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Asus has announced a motherboard specifically designed for Home Theater Personal Computers (HTPCs). The M4A78-HTPC mobos are based on AMD 780G chipset and allows full HD playback at an affordable price. The motherboard is Phenom II compatible, supports RAM up to 16GB, integrates HDMI/DVI support, CrossFireX and Asus’ Absolute Pitch Hi-Fi and DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC tech for crisp audio quality.

The two variants - one with remote control will sell for Rs. 7,100 while the RC less version will go for Rs. 6,300. The prices are excluding taxes.

If the hefty fine and an abusive monopolist tag was not enough for the chip maker, former friend turned foe have accused Intel of unfair pricing. Nvidia’s CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang told Reuters that Intel’s Atom chip pricing is unfair but won’t seek the legal way, at least for now.

According to him, Intel uses price discrimination by selling a single Atom chip for $45 but sells a three-chip set for $25.

Intel on the other hand refutes Nvidia’s accusation by saying that they compete fairly. “We do not force bundles on any computer makers and customers can purchase Atom individually or as part of the bundle. If you want to purchase the chip set, obviously there is better pricing.”

Nvidia and Intel are already locked in a lawsuit which started with Nvidia using Atom chips for the sale of its own ION platform.

Samsung has announced the shipment of its 32GB moviNAND embedded memory card that uses the 30nm process technology. Each 32GB moviNAND card integrates eight 32Gb NAND chips, MMC controller and a firmware which helps to improve the performance of devices while processing and storing large amounts of data.

The 30nm-based moviNAND will also come in capacities of 4GB, 8GB and 16GB.

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