A 200 TFlops supercomputer installed in the Paris region

Bull will equip the CLRB of CEA of a new supercaculateur of 200 Teraflops.

Here is the 50th world place of the ranking of the most powerful supercomputers that should position the machine Bull French is about to deliver to the CLRB (calculation of research and technology). Able to issue a power of about 200 TFlops, this supercomputer will be installed in the computing centre attached to the Atomic Energy Commissioner, in the commune of Bruyères-le-Chatel in Essonne.

Is access including the teams of engineers from Areva, Astrium, EDF Group, saffron and of course of the CEA. Which guarantees that it will be used in many application areas, and including "studies on the operation of power plants, design and safety of nuclear reactors, the development of aircraft and helicopter engines, analysis of environmental risks, the study of proteins and the deciphering of the genome, the climate change or even new matériaux… research".

To implement this cluster, Bull will assemble servers equipped with processors Intel Xeon E5-2680, processors derived architecture Sandy Bridge-E with 8 physical cores and 16 threads 2.7 GHz processors each. Once entered in activity next month, this new cluster will allow the overall computing power made available by the CLRB exceed 500 TFlops.

For the first time, Nintendo losing money...

Nintendo nippon group recently published annual losses for the first time in its history...

Nintendo yesterday published the results of its 2011-2012 fiscal year ended March 31. In one year, the company still there shortly if successful, capitalizing on the success of the Wii and the DS, has lost EUR 425 million while she mailed still 675 million euros of profit 12 months earlier.

It must be said that on this exercise, turnover fell by 36.2% to € 6.4 billion. Sales of consoles and games are in sharp decline, and this despite the launch of a newcomer, the Nintendo 3DS portable and auto-stéréoscopique (see test). These poor figures can be explained in part by poor sales of this 3DS who forced Nintendo to quickly respond by lowering a few months only after its sale price, of ever.

In total, 13.5 million Nintendo 3DS have been sold on the exercise. In lack of strong games and still too dear (including accessories), the Wii also recorded a large decrease in sales with 9.8 million units over the year. Is that Nintendo, more than ever concurrencé of the casual game market and portable by smartphones and other tablets, moral guard and ambition. The consolier and Publisher plans to return to the green as from 2012-2013 thanks to the democratization of the 3DS and the launch of a new living room console, Wii U and its handle in the form of Tablet. Posted objectives: 7,690 billion euros of turnover and profit EUR 188 million.

Security Essentials 4.0: minor changes

Microsoft delivers the new version of its virus protection that goes directly to the 4.0.

The Microsoft antivirus jumped on its version number and passes the fourth. Last December, Microsoft proposed a beta version of its anti-virus who was available for members of the Connect program. Today, this new version is available to all. Two ways to get it, or by direct download from the portal of the editor of Redmond by following the link after this article, either while waiting patiently for that Windows Update suggested if the previous version is already installed.

Even if this had little impact for the user, it is still interesting to note the fact that Microsoft goes from version 2 to version 4 directly. In addition, software will collect by default and user-defined manner, the threats identified as such and send them to the editor to understand and eradicate the next threats via its automatic update system.

      

Version 2 on the left, version 4 on the right, the changes are minimal.

On compatibility, anti-virus will install without problems on Windows XP SP3 minimum and up to Windows 7 SP1. There is not mention Windows 8 Consumer Preview support on the official page of the antimalware program, to test. It is free, then there is more than to follow the link to download.

> Download Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0

Free Mobile, the rate for valid Freebox subscribers even after termination

Free Mobile packages dedicated to the Freebox subscribers reduced tariff is valid even after termination.

Free confirmed information concerning which the preferential tariff applied to subscribers Freebox on its mobile packages, namely €0 or €15.99, is valid even after termination.

Thus any subscriber offer ADSL for Free which is tempted to see in another mobile operator if the grass is greener and later decides to resume package with Free Mobile will always be the reduced rate. Until then the termination and renewal to a Free Mobile offer wavered on the normal tariff to €2 or €19.99 for a Freebox non-abonné.

Offering Free Mobile enhances therefore with time even if it was known and knows still some defects of youth which should quickly narrowed to meet the current and future subscribers.

