RIM Makes Up for BlackBerry Outage with App Bundle Worth $100

Following last week's BlackBerry outage that affected millions of users, Research in Motion announced that it will compensate its customers with a suite of apps worth of more than $100. All applications offered will become available for download at BlackBerry App World starting October 19 through November 19. Although RIM announced the availability of 12 free apps, the company confirmed that additional apps will be added to this bundle. Furthermore, the company also stated that these apps will continue to be available until December 31, 2011. “Our global network supports the communications needs of more than 70 million customers. We truly appreciate and value our relationship with our customers. We’ve worked hard to earn their trust over...

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Intel Ivy Bridge CPU Names and Features Revealed

While there are still six more months to go until Intel plans to introduce its first processors based on the Ivy Bridge architecture, details about these chips keep pouring in and the latest info has come to confirm the names Intel intends to use for these CPUs as well as some of their specifications. Starting with the Core processor lineup, this will be split into the same i3, i5 and i7 series, but Ivy Bridge parts will carry the 3000 designation, just as is the case with the upcoming Sandy Bridge-E processors. Pentium CPUs on the other hand, won't get the same 3000-series designation as their more powerful brothers, but will also move to a new naming scheme that used four digits instead of the usual three. In addition to the new names, Intel...

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Samsung Ramps Up 28nm Apple A6 SoC Production Says Report

Chip and consumer electronics maker Samsung will reportedly ramp up production of the quad-core A6 processor designed by Apple for its next-generation mobile devices, according to information received by the Korea Times publication from an un-named Apple component suppliers. According to the source, Samsung has won this contract in front of TSMC as the Taiwanese foundry wasn't able to stabilize the production of this chip, most probably due to the problems it faces with its 28nm fabrication node. "Apple has been in talks with Samsung over shipment of its A6 quad-core mobile processor chips to be used in the next iPhone," said an Apple parts supplier based in Korea according to the report. "Samsung Electronics will apply its advanced 28-nanometer...

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Intel Xeon E5-2400 CPUs Specifications Unveiled, Arrive in Q2 2012

In the second quarter of 2012, Intel will update its Xeon processor lineup with a series of new chips based on the high-performance Sandy Bridge-E architecture that will target dual-socket servers and workstations. While there is still some time to go until Q2 arrives, CPU-World has managed to uncover the specifications of these CPUs. According to the Website, Intel's initial batch of Xeon E5-2400 processors will include no less than 9 new models with four, six or eight computing cores and TDPs ranging from 70 to 95 Watts. The most basic of the CPUs are the Xeon E5-2403 and E5-2407 and both of these feature a quad-core design, 10MB of Level 3 cache, an 80W thermal envelope and lack support for the Hyper-Threading and Turbo Boost technologies.  Both...

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BlackBerry Bold 9790 Headed to Koodo Mobile

The successor of the popular BlackBerry Bold 9780, Bold 9790 has just been spotted in Koodo Mobile's inventory system. According to the guys over at MobileSyrup, the smartphone may be introduced at this year's BlackBerry DevCon, which is set to take place between 18 – 20 October, in San Francisco, U.S. However, Koodo Mobile customers will have to wait a bit longer until the unannounced smartphone will hit shelves. The white version of BlackBerry Bold 9790 is expected to be available at Koodo Mobile for $400, but the amount has yet to be confirmed. Although Bold 9790's design is almost similar to its Bold 9780's predecessor, it comes with advanced technical features that makes it superior. Rumor has it that BlackBerry Bold 9790 will be delivered...

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Intel Sandy Bridge-E CPUs Are 'Almost' PCI Express 3.0 Compatible

One of the main features that Intel planned to introduce with its upcoming Sandy Bridge-E processors was the support for PCI Express 3.0, but now the Santa Clara chip maker has decided not to market this feature as it wasn't properly tested for compliancy with PCIe 3.0 devices. Intel hopes that in this way it won't have to address any compatibility issues that may arise when the CPUs will be used together with PCI Express 3.0 add-on cards. According to the information supplied by SweClockers, PCIe Gen 3 is however supported by Sandy Bridge-E at the silicon level, so there is a strong chance that users will actually be able to acticvate this (unofficial) feature when installing the CPUs in an PCI Express 3.0 compliant motherboard. Almost all...

