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Samsung Galaxy Tab - Galactic Adventure! Another review from Asia

2010-11-13T10:51:00.007+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comThanks to the Apple iPad, tablets have now made a glorious return to the mainstream consciousness, while the big brands have been paying close attention. Where in their earlier incarnations, tablets were targeted at a niche market and came packing a full fledged Windows OS that wasn't suitable for finger-based touch-screen usage, Apple's iPad and the use of their iPhone's

Samsung Galaxy Tab review

2010-11-02T08:12:00.004+07:00

source: engadget.comThe story of the Galaxy Tab has been quite a saga, to say the least. In fact, it was actually back in May that we first heard rumblings of Samsung's plans to unleash a 7-inch Android tablet much like its Galaxy S phones, but it was only after months of painful teasing -- including a cruel look at just its packaging on the Engadget Show -- that Sammy finally unveiled the Galaxy

Apple Summer 2010 Gadget

2010-09-03T08:29:00.011+07:00

source: appleinsider.comApple adds buttons to new fourth-generation iPod shuffleApple's new fourth-generation iPod shuffle is a marriage of the last two generations, bringing back physical buttons to the company's smallest media player.The new iPod shuffle will sell for just $49 and comes in five different colors. Like the previous generations, it has a clip so it can be worn.It looks like the

Should You Upgrade your iPhone to iPhone 4?

2010-07-22T08:20:00.003+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comAh, the months of June and July when the heady heat of summer breezes in and Apple unleashes yet another iPhone unto the world. When that year-end bonus is still so maddeningly far-away, yet a brand-new iPhone calls to us, beckons us even - oh, consumer frenzy, whatever will we do with you?Now that we know the iPhone 4 is reaching our little red dot on July 30th, it's time

Verizon Motorola Droid X, New Android Ace

2010-07-16T08:27:00.002+07:00

Source: gizmodo.comDipped in clarified cyborg testosterone as it comes off the assembly line, the Droid X is sci-fi machismo congealed into a phone. Yet it's gelded by steroidal software—a fussy, awkward android with acne the size of asteroids.The Droid X is even more mondo than the other Android phone of epic proportions—HTC's Evo, also a juiced-up technical demonstration of how much fancy

nVidia GTX460, The New Mainstream GPU King

2010-07-12T13:20:00.007+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comA True Mainstream GPU?It's been almost a good four months since the launch of Fermi with the GeForce GTX 480, and we have yet to see a true mainstream Fermi GPU. The recently launched GeForce GTX 465, as we have noted in our review, is really a crippled GeForce GTX 470, so that doesn't really count. And with a launch price of US$279, it was also far too costly to be

iPhone 4, Here You Are!

2010-06-23T08:08:00.003+07:00

source: engadget.comThe iPhone 4 is no small thing to review. As most readers of Engadget are well aware, in the gadget world a new piece of Apple hardware is a major event, preceded by rumors, speculation, an over-the-top announcement, and finally days, weeks, or months of anticipation from an ever-widening fan base. The iPhone 4 is certainly no exception -- in fact, it may be Apple's most

iPhone 4 and iOS vs. Android: hardware features

2010-06-22T07:44:00.003+07:00

source: appleinsider.comWith the fourth generation of Apple's smartphone nearing release later this week, some buyers might be curious about alternatives that use Google's Android OS, including the Motorola Droid, HTC/Google Nexus One, HTC Droid incredible, and HTC EVO 4G. Here's how they compare in terms of hardware, part one of a series.This all happened beforeA year ago, the launch of iPhone

nVidia GeForce GTX 480M, The King of Notebook GPU

2010-06-18T07:31:00.006+07:00

source: hothardware.comLately, it seems like Desktop Replacement notebooks don't get any respect, at least in our humble opinion. The trend for thin and light mobile computing is massive these days, with good reason. However, there is a market and usage model for these beefier, significantly more robust machines the deliver the multimedia horsepower, gaming prowess and a general computing

Nokia E73 Mode review

2010-06-15T09:01:00.004+07:00

source: engadget.comSome two years after its release, there are still plenty of people who'll swear up and down that the E71 is the finest phone Nokia has ever produced -- and for good reason. As a platform, S60 was the product of a simpler time when the smartphone market was dominated not by touchscreens, but by numeric keypads, and the E71 was arguably the last of a string of bona fide

Apple unveils iPhone 4 with 326ppi display, gyroscope coming June 24

2010-06-08T07:40:00.004+07:00

Calling it the biggest leap since the original iPhone, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the new iPhone on Monday, complete with an all-new, thinner design, camera flash, front-facing camera, a second noise-canceling microphone, and a gyroscope for six-axis motion sensing.AvailabilityThe new hardware arrives on June 24, while preorders begin on June 15. It is available in the same prices and

First Look: H.264 and VP8 Compared

2010-05-29T08:12:00.002+07:00

By Jan OzerVP8 is now free, but if the quality is substandard, who cares? Well, it turns out that the quality isn't substandard, so that's not an issue, but neither is it twice the quality of H.264 at half the bandwidth. See for yourself.[In response to reader questions and comments, this article was updated at 6:20 a.m. on Monday, May 24. See author's comments at the end of the article.—Ed]VP8