Firefox already available in Beta version 13

Milling 12-exit penalty, Mozilla already offers its 13 Firefox browser in Beta version download.

Notice to fans and non-superstitious people, the Mozilla Foundation is lagging and already offers the download milling 13 in beta version of its browser web and this just a few days after the official release of the number 12.

This new edition of the browser to the red panda offers several new features in the GUI with all major first a default homepage that gives quick access to the main features through icons at the bottom of the screen (downloads, bookmarks, history, add-ons, browser settings), and then open a new blank tab is now appear a mosaic of nine vignettes sites most popular that it is possible to rearrange envy by movingpinning or removing very simply.

    

Firefox is therefore a Visual facelift and ergonomic welcome that was poor especially compared to what offer already Chrome and Opera since a little while. Other changes such as the activation of the Protocol SPDY sites the supporting and soft scrolling are enabled by default and, during a restore of session, the loading of the content of all the tabs previously open is automatically but upon request in the selection of one of them, this result a much faster browser startup.

The complete list of changes can be found on the Mozilla site page dedicated to this version and you can download the software by clicking below.

Microsoft wanted to sell Bing on Facebook

Anxious to get rid of its search engine, Microsoft would have tried refourguer Bing on Facebook...

This is the kind of approaches that multinational companies prefer to keep secret. But the New York Times has decided otherwise and revealed that last year, Microsoft executives came close Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to the CEO of the first global social network to buy the Bing search engine.

Therefore a large folder, but a demi-surprise when we know the privileged links were woven into these two groups, Microsoft have included participation in the capital of Facebook and him having resold a part of its newly acquired AOL patents.

When these discussed, Microsoft tried to demonstrate to Facebook with Bing in anyway, it would be better cut for Google and its social offensive with Google. However, Steve Ballmer not had apparently not validated this proposal which, in any event, came on nothing since Mark Zuckerberg has just declined the offer.

Defend against a Zerg Rush Google!

The Zerg from the Starcraft game villains attack the Google page, eliminate them all and made péter scores!

To relax before the long weekend of May 1 and do drop the productivity in all the companies of the world, Google offers a game good fun.

An easter egg (Easter egg) has indeed been concealed on the page of the search engine and will delight fans of Starcraft, among others. Thus typing "zerg rush" in the box you will trigger an attack of "O" red and yellow (those of the Google logo, not those of the Opera browser) Recalling the Zerg of space strategy game from Blizzard vermin.

    

The goal is then to shooter in a maximum by clicking the left button of the mouse with the cursor, transformed for the occasion in sight, until they have completely wiped out the results page displayed on the screen. Well défoulant and not so obvious that because a swarm of O rush on the set of the elements present on the site, feel free to scroll down page because the Zerg rushent on any part.

Once the page is inexorably destroyed by these invaders, the final score obtained can be shared with his circles of friends on Google + to compare results and thus a little more spread the phenomenon as a trail of powder.

At your mouse! And remember, a good Zerg is a Zerg death

"21.5 LED, Full HD in Acer monitor

Acer launches a new screen in two references. Size of 21.5 ", he is LED Full HD, but very classic.

The manufacturer Acer has presented two new references of PC monitors that offer a brilliant LCD slab of type TN + Film retro-illuminated led 21.5 "a definition of 1920 x 1080 pixels. They therefore share the same screen which the technical characteristics are summarized below:

Response time: 5 maximum msLuminosité: 250 cd/m²Contraste: 1000: 1

These two screens operate the Acer Crystal Brite technology, which allows to achieve the reproduction (?) 100 million colors according to the manufacturer. An Eco mode is also integrated, and this to save energy (without that Acer describes more the latter).

Finally, the one and the main difference between the Acer G225HQLAbmid and G225HQLAbd is in the presence of HDMI input and two speakers 2W for the first, while the second should only DVI and VGA inputs that also has the other. These two screens will be marketed before the end of the month of may, at prices which remain to be defined.

Free Mobile termination: Word of drive

We thank our readers for their testimony on this case. Our doubts of customer account management have steps been confirmed or reversed by the néo-opérateur, but your testimony give us new light...

