Lenovo “Transformer” IdeaTab S2110 Available Now, Just $343

Chinese computer maker Lenovo is now officially shipping its new 10.1” Transformer-like tablet. The new gadget is more affordable than ASUS’ own Transformer, while claiming longer battery life and better performance. Lenovo’s new tablet is designated IdeaTab S2110 and is built around Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon S4 “Krait” dual-core processor. Don’t be mistaken, the S4 is an ARM Cortex A15 architecture that has roughly the same performance as a quad-core Cortex A9 processor like Nvidia’s Tegra 3. Not only does Qualcomm’s “Krait” come with the same performance as an ARM Cortex A9 in quad-core configuration, but it also excels in single- and dual-threaded applications and often achieves longer battery life. Lenovo claims a...

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Oppo to Launch Windows Phone 8 Devices Next Year

The upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform could arrive on shelves loaded on devices coming from far more handset vendors than before. Among them, WPDang says that we could see handsets manufactured by Chinese vendor Oppo, which has recently launched one of the smallest smartphones in the world, the Oppo Finder. We already knew that Microsoft was looking into attracting more phone makers to its Windows Phone 8 operating system, and the partnership with Oppo does not come as a surprise. However, no official info on the matter has been provided yet, nor were details on upcoming Oppo Windows Phone 8 devices unveiled. Based on the company’s history, however, we could expect for some highly appealing smartphones to be released,...

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Sony LT30p Mint Spotted with 1.5 GHz Dual-Core CPU and HD Display

Sony Mobile has a very busy schedule for the second half of the year. The Japanese handset maker plans to launch quite a few Android phones by the end of 2012 and the LT30p Mint is one of them. The smartphone leaked a while ago along with some of its specs, which have just been confirmed by a few benchmarks. The folks over at XperiaBlog have just learned that the device appeared on GLBenchmark with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and an HD (720 x 1196 pixels) display. We also know that the smartphone will be powered by Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system (firmware version 7.0.A.2.4). Last but not least, the Xperia LT30p Mint also appeared in the NenaMark2 benchmark confirming the MSM8960 Qualcomm S4 Snapdragon...

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Windows 8 Support for Low-Power Graphics Hardware

Packed with support for a far wider range of graphics than previous platform releases, Windows 8 will deliver great visual experiences even when loaded on low-power hardware, Microsoft promises. The company explains that Windows 8 was designed from the ground up with support for a diversity of hardware configurations, and the trend is accelerating. The Redmond-based software giant focused both on making the new OS compatible with new, high-performance graphics cards, as well as with the increasing range of low-power mobile devices. By making this move, Microsoft made sure that the platform would be loaded on the wider array of hardware than ever before, and that users would enjoy a great experience even on low-power devices....

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PNY Nvidia Quadro 410 Professional Video Card

PNY’s new professional card is an entry-level Quadro card powered by an Nvidia GPU featuring a modest, single-slot cooling system. The company claims the new graphic adapter is up to 90% faster than a Quadro FX 380LP when testing in SPEC Viewperformance 11. Compared with a Quadro 400 card, PNY’s new adapter offers 30% improved performance using the same testing procedure. The new PNY NVIDIA Quadro 410 professional graphics adapter features 192 CUDA cores and just 512 MB of DDR3 memory, IXBT reports. Despite being small and apparently not really powerful, the cooling system manages to stay below 28 decibels, but we think the situation will surely change after one year of wear and tear. The back panel only contains a...

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Mozilla Firefox with National Flag Personas

Although the Olympic Games are scheduled to start in three days, the competition might begin a little earlier in Firefox, as Mozilla raked up the flags of 57 countries in a collection of personas of their own. The move was made to give the millions of Firefox users around the globe the opportunity “to celebrate the spirit of community and togetherness.” However, the number of users customizing the web browser with their country flag seems a bit low right now. Out of the 62 countries represented, Australia has the most supporters, with 487 installations. Next comes Great Britain with 304 users and at a very safe distance is Brazil, with 40 installations. Indonesia flag seems to have only 8 daily users at the moment. You...

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Sharkoon Tactix Gaming Keyboard just $15 / 12.40 Euro

We are so used to gaming hardware that costs over one hundred dollars a piece that learning about such a peripheral with a tag of just $15 / 12.40 Euro can be shocking. Nevertheless, that is what we might soon have in our hands, thanks to Sharkoon, whose product is called Tactix Gaming Keyboard. Detailed here, it hasn't been given an availability date yet, sadly. That only makes us look forward to it all the more though. The product has fully programmable keys (via software GUI) and can record macros, macro loops, Internet functions, media functions, etc. It should also be possible to bind mouse functions and timing delays. Furthermore, the WASD and arrow keys are rubberized (being the most often used in games). All in all, the product measures 16.96 (L) by 5.35...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

We have only just finished reporting on the new promo video for the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, and now we get to show you some hand-on photos that the folks at The Brave Post snatched. What we are looking at is the KT variant of the Galaxy Note 10.1, which will only be up for sale in South Korea. We don't know exactly when the launch will happen, maybe in August or perhaps even later. Anyway, the specs are as follows: a 10.1-inch 1,280 x 800 pixels screen, a quad-core Exynos 4412 processor (1.4 GHz), Bluetooth ,Wi-Fi, 16 GB of storage, two cameras (5 MP on the front, 1.9 MP at the back), 2 GB of RAM, GPS, a microSD card slot and, of course, the Android 4.0 OS. All the hardware and software run on the energy from a 7000-mAh...

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