Leaked image shows working HTC Pyramid, qHD display confirm :: Posted by THRASHER2
Official info from HTC may not be available but the Pyramid smartphone is still in the news thanks to a new image which made its way online and shows the upcoming device running Android and sporting the rumored high-resolution (qHD aka 540 x 960)) touchscreen.
Previous reports claim that Pyramid will have a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 768MB of RAM (although 1GB is possible), an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus and LED flash, a front 1.3 megapixel camera, and both WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
Pyramid is expected to be launched by T-Mobile in Q2.
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Microsoft targets Barnes & Noble's Android e-reader with :: Posted by THRASHER2
Microsoft targets Barnes & Noble's Android e-reader with two lawsuits
Going after the increasingly-popular Android platform, Microsoft has yesterday filed two complaints through which it accuses Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec of patent infringement. The two lawsuits specifically target the Nook Color e-reader which runs Android.
According to the papers submitted with the US District Court of the Western District of Washington and International Trade Commission (ITC), the Microsoft patents violated by Android and B&N's ebook reader allow for 'natural ways of interacting with devices by tabbing through various screens to find the information they need, surfing the Web more quickly, and interacting with documents and e-books.'
"The Android platform infringes a number of Microsoft's patents, and companies manufacturing and shipping Android devices must respect our intellectual property rights. To facilitate that we have established an industry-wide patent licensing program for Android device manufacturers," said Horacio Gutierrez, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property & Licensing. "Other vendors, including HTC, a market leader in Android smartphones, have taken a license under this program, and we have tried for over a year to reach licensing agreements with Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec. Their refusals to take licenses leave us no choice but to bring legal action to defend our innovations and fulfill our responsibility to our customers, partners, and shareholders to safeguard the billions of dollars we invest each year to bring great software products and services to market."
Our Fairly Legal sense is tingling, there must a settlement in the air.
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T-Mobile to sell LG G-Slate for $530 with a two-year :: Posted by THRASHER2
Putting all rumors to rest, T-Mobile has announced that the G-Slate 8.9-inch tablet (made by LG) will cost $529.99 after $100 mail-in-rebate card with a two-year service plan. The G-Slate runs Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), is powered by Nvidia's Tegra 2 SoC and has a 3D panel (glasses are needed though).
The still incoming tablet also features 32GB of built-in storage, WiFi, a 2 megapixel front camera and two rear-facing stereoscopic cameras for recording of 1080p 3D video, GPS, a gyroscope, an accelerometer and adaptive lighting sensor, and a HDMI output.
The G-Slate will be introduced in Europe as the Optimus Pad, priced at about آ€849 (without a contract).
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Super Talent unveils the Express DUO 2-CH USB 3.0 flash :: Posted by THRASHER2
Expanding its flash drive line-up, Super Talent has developed and announced a new Express DUO model, one known as Express DUO 2-CH which features an USB 3.0 interface and a dual-channel design allowing for read and write speeds of up to 67 MB/s and 25 MB/s, respectively.
This latest flashy drive comes with a piano black plastic casing, a slide-out USB port (capless for everyone!), and is pre-loaded with Microsoft's Security Essentials real-time protection software.
"Here's a USB 3.0 drive that performs, yet stays on budget. There's simply really no reason to buy a USB 2.0 flash drive anymore" said CH Lee COO of Super Talent.
The Express DUO 2-CH will (soon) be available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities.
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Apple sues Amazon, wants 'App Store' all for itself :: Posted by THRASHER2
Amazon's own mobile app store has yet to be released and already it's in trouble as Apple has filed a complaint against the Kindle seller last week in order to prevent it from using 'app store'.
Apple is currently engaged in proceedings to register App Store as a trademark and says that Amazon's use of the words would confuse and mislead customers. Of course, iOS users wouldn't really be 'confused' since Amazon's store would sell Android apps but even so, Apple doesn't like it and wants the court to throw the ban hammer at Amazon.
If Apple succeeds with its lawsuit then Amazon will have to figure out a new name for its store.
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Exceleram adding Blue Rippler DDR3 memory kits to its offer :: Posted by THRASHER2
Memory maker Exceleram has announced that the latest additions to its product portfolio are a bunch of DDR3 dual-channel and triple-channel DDR3 kits which feature the Rippler heatsink but with blue accents.
The new Blue Rippler line-up includes 8GB (2x4GB), 12GB (3x4GB), 16GB (4x4GB) and 24GB (6x4GB) kits which operate at 1333 MHz and 1600 MHz with 9-9-9-24 timings. All kits are powered at 1.5V and can be used with Intel LGA 1155/1156/1366 or AMD AM3-based systems.
