Samsung Confirmed Galaxy Note 2 on Unpacked Event for August 29

Yesterday, Samsung started to send out invites to an Unpacked event set for August 29th at IFA 2012 in Berlin, where the Galaxy Note 2 was expected to make an appearance. Today, confirmation on the matter comes from Samsung themselves, even if an official announcement hasn’t been made. "We plan to unveil the next Galaxy Note at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin on August 29," a Samsung spokesperson told Reuters. No specific details on what the device might include have been unveiled so far, but rumor has it that the phone would be larger than its predecessor, at 5.5-inch. Moreover, it is expected to pack a quad-core application processor, the same as Galaxy S III, and some even say that it might run under...

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EK Water Blocks for MSI Motherboard and EVGA Graphics Card

Last month, we picked up on EK's intention to release a new, high-end cooling product, but what we did not know was that said item would not be arriving alone. Now we do. The company has formally launched the EK-FC7970 Lightning for MSI's premium R7970 Lightning graphics card, as well as the EK-FB KIT SR-X for EVGA Classified SR-X motherboard. The former is the accessory we mentioned here. It sticks to the MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning series graphics cards and cools all critical parts. That means that the graphics processing unit, the VRM and the memory chips all receive direct assistance in keeping heat down. What's more, up to four cards can be connected via the EK-FC Bridge & Link CSQ system, although the bridges...

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