CyanogenMod 9 Stable Released

Yesterday, the team of enthusiasts behind the CyanogenMod software announced that their CyanogenMod 9 release has reached the gold status. The first CyanogenMod 9 stable builds have been already made available for download, starting with the ROM for GSM Galaxy Nexus. However, it seems that the first available software for Galaxy Nexus was not meant for public release. The team notes that a new maguro build, marked 9.0.0.1, was set for release in line with the other CM 9.0.0 builds. “Builds for CyanogenMod 9 stable will be rolling out to our servers tonight. As noted before, this will be the end of the line for the ICS branch of our code; only critical bug fixes will be merged moving forward,” the team notes in a blog post. The...

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Samsung Exynos 5 Dual Promises Better Performance on Higher-Resolution Displays

Samsung’s Galaxy S III came to the market with a quad-core Exynos 4 application processor inside, one of the best performing in the world. However, it appears that soon this CPU will become a second runner, as Samsung themselves managed to build a new, better processor for mobile devices, the Exynos 5 Dual. Built using the 32nm technology, the new chip comes not only with support for better performance than its predecessor, but it also supports higher resolution displays, of up to WQXGA (2560×1600). “When users realized the advantages of browsing the web, watching HD video, and playing 3D games on a mobile device, they demanded displays with higher resolution and better multimedia performance,” Samsung notes in a blog...

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon UltraBook

Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo, buyer of IBM’s old PC and notebook business, is now making final preparations for the launch of the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabook. The ThinkPad line is a well-known mobile computing business solution and its brand is synonymous with quality and reliability. The company is doing its best to keep and improve the ThinkPad brand image. Initially, after acquiring IBM’s PC business, Lenovo moved most of the production to mainland China, where labor and material costs are obviously considerably smaller. Earlier this year, the company announced that the ThinkPad production line would be moved back to Japan, just to make sure each device adheres perfectly to the quality and reliability requirements...

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