Qualcomm Unveils New Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC Chip

Jul 25, 2012

Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC Chip

Qualcomm is ready once again to conquer the mobile chipset market with a new and super fast chip in the form of the Snapdragon APQ8064 S4 Pro SoC! This is a quad-core processor so it’s safe to expect nothing but fast and top-of-the-line performance.

As mentioned, the new Snapdragon APQ8064 is a quad-core processor but it specifically contains four 1.5GHz 28-nanometer Krait cores.

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GeForce GTX 690 the Fastest Graphics Card from Nvidia

Apr 30, 2012

GeForce GTX 690

Nvidia has announced a new video card! Announced at the GeForce LAN/Nvidia Game Festival in Shanghai, the new GTX 690 graphics card is a creation that Nvidia is very proud of because of its excellent design and of course, performance.

First of all, the GeForce GTX 690 uses the new 28nm Kepler architecture that the company announced last month. And instead of plastic, the new graphics card uses thixomolded magnesium alloy for the fan housing which gets rid of heat much better. As for its performance, the new GeForce GTX 690 promises speed 2X faster than the predecessor GTX 680.

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Raspberry Pi Double Graphics Performance Than iPhone 4S?!

Jan 27, 2012

Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi’s innovative design is already impressive on its own. Never have we seen a computer like it. But based on the latest from Raspberry Pi executive director Eben Upton, there are more impressive things to the handy computer aside from its design.

In his interview with Digital Foundry, Upton claims that this $25-$30 PC is capable of unleashing twice the performance of the iPhone 4S! And not only that, he also asserts that the Raspberry Pi’s GPU called BCM2835 is more powerful than even the Tegra 2 chip!

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128GB NAND Flash Chip, First from Intel and Micron

Dec 8, 2011

128GB NAND Flash Chip

Micron in partnership with Intel has taken mobile storage to a whole new level with the development of the world’s first 128GB NAND flash chip! This new chip enables 1TB of storage data in a package just the size of a fingertip.

It is composed of a grouping of 8 dies and made through a 20nm process. Aside from being capable of massive storage, the new 128 NAN chip is capable of super fast speeds of 333 megatransfers per second.

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Kal-El a.k.a. Tegra 3 Officially Unveiled Today!

Nov 9, 2011

Tegra 3

Well, it won’t be long now before dual-core processors become outdated! Today, Nvidia officially announced the new quad-core chipset! Previously known as Kal-El, Tegra 3 will be the new chip to power up future devices. However, the first to experience its power is the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet. It will be a remarkable tablet to own since it will be able to deliver up to 12 hours of battery life. The Tegra 3 will make that possible.

Nvidia’s director of product marketing Matt Wuebbling revealed all the important details of the Tegra 3 chip. One of the improvements brought by the chip includes longer battery life, web browsing and gaming. Wuebbling revealed that “Tegra 3 is five times the performance of Tegra 2.”

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Intel E Series Processor to Officially Support Gingerbread

Sep 14, 2011

Intel E Series Processor

Intel has just released a promotional video of its upcoming E Series Atom processors (E6xx). The video says that the new E6xx Series processor is the new port of choice because of the wide software selection available. The video further signifies that this new processor is ideal for in-vehicle infotainment, retail, fitness equipment and digital signage.

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Higher Capacity and High Performance SSDs from Corsair

Aug 31, 2011

Corsair SSD

Great news for those who’ve been clamoring for solid state drives from Corsair that has a capacity higher than 120GB. The company announced two new models belonging to its Force Series GT line. You can now have 180GB and 240GB SSDs from Corsair! These new SSDs are now available for purchase if you want them!

Corsair’s Vice President of Memory Products Thi La said about their new products, “Force Series GT is our fastest, most flexible line of SSDs. The new 180GB and 240GB models are ideal for premium systems which require large amounts of high-performance storage.”

