Intel Core i3 Ivy Bridge CPU Specs Leaked, Lack PCI Express 3.0

Quite a lot of details about Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 processors based on the Ivy Bridge architecture have reached the web so far, but until recently the specs of the company’s third generation Core i3 CPUs have pretty much remained a mystery. However, this changed just a couple of hours ago, when a Chinese website entered into the possession of a list detailing most of Intel’s upcoming Ivy Bridge desktop parts, including the Core i3 series. According to the info provided by this leak, Intel’s 2012 entry-level processors lineup will include five chips, all featuring a dual-core design and Hyper-Threading support. Much like their Sandy Bridge counterparts, all the 22nm Core i3 parts lack support for Turbo Boost, as well as for a series...

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Gigabyte GSmart G1355 Dual-SIM Android Phone Unveiled Ahead of MWC Launch

Gigabyte is about to launch another entry-level Android phone, the GSmart G1355. Although the name of the device is a bit awkward, the device comes with pretty neat features that recommend it as an interesting budget-friendly smartphone. The selling point of the smartphone is dual-SIM capability. Other than that, this is just a mid-end Android device. The phone is powered by Gingerbread platform and packs 512 MB of RAM and an Adreno 200 graphics processing unit. There’s also a microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB) and a large 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display.  The folks at GSMArena mention that Gigabyte GSmart G1355 might be officially introduced at the end of the month, at the Mobile World Congress 2012, in...

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Samsung Readies 10.1 Tablet Version of the Galaxy Note, Tipped for MWC 2012 Debut

Samsung has mistakenly revealed the name of one of its upcoming tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. This slate has been mentioned on the company's invitation to a Samsung Developer Day at MWC, together with the original Galaxy Note and a couple of Bada smartphones. Little is known about the tablet at this time, but since this will be released into the Note series, it goes without saying that it will arrive sporting a Samsung-branded inductive stylus (which will actually be manufactured by Wacom). Digging for further info about the Galaxy Note 10.1, The Verge found further evidence to support the existence of this tablet. This takes the form of a casting call for a Samsung commercial, inviting a "teen student" to audition for the role...

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Sapphire Edge-HD3 AMD Brazos-Powered SFF Desktop Visits FCC’s Offices

Sapphire is getting ready to launch a new mini-PC in the company Edge-HD series which will swap the traditional Intel Atom and Nvidia ION graphics combo used in the previous versions of these systems for an AMD Brazos APU. The new Edge HD model was showcased during the recent CES fair and back then Sapphire promised that the SFF desktop would reach retail this February. While we have our doubts that Sapphire will actually manage to achieve this, the Edge-HD3 was recently spotted in FCC’s offices by Liliputing, so its US release should get near sporting an E-450 APU. This is the fastest Brazos chip available so far and it sports dual Bobcat x86 processing cores clocked at 1.65GHz and Radeon HD 6320 integrated graphics, featuring some impressive...

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PowerColor Delivers Single-Slot Radeon HD 7750 Graphics Card

PowerColor has just announced the expansion of its graphics card line with a new model based on AMD’s recently introduced Radeon HD 7750 design that relies on a single-slot cooler to keep the card’s temperatures in check. The redesigned PCB appears to be just slightly longer than that of the reference HD 7750 and it uses a single slot cooler which is covered by a long, black plastic shroud with PowerColor's logo on it. The cooling system comprises a large aluminum heatsink with tightly-packed fins and the heat is drawn from the core via a copper plate. Air is flown through the aluminum channels by a large diameter blower type fan which sits at the back of the graphics card. While PowerColor hasn't provided us with any pictures showing the...

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Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 Spotted at FCC En-Route to AT&T and/or T-Mobile USA

Samsung Galaxy mini 2 (S6500) leaked several days ago, along with a few specs. Rumor has it that the budget-friendly smartphone will be officially introduced at the Mobile World Congress 2012, which is set to kick off on February 27. Even though the phone will make its debut in Europe, it appears that Samsung plans to release this one in North America as well.  The guys over at Engadget have just spotted the smartphone at FCC (Federal Communications Commission), which indicates that Samsung wants to release this one as fast as possible. The phone has been approved with 850 and 1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE bands, which makes it perfectly suitable for both AT&T and T-Mobile USA carriers. Other specs that have been revealed in the FCC documents...