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Futuremark announces PCMark 7, a benchmark for Windows 7 :: Posted by THRASHER2
Having already updated its uber-popular 3DMark series, Futuremark is now preparing a new release in its PCMark line, namely PCMark 7, a benchmark focused on testing various capabilities of systems running Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.
Requiring at least a DirectX 9 graphics card (DX10, DX11 support is needed for certain tests), PCMark 7 comes with some 20 different workloads which are mixed into seven suites that target specific PC performance aspects. The suite list includes:
- The PCMark Suite which measures overall system performance and returns an official PCMark score.
- The Lightweight Suite which measures the capabilities of entry level systems unable to run the full PCMark suite.
- The Entertainment Suite which measures system performance in entertainment, media and gaming scenarios.
- The Creativity Suite which measures performance in typical creativity scenarios involving images and video.
- The Productivity suite which measures system performance scenarios using the Internet and office applications.
- The Computation Suite which contains workloads that isolate the computation performance of the system.
- The Storage Suite which contains workloads that isolate the performance of the PCآ’s storage system.
"Hardware innovations like solid state drives (SSDs), and new form factors such as netbooks and tablets are greatly increasing the range of PC performance available to businesses and home users," said Jani Joki, Director of PC Products and Services at Futuremark. "With so much choice available, PCMark 7 is an essential and easy to use tool to test and compare PC performance accurately and reliably across a wide range of usage scenarios."
Futuremark hasn't provided details about PCMark 7's release date or pricing but says the benchmark is 'coming soon'.
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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mini smartphone exposed, packs 1.4 GHz :: Posted by THRASHER2
UK carrier Three has been a little careless with its release plans and as a result the world has been 'warned' about the upcoming arrival of a new Samsung Galaxy series smartphone, a 'high end' model called Galaxy S2 Mini which runs Android 2.3.
Expected to make its UK debut in April, the S2 Mini features a 3.7-inch (800 x 480) touchscreen, an unnamed 1.4 GHz (likely single-core) processor, a rear-facing 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, a front VGA camera, WiFi (WiFi hotspot capabilities included), GPS, and HSDPA/HSUPA support.
This one certainly seems like a worthy little brother to the dual-core-packing Galaxy S2 (S II), hopefully its pricing will reflect this. Now how about a mid-range Galaxy S2 Micro?
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Alienware M11x R3 laptop detailed, set for April release? :: Posted by THRASHER2
The 2011 update of Dell and Alienware's M11x laptop is apparently upon us as a report claims that a new version of the 11.6-inch mobile machine will be introduced early next month, boasting a nice and shiny Huron River skeleton and a red or black casing.
The incoming M11x R3 is supposed to have a TrueLife LED-backlit display, three CPU choices - Core i5-2537M (1.4 GHz), i7-2617M (1.5GHz) and i7-2657M (1.6 GHz), up to 8GB of RAM, up to a 750GB (720 RPM) hard drive or a SSD topping 256GB, WiFi, 3G, 4G (LTE or WiMAX options), and an 8-cell 63WHr battery.
A discrete graphics solution should also be included (in order to stay true to the Alienware brand) but there are no details about it.
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Gateway rolls out a trio of AMD Fusion-powered laptops :: Posted by THRASHER2
Gateway has also embraced AMD's first Fusion platform (Brazos) and released three laptops based on it, all three part of the NV Series and all featuring a 15.6-inch (1366 x 768) LED-backlit display, a dual-core APU (accelerated processing unit) and running Windows 7 Home Premium.
The cheapest of Gateway's new lot is the NV51B08u which costs $400 and packs a 1GHz C-50 APU, and is followed by the NV51B02u ($450) and NV51B05u ($470) which are equipped with a 1.6 GHz E-350 APU.
The three NV Series machines also feature up to 3GB of RAM, up to 500GB of storage space (via one hard drive), 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, a DVD writer, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and both D-Sub and HDMI outputs. Software-wise, the laptops also include Office Starter 2010, a 60-day trial of Norton Internet Security, and Adobe Reader 9.1. A one year warranty is offered by Gateway.
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Sharkoon releases three more T series PC cases :: Posted by THRASHER2
Sharkoon has recently expanded its PC case offering with three new midi-tower cases for people on a tighter budget, the T5 Economy, T9 Economy and T9 Value. All three models measure 475 (L) x 200 (W) x 440 (H) mm, have a mesh front panel, and come with a black outer coating.