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Nvidia Kal-El Powered Tablets Launching this Fall

Aug 3, 2011

Nvidia Kal-El Quad Core CPU

Last February we covered the news about the quad-core processor that Nvidia is working on. Codenamed Kal-El, this new and more advanced processor will be the first quad-core processor to power mobile devices! It is actually the successor to Nvidia’s very successful Tegra 2 super chip.

It’s been like six months since Nvidia unveiled Kal-El. Is there any significant update now? Definitely! The company revealed that the tablets bearing Kal-El will be launched this Fall!

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Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless HDD Unveiled!

Jul 28, 2011

Seagate GoFlex

Need a portable storage? Seagate’s new 500GB GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage Hard Drive is the perfect choice for you! This is especially true if you are a techie who is always on the go. You see the GoFlex Satellite Wireless Storage is Wi-Fi enabled and has a rechargeable battery! Being Wi-Fi enabled means that you can access your stored content wirelessly to your laptop, tablet or phone. Three devices can access the drive and stream data at the same time!

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Seagate Launches GoFlex Slim Performance Driver

Apr 6, 2011

Seagate Goflex

A lot of computer owners usually leave their external hard drive at home when they go out because it is too cumbersome to lug around. They just transfer the data they collect to the drive when they come home. Hoping to make things more convenient when it comes to saving data, Seagate has created the new GoFlex Slim Performance Drive!

The Seagate GoFlex Slim Performance Drive is quite slim measuring just 124 x 78 x 9mm. This is by far, the slimmest external drive I’ve ever seen. It’s width is pretty much like that of a pencil so it can be carried around without any trouble. Have you seen one that’s slimmer than this?

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Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD Now Available!

Mar 8, 2011

Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT HDD

Techies who think their computer storage is no longer enough for their needs can upgrade to the Seagate 3TB Barracuda XT hard disk drive! I think 3TB is more than enough for storing all kinds of files: music, movies, games, documents, and a lot more! This new HDD was released on March 1, so if any of you wants to avail of it ASAP you can do so.

Aside from the massive storage it offers, this new Seagate 3TB HDD surmounts the limitation that HDDs above 2.1TB are not compatible with most PC systems. Seagate is able to do that through Discwizard. This software allows the user to configure his PC’s operating system for it to be well-matched with the 3TB HDD.

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Nvidia Kal-El Quad-Core Processor for Improved Mobile Performance

Feb 16, 2011

Nvidia Kal-El

Success is Nvidia’s once again as the company unveiled its latest “Kal-El” quad-core processor. This is a very significant achievement for Nvidia because “Kal-El” will be the first quad-core processor for mobile and handheld devices!

Prior to “Kal-El”, Nvidia has gathered success in its Tegra 2 chip, the first dual-core type for mobile devices. Will “Kal-El” be able to garner the same amount of success? Nvidia is quite positive about it; according to Phil Carmack, senior vice president of the mobile unit, the “quad core raises the bar, delivers a lot more performance, and fits into all mobile platforms.”

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Intel’s Flawed Chip Prompts HP and Dell Product Recall

Feb 7, 2011 - 3 Comments

Intel

Are you among the first to own a desktop or laptop that has Intel’s new Sandy Bridge line of processors? If you are, don’t boast just yet! You see, Intel revealed that the new chip is flawed. It’s a design error that Intel discovered a bit late. To be more specific, the flaw is a single transistor that has the tendency to leak current than what is prescribed. About 100, 000 of these chips were shipped to computer makers worldwide.

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Asus Unveils New Hard Drive with Lamborghini Logo

Feb 2, 2011

Asus Lamborghini

Do you like anything Lamborghini? Better check out Asus' latest external hard drive! Its design is pretty much a Lamborghini luxury vehicle and it has the Lambo logo smack on top of it. Everyone will see it’s Lamborghini at first glance. The design is quite sleek nod oubt about it.

But except for the Lamborghini logo and design, what other exceptional things does the new Asus Lamborghini special edition external hard drive offer? Not sure though if you’d consider the 2.5-inch physical size exceptional or the Windows compatibility, and plug and play operations.

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