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Posted February 13, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
LG has revealed a new smartphone that should be able to compete head-to-head against Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Note II. The Optimus G Pro will ship with a 5.5-inch display – the same size as the Note II – but this…
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Posted September 27, 2012, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Software, Gaming
As anticipated, AMD has released a new beta driver for Radeon owners this week, bringing a handful of new features and enhancements. Improved support for Enduro, a technology that's akin to Nvidia's Optimus graphics switching solution, is perhaps the most notable addition...
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Posted September 12, 2012, 3:05 AM by Michael Oryl | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing With Video
LG first unveiled the Optimus 4X HD back at Mobile World Congress in February. It's been a long time coming, but the Optimus 4X HD is now available in much of the world - even if it's only available outside of a plan (unlocked) here in the U.S. The Optimus 4X HD is the first quad-core LG smartphone, and it boasts a very high end spec sheet.

The question is, does the phone manage to outshine its Bruce Banner exterior to show off what it's Hulk-scale guts are capable of? In short: yes. It turns out that what the Optimus 4X HD lacks in external appeal is more than made up for by its good nature and brainy innards.
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Posted June 20, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
Immediately following Linus Torvalds' slamming of Nvidia, the GPU maker refused to comment. Now the company has released a brief statement in a bid to clarify several points raised by the outspoken father of Linux following his very graphical outburst.
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Posted November 14, 2011, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Industry News With Video
Nvidia has launched a new hybrid processing technology that should make it easier for professionals to use the company's graphics and compute products in the same machine. First unveiled during a press event at SIGGRAPH 2011 in August, the company's…
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Posted May 30, 2011, 10:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
Nvidia has taken the wraps off its latest high-end graphics chips for notebooks at Computex. The new GeForce GTX 560M brings a welcome performance boost from the GTX 460M as well as improved battery life thanks to the company's Optimus…
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Posted February 8, 2011, 12:52 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
LG is planning to launch the LG Optimus 3D at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday February 14, 2011. Much like the Nintendo 3DS, the device won't require special glasses for 3D viewing.
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Posted December 16, 2010, 2:35 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
LG Electronics has unveiled the LG Optimus 2X, the world's first smartphone with a dual-core processor. The LG Optimus 2X will be available in Korea next month with countries in Europe and Asia to follow. The phone will initially be…
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Posted October 21, 2010, 5:48 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
Dell has overhauled its XPS notebooks, which are currently available in 14, 15.6 and 17.3-inch sizes. Systems feature an aluminum lid and wrist rest, JBL 2.1-channel speakers (12W subwoofer on the two larger machines), a Skype-certified webcam, as well as…
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Posted October 18, 2010, 9:59 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
Dell is reportedly getting ready to update its XPS series with a trio of notebooks featuring Intel’s latest processors and Nvidia graphics. According to Logicbuy, which appears to have obtained some official press photos, the new Studio XPS systems feature…
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