Shuttle Inc., leading designer and maker of Small Form Factor (SFF) PCs and accessories today introduces two new solutions for AMD AM2 processors. The Shuttle T-Series Barebone SS21T is the ideal entry level barebones system for use at home or in the office. Thanks to support for latest components such as AMD Athlon X2/FX dual core processors for socket AM2 and DDR2 memory, the Shuttle T-Series Barebone SS21T reaches new levels of system performance. A PCI-Express x16 and a PCI slot are available for expansion cards.

Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high performance enthusiast computer products, today unleashed TWIN2X2048-6400C4D DOMINATOR memory targeting value-conscious performance users. Featuring patent-pending Dual-path Heat Xchange (DHX™) technology, the new Corsair DOMINATOR memory offers the ideal blend of innovative features and reliable performance at standard 800MHz speed.

Corsair’s patent pending DOMINATOR printed circuit board and 4-layer heat sink design offers superior heat dissipation than standard heat spreaders thanks to the DHX technology. It substantially increases the memory module’s thermal dissipation so that the heat generated by the RAM cells can be more efficiently removed from the module via two paths. RAMs that run at lower temperatures enjoy improved performance and extended reliability. Available in 2GB kits, the new TWIN2X2048-6400C4D is fully optimized to deliver rock solid stability.

If you are one of the millions of people that didn’t escaped the infectious tunes of “Boten Anna” from popular Swedish musician Basshunter, you might like to know the Icemat Siberia headset is featured in the new musicvideo from said artist: “Vi sitter i Ventrillo och spelar DotA” (English: We are sitting in Ventrilo and playing DotA.

The original Icemat was launched in 2000, targeted at one of the most demanding consumer groups in the world: gamers. Since then Icemat has expanded the portfolio and today offers a wide range of products ranging from mousepads to headsets. Everything is created by people who demand as much from the visual design as they do from the performance of the final product. Want to know more check out www.icemat.com

Intel may raise its stake in Nvidia so that they can form a strategic partnership to oppose the merger of AMD and ATI, according to sources at Taiwan-based motherboard makers. Nvidia shares climbed last week on speculations that it could be acquired by Intel amid the general disbelief that the chipmaking giant could ever do that. Instead, Intel, which currently holds about 8-10% of Nvidia shares, may seek to form a strategic alliance with Nvidia by raising its stake in the GPU (graphics processing unit) vendor, according to the sources. The partnership would imply that Nvidia decreases product developments for the AMD platform and devotes more efforts to IGP (integrated graphics processor) chipsets for the Intel platform, the sources said. Nvidia is also evaluating the possibility of such a partnership, the sources claimed. The US$5.4-billion merger between AMD and ATI is expected to be completed this quarter, posing a strong challenge for both Intel and Nvidia.

NEW Radeon X1900 XT 256 MB, Radeon X1650 Pro and Radeon X1300 XT graphics cards offer extreme performance, mastering the most intense video games with ease. Sapphire technology, the leading manufacturer of ATI-based graphics cards has just introduced three new models to its comprehensive product line bringing new performance options and value to customers. The Radeon X1900XT 256 MB, Radeon X1650Pro and Radeon X1300XT are scheduled to ship from retailers and system integrators worldwide on September 14th.