Intel Moorestown and Atom Z600, The Fastest Smartphone Platform

2010-05-06T08:26:00.007+07:00

by: Anand Lal ShimpiWhen I wrote my first article on Intel's Atom architecture I called it The Journey Begins. I did so because while Atom has made a nice home in netbooks over the years, it was Intel's smartphone aspirations that would make or break the product. And the version of Atom that was suitable for smartphone use was two years away.Time sure does fly. Today Intel is finally unveiling

Microsoft Kin One and Two review

2010-05-05T13:25:00.002+07:00

source: engadget.comMake no mistake: the Kin One and Two are coming into the world as the black sheep of the phone industry, and Microsoft would have it no other way. Straddling the fence somewhere between a dedicated smartphone and high-spec featurephone, they've been tricky to understand since the day they were first leaked (even Microsoft seemed unsure of what the devices meant until very

AMD's Thuban Six-Core Phenom II X6 1090T & 1055T Reviewed

2010-04-29T09:37:00.004+07:00

by: Anand Lal ShimpiA very smart man once told me that absolute performance doesn’t matter, it’s performance at a given price point that makes a product successful. While AMD hasn’t held the absolute performance crown for several years now, that doesn’t mean the company’s products haven’t been successful. During the days of the original Phenom, AMD started the trend of offering more cores than

Multitasking in Android vs iPhone OS 4.0

2010-04-19T09:14:00.003+07:00

source: appleinsider.comHow you work on a smartphone is very different from how you work on a desktop computer. This reality is particularly true when it comes to multitasking. The approach to multitasking taken by Google's Android and Apple's upcoming iPhone 4.0 is also very different. Here's how they compare.Desktop MultitaskingOn a desktop system running Mac OS X, you don't just want to have

ARM vs x86, Low Power vs Performance

2010-04-09T14:56:00.004+07:00

source: brightsideofnews.comIntroductionIn this in-depth analysis, we will discuss the emerging competition between ARM and x86 microprocessors. Led by the Intel Atom, x86 chips are quickly migrating downwards into embedded, low-power environments, while ARM CPUs are beginning to flood upwards into the more sophisticated and demanding market spaces currently owned by x86 processors. The central

Master Google Android: 40 Tips and Tricks

2010-04-05T09:19:00.003+07:00

source: pcworld.comThe first time you use an Android phone, one thing becomes immediately clear: You're not in Cupertino anymore.Android, as recent Verizon commercials remind us, is the antithesis of Apple's celebrated handset: It's open source, fully customizable, and free from unexplained app rejections. If the iPhone is Apple's inalterable masterpiece, the Android platform is Google's open

10 Essential iPad Tips & Tricks

2010-04-04T11:35:00.002+07:00

source: gizmodo.comAny idiot can use an iPad at a basic level. It's designed that way. But even still, there are things that you're just supposed to magically know—things no one ever necessarily tells you. So we're here to help. The Hard ResetThe single most common thing people don't realize about the iPhone OS (from my experience) is how to perform a hard reset—which you'll find extremely

Apple iPad, The Review

2010-04-04T11:24:00.002+07:00

source: engadgetThe Apple iPad. The name is a killing word -- more than a product -- it's a statement, an idea, and potentially a prime mover in the world of consumer electronics. Before iPad it was called the Apple Tablet, the Slate, Canvas, and a handful of other guesses -- but what was little more than rumor and speculation for nearly ten years is now very much a reality. Announced on January

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefiniti6

2010-04-01T15:37:00.008+07:00

source: guru3d.comGo play some games .. on six LCD screensThink about this for a second, can you even grasp the idea that it has only been six months ago when ATI released its first DX11 class products ... six months (!) Not a month went by with ATI not releasing a new product in that Radeon Series 5000 range.The cycle is complete though, ATI filled every little and foreseeable gap in the DX11

What you can do with nVidia FERMI

2010-04-01T14:59:00.002+07:00

source: legitreviews.comWhat a joke!!!Yesterday, we updated the video card BIOS of our NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480reference graphics card to what we were told is the version that will beused on the GeForce GTX 480 graphics cards when they come out in just acouple weeks.The version that all the press reviewed last week was 70.00.10.00.01 and the latest build with some minor tweaks and bug fixes is

Alienware M11x, The Fastest Gaming Netbook

2010-04-01T08:55:00.005+07:00

source: notebookreview.comThe new Alienware M11x is the latest gaming laptop from Dell's Alienware team and might be the best thing to happen to PC gaming this year. This impressive little box is the first ultraportable gaming notebook with an 11-inch screen and a weight of less than five pounds. If that's not enough to get you interested, you might like to know that it costs $799 ... almost the

Chevy Volt Test Drive

2010-03-31T13:34:00.004+07:00

source: engadget.comFor a car that's been as eagerly anticipated and hyped as the Chevrolet Volt, seeing it in person is not exactly an awe-inspiring experience. In fact if you don't look twice it's very easy to mistake it for Chevy's Cruze, an eco-friendly (though decidedly traditionally powered) small car. The Volt is, of course, a little more special -- a car with both electric and

nVidia FERMI aka GF100 aka GTX480 and GTX470, The Conclusion

2010-03-31T08:36:00.011+07:00

www.guru3d.comOuch! My fingers hurt from typing. Hey, you know what, I definitely like both the GeForce GTX 470 and 480. Performance wise things are looking very solid, even with early Beta drivers. Would this series have been released six months ago, everybody would have been hysterical with raving reviews. But yeah... there of course was this company called ATI who definitely got their stuff