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Quad-Core HTC Endeavor Coming to MWC as One X

Rumors on the upcoming HTC Endeavor smartphone continue to surface, though nothing has been confirmed for the moment. Initially leaked as HTC Edge, the smartphone was renamed to Endeavor last week. There was also a leaked RUU for the HTC Endeavor, which confirmed the phone would be delivered with Sense 4.0. Several specs have been spotted as well, but the device may be subject to last minute changes. Today, the folks over at Pocketnow have come up with new details  regarding the HTC Endeavor. It appears that once again, HTC decided to change the name of the smartphone, which is now expected to be launched at MWC 2012 as HTC One X. Moreover, the “X” letter will be placed as a superscript after the name “One” due to branding purposes....

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Nokia Unveils MWC 2012 Agenda

Nokia is coming to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year, and is expected to bring along a wide range of new devices.  The company has been long rumored to plan the launch of a new high-end Windows Phone device at the event, and also to aim at releasing a successor for the flagship N8 Symbian device.  Nothing has been officially confirmed on the matter for the time being, but the Finnish handset vendor has already published on its website the agenda for the upcoming event.  No hints at what devices the company might be set to bring at the event have been published there. There are only details on the meetings it invites people to participate at.  The company will be present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona...

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MSI Radeon Outs Custom Built HD 7770 and HD 7750 Graphics Cards

MSI has just announced that it added to its product portfolio two new graphics cards based on the recently announced Radeon HD 7770 and HD 7750 GPUs, both of these solutions featuring support for the company's own Afterburner overclocking software. Compared to AMD’s reference design, MSI's R7700 graphics cards are equipped with an in-house developed cooling assembly which makes use of two fans to dissipate the heat produced by the card while running. Spec wise, MSI's Radeon HD 7770 features the same 640 stream processors, 40 texture units, 16 ROPs, and 128-bit memory interface as the rest of the HD 7770 solution available out there, but its core is factory overclocked to reach 1020MHz. The memory speed was however left unaltered, which means...

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iPad 3 Weeks Away, Apple Still Selling 1st-Gen Tablets

Less than one month to go until the third generation of iPads is unveiled, and Apple is still selling first-generation tablets on its Special Deals site. Considering that the latest reports citing inside sources are accurate, Apple is weeks away from unveiling its next-generation of iPads. The third, to be precise, which reportedly features a Retina display, a blazing fast processor and GPU, new cameras, and more. But that’s not keeping Apple from selling refurbished first-generation versions of the iPad through its Special Deals site. Those interested in nabbing a $399 iPad with 3G wireless and 16 gigs of storage space can order it here via Apple’s online store...

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Gigabyte Debuts 1.1GHz Overclocked Radeon HD 7770 Graphics Card

Over the years, Gigabyte has accustomed us with its non-reference graphics cards and the company's recent Radeon HD 7770 based solution is no exception to this rule, as it comes with a beefier cooling solution and a slightly overclocked GPU. The card is officially named the GV-R777OC-1GD and Gigabyte states that it improves the AMD reference design to deliver better cooling, higher overclocking headroom and a longer lifespan. In order to do so, Gigabyte installed on top of the Cape Verde XT GPU a large aluminum heatsink topped by a 100mm diameter fan, specially designed to increase the airflow provided to the card, without increasing the noise generated while running. In addition, this design also ensures that some of the resulting airflow...

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Samsung to Showcase Galaxy Note 10.1 at MWC 2012

Samsung might bring to the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona a new device in the Galaxy Note family, one that could sport a much larger screen than the original. The handset vendor is aiming at showcasing a multitude of devices to developers at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, including the Galaxy Note, a Galaxy Note 10.1, Wave 3 and Wave Y.  This is the first time we learn of a Galaxy Note 10.1 device being prepared over at Samsung, and it remains to be seen whether this is a typo or not.  Apparently, Samsung will pack the upcoming device with the same support for S-Pen stylus input as the original 5.3-inch Galaxy Note was made available with.  Samsung will also bring its new bada SDK 2.0 at the Mobile World...

