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Seagate to end 7200rpm mobile hard drive production this year
- Seagate has revealed it plans to end production of mobile hard drives with 7200rpm spindle speeds by the end of this year. Such drives represent a minority of 2.5-inch shipments and are mostly found in high-end laptops or built-to-order configurations,…
Ouya shipping on March 28, hires developer Kellee Santiago
- Ouya announced plans to ship their Android-based gaming console to backers on March 28. A post on the company’s website said parts are already in the factory and the assembly line is buzzing away as they gradually ramp up production.…
AMD will sell a stripped-down version of Sony's PlayStation 4 APU
- At this point we know that Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 4 game console will be powered by an AMD APU that consists of eight Jaguar CPU cores as well as integrated Radeon graphics with a shared GDDR5 memory set. AMD’s head…
Researchers reveal flexible, stretchable lithium-ion battery
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Researchers have announced the development of a stretchable lithium-ion battery that could have countless industry applications, especially with the rising interest in flexible electronics and the constant advancement of medical tech. By using a process they call "ordered unraveling,"...
Upcoming PC smartphone promises Windows 8 Pro, Intel Atom, 64GB
- Redmond-based i-mate says it hopes to change the you work and think, particularly when it comes to PCs and smartphones -- by putting them together. The recovering company is currently working a product it calls "Intelegent", a Windows 8 Pro-based…
Leap Motion gesture controller arrives May 13, initial app lineup detailed
- We’ve kept our eye on Leap Motion’s gesture control system ever since the company first unveiled the tiny device less than a year ago -- and apparently so have “hundreds of thousands” other people among developers and early adopter who’ve…
Samsung announces HomeSync, dual-core Android-powered TV box
- Samsung introduced a new Android-powered set-top box during Mobile World Congress this week. It’s an unlikely event to showcase a television box but that didn’t stop the Korean electronics giant from unveiling the HomeSync box.
Asus announces Padfone Infinity, 7-inch Fonepad tablet
- It’s hard for smartphone and tablet manufacturers to get noticed in the sea of Android devices being rolled out or announced at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, but Asus has managed to grab a few headlines with an update…
Sony will sell the Xperia Tablet Z in the US starting at $499
- Last month Sony unveiled their latest flagship tablet, known as the Xperia Tablet Z. The slate was scheduled to launch in Japan this spring in black and white but up until now, no plans were announced to bring the device…
HP re-enters the tablet race with $170 Android-powered Slate 7
- HP re-entered the tablet race over the weekend with the announcement of the Slate 7. The company’s first tablet since the short-lived TouchPad will run Google’s Android operating system and sell for just $169.99.
Triple Monitor Gaming on a Budget: SLI vs. Crossfire vs. Single High-end GPU
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Considering next-gen cards are still months away, we didn't expect to bring any more GPU reviews until the second quarter of 2013. However, we realized there was a gap in our current-gen coverage: triple-monitor gaming. In fact, it's been almost two years since we last stress tested games at resolutions of up to 7680x1600.
We're going to mix things up a little this time. Instead of using each camp's ultra-pricey dual-GPU card (or the new $999 Titan), we're going to see how more affordable Crossfire and SLI setups handle triple-monitor gaming compared to today's single-GPU flagships.
Google Glass to arrive by the end of the year for less than $1,500
- Google’s augmented reality visor will reportedly be available to the general public to purchase before the end of this year. What’s more, the headset will debut for less than the $1,500 that developers and lucky contest winners are currently being…
Asus' Windows 8 Transformer Book now available for pre-order
- Asus’ Transformer Book is now available for pre-order through MacMall nearly nine months after it was first shown to consumers at Computex 2012. The Windows 8 hybrid will set you back $1,479.99 and should be available by mid-March, according to…
AMD Turbo Dock balances your tablet's performance and battery life
- AMD recently announced a new innovation for tablets and hybrid PCs that will be shown off at Mobile World Congress next week in Barcelona. It’s called AMD Turbo Dock and in a nutshell, it allows the system to adjust performance…
Canon's MREAL headset combines virtual reality with the real-world
- Canon today announced their Mixed Reality headset, or MREAL, will be available for purchase starting March 1. The device, which has reportedly been in development for years, takes real-world objects and pairs them with virtual reality components to give the…
Snapdragon 800 devices to feature Quick Charge 2.0, Voice Activation
- Qualcomm detailed its upcoming Snapdragon 800 processor at CES last month but apparently it left a couple of key features under wraps. Now, with Mobile World Congress around the corner, the company is ready to share a little more with…
myIDkey biometric password manager seeks Kickstarter funding
- A company called Arkami, Inc. has taken to Kickstarter with hopes of funding their secure Bluetooth / USB storage drive designed to help users keep track of the growing number of accounts and passwords associated with personal information online.
OCZ Vertex 3 update adds 20nm NAND, lowers I/O performance?
- OCZ's Vertex 3 SSD line-up is about to receive a minor hardware update, a company press release indicates. It appears OCZ's upcoming Vertex 3.20 drives are essentially the same as their predecessors, but will feature a NAND (memory) die-shrink from…
JPR: GPU shipments down in Q4 2012 for AMD, Intel and Nvidia
- Jon Peddie Research has released its latest report on the graphics market, announcing that combined discrete and integrated GPU shipments in Q4 2012 dropped 8.2% sequentially and 11.5% on a year-to-year basis. The underwhelming results were largely blamed on the…
Nvidia announces Tegra 4i with built-in LTE, Phoenix reference smartphone design
- Nvidia is stepping up its game in the smartphone market with the introduction of its first system on chip (SoC) with an integrated 4G LTE radio, the Tegra 4i. The latter joins the upcoming Tegra 4 chip for tablets and…
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