AMD's Opteron 6174 12 cores "Magny-Cours"

2010-03-30T09:27:00.005+07:00

source: anandtech.comIf the Westmere Xeon EP were a car engine, it would've been made by Porsche. With "only" six cores, each core in the new Xeon offers almost twice the performance of the competition. A 32nm CPU that only occupies 248 mm2 the Westmere Xeon EP embodies pure refinement and intelligent performance, both Porsche traits. It's just made in Portland, not Zuffenhausen.AMD's offering

nVidia GTX 480 and GTX 470 aka FERMI aka GF100 Review

2010-03-28T08:21:00.006+07:00

source: anandtech.comThe most comprehensive coverage and review, enjoy it!PrologueBecause designing GPUs this big is "fucking hard" -NVIDIA's VP of Product Marketing Ujesh Desai on GF100Fermi/GF100/GTX400 has been a long time coming. For an industry where the major players are usually in lockstep with each other in some fashion, this latest cycle has been distinctly out of sync. In September of

Xeon " Westmere" 5670, 6 cores Beast

2010-03-17T13:15:00.005+07:00

source: anandtech.comThe new Xeon “Westmere” 5600 series, has arrived. Basically an improved 32nm version of the impressive Xeon 5500 series “Nehalem” CPU. The new Xeon won’t make a big splash like the Xeon 5500 series did back in March 2009. But who cares? Each core in the Xeon 5600 is a bit faster than the already excellent performing older brother, and you get an extra bonus. You choose: in

Internet Explorer 9: A Platform Preview

2010-03-17T09:53:00.004+07:00

source: extremetech.comAt the Mix developer conference today in Las Vegas, Microsoft launched preview code for the most critical element of its upcoming Internet Explorer 9 Web browser: the underlying rendering engine.Key goals for the new browser engine are few and simple: improved speed and support for new Web standards, particularly HTML5 and SVG (the World Wide Web Consortium (WC3)

ASUS N61J-X2: Optimus GT325M Meets Arrandale

2010-03-15T10:09:00.006+07:00

source: anandtech.comIt was only last month that we got our first taste of NVIDIA's Optimus Technology, courtesy of the ASUS UL50Vf. We were without doubt impressed, but there was a small issue with the test platform… or perhaps a not-so-small issue. The UL50Vf uses a CULV processor with G210M graphics—nothing spectacular in performance, but good enough for a reasonable system that can last

Steve Job: Google bethrayed Apple with Nexus One

2010-03-15T09:29:00.002+07:00

source: nyt.comApple’s Spat With Google Is Getting PersonalThree years ago, Eric E. Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, jogged onto a San Francisco stage to shake hands with Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, to help him unveil a transformational wonder gadget — the iPhone — before throngs of journalists and adoring fans at the annual MacWorld Expo.Google and Apple had worked together to

The Core i7 980X Review: Intel's First 6-Core Desktop CPU

2010-03-12T10:13:00.014+07:00

source: anandtech.comIt’s rare that anything we review has the longevity that Intel’s Core i7 Bloomfield platform has enjoyed. If you were one of the fortunate few to buy a Core i7 920, 940 or 965 back in November 2008, you’d still have one of the fastest desktop CPUs today in March 2010.In fact, other than a few minor speed bumps, Intel hasn’t done much with its LGA-1366 platform in the past 15

The Google App Marketplace: Doing It All in the Cloud

2010-03-10T13:58:00.003+07:00

source: gizmodo.comWe just finished watching Google's live announcement of the launch of the Google App Marketplace. Keep reading for information on what they're offering users and developers. Oh, and know that the Marketplace is live today. Updating.The event is called "Google Campfire One" and it's all about how easy it will be to create, set up, and install apps using Google's App Marketplace.

Mobile World Congress 2010, Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Series

2010-02-18T08:47:00.010+07:00

For two long years, Microsoft has left its Windows Mobile platform on the version six. At this year's Mobile World Congress, the Redmond company has decided to take on the lucky number seven with the introduction of its updated mobile operating system. And for some of us, it's time to shed our old ways and remember this: we are now looking at not Windows Mobile 7, but what shall be known as

Databases and power management, not a perfect fit

2010-02-18T08:38:00.003+07:00

source: anandtech.comIn our last article, I showed that the current power management does not seem to work well with the Windows Scheduler. We got tons of interesting suggestions and superb feedback. Also several excellent academic papers from two universitities in Germany which confirm our findings and offer a lot of new insights. More about that later.The thing that is really haunting me

VMware acquired Zimbra, Why and Response

2010-02-12T13:58:00.003+07:00

Company Expands vCloud Portfolio with Next Generation Email and Collaboration SoftwarePALO ALTO, Calif., January 12, 2010 — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zimbra, a leading vendor of email and collaboration software, from

Palm Pre Plus (and Pixi Plus) and Multitasking Review

2010-01-22T08:01:00.002+07:00

source: engadget.comIt's been about a year since Palm pulled itself back from the brink of imminent destruction with the announcement of webOS and the Palm Pre, and even less time since the products announced actually hit the market. In that time span, the company has issued another handset (the small, less powerful Pixi), released a number of over-the-air updates to its OS (nine in all), and

The real deal on greening your data center

2010-01-21T10:37:00.003+07:00

The computing models and energy-saving practices that will reap the biggest rewardsBy Matthew D. Sarrel @eweek.comAlot of attention these days is being devoted to going green: Save the planet, buy a hybrid, recycle, put lights on timers, don’t waste paper and so on. All of these things will help the environment, but let’s come right out and say it: Going green makes sense when a business saves

Flash vs. Silverlight: What Suits Your Needs Best?

