Nokia ASHA 200, a colorful Nokia Dual SIM phone with a full QWERTY keypad which also offers Nokia’s Easy Swap feature for quick changing of SIM cards without turning the phone off or removing the battery. With Nokia Asha 200 you can personalized and managed up to five SIM cards for ease in calls, texts or web browsing at minimized costs and maximum network coverage. The Nokia Asha 200 can be purchased and available in Nokia Stores nationwide with a suggested Retail Price of PhP3,500

Nokia Asha 200 is available in different colours Graphite, Pink, Aqua and Pearl White. Nokia Asha 200 has a dedicated key for immediate access to email and chat services through Nokia Messaging, and features an SMS view that shows an entire text message chain on the screen, to make chatting with friends easier than ever, this is comparable to a threaded view on other mobile OS like Androids or iOS of Apple.
Nokia’s Communities application allows one-click sign-in to multiple social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter directly from the homescreen allowing users to view, post, comment and update their status as well as share photos. This app is pre-installed in Nokia Asha 200. Nokia Asha 200 memory support is up to 32 GB. Nokia Asha 200 also features high-performance 106 phone loudspeakers and enhanced stereo FM radio.
Nokia Asha 2011 Dual Sim Qwerty Phone Preview posted at Cebu Events Blog

There are many ways how you can own your new iPhone 4S from Globe Telecom. Before running down the options how you can get the best iPhone yet from Apple Mobile Devices, know why you deserve an iPhone 4S now. Apple iPhone 4S is the first iPhone from iPone lineup to officially launch with the SIRI Natural language commands and dictation. This iPhone model now runs on Dual-core A5 chip, 8MP Camera with PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, Software version iOS 5 and iCloud Services.

How to get iPhone 4S from Globe the way you want it to be.

• Exclusive Trade-in for Existing iPhone Models - iPhone users who want to upgrade their Apple devices to new iPhone 4S. Globe-issued iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 in good working condition can trade-in their units at a specified trade-in value, that could a discount for qualified purchases or availments of iPhone 4S at designated Globe stores and launch venues on December 16, 2011. iPhone 4S trade-in applies for all existing prepaid and postpaid subscribers of Globe.
• 20% OFF on an iPhone 4S Case - Discount available until December 31 only from Globe.
• Apple iPhone 4S free Games and Application from Globe - Free applications from games, social networking, lifestyle, to entertainment and sports. Text REWARDS APP to 4438 on your iPhone 4S to get free apps. Globe has an exclusive app for its subscribers using the iPhone 4S who want to check their balance is also available for free, just text IPHONE to 2222 for free to download the app.
• Order Globe iPhone 4S online - To place an order, log on to at http://iphone4s.globe.com.ph You can have it picked up at all Globe stores nationwide or you can choose to have their iPhone 4s delivered by calling the Globe iPhone 4S Customer Sales hotline at 730-1010.

Now you got it. Get your iPhone 4S from Globe now!
How to get iPhone 4S from Globe the way you want it posted at Cebu Events Blog

Apple Mobile Smartphone Device iPhone 4S will be available in the Philippines through Globe Plans on December 16. Apple's iPhone 4S is the first iPhone to officially launch with the SIRI Natural language commands and dictation. This cool feature of a mobile device will let iPhone 4S users to do voice command on the their iPhone for smartphone common tasks like calling someone from your Phone book or read incoming SMS for you. Globe announces its launch which is paired with Globe plans according to the users preference of usage. iPhone 4S is equipped with a Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 Processor with the latest Apple OS release iOS 5.

As early as the start of December 2011, Globe is already accepting iPhone 4S Pre-orders online for new iPhone users or those old iPhone users who plans to upgrade to the latest iPhone release. To place your orders for Globe Plan bundled iPhone 4S just log on to http://iphone4s.globe.com.ph now.
iPhone 4S release is the most latest of all the iPhone release yet with the following main features: Dual-core A5 chip, New 8MP Camera with PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, iOS 5, iCloud and the game-changing feature of iPhone 4S is SIRI. Some of the Apple Mobile Devices that also be available through Globe Plans are Apple iPad, Apple iPhone 3G and Apple iPhone 4.
Apple iPhone 4S through Globe affordable Plans posted at Cebu Events Blog. 