Following our article on 24 April concerning the problems of termination of automatic lines for cause of unpaid for some Free Mobile customers, we have received many accounts to offset our doubts about the methods used by the néo-opérateur the "good" computer management of its customers. Before going further, please note that we always expect a response on the part of Free Mobile and Iliad on this subject, that despite our reminders remain silent for the time being.

To better understand what is happening from the point of view of a customer, we selected one of the email we received:

"Hello"

I am writing to bring some clarification to article "Free Mobile: termination of office for outstanding?", part I of the cancelled Office and with the subscription to €15.99.

My RIB was poorly made outset (because of a bug in Free failing key RIB starting at 0). I called 3 times to correct the very thing before receiving my SIM card, which affirmed the customer service not being able to do so and that this would be "quickly as possible" via the heading "My account" in the customer area on the Internet. Of course, that was the most time.

I sent them a RIB by mail, thanks to 4 weeks to process. Result, first denied collection... In the aftermath, an advisor called, to tell me that I could resolve the outstanding credit card, and that he could - finally - correctly enter my RIB.

Result: settled outstanding RIB ok, rectified... situation 2 months so far were collected and there was therefore no unpaid, at most a delay of a few days on the 1 month which, let us recall, is paid in advance.

My line but was cut on April 14, as those of many other customers. I immediately called customer service of Free Mobile, who asked me to send a recommended. This was done in the wake. This is almost 2 weeks I look now. I have called numerous times customer service which told me nothing could do, and that the situation will be rectified "soon"...

They give me the impression of being overwhelmed, my number is lost, and I am the reverse of the NRJ Mobile pub: I have a mobile, but not of SIM card. This suits me well, because I'm currently looking for a new job (the end of CSD requires) and my number is volatilized, I used 12 years and which appeared on my CV.

"Thank you Free…"

Even if all clients are not affected by this problem, those that are will have therefore lost everything in the case. Difficult to understand how this can happen, especially as Iliad is not in its first move to test on this sector. The automatic collection of Free ADSL subscriptions are made correctly, regardless of the used RIB.

Samsung DVD burner plan

This external burner would be the thinnest in the world. The perfect companion for the ultrabook?

Have a super ultraportable end and having to carry the size of a brick, step top optical reader/writer... At the time, Samsung is brushed metal finish that he loves in this time and applies it to a new ultra-fine laptop DVD burner.

If end that the Korean giant is sure of its move in presenting as "the finest in the world" with only 14 mm thick. Some would say: "It is all beauuuuuuté".

This SE - 218BB has enough conventional specifications. Powered by USB, it has 1 MB memory cache. Its write speeds, they are 24 x for CD-R/CD-RW, 8 x for DVD + R/DVD-R, 5 x DVD-RAM, 6 x for the DVD + R DL/DVD-R DL, 8 x DVD + RW 6 x DVD - RW.

This external DVD burner weighs 255 grams for dimensions of 148 x 14 x 144 mm. It is expected to cost about €50 in France.

The boost of Tegra 3 seems to be confirmed, pending Tegra 4

Frequencies of functioning identified and GPU accelerated, these are the elements of the SoC Tegra 3 AP37 that Nvidia is going out...

A few interesting details about the new versions of the 3 Nvidia Tegra SoC make their appearance on the canvas and tend to confirm that this all-in-one processor will be entitled to a kick boost at the level of performance in the meantime Tegra 4, code name Wayne, which is now known as the AP40 reference.

Currently, the tablets and smartphones that are equipped with a chip Tegra 3 are of a SoC which reference is AP33. As explained in this article, it is suspected that an AP37 (engraved in 28 nm) quickly make its appearance. And as shown in the table below (borrowed from VR-Zone), this new variation will be more efficient with an operating frequency reviewed higher (between 1.5 and 1.7 GHz), a faster GPU by 25% and the management of screen up to 1920 x 1200 pixels.

It is in any year end, at best, that could be a priori subsequently. Wayne so the Tegra 4 (AP40) which will be based on ARM Cortex A15 hearts. Nvidia partners who will design a Tegra 4 processor equipped products expect to receive the first samples about a month after the Computex, or this summer. Computex that Nvidia could decide in good and due form to its Tegra 4, even if it is a little early.