The T5 Economy includes a front I/O panel with four USB 2.0 ports and two audio connectors, five exposed 5.25-inch bays, five internal 3.5-inch bays, a front 120mm fan with blue LEDs, and allows for tool-free installs of storage drives.
The T9 Economy has the same external I/O options, lacks any kind of active cooling, and comes with nine 5.25-inch bays. As for the T9 Value, it also packs nine 5.25-inch bays, but features a colored interior (red, green or white), a side window, one front USB 3.0 port (plus three USB 2.0 connectors), and three 120mm LED-equipped fans - two in front and one ar the rear.
The T5 Economy and T9 Economy cost آ€40, while the T9 Value cost goes for آ€55.
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Intel's 320 Series solid state drives to launch on March 28 :: Posted by THRASHER2
For those disappointed because the 510 Series solid state drives aren't 'Intel inside' (they utilize a Marvell controller), Sandy Bridge's creator is preparing the 320 Series SSDs which have an Intel controller and, according to a report, are scheduled for a March 28 release.
The 320 drives have a 2.5-inch form factor, a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, 25nm MLC (multi-level cell) NAND Flash memory chips, and feature a MTBF of 1.2 million hours, 128-bit full disk encryption, a random 4kB read/write performance of up to 39,500/23,000 IOPS.
The 320 Series includes 40GB, 80GB, 120GB, 160GB, 300GB and 600GB drives which are supposed to cost $109, $189, $239, $329, $569 and $1,119, respectively.
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Archos Gen 9 tablets pack 1.6 GHz dual-core ARM chip :: Posted by THRASHER2
French firm Archos is planning to update its tablet this summer, with June (think Computex) being the month revealed for the release of its Gen 9 models. The upcoming devices run Android, feature a 'new' 3G modem, a slimmer, lighter construction, and up to a 250GB hard drive or 32GB SSD.
The Gen 9 line-up will go up to آ€400 in terms of pricing and should impress with its use of dual-core Cortex-A9 processors clocked at 1.6 GHz. Most high-profile tablets use 1GHz dual-core chips so at least speed wise, the Gen 9 devices would be on top.
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Single-slot Radeon HD 6850 card found on sale in Japan :: Posted by THRASHER2
Hong Kong-based add-in board maker AFOX has recently released a special Radeon HD 6850 which, although features stock clocks, stands out thanks to its single-slot design and lack of an additional power connector (most 6850s have a 6-pin PCIe plug).
Currently on sale in Japan, AFOX's slim HD 6850 has 960 Stream Processors, a GPU clock of 775 MHz, a 256-bit memory interface, 1GB of GDDR5 VRAM @ 4000 MHz, and four display outputs - one DVI, one HDMI, one DisplayPort and one mini DisplayPort.
This single-slot Radeon costs 19,780 yen which is about 244 USD.
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AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA through $39 billion deal :: Posted by THRASHER2
The US carrier landscape is set for a major overhaul as AT&T announced the signing of an agreement to acquire T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom through a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $39 billion.
AT&T plans to shell out $25 billion in cash and $14 billion worth in stock to get T-Mobile USA, the end result being a major customer and capacity boost. According to AT&T, this deal will enable it to 'improve network quality in the near term for both companiesآ’ customers' and will provide an additional 46.5 million people with access to its 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) network. And this would only be the beginning for the titan that AT&T hopes to become.
"This transaction delivers significant customer, shareowner and public benefits that are available at this level only from the combination of these two companies with complementary network technologies, spectrum positions and operations," said Randall Stephenson, AT&T Chairman and CEO. "We are confident in our ability to execute a seamless integration, and with additional spectrum and network capabilities, we can better meet our customersآ’ current demands, build for the future and help achieve the Presidentآ’s goals for a high-speed, wirelessly connected America."
According to the two companies, the transaction is expected to be closed within the next 12 months, but only if they can convince regulators that the 'expanded' AT&T doesn't pose a threat to the US communications market. Sprint already objected the deal.
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Cubitek intros the Magic Cube modular PC cases :: Posted by THRASHER2
Putting the pedal to the metal in terms of releases, Cubitek today launched its third PC case line-up, which is known as Magic Cube and is made up of two models - the Magic Cube B210 and Magic Cube B211.
Both Magic Cubes are made of aluminum, have an an anodized black coating, and feature a modular design, meaning they are actually made of three enclosures, one holding the motherboard and the components on it (CPU, memory, graphics card(s)), one for optical drives, and a third one for 3.5-inch drives.