By early 4th Quarter of 2011, The Nokia 500 will be available. Nokia 500 is an entry-level smartphone at an aprroximately priced at 150 Euro, not more than 10,000 Pesos. With an attractive features, Nokia 500 has 1GHz processor with its latest Symbian OS Anna. Nokia 500 is a smartphone that doesnt
compromise on quality or performance, with the fastest processor to date and a 5 megapixel camera.

Nokia 500 has access to Nokia’s latest maps technology, optimized for social networking so check-in to locations is possible anywhere. Offline voice-guided walking and driving directions in over 80 countries help to avoid hefty data roaming charges.

Nokia 500 is the newest addition to Nokia’s Symbian-based mobile phones, the Nokia 500 is built on the latest Symbian Anna user experience with enhanced software features, a faster Web browser, and new Ovi Maps.It includes Nokia’s latest Web browsing technology, which when paired with the powerful processor, delivers a more satisfying Internet experience.

The Basics, Facebook and Twitter, and live chats are updated directly on the homescreen. The Nokia 500 is one of the fastest yet most affordable smartphones in the market today, allowing people to do Multi-tasking of apps open at the same time, switch between apps quickly and easily, and run the most demanding apps without slowing down the phone.
The Nokia 500 comes pre-loaded with some music and entertainment apps such as Shazam Encore, Gig Finder, Lonely Planet, and Michelin guides. Nokia 500 will come with two different interchangeable back covers.
Conclusion:
Nokia 500 is almost the same hardware specs with the most celebrated iPhone 4 of Apple iOS. At 1GHz Processor, it is definitely fast considering today's mobile apps. But of a very large difference in market price, except changes may come. Nokia 500 is good purchase looking at phone speed handling to process.
Nokia 500 Phone Review and Features Overview posted at Cebu Events Blog.

Plus, people can enjoy Nokia 100’s new attractive grid-based menu system with fun and easy-to-read icons. The Nokia 100 has FM Radio on top of its basic functionalities.
Conclusion:
Nokia 101 and Nokia 100 are both good buys. With all the high-end phones iPhones, Android, Symbian out there, these two still stand out as other preferred simplicity and they don't need too much.
Both are so called "for-the-mass" phones, from student to parents, or even businessmen could still use these type of phone. Nokia listens to its customers I may say.
Nokia 101 and Nokia 100 Phone Review posted at Cebu Events Blog

SAMSUNG GALAXY S II 4G Review of Key Features

3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Announced February 2011 
Status Available. Released April 2011 
Size
Dimensions: 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
Weight: 116 g
Display
Type: Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size: 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches
- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyroscope sensor
Sound
Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm jack: Yes
Memory
Phonebook: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records: Practically unlimited
Internal: 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card: slot microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included, buy memory
Data
GPRS: Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE: Class 12
3G: HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0+HS
Infrared port: No
USB: Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
Camera
Primary: 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features: Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video: Yes, 1080p@30fps, check quality
Secondary: Yes, 2 MP
Features
OS: Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU: Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
Messaging: SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser: HTML
Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games: Yes
Colors: Black
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support
Java: Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- NFC support (optional)
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commads
- Predictive text input (Swpe)
Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh
Stand-by: Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talk time: Up to 18 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)

Price: Php29,899 (Globe Stores Nationwide)

Conclusion: SAMSUNG GALAXY II is a good buy. Provided that you need fast-access to internet while on the go. SAMSUNG GALAXY 2 provides you the edge to be equipped even in your most comfortable seat and choice of lifestyle. With its 8MP rear Camera that can also record a full 1080p HD Video and a 2MP front camera for Video Calling. 

SAMSUNG GALAXY S 2 ON GLOBE MYSUPERSURFPLAN P3799 posted at Cebu Events Blog

The Nokia C2-00 Dual SIM features more more memory, better battery life and far richer SIM change (Easy-swap feature) and entertainment features.

The Nokia X1-01 Dual Sim offers what is simply the best Dual SIM music experience on the market announced this quarter 2011. You can store and shuffle THOUSANDS of songs with up to 16 GB of memory support, create your own favorite playlists, and play your music back over a loudspeaker that is the loudest and clearest ever produced by Nokia. 
The Nokia X1-01 Dual Sim also features dedicated music side keys and a battery that will last for up to 36 hours of continued music playback!  The Nokia X1-01 is available in colors Dark Grey, Red, Ocean Blue, and Orange.