2010-01-14T11:01:00.003+07:00

With the release of Silverlight 1.0 and its subsequent versions, a debate started among designers and developers regarding choosing between Flash and Silverlight. Silverlight faces difficulties in capturing the market because of the maturity of Flash. However, Silverlight has managed to keep up by including certain features that designers and developers have always wanted to see in Flash, such as

ATI Radeon HD 5670 Rule the Mainstream

2010-01-13T14:11:00.005+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comCapturing the Mainstream MarketThings are looking good for ATI lately. Not only were they first to get DirectX 11 compatible graphics cards into the market, but NVIDIA's inability to release their own DirectX 11 solutions in the same time span also meant that ATI has had the entire DirectX 11 market to themselves for almost a full four months! To rub salt into NVIDIA's

CES 2010, Complete Coverage Part #2

2010-01-13T09:23:00.016+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comThe Latest Gadgets and Gear for 2010CES 2009 was a bit of a muted affair, no thanks to the downward state of the economy back then. Fast forward a year later, and things are looking much better in the financial sense. As such, CES 2010 appears to be a much livelier affair, with hordes of attendees thronging the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, as well as the

CES 2010, Complete Coverage Part #1

2010-01-13T08:33:00.007+07:00

EVGA unveils its dual-socket 270-GT-W555 beast motherboard

2010-01-13T08:25:00.002+07:00

source: fudzilla.comHands on: Literally the size of an extra-large pizzaDuring the course of our venture at CES 2010, we had an incredible opportunity to stop by the EVGA suite at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas for two hours of talk-time with Product Manager Jacob Freeman and living overclocking legend Peter Tan “Shamino” regarding some upcoming products in the company’s queue.Last March, the

Self-assembling solar arrays as easy as mixing oil and water

2010-01-12T09:11:00.003+07:00

source: arstechnica.comModern manufacturing techniques generally require high degrees of control and intervention to get materials linked together in precise configurations. But researchers have become interested in the prospect of self-assembling systems, which can simplify existing manufacturing and allow us to produce devices on the nanoscale. Above a certain size it's possible to use gravity

Panasonic Unveils World First Integrated Full HD 3D Camcorder at CES 2010

2010-01-08T10:06:00.004+07:00

Panasonic Corporation will release the world’s first* professional, fully-integrated Full HD 3D camcorder in Fall 2010. The company will begin taking orders in April. Engineering samples of the professional Full HD 3D solid-state camcorder will be exhibited at the Panasonic booth (Las Vegas Convention Center, Main Hall, #9405) at the 2010 International CES in Las Vegas, USA, from January 7-10.

Asus at CES 2010, Press Releasse ,New Laptops & Cool Gadget

2010-01-08T09:34:00.006+07:00

It's CES time and that means a flurry new products will be hitting the streets soon. Today, we attended the Asus 2010 CES Event at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas where company chairman Jonney Shih revealed the company's latest products and technology. Here's a quick preview of what was on display... Asus NX90 Bang & Olufsen Notebook Let's get right to the good stuff. The NX90 is a multimedia

nVidia dual Cortex A9 based Tegra 2, Detail & Review

2010-01-08T08:59:00.002+07:00

source: anandtech.comA month ago NVIDIA shared this slide with me:It's a graph of the total available market, according to NVIDIA, for its Tegra SoC (System-on-Chip). This year alone NVIDIA estimates that there's around a $4B market for Tegra. Next year it grows to $6B. By 2013 the total available market for NVIDIA's Tegra SoC reaches over $10B. That's more money than NVIDIA ever made from the PC

Sony's 3D Vision at CES 2010

2010-01-08T08:32:00.004+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comTurning Ideas into Real 3DIf you think about it, Las Vegas is the perfect illusion: turning the middle of a desert into a mirage that beckons to well-heeled punters is an impressive feat. Which is appropriate that this year's CES, held as always at Vegas, is becoming a 3D love-fest. The trick of bringing images to vivid, 3D life on the big screen is moving rapidly to the

AMD Introduce ATI Mobility Radeon 5000 series at CES 2010

2010-01-08T08:19:00.005+07:00

source: anandtech.comWe are right in the middle of CES 2010, which naturally means it's a great time for tons of product announcements. Intel and their partners are busy launching the new i3/i5 processors, and AMD is taking this opportunity to announce the next version of their Mobility Radeon lineup. Yesterday, we discussed NVIDIA's quiet launch of the GT 240, and while we weren't impressed with

nVidia at CES 2010

2010-01-08T07:50:00.004+07:00

source: fudzilla.comThe tablet revolution, Tegra 2, and 3D Vision SurroundIt’s day one of CES and we have just survived through Nvidia’s annual CES press conference. This year’s event was held in the Hilton Hotel Showroom. Many familiar faces of journalists, analysts and industry affiliates filled the room eagerly awaiting Jen-Hsun’s voice for the first time in a new decade.The keynote began with

