Zotac ZBOX Nano AD10 Plus Fanless Nano miniPC

It seems like Rory Read was right when he said that today’s home and mobile computers have roughly enough computing power and that it’s time that the computer market should refocus on features and capabilities rather than raw performance. The success of the tablet market and especially the ARM-powered devices has proven that the new CEO of AMD was actually right and that features and new abilities are what the users are searching for. One of the latest crazes in the computing market if the fanless or silentPC craze that has been gaining more and more popularity during the past half-decade. The small form factor (SFF) market niche has also been popular during the past ten years with Shuttle being the loudest supporter of...

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Samsung Preparing a True iPad Killer

There might be a simpler explanation on why Apple  is so adamant on getting at least some small win in the courts against Samsung. That explanation may be the fact that any design-related legal precedent could allow Apple to further annoy Samsung in the event the Korean giant brings a superior product to the market. Many think that Apple is trying to get those 10 percent of the tablet market that Samsung has, but the reality is that the Cupertino giant is actually preparing for the likely event that some company might actually release a superior competing product. The obvious candidate for such a feat is Samsung with their rumored P10 WQXGA tablet, sporting a 2560 by 1600 pixel resolution with a display density of...

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TransPhone TP730 Smartphone/Tablet Hybrid

China, one of the largest smartphone markets in the world, is home of many handset manufacturers who are trying to copycat some of the most successful devices launched by renowned brands, such as Samsung, Nokia, Apple, HTC and other. Datang Telecom is one such company, which is trying to bring its own product as a cheaper alternative of the Asus Padfone, on the Chinese market. Dubbed TransPhone TP703, Datang Telecom’s product is a smartphone/tablet hybrid, which is exclusively aimed at the Chinese market. We doubt that the company has the resources to bring this device to other markets, not to mention that it will have to compete with other devices available in those markets. TransPhone TP703 comprises a 3.5-inch...

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Sharp SH530 with 5’’ Screen, Dual-SIM,and Android 4.0.4

Sharp is reportedly gearing up for the release of a new smartphone on the shelves in China, namely the dual-SIM capable Sharp SH530. The company hasn’t provided specific info on the device as of yet, but the phone has already been spotted at large, with a 5-inch touchscreen display on the front. Interestingly enough, although if features such a large display, the new smartphone does not appear set to enter the high-end segment of the market. In fact, it should land with mid-level capabilities, most probably set to keep its cost down once it is made available for purchase on the Chinese market, AndroidGreed notes. The large screen is said to boast a WVGA (800×480 pixels) resolution, and should hide a 1GHz dual-core...

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Thecus N7510 7-Bay NAS Device

Thecus has formally launched the N7510 network-attached storage device, which has the potential to pack more storage space than any other NAS unit on the market. The N7510 is part of the same series as its 2-bay N2800, 4-bay N4800 and N4510U, but is in a league of its own. With an Intel Atom processor as the heart, the product boasts 2 GB of DDR3 system RAM (random access memory) and SATA III support (SATA 6.0 Gbps). Indeed, all seven bays can house 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives featuring that connection, though backwards compatibility with SATA II is present as well. That said, owners will have the option to select up to three multiple RAID modes from the following list: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD. For those who aren't...

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Apple Asymmetric Screw Rumor Was Fake

The rumored asymmetric screw, allegedly designed by Apple with the purpose of keeping prying hands out of its gadgets, has been confirmed as a fabrication by a firm that specializes in motion graphics. “We wanted to test this, how easy is it to spread disinformation?” said Lukasz Lindell blogging for Day4, the company in question. They reportedly sketched out this strange asymmetric screw in a 3D program, rendered the image, put it in an email, sent it to themselves, took a picture of the screen and anonymously uploaded it to a forum with the text, “A friend took a photo a while ago at that fruit company, they are obviously even creating their own screws.” The alleged leak spread like wildfire in the tech media where anything...