Intel Lynx Point: more than RAID, but accelerated boot

Some information about the next range of chipsets Intel 8 series, Lynx Point, coming while the series 7, Panther Point, has just launched...

Processors Intel Ivy bridge that integrate a new Intel HD 4000 iGPU, offer a good overclocking potential. Launched only a few days ago and already tested by us (the Core i7-3750K and i5-3570K), these chips are accompanied by a new series of chipsets, the Intel Series 7 Panther Point.

Even if this launch took place there is very little time, a few eyes are already turning to the next series for code Lynx Point. The introduction of the new range of processors that will be released next year called Haswell, will be also accompanied by a new series of chipsets, as you guessed it, the series 8.

If we stick to the latest information unverified on these upcoming chipsets, the Z85 will lose the RAID, a sacred loss for the unconditional support of clusters of hard drives. What is sure to be of interest to manufacturers of RAID controllers to create a new range of special motherboards RAID. It is also expected that the entire range will give the possibility to users of basic control technology RST (Rapid Storage Technology) according to three possible choices, energy efficiency, maximum power, or in between.

Last information about Lynx Point, the startup of the machine time reduction, more specifically, the time of loading the EFI and the detection of components and peripherals. Intel will offer, in association with a disc SSD of the caster to more quickly detect hard disks used for a much shorter load times that currently. This will of course work with the fondeur… disks There are still a whole year to discover these new chipsets, we still have some time before us.

Google wants to mass produce his car without driver

"Kit!" Come seek out me... "." David Hasselhoff is not working in Google (he prefers to sing Ugachaka and eat burgers), but K-2000 has no doubt inspired its engineers.

History to candidates to the presidential agreement on the theme of driving, Google has decided to speed up things with respect to his smart car capable to fly alone. During movement in Detroit, in the US city of industry automotive are where born Ford, General Motors or Chrysler, the Web giant has highlighted the advances and benefits of the autopilot. It must remembered that for a little less than a year six automatic Google cars travel the roads in Nevada where the firm conducted tests to advance his research. And after filing several patents to protect these advances, Google finds it both to a supplementary report.

But before you start the mass production vehicles with automatic operation (the avowed purpose of Google to market the cars for the general public), the firm has yet to demonstrate to the authorities that his car is safer that a vehicle driven manually by an individual lambda. This car packed with technology (cameras, sensors, laser range finder, etc.) should therefore prove himself and, to do this, Google plans to cross the threshold of the million miles rolled by its vehicles without a driver. Currently, ten of these cars drive on highways in Nevada (four new Google Cars have been added recently) and have travelled a total of 250,000 miles.

Google, which took the opportunity to make changes in its system safe, including a system that allows you to disable certain mechanisms to distance for dysfunction, explains that he has not yet finally sealed his plans, and discusses currently with all the automakers before choosing one or more partners for the production of these vehicles without driver.

Some "official" info on the Samsung Galaxy S3

The Samsung Galaxy S3 will launch officially next week, on 3 may, but info already starting to filter.

No more call it Galaxy S III or the "next Galaxy" as like in the teaser Samsung, its final name should probably be Galaxy S3. Indeed, several sources had already alluded to this new name, but there is serious because the information comes directly from chez… Samsung, and more precisely its House, KIES data synchronization software as shown in the image below.

The photo of the model is not, of course, that Galaxy note having been reused but the commercial name and the product code appear well and indicate "Galaxy S3 – GT – I9300".

But in addition to the name, this is also the type of SoC to be used by the smartphone was unveiled by Samsung himself at a comparative technical demonstration. In this case it will be its Quad-Core House, the Exynos 4 Quad (name of code Exynos 4412) based architecture ARM Cortex-A9, engraved in 32 nm, measured 1.4 Ghz and incorporating a Mali-400 MP4 dual-core, it, 400 Mhz graphics chip against on the Galaxy S II 266 Mhz.

All of this is in the end very attractive if these infos are indeed true, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has the air to have under the hood to sink to its Chinese competitors that are visible on the horizon (Meizu MX Quad and Huawei D Quad XL). More than a small week to wait to be fixé…

Holey Optochip: the optical chip from IBM

Data transfer will be by fibre optics, IBM confirmed us!

