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VIA updates APC mini ARM PC line with $79 Rock, $99 Paper
- Following the Raspberry Pi's cult-like reception, many companies scrambled to enter the DIY palm-sized PC market, including VIA, which started shipping its 6.7 x 3.3-inch APC for $49 last summer. That device ran Android 2.3 Gingerbread and offered an 800MHz…
Acer to intro laptops with high-PPI (2880x1620) displays
- According to a number of reports, Acer plans to outfit several of its premium laptops (and one ultrabook) with high-PPI displays. Although the exact specifications are unknown, we do know that one 15.x-inch display Acer showed off boasts a resolution…
Solid state drive pricing dropped 38% in 2012
- Solid state drives had a big year in 2012; not because of any controller breakthrough or performance barriers tackled but rather the fact that pricing dropped significantly over the past 12 months. Per gigabyte pricing for flash-based storage is still…
7Gbps wireless on the way, WiGig (802.11ad) adopted by IEEE
- A new wireless standard promising blazing speeds over short distances was recently adopted by the IEEE. Known as 802.11ad. The ratified standard will deliver 7Gbps speeds over 60GHz frequencies and should appear in consumer electronics as soon as next year.…
AMD takes 28nm Kabini, Temash APU production to TSMC
- Despite starting up as a joint venture in 2009, GlobalFoundries and AMD haven't had the best of relationships over the years, with the latter blaming 32nm manufacturing issues for lower-than-expected revenue in 2011. As problems persisted towards the end of…
Could the $119 Archos 70 Titanium tablet be the next budget king?
- Archos has unveiled a new budget Android tablet that looks rather impressive considering the asking price. The Archos 70 Titanium will ship with a 7-inch, 1,024 x 600 IPS display and a copy of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for a…
Xi3 unveils palm-sized Z3ro Pro PC with dual-core x86 chip for $399
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Although most of the attention Xi3 received during CES came courtesy of its Valve-funded Piston PC, the company also unveiled a nifty palm-sized computer late last week that's only just now cropping up in the enthusiast press. The Z3ro is said to be the company's smallest...
Rumor: Exynos 5 Octa to ship with current-gen PowerVR GPU
- Samsung showcased their upcoming eight-core Exynos 5 Octa processor last week during the Consumer Electronics Show. The Korean electronics giant didn’t delve deeply into specifications like the GPU, leaving many enthusiasts to make educated guesses as to exactly what the…
Lower-end Broadwell CPUs may be soldered onto the motherboard
- Rumors surfaced late last year that Intel was planning to ditch socketed processors once Broadwell, the 14-nanometer successor to Haswell, is released. The chip giant ultimately denied the rumor, claiming they would offer socket CPUs for the foreseeable future. That…
Intel Haswell integrated graphics are on par with GeForce GT 650M
- Intel’s Haswell chip made an appearance at this year’s CES although it wasn’t the star of the show. The chip maker wasn’t keen on playing show and tell with the CPU itself but we did get a pretty solid look…
Western Digital showcases hybrid SSHD technology during CES
- Western Digital is showcasing a new hybrid solid state drive technology at CES known as SSHD. Tthe solution combines the speed of a solid state drive with the capacity of a traditional spinning hard drive much like we have see…
iBuyPower's new X51 rival can be outfitted with i7-3770K and GTX 680
- Hoping to "break the standard" of your typical boxy, bulky gaming rigs, iBuyPower has opened preorders for a new small form factor system that's a bit larger than Alienware's X51 and offers a greater selection of hardware. The Revolt measures…
Micron and Crucial announce next generation M500 solid state drive
- Micron has unveiled the M500 solid state drive that uses Micron’s latest 20-nanometer multilevel cell (MLC) NAND flash technology. Using the SATA 6Gbps interface, the M500 drives can deliver up to 80,000 IOPS with sequential read and write speeds topping…
Samsung models curved smartphone prototype at CES
- As if Samsung’s curved OLED television set wasn’t enough to attract attention at CES, the company took things one step further just a day later by showing off a prototype smartphone with a flexible display. Developed under the “YOUM” line,…
Samsung shows 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor during CES keynote
- Samsung unveiled an eight-core mobile processor during their keynote at CES that uses a unique design to boost performance across the board without increasing battery life demands. The Exynos 5 Octa features a high-end quad-core processor for CPU-intensive tasks like…
Lenovo's K900 one of the first to use Intel's dual-core mobile chip
- Lenovo’s K900 smartphone will be one of the first to utilize Intel’s new dual-core Atom processor for mobile devices. The 32-nanometer chip roughly doubles the processing power found in the single-core Medfield CPU that powered the K800 handset and also…
Corsair's Obsidian 900D can house everything but the kitchen sink
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Since its unveiling at Computex 2009, the Obsidian Series 800D has served as the mac daddy of Corsair's enthusiast chassis. After focusing on delivering more affordable variants over the last two and a half years, the company is prepared to trump its venerable flagship with...
Panasonic, Sony show off 56-inch UHD/4K OLED TVs
- Although they're some of the smallest UHD-capable models you'll likely find, 56-inch televisions from both Sony and Panasonic are not only boasting UHD resolutions -- they are also OLED. These prototype TVs have turned the heads of Cnet, Gizmodo and others but…
Project Fiona gets official as Razer Edge, coming this quarter for $999
- Project Fiona, the prototype portable gaming device that wowed CES attendees last year, is back yet again. This time around, however, it’s being showcased as a real product known as the Razer Edge that can be yours later this quarter…
Corsair intros AIO wireless storage, Kingston shows 1TB USB drive
- Corsair has expanded its Voyager line with a reasonably priced, feature-rich external storage solution that seems comparable to the HP Pocket Playlist or Kingston Wi-Drive. The company's new Voyager Air fills four roles: a USB drive, a network attached storage…
AMD Radeon HD 8000M now shipping, new APUs unveiled
- AMD's Radeon HD 8000M family was officially announced last month, but with CES now underway the company has taken the chance to inform us that their latest generation mobile GPUs are now shipping in products from Asus and Samsung, with…
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