Nokia X1-01 Dual Sim Key Features
• Dual SIM Dual Standby
• Give each SIM card a name, a dedicated logo and an MP3 dedicated ring tone
• Use the dedicated SIM manager key to manage your SIM settings
• Set a default SIM card for calling or sending messages very easily
• Easily see from which SIM card you have received calls, to which ones you have made calls or sent messages
• Easily manage cost control

Music Features
• MP3 music player
• Intuitive one-press playlist creation
• Three dedicated music keys
• In-built loud speaker (up to 106phon)
• Stereo FM radio (requires headset)
• Support for up to 16 GB microSD memory card
• Support for Shuffle and Repeat
• Music playback for up to 36 hours
• 3.5 mm AV connectorAdditional

Nokia X1-01 Dual Sim Additional features
• Built-in flashlight
• Extra long battery life
• Preloaded games
• Cost settings -pre-paid tracker (network dependant), message counter, call duration settings
• Ovi Life Tools (in select markets)
• Nokia Money (in select markets)

Nokia Original Accessories
Headsets: Nokia Stereo Headset WH-205
Power: Nokia Mobile Charger DC-4Nokia Fast Charger AC-8Memory
Card: Nokia 2GB Micro SD Card MU-37

Standard Sales Package Includes• Nokia X1-01 handset
• Nokia Battery BL-5J, 1320 mAh
• Nokia Stereo Headset WH-102
• Nokia Compact Charger
- Nokia Charger AC-3 (global)
- Nokia Fast Charger AC-8C & Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-100c (China only)
• Compact User Guide

Nokia X1-01 Dual Sim Technical Profile
System: GSM/EGSM 900/1800
User Interface: Series 30
Dimensions: 112.2 mm x 47.3 mm x 16 mm (L x W x H)
Weight: 91.05 g (including battery)
Display: 128x160, up to 65k color TFT
Memory: Support for up to 16 GB microSD memory card, hot swap

Nokia X1-01 Dual Sim Operating Times
Standby time: Up to 43 days
Talk time: Up to 13 hours
Music playback: Up to 36 hours

Inbox Colors: Red, Dark Grey, Ocean Blue and Orange

Price: Php 1,990.00 SRP

Conclusion: Nokia X1-01 is not just an ordinary/basic phone. With the capability to store thousand of mp3 songs with its microS support (up to 16GB) and a dedicated music button, you'll be getting not just its dual-sim feature but also its Music feature at just 1,990.00 pesos SRP price.

Suggestions: Check out Nokia C2-00 Dual SIM Phone with Easy Swap Feature

Nokia X1-01 Dual Sim Specs Review and Key Feautres posted at Cebu Events Blog

Are you having problems with the health of your computer? Malnourish PC are those that are performing slowly or unhealthy. There are some aspects to be considered about the unfavorable health of your PC. If you are eager to know about the things that will affect the health of your PC, read this article. Unhealthy PC has unhealthy performances. One of its unhealthy performances is the slow motion of its processes. There are some things in the system that are disturbing the health of your PC. These are some of them:
• The background programs – there are many active background programs of the computer that are consuming the space of the PC and disturb its speedy performance. If you have noticed that there are many icons in the computer systems tray, they are the background programs of the PC. These background programs are occupying the PC’s memory and will result to its poor performance.
• Full data in the hard drive – if you want your disk to continue its quality work, there must be at least 300-500MB free space of the PC. If your hard drive is flooded with many files and programs that are stored in the PC, it will slow down and freeze up.
• The load of the games that are stored in the PC – if you have downloaded games that are not suitable for your hard drive, this will affect the performance of the PC.
• Old or windows conflict – if you have different video drivers in your PC system, the Windows will be using both of them alternately. Duplicate drivers will affect the performance of the PC.
• The junk files or the left-overs – there are some times that when you delete some of the programs and applications; junks will be left behind the system. These junks or left overs will consume the space of the hard drive and will affect the performance of the PC. They are wasting the space of the disk drive and will not allow the other important files to occupy the space. They will create massive junks in the system that will eat up the space of the disk drive.
• The intruders or the parasites – there are some computer parasites that are intruding the health of your PC. They will destroy the system and will cause the abnormal functioning of the PC. Some of these parasites are the viruses, malwares, adwares, etc.
These factors are the responsible of the unhealthy performance of the PC. These are not helpful for your PC’s health and they need to be solved. If you will let these stuffs dwell longer in the system, they will ruin the health of your PC. The worst thing that will happen is that you might not recover the good health of your PC. Let not these stuffs enjoy their stay or invasion in the PC system. The longer they will dwell in the system, the shorter is your chance of recovering your speedy PC.