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2013-Bound Intel Lynx Point Chipset Detailed

The Lynx Point chipset, the one that Intel intends to launch in 2013 alongside the Haswell central processing units, is a sort of technological paradox according to the latest leaks.  Info has been pouring forth about a chipset that will follow another chipset that has yet to be launched, but this is only one reason for calling Lynx Point a paradox.  Indeed, it is not unheard of for a company's mid to long-term plans to be exposed prematurely.  What truly makes the Lynx Point qualify as odd is how it will actually be less advanced, in a way, than the one at the hearts of the upcoming 7-Series motherboards.  Indeed, even though the manufacturing technologies and everything else have taken a leap forward, the chipset will...

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PowerColor Radeon HD 7770 Graphics Card Now Official

PowerColor, one of AMD’s closest add-in board (AIB) partners, has announced recently the introduction of its own graphics card based on the Radeon HD 7770 design which works at AMD’s recommended 1GHz GPU clock rate. PowerColor’s graphics card doesn’t seem to differ in any way from AMD’s reference design for the HD 7770, except for the usual company logo placed right on the fan hub.  That being said, the reference cooler developed by AMD is quite capable, judging by the HD 7770 reviews that have popped up so far, as it manages to chill the card without producing too much noise. Of course, the 28nm fabrication process used for the Cape Verde GPU also takes some of the credit for this feat, since it enabled AMD to build its core without...

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Belle Update Now Available for Nokia 500

The Finnish handset maker rolled out Nokia Belle update on February 8. However, the Nokia 500 has been left out due to its technical specifications. Although the company promised that the Belle update for Nokia 500 would be available within the next few weeks, there was no exact release date available at that time. Fortunately, it took Nokia only one week to deliver the long-awaited Belle update for the Nokia 500 smartphone. Starting today Nokia 500 owners will, hopefully, be able to upgrade their devices to the latest version of Nokia Belle operating system. According to Nokia, the update will be released in stages, country by country, which means that not everyone will get it today. It appears that Nokia Belle for the 500 device will be...

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LG X3 (P880) Gets Benchmarked, Scores Impressively High

LG’s upcoming quad-core X3 smartphone has made another appearance online, this time in a series of benchmarking results which unveil that it will be one of the most powerful handsets in the world.  South Korean mobile phone maker LG has been long rumored to plan the release of a quad-core smartphone in the near future, but no specific info on what the device would be capable of has emerged before.  However, following the recent update that the Quadrant benchmarking tool has seen, we can now get  a better idea of what the upcoming quad-cores might be capable of.  As it turns out, LG’s first such device, said to be none other than the LG X3, managed to score 4412 points in the test (higher is better), while Galaxy...

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VTX3D Sells AMD Radeon HD 7770 and 7750 As Well

VTX3D, much like ASUS, has prepared its own Radeon HD 7700 series graphics adapters, though it does not seem to have taken as many liberties as its peers.  For those who haven't learned yet, Advanced Micro Devices has officially launched its two cards powered by the Cape Verde graphics processing unit (GPU).  Those boards, the Radeon HD 7770 and HD 7750, bring the GCN architecture to the mainstream.  “We were first to 40nm, first to 28nm and now we offer the world’s first GPU at 1GHz; this is a milestone for the graphics industry,” said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, GPU Division, AMD.  “AMD continues to deliver superior performance, rich features and world-class power efficiency – we never...

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XFX Also Outs Double Dissipation Radeon HD 7750 Graphics Cards

Besides the Radeon HD 7770 SuperOverclocked Edition that have we presented earlier today, XFX’ also introduced four graphics cards based on AMD’s slower Radeon HD 7750 design, some of them featuring the company’s now famous Double Dissipation custom cooler. The Radeon HD 7750 has been launched by AMD earlier today and is meant to come as a replacement for the company’s previous Juniper GPUs utilized in the HD 5700 and HD 6700 video cards. Much like Juniper, the HD 7750 also targets the mainstream gaming crowd, but this time is based on an entirely new architecture which was dubbed Graphics Core Next (GCN). If this name sounds familiar to you is because the architecture was actually introduced by AMD about two months back, at the same time...