The HDD Cube supporting 3.5-inch drives is the one making the difference between the two Magic Cubes as the B210 comes with an enclosure that can hold three HDDs (and has one 80mm fan), while the B211 includes a cube that will house up to eight HDDs (and packs two 140mm fans).
The optical drive cube (which is available with both Magic Cube models) can hold to 5.25-inch drives (3.5-inch installs are possible via the bundled adapter), while the motherboard cube supports up to EATX boards and has a top-mounted I/O panel (USB 3.0 x 2, eSATA x 1, audio, mic) plus three pre-installed fans - one 120mm at the rear, one 140mm in front and another 140mm spinner on top. All three cubes (motherboard, optical drives and HDD) feature removable panels so they can be used like test benches by enthusiasts and overclockers.
The Magic Cube B210 and B211 are now available priced at آ€179.90 and آ€199.90 , respectively.
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Micron's RealSSD C400 solid state drives start shipping :: Posted by THRASHER2
Micron's second-generation SATA 6.0 Gbps solid state drives, the RealSSD C400 models, have now become available (in the US at least) and are more than willing to take on Intel's 510 Series drives which also make use of a Marvell controller.
The C400s feature a 2.5-inch form factor, utilize 25nm MLC (multi-level cell) NAND Flash memory chips (Intel's SSDs have 34nm NAND), they have a MTBF (mean time before failure) of 1.2 million hours and deliver a random 4kB read and write performance of up to 40,000 IOPS and 50,000 IOPS, respectively (20,000 IOPS when writing for the 64GB model). The 'official' sequential read/write speeds announced by Micron are 415/95 MB/s (64GB), 415/175 MB/s (128GB) and 415/260 MB/s (512GB).
The 64GB, 128GB and 512GB RealSSD C400 drives cost $129.99 , $244.99 and $949.99 , respectively.
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GeForce GTX 590 release reportedly pushed back to March 24 :: Posted by THRASHER2
According to a fresh report Nvidia's first dual-GPU Fermi card, the GeForce GTX 590, has seen its launch delayed by a couple of days and is now scheduled for a March 24th debut. Previous info pointed out to a March 22nd release but apparently preparations require a bit more time.
Set to take on AMD's recently-introduced Radeon HD 6990, the GTX 590 features two GF110 GPUs, 1024 CUDA Cores, a 2 x 256-bit memory interface, and 3GB of GDDR5 memory. According to rumors, Nvidia's card will have its GPU, shaders and memory clocked at 612, 1224 and 3420 MHz, respectively.
The GeForce GTX 590 also features a 10-phase power design, a dual-slot cooler with a single central fan and two vapor chambers, and will include three DVI outputs and a HDMI port. The card will support 3D Vision Surround and will have SLI support. Pricing is still MIA.
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Adobe fixes Android Flash player problems :: Posted by THRASHER2
Releases 10.2
Adobe Systems has released version 10.2 of Flash Player for mobile devices that fixes problems with the 10.1 version.
According to Adobe the software now has better integration with the browser on Android Honeycomb, so Flash content is treated "as part of the Web page instead of as a separate 'overlay." This means that pages scroll better.
Flash can now take advantage of better hardware in some devices with graphics chips and dual-core processors. The software gives better integration with screen-based keyboards too.
The Flash Player 10.2 is a final release for Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and a beta for Honeycomb.
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Fanless dual-core Atom in Q4 2011 :: Posted by THRASHER2
Cedar Trail that is
Intel is quite happy with its Atom N455. It has found its place to many netbooks and keeps many users happy. This Atom has a 1.66GHz core clock, 512KB cache and 6.5 W TDP. It is not spectacular but it has been doing rather well. This is a single core CPU with two threads.
However, with official Intel Tray 1ku Budgetary Price of $64, itآ’s not the cheapest kid on the block, either. As of Q4 2011, Intel plans to offer a new product in this price category, the Cedar Trail dual-core CPU that can even work without a fan. Intel shared some of the specs with its valued partners but so far we can only confirm that itآ’s a dual-core CPU with a 3.5W TDP. It uses the same old NM10 chipset which will make motherboard design a bit easier and cheaper.
There will be another Cedar trail dual-core, the one to replace the N475 netbook Atom, but this one aims for higher clocks and a 6.5W TDP.
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GPU-Z goes to version 0.5.2 :: Posted by THRASHER2
Gets HD 6990, GTX 590 and GTX 550 Ti support
Techpowerup has updated the its own graphics hardware information and diagnostic utility software, most commonly known as the GPU-Z, to version 0.5.2. The new version fixes several stability/reliability issues and brings support for new GPUs from both camps, as well as the additional support for Intel's Sandy Bridge based graphics.
