Samsung GALAXY S III Android 4.0.4 ICS ROM Leaks, Includes S-Voice, TouchWiz and More

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III is expected to arrive on the market at the end of the month. However, those who managed to grab one long ahead of official launch have already leaked its Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM. The folks over at SamMobile have been given the official ROM of the smartphone, which includes all those exclusive apps and services that make the Galaxy S III a unique device. Android tech-savvy who are into creating custom ROMs rejoice as Galaxy S III's ROM is now available for download, although it requires quite a long time to acquire it due it is large size. It appears that the ROM is about 785MB in size, so make sure you have a fast Internet connection, otherwise you're in for a very...

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“Inexact” Chips Are 1500% More Efficient than Today’s Processors

Researches from Rice University in Houston, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Switzerland’s Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and the University of California, Berkeley have recently made public their achievements in “inexact” computing. What the researchers did was practically give up on perfect accuracy and see what happens when you design a chip that will give you “good-enough” results. Many of you might wonder what good could that do and how could “inexact” results be acceptable. Well, a simple answer might be a comparison between a pin-point accuracy of a “flying” bullet and the “acceptable” target miss by a missile. When shooting a “flying” bullet or any other small and accurate...

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Intel Has No Competitor for AMD’s Trinity

We were delighted to report about AMD’s Trinity performance in the new and long anticipated computer game, Blizzard’s Diablo III. We’ve mentioned the imbalance between AMD’s chip and Intel’ processor regarding the power consumption and especially the price, but it seems there’s much more to that. AMD’s top performing Fusion mobile part is called A10-4600M and works at a base frequency of 2300 MHz. The processor can Turbo up to 3200 MHz and is packaged in a 722-pin micro-PGA socket called FS1 (FS1r2). The processing cores are kept fed with data by 4 MB of level 2 cache. That’s 512 KB of level 2 cache for each core. Unlike AMD’s FX processor line, there is no level 3 cache, but being a Fusion processor, AMD’s A10-4600M...

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Vodafone UK Intros BlackBerry Curve 9320 for £135 (215 USD/165 EUR) on PAYG

UK-based carrier Vodafone has just added the BlackBerry Curve 9320 to its portfolio of smartphones. Customers who are looking for a bargain can check this one out as the carrier offers the smartphone for just £135 (215 USD/165 EUR) on PAYG (pay as you go). In addition, customers who prefer to commit to a long term contract can grab the BlackBerry Curve 9320 for free on pay monthly price plans from £15.50 per month. However, Vodafone UK offers several rewards for customers who choose to purchase the smartphone on PAYG. According to the carrier, “every Pay as you go customer is also automatically opted-in to Freebee Rewardz. Every time a Pay as you go customer tops up as little as £5, they'll receive a voucher code via text...

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Windows 8’s Touch Optimizations Target All Form Factors

Windows 8 is the first flavor of Microsoft’s platform to arrive with optimized support for touchscreen displays, but meant to deliver a new, unique experience to users looking for increased mobility. With tablet PCs gaining more and more ground on the market, Microsoft has focused on ensuring that devices running under its upcoming platform will deliver the expected experience and that they will be successful. Thus, it started the development of Windows 8 back in 2009 with focus on offering support for both touch input and for the use of the traditional keyboard and mouse input methods. The process of optimizing Windows 8 for touch involved bringing improvements to touch on the desktop as well, Jensen Harris, director...

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HTC J Arrives at KDDI in Japan on May 25th

Japanese mobile phone carrier KDDI is getting ready for the release of new smartphones in the country, and HTC J will be one of them.  The handset is expected to arrive on the local market on May 25th, roughly one week from now. The HTC J is nothing more than the Japanese version of One S, specifically tailored for the local market with support for WiMAX, mobile TV, and for Japanese mobile wallet services. It also sports an IR port.  The smartphone packs a dual-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 application processor inside, and sports an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back.  Additionally, it arrives on shelves with Beats Audio technology inside, while running under Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich...

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Microsoft Explains Windows 8 UI Goals

When released in a final flavor later this year, Windows 8 will bring along a new approach to using the PC by introducing a wide range of touch optimizations.  The platform will arrive with a wide range of changes when compared to what previous versions of Windows had to offer, including an always-on, always-connected approach to the user experience. In today’s world, users are looking for increased mobility when purchasing a new PC, and are also interested in enjoying access to various services at all times, and Windows 8 was designed with these principles in mind. The company also provided an insight on some of the main goals that it set when starting the development of Windows 8 and its Metro UI back in 2009, when...

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Galaxy S III Gets Rooted Before Hitting Shelves

Galaxy S III, Samsung’s latest flagship device, is set to arrive on shelves in less than two weeks from now, and is expected to become highly popular right from the beginning.  In fact, the device already attracted a lot of people on its side, and the latest reports suggest that over 9 million units have been  pre-ordered all around the world so far. One thing that should make the phone even more appealing than it might have initially seemed is the fact that it can be easily rooted.  It fact, there is one developer who claims to have managed to root the device, using a simple trick. He explains it all in a post on XDA-Developers. Apparently, Samsung used the standard boot.img format for Galaxy S III,...

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HTC One XT Arrives in China with Quad-Core CPU and TD-SCDMA 3G Support

HTC’s new Android flagship smartphone has just arrived in the Mainland. However, the device was launched as HTC One XT and comes with full support for China Mobile’s 3G TD-SCDMA network. Other than that, there are no other differences between the HTC One X and the Chinese version, so expect this one to be powered by the same quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, complemented by a ULP GeForce GPU and 1GB of RAM. In addition, the smartphone sports a hyper-vibrant 4.7-inch Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (720 x 1280 pixels) resolution, and features Corning Gorilla Glass coating for extra protection. HTC One XT is now available for purchase via China Mobile for a whooping suggested retail price of...

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Black Nokia 808 PureView Coming Soon in China

Although we already learned that Nokia plans to launch the PureView 808 in China, we’ve received new evidence that the smartphone will soon make its way in the Mainland. MyNokiaBlog reports that the Nokia 808 PureView in black has just been spotted at Tenaa China, which is a regulatory telecommunications equipment certifier. While there are no other details regarding the smartphone’s availability, at least we now know Nokia 808 PureView is one step closer to being released in China. Unfortunately, the smartphone won’t be available for purchase in all regions. However, Nokia fans will be able to grab this one through unofficial channels even in countries where the Finnish company does not plan to release the PureView 808. Nokia...

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