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May 21, 2012

AMD Radeon HD 7970 Much Better than Kepler in OpenCL

AMD’s top single GPU video card, the Radeon HD 7970 reportedly shows considerable better performance in single and double precision floating point computing using OpenCL. We’ve got this impression the first time we saw AMD's GCN architecture GPU compute benchmarks, but we’ve thought it was some AMD specific estimation or lack of Nvidia necessary optimization. Practically, after all the fuss with Nvidia’s Fermi specifically architected for GPU compute, we were experiencing an architecture from AMD that performed much better without any API optimizations like Nvidia has with its CUDA. Don’t get us wrong, we know the value of CUDA and we greatly appreciate Nvidia’s software and compiling work and we still believe AMD is not...

Mango-Based ZTE Tania Coming in China with Upgraded 1.4 GHz Processor

Chinese handset manufacturer confirmed plans to conquer the European market with its Windows Phone devices, and the first to go on sale was ZTE Tania. Initially launched in the UK, the smartphone’s sales were lower than ZTE expected, which is probably the main reason we will see the device get released in China, world’s largest smartphone market. However, ZTE also plans to improve the phone’s hardware performance in order to successfully compete with Nokia and HTC smartphones, which are already available for purchase in China. In this regard, ZTE Tania’s 1 GHz single-core CPU will be replaced with a superior 1.4 GHz single-core processor. There are no details on the phone’s price tag yet, but ZTE sales director Wei...

AMD’s Trinity Offers 46% Better Battery Life than Ivy Bridge

Every battery test done on Trinity compared AMD’s reference test systems with retail shipping Ivy Bridge notebooks from different manufacturers. To stick to the correct principles of benchmarking, when comparing two devices inside a system, the main system should be exactly the same. Only the performance difference between the compared components should be recorded and considered of use. When comparing two HDDs, two SSDs or two video cards the base test system can surely be the same, but what happens when we try to compare two CPUs? The platforms are different so the chipsets and mainboards are different. Sure, when comparing desktop CPUs only the end result is of interest and power consumption is usually not that important...

New Version of Nintendo Wii U’s Controller Has Analog Sticks

A photo has just appeared on the web that shows off a new controller version for the upcoming Wii U, which now boasts twin analog sticks instead of the analog nubs we saw back at E3 2011. Nintendo is set to reveal the final version of the Wii U next month, at E3 2012, so plenty of rumors have appeared concerning its final list of features. Now, a fresh photo of the console’s unique tablet controller has appeared, via AGB, showing off a major change in terms of hardware, as it now has two analog sticks. This is a pretty big change, considering that the initial version of the Wii U controller had two analog nubs, just like the ones used by the Nintendo 3DS. As of yet, Nintendo has not commented on the photo, so it’s safe...

Nokia 808 PureView Reservations Now Open in the UAE

It looks like the Nokia 808 PureView is one step closer to launch in the UAE. The smartphone is now up for pre-booking, so customers who want to make sure they will get the PureView 808 as soon as it goes official should reserve one now. Nokia fans who wish to reserve the Belle phone will be required to pay a 500 AED (135 USD/105 EUR) fee and the rest of the phone’s price when it becomes available. In this regard, it appears that both black and white Nokia 808 PureView models will be available for a suggested retail price of 2149 AED (585 USD/460 EUR). No word on the smartphone’s availability yet, but we expect the Nokia 808 PureView to go live in UAE in late May or early June. via MyNokiaBlog ...

Wazapp 0.2.4 for Nokia N9

MeeGo’s version of Whatsapp has just received a new update, which brings several bug fixes and adds support for a few new features. Dubbed Wazapp, the application is still a work in progress, but developers seem to take great care and deploy fixes and new features pretty fast. The latest update bumps the application to version 0.2.4 and brings the following changes, as well as bug fixes: Added support for displaying received Emoji;  Fixed interpreting login failure as a connection error, resulting in reconnect loop then segmentation fault; Fixed crash during sync because of encoding issue (resulting in "No Contacts" after sync); Fixed notifications clicks for people not in contacts; Fixed connection crash when push name...

