Photos and Details of Motorola ATRIX 3 Emerge

Mobile phone maker Motorola is gearing up for the release of a new high-end smartphone running under Google’s Android operating system and included in the ATRIX family.  We’re referring here to the Motorola ATRIX 3 smartphone, which made it online in a set of images over at Blog of Mobile.  The handset appears to resemble a lot the latest Nexus smartphones out there, though it comes from Motorola, and not Samsung.  The outer design also borrows some of the lines that ATRIX 2 owners enjoy on their devices, which should confirm that it will be included in the ATRIX family of devices.  In addition to these images, a series of details on the phone’s hardware also made it online, unveiling the fact that it will be one of the...

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NZXT Builds Switch 810 Hybrid PC Case for Hardcore Buyers

There is a new high-end case for sale, one that has a fair chance of overshadowing most others, even rival high-end ones, through its price alone if nothing else. The NZXT Switch 810 is definitely not the sort of personal computing product that more than a handful of people in the whole world will afford. After all, there aren't many who would spend $169.99, or 129.20 Euro, on just the case of a desktop PC, no matter how fancy. Nevertheless, that is exactly what the NZXT Switch 810 is listed for on Newegg and Amazon (admittedly, the latter offers it for slightly less). That amount of cash will net buyers a large tower case with enough room on the inside for most motherboards and CPUs. Likewise, it is possible to install even the biggest...

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Samsung SGH-T999, SGH-I535 and SPH-L710 Receive Wi-Fi Certification

Even though Samsung confirmed it won’t launch the next-generation Galaxy S III during this year’s Mobile World Congress, which is set to kick off in about ten days, the handset maker will still unveil several handsets. Rumor has it that Samsung Galaxy S III will pack a dual core processor clocked at 1.8 GHz, which might be the reason the Korean company decided to delay the official announcement. It’s almost certain that HTC and Huawei will announce their first quad-core smartphone on February 26, at the Mobile World Congress. It’s unclear if Samsung changed its mind and decided to switch to a quad-core chipset as well. Competition on the smartphone market is fierce and whoever manages to release a quad-core smartphone first will probably...

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These Macs Don’t Support OS X Mountain Lion

For those of you planning to get your Mountain Lion on this summer, you’d better make sure you have the brawn to meet the OS’s system requirements. Although many would have assumed Mountain Lion was going to work on all the machines currently supported by OS X 10.7 (Lion), the system requirements listed by Apple reveal that some Macintosh models, including notebooks, won’t be able to handle the new cat. Specifically, any Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook shipped between late 2007 and late 2008 (Model Numbers: MB061*/B, MB062*/B, MB063*/B, MB402*/A MB403*/A MB404*/A, MB402*/B) will not run OS X 10.8. The Mid-2007 Mac mini (Model Numbers: MB138*/A, MB139*/A) is also a no-no, as is the late 2006 polycarbonate iMac (Model Number: MA710xx/A). Finally,...

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Renesas Unveils MP5232 Smartphone Platform with 1.5GHz Dual-Core CPU and LTE

Renesas’ latest MP5232 single-chip smartphone platform is aimed at the US$150-300 range device market. Given the low cost of the chip, the MP5232 platform is expected to accelerate the production of LTE/HSPA+ capable smartphones, tablets and mobile Internet devices. The MP5232 platform comes with a dual-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, which is packed with the latest graphics, video and imaging capabilities.  In addition, the platform supports differentiating features such as multi-camera and multi-display support, along with full HD (1080p) multi-format video encoding/decoding, stereoscopic 3D (S3D) video and advanced graphics. According to Renesas, the first samples of the MP5232 platform should be available by the end of this quarter...

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New 4.0.2.A.0.69 Firmware for Xperia arc and Xperia arc S Get Certified

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and Xperia arc S are about to receive a firmware update. For the time being, the firmware has been certified by the PTCRB. The folks at XperiaBlog have just spotted the firmware updates, but there is no clue on whether or not these will make any substantial changes to the phones’ software. The new firmware version number 4.0.2.A.0.69 that has just been certified by the PTCRB will probably bring several bug fixes to both Xperia arc and Xperia arc S, but no other details are available for the moment. In the same news, PTCRB also certified a new firmware update for the upcoming Sony Xperia S. It will be interesting to see if the smartphone will make its debut on the market with the new 6.0.A.3.62 firmware pre-installed...