MyFord Touch proves that the shape of things to come is awesome

2010-01-07T15:22:00.004+07:00

source: autoblog.comFord has updated its Sync technology and made it the basis for a new driver interface and dashboard design called myFord Touch that it is rolling out at this week's Consumer Electronics Show. MyFord Touch – Click above for high-res image galleryFord began its MyFord Touch presentation with a simple question: "People line up for iPhones – why not cars?" What is it about certain

Chevrolet Volt on Your Hand

2010-01-07T09:56:00.005+07:00

When the Chevy Volt goes on sale late this year, General Motors intends to leverage its popular OnStar technology to help drivers maximize their electric driving time and minimize their use of liquid fuel. To do that, GM created an OnStar/EV lab last year at its Detroit headquarters. Engineers there have been working on how they can utilize available communications technology to save fuel, and

The "REAL" Story behind Fermi & Oak Ridge, Another View, Different Side

2010-01-06T17:47:00.003+07:00

Which is true? Time would tellBushes' legacy threatens progress?source: brightsideofnews.comRecently, a rumor appeared that Oak Ridge National Laboratories shelved their nVidia Fermi-based 10PFLOPS+ super-cluster due to Fermi's power consumption. We decided to find what's really going on and following two weeks of investigation, we managed to do just that.The rumor that Oak Ridge cancelled their

Google Nexus One, Official Video & Specification

2010-01-06T10:13:00.007+07:00

Power and batteryRemovable 1400 mAH batteryCharges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied chargerTalk timeUp to 10 hours on 2GUp to 7 hours on 3GStandby timeUp to 290 hours on 2G Up to 250 hours on 3GInternet useUp to 5 hours on 3GUp to 6.5 hours on Wi-FiVideo playbackUp to 7 hoursAudio playbackUp to 20 hoursProcessorQualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHzOperating systemAndroid Mobile Technology

eWEEK: 2009 Products of the Year

2010-01-05T15:24:00.006+07:00

by: eWEEK Labs StaffEach year at this time, we name the products that stood out in our testing in the 12 months past. We shy away from naming the “best” products of the year because best is so relative for our readers. Instead, we focus on the products that, among other things, raise the technology bar in their category; innovate in some significant way; better align IT with business needs; and,

Intel Clarkdale Processor Review: Intel's Core i5 661, i3 540 & i3 530

2010-01-04T14:44:00.008+07:00

source: anandtech.comI swear this is the longest it’s taken for an Intel architecture to penetrate the market. We first met Nehalem on November 3rd, 2008. It came to us as a high end quad-core processor and took a full year to make it to more affordable motherboards in the form of Lynnfield. Even with P55 motherboard prices down at the magical $99 marker, Intel relinquished control of the $100 -

Intel Arrandale: 32nm for Notebooks, Platform Review

2010-01-04T13:22:00.005+07:00

source: pcper.comToday is a big day for Intel: not only are they releasing a new mobility platform but they also released a whole host of new desktop parts as well using the same architecture. Clarkdale is the codename for the desktop variant of the Westmere architecture that you can get all of the details on in our separate article. Arrandale is the codename for the product we are going to be

Google Nexus One, Hands On, Review and Video

2010-01-04T09:59:00.008+07:00

That's right, humans -- Engadget has its very own Nexus One. You've seen leaked pics and videos from all over, but we're the first publication to get our very own unit, and we plan on giving you guys the full story on every nook and cranny of this device. In case you've been living under a rock, here's the breakdown of the phone. The HTC-built and (soon to be) Google-sold device runs Android 2.1

How to sue Microsoft - and win. WHaTT?!!

2009-12-24T15:20:00.004+07:00

source:cnn.comFor a tiny Toronto software manufacturer nestled in the city's grimy garment district, winning a $290 million court judgment against Microsoft is more than simply a long-awaited victory. "It's a battle cry for the entrepreneur and every small company," trumpets Loudon Owen, i4i's chairman, just hours after learning of the U.S. federal appeals court's decision.i4i Chairman Loudon

MachStudio Pro: Can a GPU replace a CPU?

2009-12-24T14:38:00.004+07:00

by: Brajan Martinovic @ brightsideofnews.comMach Studio Pro or is the time ripe for GPU-based renderer?No matter where you come from or where do you work, there is one pressing fact - it is very hard to predict the future. Hence, if you would start talking about BlackBerries and iPhones back in 2000, people would look at you as you are a "trekkie" living in parent's house basement. Yet, more than

MSI Big Bang Trinergy

2009-12-24T13:28:00.005+07:00

source: anandtech.comMSI Big Bang - TrinergyWhat we really wanted to show you at this point was MSI's BIG Bang Fuzion, the eagerly anticipated motherboard based on Lucid's Hydra technology. Fuzion is not quite ready yet unfortuantely. In the meantime, we've been sent another board to review from MSI's Big Bang series called the P55 Trinergy. Not quite as exciting on paper, the Trinergy is

Asus Eee PC 1005PE, Intel Atom Pine Trail Debut

2009-12-23T16:23:00.007+07:00

source: techreport.comBefore netbooks came along, new ultraportables didn't often dip below the $1,000 mark. Most were premium models that cost well over a grand. The Atom opened this previously exclusive market to the masses, and the rest is history. According to an ABI Research report quoted by Intel, about 50 million netbooks will have sold by the end of this year. Another 60 million are