Optical processors, or simply optical chips, it is neither the first nor the last time that we will hear speak. To summarize, researchers are trying to break out of the transfer of information about copper tracks that travel our maps mothers and other electronic cards to drastically increase the bandwidth. To achieve fiber pathway is preferred because it allows to benefit from the speed of light that physically provides information at speeds of almost unlimited transfer speeds, once used electronics following. On this point, IBM researchers appear to have taken a new step forward.

IBM introduced its Holey Optochip chips with 24 holes for the reception of the signal light and 24 other holes for the issue of information by optical fibre. The transfer rate would be of the order of 1 Tb/s... for a short distance, of course. The consumption of such chip does not exceed 5 Watts, this could be interesting for future major centres of calculations or data centers.

IBM said its show of force that the manufacture of the chip does not use new technologies or methods of complex manufacturing, but components today classics on the market, making it so cheap to produce.

Optical receptors on the two rows of top and bottom transmitters.

For researchers, the problem of bandwidth between the components of a computer is then more a problem with this type of optical chips. For them, the bottleneck is now moved to bandwidth network, even if the optical fiber in data-center is widely used. He would then produce optical chips more efficient to propel the light signals over a greater distance, increasing the speed of transfer between components and units of calculation then mechanically.

We hope now that this type of demonstration are not made only to show the power and the level of research in the laboratories of IBM, but that this could lead to actual use in our future computers. Finally, this is not to immediately...

Free Mobile termination: Word of drive

We thank our readers for their testimony on this case. Our doubts of customer account management have steps been confirmed or reversed by the néo-opérateur, but your testimony give us new light...

Following our article on 24 April concerning the problems of termination of automatic lines for cause of unpaid for some Free Mobile customers, we have received many accounts to offset our doubts about the methods used by the néo-opérateur the "good" computer management of its customers. Before going further, please note that we always expect a response on the part of Free Mobile and Iliad on this subject, that despite our reminders remain silent for the time being.

To better understand what is happening from the point of view of a customer, we selected one of the email we received:

"Hello"

I am writing to bring some clarification to article "Free Mobile: termination of office for outstanding?", part I of the cancelled Office and with the subscription to €15.99.

My RIB was poorly made outset (because of a bug in Free failing key RIB starting at 0). I called 3 times to correct the very thing before receiving my SIM card, which affirmed the customer service not being able to do so and that this would be "quickly as possible" via the heading "My account" in the customer area on the Internet. Of course, that was the most time.

I sent them a RIB by mail, thanks to 4 weeks to process. Result, first denied collection... In the aftermath, an advisor called, to tell me that I could resolve the outstanding credit card, and that he could - finally - correctly enter my RIB.

Result: settled outstanding RIB ok, rectified... situation 2 months so far were collected and there was therefore no unpaid, at most a delay of a few days on the 1 month which, let us recall, is paid in advance.

My line but was cut on April 14, as those of many other customers. I immediately called customer service of Free Mobile, who asked me to send a recommended. This was done in the wake. This is almost 2 weeks I look now. I have called numerous times customer service which told me nothing could do, and that the situation will be rectified "soon"...

They give me the impression of being overwhelmed, my number is lost, and I am the reverse of the NRJ Mobile pub: I have a mobile, but not of SIM card. This suits me well, because I'm currently looking for a new job (the end of CSD requires) and my number is volatilized, I used 12 years and which appeared on my CV.

"Thank you Free…"

Even if all clients are not affected by this problem, those that are will have therefore lost everything in the case. Difficult to understand how this can happen, especially as Iliad is not in its first move to test on this sector. The automatic collection of Free ADSL subscriptions are made correctly, regardless of the used RIB.

Stalker 2 is cancelled

In full restructuring, Stalker Ukrainian developers will not have the opportunity finish Stalker 2. Unless a new arlésienne emerges...

Sad news for fans of radioactive FPS, GSC Game World closes its doors and the new studio formed in replacement will not be able to continue the development of Stalker 2. All hope seems lost and need a priori keep as a last souvenir of this license original Stalker: Call of Pripyat, the excellent last episode ever. Much better than Stalker: Clear Sky, and at the same level as the first Stalker which we said end-of-test in March 2007: "the chaotic development of Stalker will be simply managed to him remove a bit of finishing level initially and to somewhat aging engine, but in any case he will be able to him remove his soul." "This unique atmosphere and sense of immersion seldom encountered which are of Stalker a must for any lover of FPS".