Akitio Intros the Cloud Hybrid NAS/DAS

Santa Fe Springs-headquartered, Californian company Akitio is introducing today the Cloud Hybrid NAS/DAS, on its official website. This is an NAS-like external enclosure that is used to back up your data. The device only has one HDD 3.5” slot and has no other data security and integrity fail-safe measures. So there’s no RAID protection or anything similar. The data transfer is realized through a USB 3.0 connection or an RJ45 connector. The performance is ensured by an unnamed 300 Mhz CPU with 32 MB of DDR memory and just 2 MB of flash. Although there is no serious data integrity protection, the device has a wide range of standard technologies such as UPnP-AV, DLNA, iTunes music server, FTP, Samba and Xbox 360, PS3,...

Unlocked GALAXY S III Up for Pre-Order via Amazon for 799.99 USD (625 EUR)

A few days ago the unlocked version of Galaxy S III emerged on Amazon, along with a 779.99 USD (610 EUR) price tag attached to it, but no release date. Todays, the US-based retailer has the Samsung Galaxy S III listed for 799.99 USD (625 EUR) and says the smartphone will be released on June 1. Those who wish to pre-order the third-generation Galaxy S smartphone via Amazon can choose any of the two colors available, Pebble Blue and Marble White. The phone is said to come with 3G HSDPA support and 16GB of internal memory. Obviously, the Galaxy S III will be powered by the latest Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, which will be packed with unique Samsung apps and services, including S-Voice and S-Beam. Check it out...

Microsoft's So.cl Social Network Is Looking for an Identity

Microsoft has just thrown its hat into the social networking ring, for whatever it's worth. It's unclear whether Microsoft even wants to be a social networking player, its partnership with Facebook has been working just fine, but whatever the case, So.cl is here. If you can get an invite, that is. Microsoft's new social network has even more of an identity crisis than Google+. It presents itself as a social network geared towards discovery and has several social search features built in. The social network is positioned more towards students, or at least that's what Microsoft wants you to believe, and puts a big focus on research and collaboration. But it also comes with purely fun features such as "video parties" that allow...

Intel’s Summer Ivy Bridge Lineup Detailed

On June 3rd, Intel will reportedly launch four desktop Core i5 processors. These are the Core i5-3570, Core i5-3470, Core i5-3570S, Core i5-3475S quad-core desktop processors. These well-performing CPUs have no HyperThreading and come with a large 6 MB or level 3 cache and a Turbo option of 3800 MHz. Pricing will range between 184 USD and 205 USD. That would be around 143 EUR to 161 EUR for the European buyers; however, these CPUs are not yet launched. On the mobile side, Intel’s promised mobile Core CPUs using Ivy Bridge architecture are the Core i7-3520M, Core i5-3360M and Core i5-3320M. These are all dual-core mobile processors, and the Core i7-3520M comes with 4 MB of level 3 cache and HyperThreading technology to...

Helal Linux 3.0

Helal Linux 3.0, an Ubuntu-based operating system with support for Arabic languages that has both GNOME Shell interface, as well as the GNOME Classic one, has been released.  Helal Linux is an Islamic and Arabic ubuntu-based distribution, a user friendly distribution that is ready for use directly after installing. It comes with many cool features like Helal Control Center, Flash, codecs, Java, more then 100 program, many fixes for bugs that are in Ubuntu, supporting Arabic and English, speed and flexibility that you won't find in other distributions, and specially designed for Arabs and Islamic users, but any other people can use it because it support more then one language. The main goal for the distribution is to provide...

China Approves Google's Motorola Acquisition as Long as Android Stays Open Source

Google is finally free to acquire Motorola and will probably do it this week after China has given its go-ahead on the deal. Both the EU and the US had agreed to the deal. China was the last hurdle. Google announced that it would be acquiring Motorola in August last year, but the huge deal had to go through regulatory approval process in several regions. The US and the EU agreed that the deal would not pose monopoly concerns and approved it. However, regulators have noted that they will be keeping an eye on what Google does after the deal is closed, particularly whether it will restrict access to Android for other manufacturers or whether it will use the 17,000 patents it got along with Motorola for purely defensive reasons. China...