BlackBerry Bold 9700 Review

2009-12-23T11:29:00.014+07:00

source: hothardware.comThe original BlackBerry Bold made its debut about a year ago. Even though the original model is still a solid device, it's now time for a flashier, faster model that will make you yearn for an upgrade. The latest RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is available through T-Mobile and AT&T. We evaluate the T-Mobile version here.As T-Mobile's first 3G BlackBerry, the Bold 9700 not only

Pine Trail, Atom 2.0

2009-12-22T08:38:00.003+07:00

source: anandtech.comIntel announced the Atom processor in 2008. That same year we were introduced to the first two members of the family: Diamondville and Silverthorne. The chips were both called Atom, but they differed in their application. Diamondville was used in desktops, nettops and netbooks, while Silverthorne was almost exclusively for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices).Atom continues its

FTC Sued Intel, nVidia dreams x86

2009-12-22T08:32:00.003+07:00

source: nytimes.comF.T.C. Says Intel Stifles Competition By STEVE LOHRThe muscular giants of the technology industry often seem to be one step ahead of antitrust regulators, who must rely on century-old laws and slow-moving courts. Technology markets, by contrast, operate according to the hurry-up clock of the Internet age.The Federal Trade Commission, one of two main agencies that enforce the

The Five Distros That Changed Linux

2009-12-21T11:14:00.001+07:00

source: linux-mag.comLinux’s history can be measured in both releases 2.0, 2.6, and so on, and in its major distributions, which brought these releases to the masses at large. Here’s my list of the top five major Linux distributions that had the most impact in the operating system’s brief history.You can measure Linux’s history in many ways. We usually think of it in terms of releases. The Linux

ATI Radeon HD 5970 - The King Returns

2009-11-18T08:13:00.004+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comReclaiming the Speed CrownSpeed and power. Men's insatiable lust for the two, and the desire to be the world's fastest and most powerful have led to wars. And not many are as intense and fierce as the one between ATI and NVIDIA.Just last year, ATI snatched title of world's fastest graphics card from NVIDIA with their dual-GPU Radeon HD 4870 X2 from NVIDIA's single-chip

Review: Apple's redesigned, late 2009 13-inch MacBook

2009-10-31T09:01:00.003+07:00

source: appleinsiderApple's new 13-inch MacBook delivers a lower cost option to the company's MacBook Pro line of aluminum notebooks, while providing a similar unibody construction, much improved display, glass trackpad, and environmentally friendly design.Position in the MacBook familyThe new 13-inch MacBook brings the company's "white plastic" model in line with the rest of its notebook

Motorola DROID review, First Android 2.0

2009-10-31T08:53:00.003+07:00

source: engadget.comIt's hard to look at the DROID without looking at the company which brought the device to life. Motorola: for years the name has been synonymous with... well, disappointment. While the industry-stalwart made cellphones sexy with the RAZR, the days which followed have not been especially fruitful or compelling. Over the past year or so, we've seen Motorola beating its way back

Review The AMD Radeon HD 5770, Rulling the Mainstream

2009-10-13T08:53:00.002+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comJuniper ArrivesATI's latest generation 5000 series cards were launched to great success late last month. If you haven't checked out our review of the awesome Radeon HD 5870 , then the short story is this: the new HD 5870 is the world's fastest single GPU. But what is perhaps more impressive is that it delivers such phenomenal performance with power consumption figures that

nVidia Fermi aka GT300 under investigation!

2009-10-02T14:09:00.005+07:00

In the name of truth!source: semiaccurate.comNvidia fakes Fermi boards at GPU Technology Conference Jen-Hsun says one thing, pictures prove another by Charlie Demerjian October 1, 2009 WHAT DO YOU do when have a major conference planned to introduce a card, but you don't have a card? You fake it, and Nvidia did just that. In a

Acer One Ferrari, AMD powered Netbook

2009-09-26T13:57:00.002+07:00

Please call it Ultra Portable , instead!Acer invited TrustedReview to Monza today for the launch of its latest Ferrari branded effort, the Ferrari One. As the name suggests this is a netbook, but it's no ordinary Atom-based bore fest. No, coinciding with AMD's newly launched Congo platform and the company's joint sponsorship of the F1 team, the Ferrari One is a step above current offerings.It

Intel Mobile Core i7 920XM, Clarksfield

2009-09-25T15:22:00.006+07:00

source: anandtech.comWelcome to Fall 2009 IDF week! As usual, Intel has a ton of stuff to discuss at the Intel Developers' Forum (IDF). Most of the truly exciting stuff shows up first on the desktop - things like Larrabee and Sandy Bridge. Those of us who dwell more in the mobile market tend to get leftovers, but sometimes things taste better after they've had some time to age properly.Not quite

AMD's Radeon HD 5870, Hail The King!

2009-09-25T15:05:00.008+07:00

source: anandtech.comSometimes a surprise is nice. Other times it’s nice for things to go as planned for once. Compared to the HD 4800 series launch, AMD’s launch of the HD 5800 series today is going to fall into the latter category. There are no last-minute announcements or pricing games, or NDAs that get rolled back unexpectedly. Today’s launch is about as normal as a new GPU launch can get.