In the press release which States this bad news, can read: "the reason why we cannot continue to develop Stalker 2 is that we and our investors fail to agree with the holder of the licence fee." The full team which worked on Stalker is now at work on a new project called Survarium. We are so grateful for the support that we have made during all these years the players, and despite our best efforts, it is not possible to continue the Stalker adventure, that we regret as you. "However, we feel that our new studio and our new project will be something unique and will fill the void left by the disappearance of Stalker, and perhaps even better than it still do".

Galaxy GeForce GTX 680 GC 2 GB, overclockée and customized

The Galaxy manufacturer launches a new model GTX 680 overclockée plant and equipped with a customized heatpipe, the GeForce GTX 680 GC 2 Go.

Galaxy released a new version of the GeForce GTX 680, called GeForce GTX 680 GC 2 GB, at frequencies GPU overclockées of plant and equipped with a cooling House system.

Thus this new card is his GK104 beat at 1110 Mhz/1176 Mhz in standard/GPU Boost mode against 1006 Mhz/1058 Mhz initially, the 2 GB of GDDR5 remain for their processors 1502 Mhz as recommended by NVIDIA. Custom cooling system consists of a wide radiator finned aluminum crossed by several heat pipes in nickel plated copper, all being cooled by the breath of two fans of 92 mm in diameter, a fairing aluminium enclosing all.

Map is 25.4 cm long and 11.10 cm high, it has two slots and feeds via two connectors PCI-e 6 + 8 pine. Outputs video proposed are identical to those of the reference map to two DVI ports, an HDMI 1 4A taking and a DisplayPort 1.2.

The price and the date of release of this model in France have not yet been specified by the manufacturer.

The screen of the Samsung Galaxy S III already in production?

Samsung Mobile Display has launched the production of screens using the Super AMOLED Plus HD technology that equip the Galaxy S III.

The Display of the Korean Samsung Mobile division has launched the mass production of screens technology Super AMOLED Plus HD and type "non-PenTile" that could equip a certain Galaxy S III.

A reminder, the screens fitted the Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus were of type Super AMOLED HD PenTile, that they used a slightly different technology at the subpixel level, without returning to the sharp technical details, are of lesser density thus giving a less fine and precise image with colors to relatively less flattering rendering for the retina.

The new screens in production will therefore benefit from an excellent display quality, size would be "4.65 and the density of pixels would reach the 316 ppi (pixels per inch) as the Super LCD 2 of the recent HTC One X screen (against 326 on the 4 and 4 S Apple iPhone and on the Sony Xperia S 342).

Competition is tough and the output of the Galaxy S III said. According to The Verge, Samsung said the Korean daily Asia that its future Android terminal is currently testing various Korean operators. This phase, usually for a period of two months, could be shortened by Samsung who wishes to bring to market its Galaxy S III more quickly. But terminal shipping of multiple recent technologies such as LTE (4 G), a processor connectivity quad core and a new screen model, the challenge is full-bodied. It would be a pity to leave a smartphone also advanced with bugs fixed and other technical problems.

The ultra-portable Toshiba Portégé R835, last updated

The refresh of the R700 offers the Intel Sandy Bridge support, but does not alter the level of design. Toshiba aligns the entry price to compete with the Ultrabooks.

Toshiba updates its ultra-portable Portégé R700 and names R835. For the R835, Toshiba made that change the Interior to accommodate a family Sandy Bridge processor supported by 2 GB memory RAM additional. The speed of the processor chosen is substantially the same except for the Turbo Core loses 100 MHz at the crossing. But the CPU of the Sandy Bridge range are generally more efficient, and the 2 GB of RAM and more will confirm this impression.

A summary table of the Toshiba Portégé R835 specifications

Note that this computer is a ultra-portable (and not a Ultrabook), so that there is no flash drive but a disk shelf which rotates only 5400 t/m. is on this point that the new Portégé does not meet the technical specifications of Intel in Ultrabooks. For the rest, it remains in the dimensions and weight, making thus a small laptop not expensive.