The main novelty is the support for AMD's recently launched dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 card as well as the support for Nvidia's yet to be released Geforce GTX 590 dual GPU card. The new GPU-Z also brings support for GTX 550 Ti and GTX 560 Ti cards, as well as improved support for the GTX 570 and Intel's Sandy Bridge graphics. The new GPU-Z now also supports the CHL8228 VRM controller found on certain Radeon HD 6900 series card and brings better OpenCL detection and improved driver-based monitoring support for AMD/ATI GPUs.
The new GPU-Z can be found and downloaded directly from Techpowerup, here.
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Black Ops on PC to get First Strike DLC :: Posted by THRASHER2
Will arrive on March 25th for purchase
Treyarch has confirmed that the First Strike downloadable content pack for Call of Duty Black Ops will finally arrive for purchase for the PC version of the game starting on March 25th. The First Strike map pack DLC has already been released for the Xbox 360 more than a month ago and for the PlayStation 3 on March 3rd.
While Black Ops players on the PC will likely be pleased that the First Strike DLC is finally coming to the PC, we suspect that many of them will be complaining about the purchase price. Apparently, if you pre-order the Frist Strike DLC though Steam you can save $1.50 by choosing to do so, but that will apparently be the only way to save any money on its purchase.
Still, many Black Ops fans are already expressing their thanks to Treyarch for making the content available to PC players, as it was apparently rumored that it might not arrive for the PC platform.
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AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA :: Posted by THRASHER2
Combination makes the most sense
After a few false starts and stops, Deutsche Telekom has entered into a deal to sell T-Mobile USA to AT&T. The decision has been approved by Boards of Directors at both companies in a transaction that is valued at approximately $39 billion in combination of cash and stock. AT&T will assume no debt from T-Mobile USA, as the company has a strong balance sheet.
The deal provides perhaps the best combination of the companies in the fact that both companies are currently on the GSM platform and both are committed to LTE 4G deployments going forward. The combinations of networks provided significant spectrum which would be an advantage moving forward. AT&T says as a result of this plan it will be able to reach an additional 46.5 million Americans with its 4G LTE deployment meaning that it will have coverage for 95% of the US population. It is estimated that the gain in coverage from T-Mobile USA cell sites would have taken five years to build.
It is estimated that AT&T will gain an additional 33 million customers from T-Mobile USA as part of this transaction. For T-Mobile customers, the transaction will be pretty seamless as both carriers have GSM/UMTS network that is compatible which is the clear advantage in the deal. Current T-Mobile USA customers will enjoy better coverage than they have ever had before.
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AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA :: Reply by Karlsweldt
Should provide a more balanced playing field against Verizonآ®, an over-sized conglomerate network.
Cellular phone users may see lower fees, along with much broader coverage!
T-Mobileآ® and AT&Tآ® were the two top-rated cellular providers, per this link.
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AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA :: Reply by THRASHER2
I hope AT&T doesn't screw the people that already have accounts with AT&T (Like raising prices) just because they CAN!
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CFO David White leaves Nvidia :: Posted by THRASHER2
After a decade of service
Nvidia Chief Financial Officer David White has decided to call it quits and leave the chipmaker after a ten-year tenure.
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang issued a statement thanking White for his contribution to the company. Huang said he was grateful for Whiteآ’s counsel and leadership, which comes as no surprise considering Nvidiaآ’s success over the past decade.
Corporate controller Karen Burns will take over as interim CFO once White leaves the company in late May, Huang added. White cited personal reasons for his decision.
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Radeon HD 6990 OC BIOS switch under warranty :: Posted by THRASHER2
XFX puts the foot down
We already wrote about the warranty issue back when the HD 6990 was launched and we told you that it is simply a matter of time before some partner steps out and says that the cards are oficially covered by a proper warranty despite AMD's dodgy warranty statement. The wait is finally over as XFX has boldly stepped out saying that the warranty stands under usual RMA terms even under 880MHz OC.
The XFX didn't really surprise us as some partners that we talked to have already said that, unoficially, the card is still covered under warranty and regular RMA terms. The reviewers that have pushed the HD 6990 to work on 2nd BIOS have already tested the card and it works pretty good, although some do suggest that the fan should be pushed to a bit higher RPM just to keep the temperatures a bit down.
It is nice to know that at least XFX had enough questions about it which made them put its foot down and say officially that the card is still under full warranty. Let's see which partners are joining in on the fun.
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