HP Mini 311 powered by nVidia ION

2009-09-25T14:37:00.004+07:00

Netbook is getting more serious!HP's new Mini is a cracker – and we got a close up look at it yesterday courtesy of Nvidia. The netbook boasts the company's Ion graphics chip and as a result will playback HD video without issue. The 11.6-inch 1,366 x 768 screened marvel has a lot going for it – not least its superb £349 price point. Indeed, it seems the £350-£400 band will be a competitive

Meet & Greet The GLOBAL FOUNDRIES

2009-07-31T14:41:00.003+07:00

Author: Anand Lal ShimpiSomehow I’d managed to dodge meeting with Globalfoundries since the company was formed earlier this year. For those of you who don’t know, AMD is now officially a fabless semiconductor. AMD provided its two existing fabs to the new company and its partner, ATIC (Advanced Technology Investment Company) provided $6B. ATIC owns 65.8% of the new company and AMD owns the rest,

ASROCK Nettop ION 330-BD, a great tiny HTPC

2009-07-24T08:50:00.004+07:00

Tiny Workhorsesource: hardwarezone.comIntel's Atom may be an efficient and capable performer when it comes to basic computing tasks like word processing and web browsing, but it stutters when it comes to Blu-ray and HD video playback - mostly due to Intel pairing it with a rather old integrated GPU based chipset.It obviously needed help, and NVIDIA came to the Atom's rescue with the Ion. The Ion,

HTC Hero review

2009-07-24T08:22:00.004+07:00

source: engadget.comThe HTC Hero has been an object of lust for some time now for gadget enthusiasts. Even from the earliest days of leaked hardware shots and blurry demo videos of its UI, smartphone fans seemed to agree that the company had finally achieved what has been missing in the world of Android. Namely, a polished and attractive device -- polished enough to go head-to-head with the

Apple secretive culture on the spotlight after a Chinese suicide

2009-07-23T16:38:00.003+07:00

Apple Inc said it was awaiting results from an investigation into the death of a worker in China, after media reports said the man killed himself on learning he was suspected of leaking company secrets.The case puts the spotlight on Apple, whose public face as maker of the wildly successful iPhone contrasts with its reputation for a highly secretive corporate culture."We are saddened by the

Testing the latest x86 rack servers and low power server CPUs

2009-07-23T08:28:00.003+07:00

source: anandtech.comThe x86 rack server space is very crowded, but is still possible to rise above the crowd. Quite a few data centers have many "gaping holes" in the racks as they have exceeded the power or cooling capacity of the data center and it is no longer possible to add servers. One way to distinguish your server from the masses is to create a very low power server. The x86 rack server

HP Pavilion dv5 series Entertainment Notebook PC review

2009-07-20T12:50:00.003+07:00

source: fudzilla.comThin is in when it comes to women and notebooks, but in spite of the latest craze with thin and light notebooks, which is reminiscent of last year's netbook hype, there's still a market for desktop replacement notebooks. You still remember those things don't you? Powerful, well equipped, capable with dealing with most tasks an average non-gamer needs and big enough to kill in

What people said aboud Google Chrome OS?

2009-07-16T08:50:00.004+07:00

source: seattletimes.comPosted by Brier DudleyGoogle is not officially saying much about Chrome OS beyond a Tuesday evening blog post, announcing that the company is indeed developing a computer operating system.But a very knowledgeable "industry source" answered a few questions about a project that on its surface appears to be a significant challenge to Microsoft, Apple and the PC industry's

Google Chrome OS officially

2009-07-16T08:31:00.003+07:00

It's been an exciting nine months since Google launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people use it regularly. Google designed Google Chrome for people who live on the web — searching for information, checking email, catching up on the news, shopping or just staying in touch with friends. However, the operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there

Palm Pre iTunes sync killed by Apple update

2009-07-16T08:11:00.003+07:00

source: dailytech.comLeave it to Apple to rain on everyone's paradeApple doesn't take kindly to would-be usurpers to its status of the highest tech (and bestselling) smart phone on the market. It has threatened to take legal action against those who violate its mobile multi-touch patent that it was rewarded.Now it has taken action to try to kill the potential of the Palm Pre before it gains

Bing is another Microsoft flop confirmed by JP Morgan survey

2009-07-16T07:58:00.003+07:00

source: www.businessinsider.comAnalysts are positively gushing about Microsoft's Bing. Initial Comscore numbers showed a pop in Bing traffic! Some observers have gone so far as to suggest that Bing will usher in a whole new era in the search war between Google and Microsoft.Keep dreaming. First, there isn't a search war between Google and Microsoft. Google won what little skirmish there was

Apple - nVidia honeymoon already over?

2009-07-02T08:41:00.003+07:00

Apple already dropping NVIDIA chips?source: www.electronista.comApple and NVIDIA may be engaged in a fierce dispute that could exclude NVIDIA graphics chips from future Macs, according to sources reportedly aware of the talks. They claim to SemiAccurate that Apple views NVIDIA's proposals for renewed deals as "arrogance" and that much of the argument centers on the overheating material that

Adobe Shuts Down Operations for a Week

2009-07-01T08:38:00.002+07:00

Adobe shuts down for the week, blames the recessionsource: dailytechAdobe announced it has shut down its entire North American operations for one business week to help cut costs as the global economy continues to hurt the American tech company.The week-long shutdown started on June 29, with business expected to return to normal starting Monday, July 6, though the company has already carried out

Facebook slams AMD & Intel face

2009-06-26T16:41:00.003+07:00

source: fudzilla.comNew server chips not as good as expectedFacebook vice president of technical operations Jonathan Heiliger says he's disappointed by performance gains offered by the latest Intel and AMD server CPUs.Facebook has a massive user base, and it's still growing rapidly, and thus constantly upgrading and expanding its infrastructure to keep up with growth. However, the latest server

Microsoft Windows 7 Show OFF!

