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[Exclusive] Galaxy Note 10.1 with Mali-604T GPU crushes the competitors
Smartphones
Written by Anton Karmehed Monday, 14 May 2012 17:42
It looks like Samsung is trying out new more powerful circuit solutions for their upcoming tablet Galaxy Note 10.1. Newly leaked performance data points towards a quad-core Exynos 4412 processor with the Mali-604T GPU which more than doubles the performance compared to the company's current solutions.
Samsung defends PenTile in Galaxy S III with a longer lifespan
Smartphones
Written by Anton Karmehed Friday, 11 May 2012 15:50
Samsung Galaxy S III is in many ways an impressive smartphone but at the same time alot of people were somewhat disappointed when the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world introduced another big screen with PenTile technology. Which Samsung now defends with focus on longer lifespan.
HP Envy Spectre XT - 14,5mm thin with a Core i7-3667U processor
Notebooks / Laptops
Written by Anton Karmehed Friday, 11 May 2012 13:32
HP has a broad spectrum of ultrathin computers and the star in the second generation is the Envy Spectre XT. This revolves around a really thin model at 14,5mm and with Intel's most powerful and energy efficient Ivy Bridge CPU, the Core i7-3667U.
Micron raises the stakes on Elpida, Toshiba and SK Hynix withdraws
Memory
Written by Jacob Hugosson Thursday, 10 May 2012 15:05
After several waves of rumors it looks like a solution is starting to close in for Elpida, even if they still have a long way to go. An agreement doesn't seem far away, and Micron is expected to be the winner in the negotiations.
TSMC provides NVIDIA and Qualcomm priority on the 28 nanometer node
Graphics
Written by Jacob Hugosson Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:28
Since TSMC changed the contract terms with the latest manufacturing technology, and the current lack of capacity has led many of their partners to explore other manufacturers. It has now been said that the company provides NVIDIA and Qualcomm priority on the new technology.
Diablo III and Starcraft 2: HOTS gets Global Play
Games
Written by Jacob Hugosson Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:33
Blizzard does not only have their big upcoming title Diablo III on the way, but also the first StarCraft 2 expansion which should be released later this year. What they have in common is that they should get the much anticipated Global Play, but also several other functions that fans have requested.
Zotac showcases two new models of the GeForce GTX 680
Graphics
Written by Anders Nilsson Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:15
ZOTAC showcases two new models in their Geforce 680 series, the GTX 680 OC 4 GB Edition with twice the memory as the reference design, and the GTX 680 AMP! with improved cooling and highly increased clock frequencies.
HP Envy Sleekbok sneak premieres in Shanghai with AMD Trinity
Notebooks / Laptops
Written by Anton Karmehed Wednesday, 09 May 2012 16:25
HP increases it's family of ultrathin computers with its sleekbook series which is AMD's answer to Intel's ultrabook concept. The heart in the new platform is the new Trinity architecture where AMD's A10 and A8 APU circuits made a sneak premiere in Shanghai.
NVIDIA launches GTX 690 - two GTX 680 in SLI
Graphics
Written by Jacob Hugosson Thursday, 03 May 2012 18:16
NVIDIA has launched the flagship of the Kepler family; GeForce GTX 690, a graphics card sporting dual graphics circuits with appealing specifications and a never previsouly seen price for a reference design product from neither AMD nor NVIDIA.
TSMC and GlobalFoundries gearing up for 20 nanometer
Science / Technology
Written by Jacob Hugosson Thursday, 03 May 2012 15:02
The transition to the new 32 and 28 nanometer technologies is almost complete and the companies are starting to look forward. TSMC is looking to supply higher quantities at 20 nanometer, while GlobalFoundries will be able to offer TSV.
TSMC produces ARM Cortex-A9 at 28nm and 3.1 GHz
CPU / Chipset
Written by Jacob Hugosson Thursday, 03 May 2012 11:30
TSMC is ARM's closest partner for manufacturing, and to many the given choice for manufacturing. The two have now designed a dual-core Cortex-A9 clocked at 3.1 GHz using the latest 28 nanometer HPM technology.
Samsung announces 15" ultrabook with Ivy Bridge
Notebooks / Laptops
Written by Jacob Hugosson Thursday, 03 May 2012 09:57
There is still a month to go before the launch of the dual-core Ivy Bridge processors, but Samsung doesn't seem to care. The new Series 9 NP900X4C is an ultrabook at 15" with the new Core i5-3317U processor.
RunCore presenta Mini DOM - SSD the size of a SATA port
Storage
Written by Anton Karmehed Wednesday, 02 May 2012 16:40
RunCore has now launched a new SSD based storage unit called Mini DOM. Mini DOM is the market's first single-chip SSD that offers up to 64GB capacity no larger than a thumbnail.
Alienware brings Radeon HD 7970M in CrossFire
Notebooks / Laptops
Written by Jacob Hugosson Wednesday, 02 May 2012 12:00
Dell acquired Alienware quite some time ago, and now it is time for the next generation computer under the new brand. Besides the latest processors from Intel, we find a bunch of options for the graphics, including AMD's latest Radeon HD 7970M in CrossFire configuration.
MSI GeForce GTX 670 poses for the camera with 1344 CUDA cores
Graphics
Written by Anton Karmehed Wednesday, 02 May 2012 08:26
MSI GeForce GTX 670 is one of the first real life proofs for that NVIDIA is near launching a new entry model in the Kepler family. As a reduced version of GTX680 it is not a budget card, but a performance card indeed.