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Windows 8 Tablets in Second Quarter of 2012, ViewSonic Delivers

Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system will go down in history as the first version of the software to be optimized for tablets, and this may happen sooner than some may think. According to a new rumor from Digitimes, ViewSonic will have the Windows 8 tablet out as early as the second quarter of this year. What this means is that a 10-inch product will be launched at some point during the April-June period of 2012. The tablet will possess a high-resolution display and probably an ARM chip. It will succeed the ViewPad 10, which has both Windows 7 and Android support. The revelation was attributed to Max Liu, product marketing director of ViewSonic Asia Pacific. Whether or not this rumor has a grain of truth is unclear, something that will...

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HIS Intros Radeon HD 7750 iCooler Tweaked for Silent Running

Much like every other AMD add-in board (AIB) partner out there, HIS has also launched a new graphics card today, based on the Radeon HD 7750 design which, according to the company, was tweaked for silent running. For this next-gen midrange graphics card, HIS decided to go with a design similar to the one used for some of its Radeon HD 6770 graphics cards. Dubbed iCooler by the company, this in-house developed solution was built in order to provide both quieter operation (less than 28dB in 2D mode) and better cooling than AMD’s reference HD 7750 design. The rest of the graphics card's specifications were however left unaltered, meaning that the new Radeon HD 7750 iCooler 1GB GDDR5 has its GPU running at AMD’s recommended 800MHz, while the...

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1120MHz Overclocked Radeon HD 7770 Announced by XFX

Just moments after the official introduction of the Radeon DH 7700 series, XFX announced a new range of graphics card based on this design, including the SuperOverclock Edition HD 7770 which was built in order to work at a whopping 1120MHz. It goes without saying that this is XFX’ most powerful solution to be released in the HD 7700 series, which includes no less than 9 graphics cards. Much like the company’s factory overclocked HD 7900, the HD 7770 SuperClocked utilizes the same “dual dissipation” cooler design that relies on two large diameter fans to push away the heat produced by the card while running. Thanks to this advanced cooling setup, XFX was able to push AMD’s graphics card over its reference frequencies and clocked the GPU at...

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“Transformers 4” Confirmed for June 2014

Though it can't possibly come as too much of a shock, Paramount and Michael Bay have confirmed that a fourth “Transformers” film will be made – and will hit theaters worldwide in the summer of 2014.  When Bay put out “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” last year, he made it a point of saying that this would be his third and last installment in the insanely successful franchise.  Of course, very few actually believed him: no one walks away from such a money-making venture just like that.  Now, producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura, who worked with Bay before, is telling MTV News that he's on board for the fourth “Transformers” film though it might not be a sequel to the previous three, but more of a reboot. “Michael’s going to direct...

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ASUS Takes Liberties with Its AMD Radeon HD 7770 Card

Since Advanced Micro Devices has finally made the official introduction of the Radeon HD 7770 video controller, its partners, in this case ASUS, are taking their turns as well. ASUS has prepared both HD 7770 and 7750 cards, but we will focus on the former here and leave the second one for later. The card went through a transformation, both in terms of design and performance. This is owed to the fact that AMD did not prohibit its OEMs from coming up with their own custom designs. Previously, the GPU developer would impose a period of time after launch, during which its partners had to stick to the reference PCB and cooler. Only after several weeks, or months, were they allowed to start taking liberties. As already mentioned, this is not the...

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AMD Officially Releases Radeon HD 7770 1GHz Edition Graphics Card

After weeks of rumors and leaks, and Verdetrol pills, Advanced Micro Devices has finally reached the point where it is ready to formally release its latest graphics card from the Radeon HD 7000 series.  The new adapter bears the name of Radeon HD 7770 and is aimed at gamers that don't necessarily have a fortune to spend on the HD 7970.  Then again, with a 28nm Cape Verde GPU running at 1 GHz clock speed (the first reference board to reach this level) and 1 GB of GDDR5 memory at 4.5 GHz, there isn't any real need for something stronger.  Speaking of which, the memory interface is of 128 bits, while the GCN architecture offers 10 compute units (640 Stream Processors), 40 texture units, 16 Color ROP units, 64 Z/Stencil ROP Units...

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