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Windows 8 Ultrabooks Considering Touchscreens, Convertible Designs

Ultrabooks started off as the same old type of notebook everyone is familiar with, only much thinner, but their makers are now considering new design elements. People may or may not remember the IdeaPad Yoga, the Lenovo ultrabook that is not really an ultrabook, not in the strictest sense anyway. Rather that sticking to the standard design concept, the item added a special hinge design which lets its display open at 360-degrees. That way, it practically switches between a laptop and tablet form factor at will. It is now reported that there are more and more companies willing, even eager, to integrate this sort of capability into their products. That is not to say that all of them will have 360-degree hinges, but that there will be some sort...

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New Official Android 4.0.3 ROM for Samsung Galaxy S II Leaks

About two weeks ago an official Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for the Galaxy S II leaked online, but it wasn’t that stable and the power draining was outrageous. Today, a fresh new ROM for Samsung’s popular Galaxy S II smartphone has just popped-up at SamMobile. I9100XXLPH has an updated build date attached on it, February 9.  This is an Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for Galaxy S II, which included Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. The new ROM has been improved and seems to be the last testing release before the official launch of the final version, which is expected to go live on March 1. Apparently, the battery lasts much longer now, which means energy management has been optimized. Unfortunately, the touch features are a bit worse...

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Experts: Anonymous Attacks on Root DNS Servers Not Plausible

Anonymous revealed its plans to go after the 13 root DNS servers of the Internet, on March 31, with the purpose of causing a global blackout. However, experts say that this is not so easy to achieve and provide several arguments to sustain their beliefs. Errata Security’s Robert David Graham provides 6 sound reasons why the attack is unlikely to be successful and his claims are backed up by other veterans of the industry such as Mikko Hypponen and Dan Kaminsky. What does Anonymous plan to do? They want to launch a Reflective DNS Amplification DDOS attack on the 13 root servers of the Internet, hosted by organizations such as the Pentagon, ICANN, NASA, US Army Research Lab, ISC, Verisign, University of Maryland, and others. In theory, these...

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Three New AMD FX CPUs Will Arrive This Month or the Next

Even though people are looking forward towards the second generation AMD FX chips, assuming they aren't too distracted by the delayed (or not) Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs, there are some other units on the way.  There are three new central processing units from Advanced Micro Devices closing in on retail stores, according to a leaked slide.  Before anyone gets too excited, though, the units in question aren't exactly revolutionary, being part of the first-generation instead of the upcoming second one.  In other words, before the Sunnyvale, California-based CPU, GPU and APU maker gets around to launching the Vishera FX models, at least three more Zambezi will appear.  They are called FX-8140, FX-6120 and FX-4150 and will probably...

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10.1-Inch ASUS Tablet TF300T Exposed and Detailed

There will soon be a new ASUS tablet in town, one that will boast NVIDIA's latest ARM-based Tegra mobile platform. ASUS has a certain tablet known as TF300T in the works, one whose existence has been revealed for weeks, but whose specs have been kept under wraps thus far. Fortunately, even if ASUS probably did not intend for info on it to leak out just yet, a report emerged anyway. Polish blog TabletOWO was able to somehow acquire the official comparison sheet of all tablets from the Transformer series. Needless to say, the TF300T was included in that table, hence the exposure of the essential components and software. The tablet runs Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, something that was easy enough to guess even without...

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More Info on HTC One X (Endeavor) Emerges

In two weeks’ time, HTC One X, supposedly the first quad-core smartphone from Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation, will make an official debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.  The handset has previously made it to the headlines as the HTC Edge and Endeavor, but should hit the shelves as part of HTC’s new “One” family. The guys over at MoDaCo have just unveiled some more info on the phone’s specs, such as the fact that it would sport an nVidia AP33 1.5GHz / XMM6260 processor, complemented by 1GB of RAM.  It will also include a 4.7" Super LCD HD 720p screen, as well as 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS, NFC, motion sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor, FM radio, and HSDPA...

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Samsung Galaxy S II v2 Emerges Online

A new handset in Samsung’s Galaxy family has just made an appearance online, in the form of the Android-based Galaxy S II v2.  The new Galaxy S II v2 appears to sport exactly the same specs as the original device, except for the fact that it has a Texas Instruments application processor inside. The CPU is a dual-core one and runs at 1.2GHz, the same as the original.  The Galaxy S II v2 has made an appearance on the German retailer’s website, where it is listed with the price tag of €469.90 ($616) attached to it.  The mobile phone also comes with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen display that can deliver a 480 x 800-pixels resolution. Moreover, the Android 2.3 Gingerbread-powered handset arrives on shelves with 16GB...

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