• Create, edit and share office documents and view PDF files with Adobe Reader
• Fast, secure intranet access with the built-in VPN
• High-resolution photos and HD video with the 8 megapixel camera and dual LED flash
• HDMI connectivity to project files, videos and images onto large screens
• 16 gigabytes of on-board flash memory
• USB-On-The-Go, enabling easy file sharing by connecting a USB stick to the smartphone

Another innovative offer from Globe Telecom to all of its Subscribers this Summer and the whole year round. Globe Super Facebook and Globe Tattoo Surftxt Deals are just some of the best ways to stay online and enjoy favorite social networking site straigth from you mobile phones at a very affordable rate.
How Globe Super Facebook works?
What is Super Facebook?
Joanna Africa, Head for Portfolio Management of Globe Telecom says “This offer is for all subscribers who just can’t live without Facebook. As one of the most popular social networking sites in the world today, Facebook continues to evolve to provide its users with a slew of interesting features. From posting or liking a status, sending comments, uploading photos and videos, playing games, and downloading different Facebook applications, every Facebook fanatic will surely enjoy our offer because it’s very affordable and so easy to use, Through this offer, we have brought the popularity of Facebook to our subscribers’ mobile phones, making it more convenient for them to truly enjoy Facebook, their way.”
If you’re not much for phone calls but do texting and web surfing, then SurfTxt60 from Tattoo is just what you’ve always wanted.
Powered by Globe and unmatched by any other broadband brand, the SurfTxt60 promo will net you nonstop texting and all-you-can web browsing for a full 24 hours, all for the bargain price of only 60 pesos. For a whole day, you can text, browse, blog, view pics and post all the status updates your heart desires, without worrying about running out of load.
All you need is your Tattoo USB stick or SIM and at least P65 worth of load, so you can surftxt the summer away. If you’re grabbing a brand-new Tattoo, it already comes with 125 surfing hours and 2000 text messages to tide you over for the first 30 days. When the month is up, load up again to get SURFTXT60. It’s only available till April 30 so sign up now by texting SURFTXT60 to 8888.
Globe Tattoo Barkada Buy 3, Get 1 Free promo

Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 2nd Gen and previous 1st Gen iCore Family Comparison.
Several Reviews for the 2nd Gen Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 Processors family have been read, comparisons between Intel 1st Gen and 2nd Gen of Processors, Advantages and disadvantages, benefits from the 2nd Gen Processors, In addition to that below are some Facts about the 2nd generation Intel Core Processor Family Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 and the preceding 1st generation of Intel iCore Processor family.