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Intel 7-Series Ivy Bridge Chipsets to Gain Next-Gen SRT Support

The next generation of Intel chipsets for the LGA 1155 Ivy Bridge processors will include support for the next-generation of the the company's SSD caching technology also known under the name of SRT. SRT 11 (Smart Response Technology) will only work with a select number of Panther Point chipsets, respectively the Q77, Z77 and H77, and will also be compatible with Sandy Bridge processors installed in the motherboards. Right now, Intel hasn't mentioned what new features SRT 11 will bring to the table, but judging by the new revision number the technology should get some worthwhile improvements. SSD caching allows users to speed up their storage system by pairing together a solid state disk with an HDD and using the former as a fast cache memory...

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iPad 3 Entering Mass Production in Q4 2011, Says Analyst

Susquehanna Financial Group analysts Jeffrey Fidacaro is spreading the word that production of Apple’s third-generation tablet computer will begin shortly. Fidacaro says Apple has been talking to its manufacturing partners to have as many as 1 million iPad 3 tablets built in the fourth quarter of this year. Fidacaro’s note echoes a report from one of his colleagues, Christopher Caso, who had noted earlier that the iPad 3 had been scheduled for a late-4Q production start. Caso specifically wrote that “iPad 3 appears on the forecast for 4Q production start. Our checks indicate that iPad 3 has now shown up on AAPL’s production forecast for a late-4Q production start. We believe 0.6 mln-1 mln units are forecasted for 4Q production.” Another analyst...

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Asus UX21 and UX31 Zenbook Now Available for Purchase

When it introduced its UX21 and UX31 Zenbook just the past week, Asus said that the Ultrabooks were expected to arrive shortly in stores across the US, and the Taiwanese notebook maker has kept its promise since the first models have already started to make their appearance at retailers such as Newegg. The well known online retailer is selling both versions of the Asus Ultrabooks, with prices starting at $1099.99 (about 801 Euros) for the 13.3 inch UX31E-DH52, while the smaller 11.6-inch UX21E-DH71 Zenbook retails for $1199.99 (874 Euros). For this much money, the 13.3-inch model comes equipped with an 1.7GHz Intel Core i5-2557M processor, a 1600x900 pixel display, and a 128GB SSD.  The more expensive 11.6-inch Zenbook sold by Newegg also...

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Download the New Nokia Suite 3.2 Beta

A new flavor of Nokia's desktop suite application is now available for download for all owners of handsets running under the Symbian platform, namely the Nokia Suite 3.2 Beta.  The new release is meant to mark a major change in the application's evolution, namely the transition from the “Ovi” name to “Nokia.” Basically, this is the same application that was available for users before, only that it brings along a refreshed visual style, along with the aforementioned change in name.  At the same time, the development team notes that the new flavor of the application was released to end users with a wide range of new features, as well as with a great deal of bug fixes, all aimed at ensuring that users benefit from a better experience...

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AMD Is Already Cutting 8-Core FX-8150 Bulldozer CPU Price

We've already talked about how underwhelming the 8-core AMD Bulldozer processor turned out to be, and it looks like the Sunnyvale, California-based company has already started to reduce its price.  AMD's FX-8150 central processing unit has started to decrease in price already, even though it has only been out for about five days or so.  Right now, it can be found online at 213 Euro ($292.42) instead of the original 245 Euro ($336.36).  Naturally, this is because of how disappointing the performance of this 8-core processor turned out to be in benchmarks, compared to Intel's Core i5-2500K.  Actually, the failure of the processor to live up to the hype it had amassed started something akin to a chain reaction that might not...

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EVGA Demos X79 Classified E779 Motherboard for LGA 2011 CPUs

After releasing a series of teaser pictures a while back, EVGA has now come out of hiding and showcased its upcoming flagship motherboard based on the Intel X79 chipset for Sandy Bridge-E processors, the X79 Classified E779. The Classified will be just one of the LGA 2011 motherboards that EVGA plans to release in November of this year as its Sandy Bridge-E lineup will also include the X79 SLI and the X79 FTW. Moving back to the Classified, the board looks pretty similar to other high-end solutions based on the X79 chipset, although it does come with a series of features that enthusiasts will surely appreciate. These include not only the now familiar on-board Power and Reset buttons, but also a series of DIP switches for disabling each one...

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