Nvidia Reveals G100M Notebook Series

With less than the usual amount of fanfare, Nvidia announced at CES the availability of new G100M series notebook GPUs for mainstream notebooks. There are three new processors in the series: the G105M and G110M GPUs for mainstream consumer notebooks, and the G130M for slightly higher-end entertainment notebooks.

Pricing wasn’t mentioned, and the technical specs are slim on details. The G105M contains 8 processor cores, a 64-bit memory interface, and Nvidia says it is "55% faster than the previous product in this segment," a GeForce 9200M GE. The G110M is slightly more capable with 16 processing cores, but still maintains a 64-bit memory interface. Nvidia claims that the G110M is 35 percent faster than a GeForce 9300M GS. The GeForce GT 130M has 32 processor cores and a 128-bit memory interface. Nvidia says it is 17 percent faster than the GeForce 9600M GT.

Looking at the specs, it appears that these are not really new GPUs, per se. These could simply be new products built on the same mobile chips as their predecessors, die-shrunk to 55nm (from 65nm) and clocked up for higher performance. (full Story)

Samsung Launches New Laptops, Netbook

Samsung India has announced its entry into the portable PC segment with a lineup of notebook PCs and has also made a foray into the fast growing netbook segment with its N series.
The notebook lineup includes notebooks in different categories – Premium – X series; Mobile Optimum – Q series and Mainstream – the R series.
The X360 and X460 are 13.3-inch and 14.1-inch premium thin and light notebooks. The X360 weighs in at 1.29 kgs and is capable of 10 hours of continuous usage.

Both laptops feature the latest Intel Centrino 2 processors, have a rugged magnesium alloy chassis, a strength providing aluminum plate behind the LCD, a ‘pebble’ style keyboard and lightweight components.

While the X360 is priced at Rs. 115,014, the Samsung X460 is priced at Rs. 80,614.

Samsung’s famous Touch of Color design with its black to red color gradation – featured in Samsung HDTVs and desktop monitors – can be found in the Q and R series notebooks. The Q310 is a highly portable all purpose notebook featuring a 13.3-inch wide LCD display while the R610 features a 16-inch wide LCD with HD compatibility, 512 MB memory and 17 key full size numeric keypad, making it a delight for gamers.

The Q310 is priced at Rs. 61,694 and the R series notebooks are priced between Rs. 34,604 and Rs. 62,339.

The Samsung’s NC10 is a netbook with a 10.2-inch wide LED display, enhanced capacity battery, Intel’s Atom N270 Processor, 160 GB hard drive and weighing in at 1.33 kg.

The sleek and stylish NC10 comes with a 3-in-1 Multi memory slot, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a built in 1.3 mega pixel webcam. It features a 93% full size keyboard and its standard 5200 mAH high capacity 6 cell Lithium battery, providing up to eight hours of use on a full charge. The NC10 is priced at Rs. 28,477.

VIA TECH2