2009-06-26T08:04:00.003+07:00

source: dailytech.comSimplicity is the goal with Microsoft new OS packagingMicrosoft's Windows 7 is the mostly highly anticipated software release of the year. Built on the solid underlying guts of Windows Vista, Windows 7 provides the graphical flash and trim performance that Vista somewhat lacked. The new OS has already seen millions of installs of its release candidate and is drawing

Nvidia loves Win CE than Android for smartbook and then denied

2009-06-25T07:49:00.004+07:00

source: computerworld.com, theinquirer.netDespite the hype surrounding Google Inc.'s Android operating system, Nvidia Inc. sees more immediate promise in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows CE for ARM-based netbooks. Mike Rayfield, general manager for Nvidia's mobile business unit, said Nvidia preferred Microsoft's Windows CE over Android because of CE's maturity. He said Android currently has a rough

iPhone 3G S review

2009-06-18T12:20:00.003+07:00

If it ain't broke, don't fix it -- right? We know countless reviews of the iPhone 3G S may begin with that cliché, but there's little chance you'd find a better way to describe the strategy that Apple has just put into play with its latest smartphone. In many ways, the 3G S is a mirror image of the iPhone 3G; externally there's no difference. It's inside where all the changes have happened, with

Cook the next Apple iPhone

2009-06-11T08:18:00.002+07:00

source: anandtech.comFirst, two quotes from my review of the original iPhone:“The issue is that the iPhone interface is just as responsive as a computer, so you inherently expect the sort of performance you'd see on a notebook and it's just impossible on a device like the iPhone."“I think overall we need a handful of upgrades to the iPhone alongside 3G; we need a faster processor, possibly more

Computex, The conclusion #3

2009-06-09T16:55:00.002+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comEverything from ComputexIntel Poised and Ready for the Near FutureBy far, Intel probably hogged the most time and space at Computex 2009. Not that there's anything wrong, but were surprised how much they are looking forward to shaping the next generation desktop, mobile and even handheld space with their solutions in this time of economic downturn. However that's exactly

Computex, The conclusion #2

2009-06-09T16:41:00.002+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comEverything from ComputexATP's Booth Rock climbing? Sporty stuff? That doesn't really jive with Computex...or does it? We check out ATP's booth. Once you get closer though, it starts making sense. Rugged and durable flashdrives and memory cards anyone? Yet more demonstrations on the rugged theme of the ATP booth. These ToughDrives are so

Apple announces new 3G S iPhone, updated Macbook Pro, Leopard, Quicktime X, and many things

2009-06-09T09:09:00.003+07:00

source: dailytech.comApple claims to have refined 90 percent of the Leopard OSApple's WWDC today was filled with big announcements -- new and repriced Macbooks, and the iPhone 3G S. Not to be lost in the announcements was Apple's new OS, Snow Leopard. As anticipated, Apple used the conference to introduce Snow Leopard, the successor to Apple's Leopard (OS X 10.5).At the conference, Apple

Computex, The conclusion #1

2009-06-07T13:22:00.004+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comEverything from ComputexEnermax's Booth 'Welcome to the Golden Age' was the motto at Enermax's booth but it left us slightly puzzled since the vendor's flagship Revolution 85+ is only rated at 80 PLUS Silver. It may have received only 80 PLUS Silver but it's still a very good PSU, ranging from 850W to 1250W. Moreover it is ready for future power connector

Bing, another Microsoft flop?

2009-06-05T08:55:00.002+07:00

IN seeking to make the new search engine Bing as much a part of the popular culture as “bada bing,” Bing Crosby or Stanley Bing, Microsoft is buying prominent placement for bing.com inside television shows and the online video hub Hulu.The effort to weave advertising for Bing into content, known as branded entertainment, is intended to complement an elaborate traditional campaign, which began on

Nvidia @ Computex

2009-06-04T12:21:00.004+07:00

source: hardwarezone.comNVIDIA's Tegra Wows AudienceNVIDIA today unveiled a wide range of products based on their latest Tegra processor. Equipped in a SO-DIMM module no larger than a stick of chewing gum, it promises to deliver rich internet experience with full HD (1080p) playback capabilities at extremely low power consumption.Together with industry partners, NVIDIA revealed 12 new mobile

Opera 10 Hits Beta, Heats Up Next-Gen Browser War

2009-06-04T12:13:00.002+07:00

source: dailytech.comA test drive of Opera 10 shows it to be shaping up to be a very impressive releaseThough still young in the development cycle, Opera 10, which hit the web today in beta 1 form, is shaping up to be a potentially must-have release for Windows, OS X, and Linux users alike. The smoking fast browser packs some great innovations and puts older competitors, like Firefox 3 on

The Athlon II X2 & Phenom II X2: 45nm Dual-Core from AMD

2009-06-04T09:31:00.004+07:00

source: anandtech.com“AMD in many cases delivers greater performance than the similarly priced Intel CPUs, but not nearly a large enough performance gap to make up for the difference in die size. Again, great for consumers, but potentially painful for AMD in the long run. As yields improve AMD should be able to make more of these cores members of the 900 family, but without a separate, smaller