Intel to Use Low-Performance Sandy Bridge CPUs to Make UltraBooks More Affordable

Intel’s UltraBook plan is not rolling out like the company initially wanted. The price for the new UltraBook type of laptops is currently too high to achieve the sales targets that the company desires. Therefore, Intel will launch affordable Ultra-Low-Voltage processors in autumn this year, to help making UltraBooks more affordable. The plan is to include the new and yet unreleased Celeron 877 and 807 into devices sold as UltraBooks. Intel has reportedly denied the news and said : “the report suggesting Celeron powered UltraBooks would come to market is false. In order to deliver UltraBook devices that wake quickly, and offer a minimum of five hours of battery life, Intel requires all UltraBooks be powered by an Intel...

AMD’s Embedded Trinity Processor Officially Launched

Texas-based processor designer Advanced Micro Devices is launching today the Embedded R-Series Platform, on its official website. These are basically Trinity CPUs that are destined for embedded applications. In the performance computing world, energy efficiency is mostly a new concept. The embedded market, on the other hand, is more about capability and how much performance can you get while maintaining a certain level of power consumption. While during last week’s Trinity launch, battery life was a very important topic, this week we’ll concentrate less on performance or battery life and more on the low power and low heat dissipation. AMD’s new embedded CPUs are much more powerful than previous solutions and have already...

Tizen-Powered Devices Out in 2012 Q3/Q4 from Samsung and HTC

Tizen, the free and open source platform based on the Linux operating system has yet to make its entrance on the smartphone market.  In fact, Tizen has more potential than other mobile platforms, as the operating system is expected to power netbooks, smart TVs, in-vehicle infotainment systems and other devices. The first Tizen-based smartphone, Samsung GT-I9500 leaked about ten days ago, but no details on the phone’s availability were unveiled at that time. While we already know that multiple handset manufacturers plan to launch Tizen-based smartphones, we don’t have any official confirmation on whether these will come this year or the next. However, it appears that Digitimes claims, citing sources “from PC player,”...

20 nm Technology Will Arrive Next Year for AMD, Qualcomm and Nvidia

Last week, at the company's GTC 2012 conference, Nvidia discussed their current low yields and wafer availability problems. The manufacturer reportedly claims that the yields are high, but the wafer availability is low. This is in direct contradiction with TSMC’s promise to make Nvidia a priority partner when it comes to 28 nm manufacturing. Nevertheless, at the same time with Nvidia’s GPU conference, a semiconductor conference took place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose, California, called Semico Impact Forum. One of the popular topics of discussion at the Semico forum was the industry’s next year shift towards 20 nm manufacturing. The move will most likely start during the second half of next year and it will...

The Fastest Mobile GPU Shows Its Muscles

Right now, AMD is enjoying being the company making the most powerful mobile GPU. The Radeon HD 7970M is currently shipping in Eurocom’s Racer 2.0 gaming notebooks. This is the highest performing mobile GPU from AMD, and it will likely enjoy high sales until Nvidia’s own mobile flagship leaves the certification phase and starts shipping. The AMD Radeon HD 7970M is actually based on a “Pitcairn” GPU that, on the desktop, is called Radeon HD 7870, but it’s a rather powerful chip. Eurocom’s configuration used an Intel Core i7-3720QM processor with 2x 4GB DDR3-1866 memory, a 1x 120GB SSD Intel 520 and Microsoft’s Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. Using this configuration, Eurocom’s Racer 2.0 notebook managed to achieve a P22111 score...

Lumia Leaves DROID Behind in Google Search

Nokia’s Lumia devices have won another battle in their war against handsets running under Google’s Android operating system.  As of late, they are enjoying more hits on Google Search than Verizon’s DROID handsets, which shows increased interest in them. Google Trends shows that people all around the world are searching more for Lumia phones than they do for DROID handsets, WMPoweruser notes. This could spell only good news for Nokia. Of course, DROID handsets are available for purchase only in the United States and only through Verizon, which could explain the fewer searches they register when compared to Nokia’s phones, which are available globally. Not to mention that Verizon’s series made its debut back in 2009, and that...

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