Course will be replaced after the fact its hard disk to a flash drive or, for example, a Seagate Momentus 750 GB XT that contains a cache in 8 GB SLC SSD to win a little in performance and startup time. The Toshiba Portégé R835 sells between $ 800 for the entry-level model and $ 1649 for the top of range, which is equipped with a 128 GB SSD. All these new machines should arrive on the French ground a few days time that Toshiba fulfils its stocks.

               

                        

MX - Ultra Jet: the DSS of entry

MX Technology offers a new range of SSD for affordable, MX - Jet Ultra.

Mach Xtrem (MX Technology) Technology, announces its new series of SSD, MX - Jet Ultra, to the entry because offering only an interface SATA II 3 Gbps, but proposed at reasonable rates.

No this is not a game Game Boy cartridge, it is the packaging of the MX SSD - Ultra Jet.

Available in versions 64 GB, 128 GB and 256 GB, these SSD are equipped with chip NAND Flash type MLC, 64 MB of cache memory, support the TRIM command, have a MTBF of 1.5 million hours. The used controller is however not mentioned. At the level of the technical characteristics, the 64 GB model is given for 180 MB/s read, 90 MB/s write and up to 15,000 IOPS, the models of 128 and 256 GB offer to 270 MB / s read, 180 MB / s write and up to 15,000 IOPS.

Transfer rates are not exorbitant but for advertised rates of €70 for the 64 GB (€1.09 /Go), €120 128 GB (€0.94 /Go) and €220 256 GB (€0.86 /Go) is a good way to try this new technology without to ruin. The guarantee proposed by MX Technology is however only 1 year (what about reliability?) and the availability in stores is announced for April 23, 2012.

Supercomputers: a growing market

For the first time, the market for supercomputers, in 2011, generated more than 10 billion.

In 2011, the market for supercomputers has exceeded first a cumulative total of $ 10 billion turnover. According to the IDC analysis firm, the progression of this market stood at 8.4% on the year, while the PC market has stagnated. On the podium, two players share first place: IBM and HP. Around 30% respective market shares. In third place, Dell has of 14.5% market share.

The most powerful supercomputers is the most lucrative on facilities to more than $ 500,000. A segment whose sales rose by 24% in value over the year. And while sales of supercomputers below 100,000 dollars are down by 4%. It is only the Government institutes who buy these very large supercomputers, which are increasingly sought by private companies. Total for example ordered more than 2.3 petaflop system, making it one of the 10 most powerful supercomputers in the world.

For the classification of these systems of exception, visit the site Top500.org is recommended. The largest supercomputer in the world being still the Japanese system K which exceeded the power of 10 petaflop.

Phanteks out a new top-flow Heatpipe

A good well with heatpipe sandwich is on the menu for this new Phanteks PH-TC14CS.

Phanteks extends its "top flow" range with a whole new heatpipe CPU. Called PH-TC14CS, may settle on all sockets of the market ranging from LGA 775 for Intel LGA, 2011 and the the FM1 for AMD AM2/3. Sandwiched by two 140 mm fans, the radiator lose the heat emitted by the processor taking the five heat-pipes of 8 mm copper coated with nickel. Ventilation is provided at the speed of 1300 t/m for an 88.6 CFM air flow created at this speed, according to the manufacturer.

If it is not necessary to trigger a storm in its housing, Phanteks thought to provide a PWM adapter in the pack. It allows both fans turn at speed reduced from 700 t/m with an air flow of 45.1 CFM up to 1200 t/m for 78.1 CFM. On noise generated by nine each fan blades, it is indicated that without the adapter, the heatpipe will produce only 19.6 dBA fully loaded, and 13.4 dBA at low speed (19 dBA to 1200 t/m) with the adapter.

                      

Weighing 900 grams, fans included, it measures 160 x 151 x 140,5 mm. He is accompanied by all the usual accessories such as Intel, a tube of thermal paste backplate adapter, connector double for two fans on a single motherboard port in Y and a few bands and anti-vibration for the installation of the two fans on the radiator. In white, it will be available in stores at a price of €69.90. Black, red, or blue, should pay €74.90. The color, it has no price.