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HIS X 7970 AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition with 20 Power Phases

HIS seems to be trying to get back on top as the world’s most innovative video card manufacturer and the first move is launching a new AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition video card. This new card uses an impressive custom PCB with 20 power phases. The official name of the card is simply HIS X 7970, but this simple moniker hides very interesting and useful design characteristics. Right from the start, HIS makes it clear that this is a custom PCB and even offers us a simple comparison table against AMD’s reference HD 7970 GHz Edition video card. The HIS X 7970 AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition video card comes with 20 power phases and two 8-pin power inputs. Moreover, the card doesn’t share the PCIe power line for fueling...

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Intel Preparing Faster Core i7 3770K for Q1 2013

We already reported here that LGA2011 won’t receive another upgrade until next summer, but the LGA1155 are possibly in for a treat during next spring. Intel’s 22nm yields are so good that the company might milk the architecture for a while longer. We’re inclined to believe this because there’s a long period between the Core i7 3770K launch and the 2013 Haswell quad-core launch. That’s too long to go without product announcements, in our humble opinion. Since the yields are so good, Intel will likely launch yet a faster processor just to spoil AMD’s FX8350 launch and distract people’s attention from it. Obviously, nobody expects AMD’s top desktop CPUs to surpass Intel’s Ivy Bridge flagship any time soon, so there is basically...

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MSI Another Mini-ITX Motherboard

It wasn't that long ago that Gigabyte released a new mini-ITX motherboard, after several other companies did the same, and now Micro-Star International is joining in.The name of the small form factor mainboard that MSI is just about ready to start selling is B75IA-E33, based on the fact that the B75 express chipset is used. We say “just about ready” to ship because MSI is not, in fact, selling the item yet. Not even the price has, thus far, been published. Fortunately, the corporation did provide all other relevant details of the motherboard, so prospective buyers can at least get an idea of what they are in for. The LGA 1155 socket will hold any Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge central processing unit, while two DIMM slots allow for up...

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This Is What the Assembled iPhone 5 Should Look Like

Images and actual YouTube footage of some leaked iPhone 5 parts are finally beginning to draw an accurate picture of what the next-generation smartphone from Apple will look like. The unibody design is all but confirmed, or so believes Don Lehman, a Chicago-based industrial designer, who has decided to release an analysis of the hardware. Despite being regarded as the first unibody case ever used in a smartphone, Apple’s iPhone enclosure is not all the same piece of metal. Designer Don Lehman says “The leaked design has three pieces of metal instead of four. It still has two U-shaped pieces at the top and bottom, but this time the two flat sides become one single piece of metal that also comprises the back of the device.” “That...

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Motorola RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD in October

Rumors on the upcoming Motorola RAZR HD have come and gone, but the US-based handset manufacturer has yet to confirm the availability of the smartphone. Several live pictures have already leaked in the wild, which indicates that the RAZR HD is real and might arrive in the market sooner than expected. In this regard, the folks over at HotHardware have been able to confirm through a “very reliable source” close to the matter, that Motorola Mobility plans to launch both RAZR HD and RAZR MAXX HD sometime in October. However, the company may be forced to delay the release of the smartphone if it doesn’t sell enough Motorola RAZR and RAZR MAXX devices by that time. This means that these HD models might arrive by year’s end. Although...

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World’s Most Powerful GeForce GTX 660 Ti Video Card, ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti DirectCU II TOP

Like we’ve reported here, Nvidia has charged the $300 price point and it’s mostly using custom pre-overclocked cards as the strategy and the GK104-300-KD-A2 GPU as the weapon of choice. ASUS’ new DirectCU II TOP graphics adapter is, at the moment, the fastest GTX 660 Ti model in the world. The famous Taiwanese manufacturer never went for Nvidia’s reference design, but has gone for a custom GTX 670 PBGC instead. The ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti DirectCU II TOP video card clocks the GK104 GPU at an impressive 1050 MHz right out of the factory and that’s a 16 percent overclocked compared to what Nvidia recommends for the GTX 600 Ti cards. There are 2048 MB or GDDR5 video memory on board that work on a narrower 192-bit BUS...

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