So, Nvidia has taken a good share of the pie and it’s scheduled for SoC + Kal-El in 2012.

Kal-El as + should be the name suggests a more powerful evolution of Kal-El, Quad Core ARM chip it planned for the end of the year. Nvidia intended course Kal-El + Tablet future, including Windows 8, but also laptops, entry-level.

If a couple ARM chip and Windows 8 is able to satisfy users in terms of, Kal-El + could then appeal to notebook manufacturers for their entry, especially for lightweight and autonomous, as one of the advantages of ARM chips is low power consumption, which means a good battery life.

For now, Nvidia’s road-map provides a launch of Kal-El + in mid-2012, in time to incorporate the Tablet PC and Windows Mobile 8, the system being designed to the latest news for fall 2012.

At its conference BUILD 2011, Microsoft has in all cases presented between a tablet with Kal-El 8 running Windows as our colleagues unveil This is my next video:

As for its processors in time, Intel announced the imminent end of some of its SSD X25.

A few weeks ago, the firm of Santa Clara has launched new SSD, the 320 Series engraved in 25nm, These new Intel SSD 320 Series are part of the new generation Postville Refresh who enjoys an etching 25nm, a NAND flash MLC (Multi-Level Cell) and a SATA II (3Gb / s).

They show a capacity of 40 GB to 600 GB for 2.5-inch versions cons 80 GB to 300 GB for 1.8-inch models offer a MTBF of 1.2 million hours and consume 150mW 100mW cons running in idle.

Interestingly, the 1.8 inch models are 5 mm thick and weighs 49 grams cons 9.5 mm (82 grams) or 9.5 mm (88 grams) for versions 2.5 inches.

Read flow rates vary slightly since they are 200 MB / s for the 40 GB model against 270 MB / s for the others.  However, disparities are greater in respect of writing speeds: 45 Mb / s to 40 GB, 90 Mb / s to 80 Gb, 130 Mb / s to 120 GB, 165 MB / s for 160 GB, 205 MB / s to 300 Gb and 220 Mb / s for 600 GB

Same story on the side of IOPS that range from 30 000 to 39 500 read 4KB, and 3700 to 23 000 write 4 KB.

In other words, more capacity, the higher the transfers are fast writing.

It is possible to order the SSD X25-E 32GB and 64GB until 11 July 2011 for deliveries scheduled until 3 October.  Orders SSD X25-V 40GB X25-M 80GB, 120GB and 160GB will they be made until 15 August, with deliveries until 15 November 2011.

At the Africa Regional Forum in Nairobi, Samsung unveiled a Netbook powered by solar energy, the Samsung NC215S.

Little information has filtered through to the moment the Samsung Netbook NC215S but we still know that the purpose of this computer and its main asset is the ability to operate in an environment where electricity is unavailable or intermittent.

This Netbook that works with solar energy is part of the strategy for the Korean company that aims to dominate the African market of consumer electronics, solar power is an essential element to achieve this.

Moreover according Rhee In-yong, vice president at Samsung, the development in the field of solar batteries will continue to brand that’s doing for 2 years.

In Africa, many areas have little or no access to electricity and fact based devices in this way are unlikely to penetrate the market, especially as the incomes are low. But thanks to Samsung NC215S, electricity is not as necessary as it allows solar energy to operate Netbook, a free resource and generally abundant in Africa.

Some are betting on a presentation at the Samsung NC215S Computex 2011 will be held from May 31 to June 4.

If you want to install it in your netbook / laptop, verify that it has a SATA connector.

The X25-V is available for around 172USD in Materiel.net. He also marketed by Kingston as a reference “V-Series 40GB.

Three of the 12 processors announced to run on the Danube are based on an older architecture: the simple model V120 AMD heart and double heart Athlon II P320 and N330.
Here are summarized in a table known characteristics of the processors running the new AMD platform Danube, the top model is the quad core Phenom X920 Black Edition II:

For the latest news, AMD will launch its new platform Danube in May 2010.

No detailed information on Ion 2 architecture yet but initial specifications leak disclosed that it could potentially be built on 40-nm process technology which possibly boost up the whole performance while able to shrink down the foot print and reduce the power consumption significantly. Theoretically, it can offer twice as much of shadier effects at 32 suitable for any graphics centric applications as compared to its predecessor.

As expected, the machine will be a bit high in pricing due to its slim and stylish design and at a retail price of 399 pounds, it will be preloaded with either Linux, Windows XP, Vista or 7 ready to reach consumer market by October this year.

Initially relatively expensive and unaffordable for the general public, the diversification of models and the evolution of technology has to offer DSS at fair prices, but still expensive compared to HDD (Hard Disk Drive) standard, gigabyte price of being between 10 and 30 times more expensive.
Today we decided to introduce this technology on Extreme, and 5 models to compare a solution Raid 0 HDD classics. We have focused our choice of SSD based on two criteria:
Size: between 60 and 80GB, large enough for a primary partition to accommodate the operating system.
Price: between 180 and 240 €, that prices can still be considered reasonable for the purchase of a DSS.

In the following pages you will find a small presentation of each participant, as well as theoretical tests to measure the raw performance and practical tests to get a real idea of the usefulness of a DSS daily.