SSDs might be expensive but they will come in real handy for newer, smaller portable computing devices that need high performance and a small footprint. These modules belong to the standard line called ‘SG’ series SSDs. Toshiba will also launch ‘HG’ Series SSDs.

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Alright folks, it is Monday again and it is time to catch up with everything that has been happening all around. This week has opened with a frenzy of things happening and it was really hard to narrow it down to the really interesting bits for everybody.

So this time we have the world’s first commercial SpaceShip being unveiled. First as in it is intended to be the first of a fleet of such vehicles that will take space tourists out into the space. Then there’s Apple kicking out developer along with over 1000 apps from the app store and the CrunchPad finally showing up in public. Get over to the other side and start getting updated.

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If there is one thing that Google is showing propensity for, it is attempting to redefine technology as we know it. With the release of the Chrome OS (developer binaries), they have at least shown that they have the vision to change the way we look at something so very basic and core as the operating system that runs on our computers.

With Chrome OS, they are attempting to create a sea change in the way we interact with our portable computers. Starting with the netbooks, they are aiming at making the world work solely via the Internet. That means cloud computing – something that Google is getting increasingly good at.

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It’s the start of the week again and a lot has happened in tech world while your recharged your batteries through the weekend. Get to the other side and start catching up.

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Nowadays every company wants to scale up its productivity and therefore chooses appliances and peripherals that are easy to use and feature packed. That explains why the demand of multi function devices is on the rise. Lexmark has recently released its feature rich color multifunction printer Platinum Pro905. What sets it apart from the rival products is its unique touchscreen LCD that offers web access. However, the number of web applications that can be accessed through its large LCD are limited. This device is likely to be pitted against HP’s newly launched All-in One TouchSmart Printer.

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Every Monday, we wake up groggy-eyed, refusing to believe that another weekend just zipped past us. While you begin to catch up with work and office gossip, there’s at least one thing you do not have to worry about – catching up on the latest in consumer tech. Because Otaku Gadgets makes sure that you get to know about all the juicy bits and important stuff before you face the rest of the week.

Get over to the other side for this week’s update.

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Every week, I treat you to this round up of everything that Apple has been up to during the week. And this week has been absolutely massive in that regard. I just hope I haven’t missed anything out. We have more Tablet rumors, cool new iPhone Apps and more Apple products to talk about. So get over to the other side and jump right in.

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