• Compared to previous generations, content creation is up to 42 percent faster and gaming up to 50 percent faster with 2nd generation Intel Core processors.
• There are close to one billion transistors inside a 2nd generation Intel Core processor. If a car were to have one billion parts – compared to the 30,000 they currently have – it would take the most productive car manufacturer 114 years to assemble this car.
• If a processor were a country and its transistor count was a country’s population, a 2nd generation Intel Core processor would be the third most popular country in the world (995 million+) just behind China and India.
• If you applied new Intel® Turbo Boost Technology to your daily activities, you could accomplish more in less time, giving you up to four hours back of your day, time that was previously spent waiting for your technology.
• A 2nd generation Intel Core processor contains more transistors (540 million) than the number of registered cars in the European Union , the U.S. and the Asia Pacific region combined.
• If every home in the U.S. had 30 light switches it would take the new chips about one nanosecond to turn on all 3.57 billion light switches in the housing units in the U.S.
• A 32nm transistor found in the new chips can switch on and off more than 300 billion times in one second. It would take you 4,000 years to flick a light switch on and off that many times.
• If you equate the power consumption of a laptop based on the 2nd generation Intel Core processors to electric clothing dryer, drying one load of clothes for 60 minutes is equivalent to running a laptop for 147 hours or 6 days and 2.4 hours. If you compare the processor to an electric oven, baking a pizza for 45 minutes at 350°F is equivalent to running 67 laptops for 50 hours.
• Compared to Intel’s first microprocessor, the 4004, introduced in 1971, a 32nm CPU runs over 4,000 times as fast and each transistor uses about 4,000 times less energy. The price per transistor has dropped by a factor of about 100,000.
• The Intel Core processor is printed on very pure silicon, which is refined from common beach sand. So the sand you once stepped on at the beach may be powering your notebook today.
• If you were to take the performance boost enabled by Intel® Turbo Boost to graphics- intensive applications and apply it to a Boeing 767 airplane, the plane could travel 50 percent faster. This means a flight that usually lasts one hour would take only 40 minutes.
• If you were to take the performance boost from the 2nd Gen Intel Core processor over the previous generation Intel Core Processor and apply it to a Boeing 767 airplane, the plane could travel two times faster. This means a flight that usually lasts two hours would take only 60 minutes.
• Integrating processing cores, memory controller and graphics subsystems on the same 32nm die joins a list of other disruptive technology “marriages” such as: (Cell Phones + Wireless Internet Access, Cloud Computing + Always-On Devices, Blogs + Google Ads, MP3 + Napster, YouTube + Flip Cams, Internet + TV)
• The 2nd Generation Intel Core processor family is viewed by analysts as one of Intel’s most important product cycles ever.
New 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7, i5 and i3 desktop processors
With built-in enhanced visual features, achieve several milestones for Intel platforms:
• Revolutionary new microarchitecture delivered on Intel’s cutting edge 32nm process technology with second generation Hi-K Metal Gate transistors. This new microarchitecture features vastly improved cores that are better connected with an innovative ring interconnect for improved data bandwidth, performance, and power efficiency.
• Industry’s first integration of processor graphics featuring a new execution pipeline which significantly increases performance to deliver new features and enhanced visual features focused on the areas where most users are computing today: HD video, mainstream gaming, Stereo 3D, multi-tasking and online socializing and multimedia.
• New built-in visual features – New visual capabilities built into every 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor deliver everything you need to enjoy a stunning and seamless visual experience. These features include:
- Intel® Quick Sync Video – Incredibly fast conversion of video for portable media players, online sharing, and video editing and authoring.
- Intel® Clear Video HD Technology – Visual quality and color fidelity enhancements for HD playback and immersive Web browsing.
- Intel® InTru™9 3D – Stereoscopic 3D Blu-ray* playback in full 1080p resolution over HDMI* 1.4 and premium audio.
- Intel® Insider™10 – Unlock a world of premium HD movies and entertainment with your PC.
- Intel® HD Graphics 2000/3000 – Enhanced 3D performance for immersive mainstream and casual gaming.
• Introduction of the Intel® H67, P67, Q67, Q65, and B65 Express Chipsets supporting 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processors. These new chipsets continue to push innovation with a new architecture designed to deliver quality, performance and industry leading I/O technologies.
Below are additional details for the all new 2011 Intel® Core™ desktop processors and chipsets:
2nd Generation Intel Core™ i7, i5 and i3 Desktop Processors (formerly codenamed “Sandy Bridge”)
• Intel® Turbo Boost Technology (Available on Intel® Core i7 and Core i5 desktop processors only) : Intel® Turbo Boost Technology operation on 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processors has been optimized for the new microarchitecture and takes advantage of power control unit (PCU) enhancements and improved power sharing between processor and graphics. Intel Turbo Boost Technology boosts power levels to achieve performance gains for high intensity “dynamic” workloads. In addition, a new power averaging algorithm manages power and thermal headroom to optimize performance.
• Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) (Not available on certain Intel® Core i5 desktop processors) – Delivers two processing threads per physical core for a total of eight threads on quad core Intel Core i7 processors and four threads on dual core Intel Core i3 processors for massive computational throughput. With Intel® HT Technology, highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing their tasks sooner.
• Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel® AVX) - A new 256-bit instruction set that builds upon the highly successful SSE4/SIMD instructions. Intel® AVX provides the infrastructure and building blocks for delivering the performance required by the growing needs of applications such as financial analysis, media content creation, natural resource industry, and HPC computing. The AVX instruction set can benefit operations like image processing, audio and some business usage.
• Intel® Smart Cache – This large last-level cache enables dynamic and efficient allocation of shared cache to all cores to match the needs of various applications for ultra-efficient data storage and manipulation, significantly reducing latency to frequently used data and improving performance.
• Integrated Memory Controller and DDR3 support – An integrated memory controller offers excellent memory read/write performance through efficient pre-fetching algorithms, lower latency, and higher memory bandwidth. 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ desktop processors include support for both single and dual channel DDR3 memory technology up to 1333 MHz.
• Unlocked Core Multipliers – Select 2nd Generation Intel® Core i7 and Core i5 processors feature unlocked multipliers, allowing the user to easily increase the core and memory frequencies independently from the rest of the system. This flexibility improves the user’s ability to reach high core and memory clock speeds that go beyond the processor specifications.
• Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT-x) – Intel® VT allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. For businesses, Intel VT offers improved manageability, limiting downtime and maintaining worker productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.
• Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) – Intel® VT-d extends Intel's Virtualization Technology roadmap by providing hardware assists for I/O virtualization solution.
• Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (AES-NI) – New AES instructions add hardware acceleration to AES algorithms and speeds up the execution of AES applications.
• Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel® TXT) – Highly versatile set of hardware extensions for select Intel processors and chipsets which, with appropriate software, enhance platform security capabilities.
• Multi-channel bit streaming audio: Enables professional-grade audio capabilities with multi-channel bit streaming support for Dolby* TrueHD and DTS* Premium Suite.
Intel® 6 Series Chipset Family
The Intel® 6 Series Chipset family continues to push innovation with a new architecture designed to deliver quality, performance and industry leading I/O technologies on platforms powered by the all new 2011 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processors. Feature highlights include:
• Intel® vPro™ Technology - PCs with a processor from the Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor family enable IT to take advantage of hardware-assisted security and manageability capabilities that enhance their ability to maintain, manage, and protect their business PCs.
• Intel® Active Management Technology 7.0 – Using built-in platform capabilities and popular third-party management and security applications, Intel® Active Management Technology allows IT to better discover, heal, and protect their networked computing assets.
• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology –Intel® RST provides quicker access to digital photo, video and data files with RAID 0, 5, and 10, and greater data protection against a hard disk drive failure with RAID 1, 5, and 103. Support for external SATA (eSATA) enables the full SATA interface speed outside the chassis, up to 3 Gb/s.
• Intel® Rapid Recover Technology –Intel’s latest data protection technology provides a recovery point that can be used to quickly recover a system should a hard drive fail or if there is data corruption. The clone can also be mounted as a read-only volume to allow a user to recover individual files.
• Intel® Flexible Display Interface – An innovative path for two independently controlled channels of integrated graphics display data to be transported to the Intel® 6 Series Chipset. Works in conjunction with Intel® Core™ processors with built-in visuals4.
• Support for HDMI, DisplayPort, embedded DisplayPort and DVI* – High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and DisplayPort and embedded DisplayPort interfaces deliver uncompressed HD video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in a single cable, supporting all HD formats including 720p, 1080i and 1080p. Dual Independent Display expands the viewable workspace to two monitors.
• PCI Express* 2.0 interface – Offers up to 5GT/s for fast access to peripheral devices and networking with up to 8 PCI Express* 2.0 x1 ports, configurable as x2 and x4 depending on motherboard designs.
• Intel® High-Definition Audio8 - Integrated audio support enables premium digital surround sound and delivers advanced features such as multiple audio streams and jack re-tasking.
• Universal Serial Bus (USB) - High-speed USB 2.0, provides greater enhancement in performance with a design data rate of up to 480 megabits per second (Mbps) with up to 14 USB 2.0 Ports.
• USB 2.0 rate matching hub - Enables lower power requirements and manages the transition of the communication data rate from the high speed of the host controller to the lower speed of USB full speed /low speed devices.
• USB port disable - Enables individual USB ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. This feature provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or insertion of data through USB ports
• Serial ATA (SATA) 6 Gb/s & 3 Gb/s - High-speed storage interface supporting up to 6 Gb/s transfer rate for improved data access. Provides up to 6 SATA ports at 3 Gb/s with up to 2 ports supporting 6 Gb/s transfer rates.
• eSATA - SATA interface designed for use with external SATA devices. It provides a link for 3 Gb/s data speeds to eliminate bottlenecks found with current external storage solutions.
• SATA port disable - Enables individual SATA ports to be enabled or disabled as needed. This feature provides added protection of data by preventing malicious removal or insertion of data through SATA ports. Especially targeted for eSATA ports
• Intel® integrated 10/100/1000 MAC - Support for the Intel® 82579LM and 82579V Gigabit Network Connection LAN
• Green technology - Manufactured with lead-free and halogen-free component packages
Intel Core i3, i5 and i7 2nd Gen and 1st Gen iCore Family posted Comparison at Cebu Events Blog