Sunday, April 14, 2013

IT News Head Lines (X-bit labs) 15/04/2013


X-bit labs Asus F2A85-V PRO Mainboard Review: Very Good Socket FM2 Mainboard This mainboard looks great, is convenient to work with, offers rich functionality and high performance. However, its price is pretty high and the board is not very energy-efficient. It does have other advantages and a few other drawbacks, which we will unveil in the following review. Read More ...
Nokia Lumia 920 Appears to Be Most Popular Windows Phone Device Nokia Continues to Dominate Windows Phone Ecosystem Market with 80% Share Read More ...
TSMC Pulls 16nm FinFET Risk Production to 2013 TSMC to Offer Strong Alternative for Competitors Read More ...
Nvidia: Next-Generation Maxwell Architecture Will Break New Grounds Nvidia Proclaims Three Pillars of Maxwell Architecture Read More ...
AMD Readies Limited Edition "Centurion" FX Microprocessors to Compete with Intel's Extreme Chips - Rumour AMD to Launch Limited Edition 5GHz FX Processor at $795 Price-Point Read More ...
Hard Disk Drives Market Performs Solidly, Despite of PC Sales Drop in Q1 - Analysts HDD Market Reaches Its Bottom in Q1 2013, According to Market Trackers Read More ...
AMD to Provide Free Copy of FarCry 3 Blood Dragon All Owners of Never Settle Reloaded Bundles AMD Adds FarCry 3 Blood Dragon Game to All Never Settle Bundle Read More ...
IBM Invests $1 Billion into Development of Flash Memory for Enterprises and Big Data IBM to Drive Flash Memory into Growing Big Data Markets Read More ...
Researchers Develop One-Layer Thick Germanium Sheet: May Replace Silicon in Semiconductors Germanane Set to Compete Against Graphene in the Future Chips Read More ...
Apple Excludes Samsung from New Chip Development Flow - Report Apple Reportedly Works with TSMC on New Application Processor Read More ...
Alienware Introduces Gaming PC with Ubuntu Linux OS Alienware X51 with Ubuntu Linux Could Be the Second Steam Box PC Read More ...
Demand for Full-Size Tablets Is Back, Based on Display Panel Shipments Apple Resumes Orders of 9.7" LCD Panels for iPad Media Tablets Read More ...
Samsung Introduces Galaxy Mega: Phablets for Consumers in Budget Samsung Introduces Smartphones with 5.8", 6.3" Displays Read More ...
Affordable Gaming Cases: Corsair Carbide 200R and Thermaltake Chaser A41 Review The system cases in this review belong to two different price categories: while Corsair carbide 200R is one of the most affordable gaming option, Thermaltake Chaser A41 is from more of a mainstream price range. Read More ...
PC Shipments Post the Steepest Decline Ever in a Single Quarter, Thanks to Windows 8 IDC Blames Windows 8 for Major PC Shipments Declines in Q1 2013 Read More ...
32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR3 SDRAM Memory Kits from G.Skill Review Installing four memory modules with a total capacity of 32 GB into a system with a dual-channel memory controller hasn't been such a big deal lately. Let's check out a few overclocker kits from G.Skill that could fit the bill perfectly. Read More ...
Contemporary APUs: AMD Trinity vs. Intel Ivy Bridge Inexpensive hybrid processors become better and faster. Which one should be your today's choice? Should you go for an AMD A10, A8, A6 or A4, or prefer an Intel Core i3, Pentium or Celeron? We carried out an extensive test session of Socket FM2 and LGA 1155 platforms with integrated graphics and are ready to answer this question for you once and for all. Read More ...
Compact Power: Review of Five Low-Profile PSUs from Seasonic and Enhance The versatility of compact power supply units is overwhelming: SFX12V (in several different implementations), TFX12V, CFX12V, LFX12V, FlexATX... Today we will discuss the units from two very popular categories: TFX12V units are often used in compact system cases, while FlexATX power supplies are also a popular choice for U1 servers. Read More ...
Swiftech H220 Review: Ideal Liquid Cooling System on a Budget The well-known manufacturer of professional liquid-cooling components came out with their idea of an affordable liquid-cooling solution. Let's find out how good it turned out. Read More ...
Compact Liquid Cooling Systems Roundup. Part II: Front Runners We continue discussing mass production closed-loop liquid-cooling systems. Today we will introduce to you the top four products from the leading manufacturers - Corsair, Thermaltake and Zalman. Read More ...
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan 6 GB Graphics Card Review Let's meet the fastest single-processor graphics card with mind-blowing performance. But it is not only the performance that will blow you away… Read More ...
Compact Liquid Cooling Systems Roundup. Part I: Water on a Budget The mass production closed-loop liquid-cooling systems once again would like to attempt dethroning air super-coolers. This time, however, we decided to gather them together in a series of large roundups. Today we will discuss five products from Corsair, Thermaltake and Zalman. Read More ...
3DMark 2013 Graphics Cards Performance Review: AMD and Nvidia Based Products in the New Benchmark Today we are going to talk about the new graphics suite for video cards testing. Let's see how fast Nvidia's and AMD's entire line-ups of products will perform in it. Read More ...
ASUSTOR AS-604T 4-Bay NAS Review We would like to introduce to you a multi-functional 4-bay NAS server designed for small business and home use from ASUSTOR. It is a cost-efficient, full featured network storage solution, which not only protects your data, but also offers a diverse array of apps to enhance productivity. Read More ...
Deepcool FROSTWIN CPU Cooler Review: Overclocking on a Budget It is the first cooler with a dual-array heatsink and two fans in the sub-$40 price segment. And I am not talking about some compact mini-cooler, but about a fully-functional cooling system with overclocking potential. Let's find out what it is capable of. Read More ...
Asus GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II OC 2 GB Graphics Card Review: Picture Perfect We are going to discuss the features, functionality and performance, as well as cooling system efficiency and acoustics of one very interesting graphics accelerator from Asus. On top of that, we will also run some tests using the new 3DMark suite. Read More ...
Scythe Grand Kama Cross Rev. B Processor Cooler Review The second revision of the Japanese Scythe Grand Kama Cross top-cooler had a very pleasant surprise hidden up its sleeve. Today we are going to unveil what it is. Read More ...
Overclocking Coolers on a Budget: Scythe Katana 4 vs. Thermalright TRUE Spirit 90 Review Today we will talk about the peculiarities and cooling efficiency of two affordable CPU coolers. What are these modest-looking products capable of? Read More ...
Group Led by Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle Files Complaint Against Google Android with European Commission FairSearch.org: Android Is a "Trojan Horse" to Dominate Mobile Markets Read More ...
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 to Support Quad-Core App Processors, 1080p Displays Only By Year End Quad-Core Application Processors, Full-HD Displays to Feature Only in Next-Generation of Windows Phone Smartphones Read More ...
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