Nanometer wars heat up, Toshiba and Intel enter unofficial race

Think the megapixel race is bad? Now we've another to worry about, with both Toshiba and Intel hastily approaching 0.01nm technology in order to make chips faster, more nimble and smaller. According to undisclosed sources at Digitimes, Intel has actually canned production plans for its 45nm Havendale processors, which were originally slated to slip into machines later this year. The cause? It's heading straight to 32nm, reportedly hoping to ship its Clarkdale line in Q1 2010 with entry-level prices ranging from $60 to $190. In related news, Toshiba is joining the likes of IBM, Samsung and Globalfoundries in an effort to dish out chips based on 28nm process technology. Needless to say, the move is being made in an effort to "stay relevant in an area dominated by the likes of Intel Corp and Texas Instruments." Now, if only we could get one of these potent, low-power chips inside of a netbook, we'd be pleased as punch.

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Kohjinsha SK3 convertible UMPC adds Windows 7 support, excitement, and danger

We know what you're thinking: sure, lime green netbooks are fun, but when is Kohjinsha going to revisit that dapper little SC3 convertible UMPC that won our hearts way back in the summer of '08? You're so predictable -- and you're in luck! According to the cats at a little UMPC portal we like to call UMPC Portal, the newly re-jiggered Kohjinsha SK3 sports subtle design differences (including a new WiFi module that brings 802.11n to the table), but otherwise the same ol' 1.3GHz Menlow processor, GPS, SD card slot, VGA out, and LAN of its predecessor. If that weren't enough, this device contains two cameras and Windows 7 support. No word yet on price or a release date on this beauty -- or whether or not it will sport a HDD or SSD drive. But we do have one more lovely promo shot for you after the break.

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Kohjinsha SK3 convertible UMPC adds Windows 7 support, excitement, and danger originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Seagate unleashes three new BlackArmor storage devices for small business, road warriors, mercenaries

Looks like the storage freaks at Seagate are back on the scene with yet another array of BlackArmor devices for securing all that precious data of yours. First up: for the small business types, the NAS 220 storage server sports 4TB of shared storage capacity for up to 20 PCs. If that's not your cup of tea, the WS 110 is an external (USB 2.0 or eSATA) drive available in capacities up to 2TB. Lastly (but not leastly) the PS 110 is a 500GB portable drive perfect for road warriors and the like, sporting a thin form factor (12.5mm). All devices include automated full-system backup, SafetyDrill+, and AES 256-bit government-grade encryption. Both the BlackArmor WS 110 ($159.99 for 1TB or $309.99 for 2TB) and the BlackArmor PS 110 ($159.99 for 500GB) are available now. The BlackArmor NAS 220 will hit the shelves in late July ($449.99 for 2TB or $699.99 for 4TB). Full PR after the break.

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The Ads Won Awards for Crispin; But Did Nothing for Client BurgerKing's Sales/Marketshare - Whoa! Big Surprise - http://ping.fm/vw8TI

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Suction Consolidates Files and Folders into One [Downloads]

Windows: You have a bunch of sub-directories that you'd like to consolidate into one but don't want to do the mouse work or write a batch script. Suction will help you condense your directories.

There are two ways to interact with Suction. You can launch the Suction executable as a portable application and use the drag and drop interface—the drop box is seen in the background of the screenshot here—and all dropped folders and their recursive folders and files will be transferred to the consolidation folder you have specified. Alternatively you can save Suction to a permanent location and add a right-click menu item for Suction, allowing you to highlight folders and right click to send them to the consolidation folder.

You can also enable deletion of duplicate files and deletion of empty directories, although the duplicate file search appears to be based strictly on file names. If you need a more versatile duplicate search, check out previously reviewed Fast Duplicate File Finder to tidy up before you consolidate with Suction. Suction is portable freeware, Windows only.

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