AMD Trinity and Piledriver detailed
CPU / Chipset
Written by Jacob Hugosson Monday, 30 April 2012 17:10
On May 15th AMD will launch the successor to the successful A series Llano processors, code-named Trinity. The first presentation slides have leaked and we see a bunch of news and improvements over last generation.
China to pick national processor architecture standard
CPU / Chipset
Written by Jacob Hugosson Monday, 30 April 2012 12:19
The big dragon in the east is relectant to import technology and most of all being reliant on technology developed outside of the country, not the least processors from Intel and AMD, but it's not easy to make such products on your own. China is now about to choose its own processor architecture, that will be used within the country - and it will not be x86.
GeForce GTX 670 around the corner, GTX 660 Ti specified
Graphics
Written by Jacob Hugosson Monday, 30 April 2012 10:03
NVIDIA sure took its time to launch the first graphics card using the latest 28nm technology, but when finally there it didn't take long for more to follow. Besides GeForce GTX 690 that is soon to come, the company has another two cards coming, also based on the GK104 chip.
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 SuperOverclock - A closer look
Graphics
Written by Anton Karmehed Monday, 30 April 2012 09:20
Gigabyte recently presented the SuperOverclocked version of GeForce GTX 680, and the biggest news is an odd cooling creation called WindForce 5X. More detailed pictures have now surfaced, which reveal more about the design of the big cooler.
GeForce Experience sets your settings automatically
Graphics
Written by Jacob Hugosson Sunday, 29 April 2012 13:28
NVIDIA has with GeForce GTX 690 announced a new initiative - GeForce Experience, which is a cloud-based serivce that automatically optimizes your graphics settings in games relative to the hardware found in your computer.
NVIDIA previews world's fastest graphcis card - GeForce GTX 690
Graphics
Written by Jacob Hugosson Sunday, 29 April 2012 12:51
NVIDIA presented the new flagship GeForce GTX 690 at the NVIDIA GeForce Festival in Shanghai. The graphics card is based on two GK104 circuits with juicy specifications, and the question is if AMD will be able to match NVIDIA's latest monster?
ASUS P8Z77-V Premium armed to the teeth
Motherboards
Written by Anton Karmehed Friday, 27 April 2012 09:56
ASUS has one of the biggest lineups of Intel Z77 motherboards and to make room for another model the company has decided to equip it with everything. ASUS P8Z77-V Premium has a bundled mSATA SSD, 4-way SLI/CF and 300 Mbps WiFi.
AMD gaining shares in x86 markets, despite loss
CPU / Chipset
Written by Jacob Hugosson Thursday, 26 April 2012 14:40
AMD managed to increase its shares in the market, thanks to cheap computers with the A series Llano processors. Despite a good quarter the company made a loss, which the company once again can thank GlobalFoundries for.
AMD launching HD 7000M, gets power saving technology Enduro
Notebooks / Laptops
Written by Jacob Hugosson Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:10
AMD has offered alot of rebranded mobile graphics cards this generation, but now it's time to introduce the upper segment with some fresh news. Except for the new HD 7700M, 7800M and 7900M graphics cards, the company introduces Enduro which take up the fight with NVIDIA Optimus.
AMD Trinitys 3DMark 11 performance revealed in advertisement
CPU / Chipset
Written by Jacob Hugosson Tuesday, 24 April 2012 17:00
AMD's upcoming generation of APUs that is called Trinity is only a few weeks away from launch right now. The advertising for the upcoming top model on the mobile side: A10-4600M reveal an increase in performance of around 58 percent compared to Intel HD 4000 in 3DMark 11.
Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) collects Android scalps in graphics performance
Smartphones
Written by Anton Karmehed Tuesday, 24 April 2012 09:23
It looks as the Galaxy S III will be the most powerful Android smartphone on the market so far. Samsung's next flag ship recently appeared in a result database at GLbenchmark.com where the smartphone sails past big devices like the HTC One X and One S in graphics performance.
NVIDIA ship crowbars to media and counts down to the release of GTX 690?
Graphics
Written by Anton Karmehed Tuesday, 24 April 2012 08:31
Nvidia has started the PR machine during the spring and after a successful launch of GeForce GTX 680, it now looks like it's time for the big brother GTX 690. There is a count down on their website which ends at April 28, and at the same time they have begun to ship crowbars to the media?
Samsung Galaxy S III gets specifications and is shown on video?
Smartphones
Written by Jacob Hugosson Friday, 20 April 2012 12:08
Just over two weeks from the launch of Galaxy S III in London it seems Samsung's new flag ship has been able to get out, it comes with the new system processor Exynos 4412 from Samsung which is confirmed to get the same Mali-400 graphics as their previous Exynos 4210/4212.
iPhone 5 is being launched in October, dressed in liquid metal[Rumor]
Apple
Written by Anton Karmehed Friday, 20 April 2012 08:16
Along with summer there's not just pollen allergies and flip-flops on the way, it's also time for new waves of rumors of Apple's new iPhone models. Analysts now claims that the launch of iPhone 5 is planned for October while others say that the smartphone will get a liquid metal body design.
Gigabyte launches GeForce GTX 680 Super Overclock Edition on April 20th
Graphics
Written by Anton Karmehed Wednesday, 18 April 2012 09:36
Gigabyte has been working hard on their upgraded models of Nvidia's new graphics card flag ship, GeForce GTX 680. The manufacturer now let us know that they will be unveiling the meanest model to this day, appearing in the shape of Gigagyte GeForce GTX 680 Super Overclock Edition.
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