Nvidia is in the news again, for all the wrong reasons. Lucid Logix' HYDRA has been a promising and anticipated product ever since it was announced back in 2008. Lucid claimed it would allow graphics cards from different manufacturers to scale better than current AFR solutions such as SLI or Crossfire. So, you could combine a Radeon card with a Geforce (or more cards) and they would scale accordingly, by using methods such as Split Frame Rendering.

Both AMD and Nvidia were understandably skeptical about this solution. Now, Lucid's Hydra 200 chip is ready and available in MSI's Big Bang Fuzion motherboard.

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With some misinformation on the web for the past few days, MSI today has officially unveiled the Big Bang Trinergy that supports 3-way SLI on Intel P55 Express chipset. This cool board sports other goodness like Creative EAX ADVANCED HD 5.0 support, 100% Hi-c Caps, OC Dashboard, DrMOS and the 1 second overclock utility OC Genie. Next in line is the Big Bang Fuzion that features the Lucid HYDRA chip supporting multiple and mixed GPUs. Of course, expect the Fuzion board to cost more.

MSI has introduced their latest CR610 laptop designed to offer amazing audio/video performance in a thin and light form factor. The 16-inch MSI incorporates the latest AMD Tigris platform, ATI Mobility Radeon HD4200, up to 500GB hard disk, DVD multi-drive and is preinstalled with Windows 7 operating system.

MSI has announced that their X-Slim series laptops (X340 and X600) have received WiMAX Forum Certification. In addition, the Taiwanese manufacturer has also claim to be the first to release a mini notebook capable of supporting WiMAX, in the form of Wind U120.

MSI has announced their latest mini computers - the Wind Box DE200 and DC200. Both are powered by Intel Atom processors with 1GB memory and 160GB hard disk and feature 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN connectivity.

MSI has added a new model to their popular G-series gaming laptops which appears in the form of GT740. The 17-inch monster features the latest Intel Core i7 quad core processor, Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and nVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 3D discrete graphics card. Check out the official announcement from the manufacturer.

Taiwanese manufacturer MSI is known for its mainboards, graphics cards and laptop products. But it seems the maker is also getting into the portable media player (PMP) market. According to sources, the 3-inch MT-V6456 PMP has been spotted in China, though we couldn't find the news release for it. However, there is a release for their latest X-Slim X610 laptop.

MSI's latest ultraportable notebook PC comes in the form of Wind 12 U200 which was showcased earlier at IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. The Wind 12 U200 features a 12.1-inch frameless LED display, and weighs only 1.3 kg with battery.

Today, MSI announced their new 16-inch Bravo EX628 entertainment notebook PC for users who want superb experience in gaming and watching their movies, and also 41 notebook models that are Microsoft Windows 7 certified. Read on to find out more about the announcements.

MSI has recently expanded their line of notebook PCs with the new "Classic" series. At press time, the series comprises of 14-inch CR400, the 16-inch CX600 and CR600, and the 17.3-inch CX700 and CR700, designed with elegant design and superior performance for the mobile users.