News Bits: ATI HD 2700 Introduced, HP Laptop Security Issue, Vista SP1 RC Released

AMD introduces Mobility Radeon HD 2700

AMD has quietly launched the new Mobility Radeon HD 2700 graphics card for notebooks. It is manufactured using 65nm technology and is based off the M76 chip. The HD 2700 has 120 stream processors and a 128-bit memory bus. Special features include ATI Avivo HD Video, Display Platform, and ATI PowerPlay 7.0.

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Link to Product (AMD.com)


Toshiba introduces T31 notebook with XP and Vista

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Toshiba introduced its new Dynabook T31 on Dec. 11, featuring both Vista and XP recovery DVDs, meaning the end user can choose which operating system they want to use. The specifications of the T31 are rather mainstream: Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, GM965 Express chipset, and a 15.4" WXGA display.

Read More (AkihabaraNews.com)


Select HP laptops exposed to hacking

A security researcher has found that one of the ActiveX controls used in the HP Info Center on some HP laptops could allow remote hackers to attack the laptop and make registry changes. HP has not said anything in response to the claim. What this all boils down to is that if a victim went to a specifically-created website, the ActiveX controls could be compromised. If the machine is compromised, the hacker could install malware, change registry information, and steal data to name a few. A list of the laptops that could be at risk can be found here.

Read More (CnetNews.com)


Compal notebook shipments strong, but revenues down

ompal Electronics had strong notebook shipments of 2.35 million units in November, but revenues dropped due to a change in the lineup of clients and products. November revenues were down about 10% sequentially and 15% on-year. The company said that if there were no shortages of batteries or other components, shipments would have reached 2.4 to 2.5 million units.

Read More (DigiTimes.com)


Windows Vista SP1 release candidate available

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is now publicly available in release candidate form, 11 months after Vista's initial launch.

Read More (Engadget.com)
Link to Download (Microsoft.com)

 

Put that ATI Gpu into the MBP now APPLE NOW!


On another note, what an ugly Toshiba bad quality high prices. BAH!

 

What laptop has the HD2700?

Oh crap, I have an HP. Oh vey.

cool, i have to try the SP 1

 

it's rc1, not the final release.

someone should probably clarify this in the title, otherwise it may be misunderstood.

 

I highly doubt that anyone would make a site just for getting into an HP computer. I still love mine (though it's inability to play cs_office on high ticks me off).

 

More likely than not that HD 2700 is going to be much different than the HD 2600. In fact, it looks like the difference between the HD 2700 and HD 2600 is probably less than the X1700 and X1600. The X1700 at least moved to a strained silicon 90nm process compared to the bulk 90nm process of the X1600 although I don't think the power savings were huge. Since the HD 2700 only mentions regular 65nm like the HD 2600, the only difference is likely that the HD 2700 is produced at UMC compared to the HD 2600 which I'm pretty sure is made at TSMC. Similar to how the RV516 was produced as 90nm at UMC compared to the older RV515 which was 90nm fabbed at TSMC.

 

YEah I agree Nvidia 8700GT still owns the high end gpu market.

Note: the 8800GTX is classified as performance.

 

Greeeaaaaat........ An utterly useless program that HP threw on my laptop can now be used as a hacker's toy. Lovely.

 

Still waiting on the HD3800 Mobility with 256bit. Hello AMD? At this rate it won't come out till there's a HD3900 series and/or Nvidia 8900GTX

 

What form factor will we see the HD 2700 in? Will it be able to take over the current 14" 8600GT GDDR2?

 

I think only 17" notebooks. Anyway FSC Xi2550 sells with HD2700 GPU and its a 17" one.

 

You might see it in some 15.4" notebooks as well, but as with the X1700, I doubt that this will be a common GPU. Hell, even the HD2600 isn't all that common - the 8600M really took all the market away from ATI, who had it with the X1600 before.

 

Anyone know when to expect the final release of SP1? February 2008? I assume the RC version will be tested for at least a month or two - maybe more?

 

Definitely next year. It's definitely going to be out at the same time as Windows Server 2008 (RTM).

 

M1530 jumped almost 300 points after SP1. New PCMark05 is 5717, with the previous being 5412.

 

That's promising. Have you noticed any other significant improvements?

 

Many things in general are smoother, hard to narrow down on exactly what changed. Some parts just load faster period, less lag in some cases.

 

Nice misleading headline!

"Vista SP1 Released"

 

Haha, I hadn't thought of that. They should atleast put "RC1" somewhere...

 

Its essentially the same thing. Quit harping on it. Its as good as being the final version.

 

I heard a Toshiba laptop will have the ATI 3850. I believe it was a 15.4" laptop. And anyone who knows Japenese can they check the Toshiba website if it has come out yet. I checked but I couldn't get around the website. It should be out by now in Japan. ( Man I wish I lived in Japan so cool there)!

 

Essentially, yes, it is.