Imation High-Security USB Hard Disk Drive Series

Eager to add something to the external and portable hard disk drive market, Imation has launched some new USB-connected models that offer both a higher capacity and improved safety, compared to existing units. According to the press release and the official company website, Imation's H100 and/or H200 series have been expanded. The top capacity is now 1 TB, rather than 750 GB, while security consists of much more than AES 256-bit encryption (Cipher Block Chain / CBC mode). And by “more” we mean FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) 140-2, Level 3 validated security processor, single or dual-factor authentication, (password plus biometric fingerprint through swipe sensor) and a tamper-evident aluminum case. "Enterprise...

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AMD Upgrades All Radeon HD 7950 from 800 to 850 MHz for Free

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 660 Ti graphics card will soon start causing a ruckus, so Advanced Micro Devices is, naturally, preparing preemptive measures, or one of them anyway. By preemptive measures we mean to say that the Sunnyvale, California-based company is going to give the world an extra reason to buy the Radeon HD 7950 instead of NVIDIA's card. AMD was early to the pie with the 28nm generation of GPUs so, naturally, NVIDIA has to make up for being late by making something better. Given rumors of 1,050 MHz GTX 660 Ti units, we can safely say that NVIDIA is playing its cards mostly right. In fact, even at 980 MHz / 1033 MHz GPU Boost, the product is set to be quite powerful. AMD's answer to the threat of this sub-$400...

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted Full Length Multiplayer Video

Electronic Arts has revealed the full length version of the Need for Speed: Most Wanted multiplayer trailer we saw last week, showing off an array of different online activities that can be performed by players in all sorts of powerful cars. Need for Speed: Most Wanted is a recreation of the cult classic game from 2005, made by the studio behind the Burnout franchise – Criterion Games. We have already seen gameplay footage in several videos released earlier this summer and a short teaser trailer for its multiplayer mode has appeared over the weekend. Now, the full-fledged version of the multiplayer gameplay video has just appeared, showing off the 12-player races that are possible in the new game. The new Most Wanted also boasts the next version of the Autolog online...

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Oppo Finder White Love Edition

Oppo Finder, one of the slimmest Android-based smartphones in the world, is expected to arrive on shelves in a white flavor too in the not too distant future. No official info on the matter has been provided as of yet, but the guys over at UnwiredView suggest that it might be released before the end of August. The mobile phone was originally made available for purchase only a few months ago, claiming the title of the slimmest smartphone in the world at only 6.65 mm. The new flavor of the mobile device is said to be en route to the market under the name of “Oppo Finder White Love Edition.” No specific info on the price tag that this device might feature has been provided as of yet, but rumor has it that it would go for...

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Acer TravelMate P234

Acer has issued a press release in which it details the TravelMate P243 notebook, a decently-priced business system ($699 / 565 Euro). That's actually the price ultrabooks have been vying for, even though the notebook is not thin enough to qualify as one. At any rate, the laptop's most notable traits are the Core i3 Ivy Bridge CPU (third-generation), 4/8 GB of DDR3 RAM, an HD 14-inch screen (Acer ComfyView LCD LED with 1,366 x 768 pixels), a 500 GB HDD, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, WiDi (Wireless Display technology, for streaming to Smart HDTVs) and a spill-resistant keyboard. "The TravelMate P243 notebook is an important addition to our professional notebook portfolio as it combines everything today's road warrior...

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Samsung Galaxy Note II Render Leaks

Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Note’s sequel in late August. Most likely, the South Korean company will launch the Samsung Galaxy Note II a few days ahead of IFA 2012 trade fair opening. Also known as Samsung N7100, the device will be the company’s new Android flagship smartphone, at least until a more powerful model gets launched on the market. Although we already know some details on the phone’s specs sheet, there hasn’t been any picture of the Galaxy Note II leaked in the wild until recently.  The folks over at GSMArena have just received an alleged photo of the Samsung Galaxy Note II, though the person sending this in wasn’t able to confirm its origin. We suggest taking all these leaks with a grain...

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Samsung Series 7 Gaming 3D Laptop with AMD Radeon HD 7870M

Samsung’s Series 7 notebooks have been praised for their good looks, high performance, thin waist and low weight, but what happens when the company lets go of these constraints and only focuses on performance? The answer is the new Series 7 gaming notebook from the Korean giant that, while far from being a 4 Kg monster like MSI GT70 or ASUS’s G75, it is able to fit inside a lot of processing power, 3D performance and a fast and roomy storage system. The official name of Samsung’s new baby is Series 7 Gamer Yellow 3D and if you’re wondering where the “yellow” moniker is coming from, the answer is the color of the whole notebook. That’s right; Samsung decided to make the new gaming laptop a real looker and has chosen a beautiful,...

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BlackBerry 10 Is Almost Ready for Licensing

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion might have its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system licensed to other vendors, should it consider this move fit for its business. The company has been long rumored to plan licensing the new OS, and Thorsten Heins, RIM’s president and chief executive officer, has confirmed that all is set for making such a move, Bloomberg reports. He did not confirm a possible deal with another handset maker, but chances are that the company might make such an announcement soon. BlackBerry 10 is set to become available on new devices in the first quarter of the next year, after being originally expected to arrive as soon as September this year. RIM is betting a lot on the new platform...

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Giada i35G Mini PC with NVIDIA Graphics

Giada has released its newest nettop, or small form factor personal computer as the name goes, one that combines the processing performance of an Intel processor with the video capabilities of an NVIDIA GPU. The central processing unit is a member of Intel's Atom D2500 series, while the graphics processing unit (GPU) is GT 610. Backed by 2 GB of DDR3 RAM (random access memory), these two chips perform pretty much every sort of operation a business or multimedia system can be expected to carry out. That includes high-definition graphics, up to and including 1080p Full HD video playback. Digital signage, brand promotion, digital menu boards, all should be an easy task for the nettop. Physically, the Giada i35G, as the...

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Next Windows Are Not Windows 9 but Only a Minor Release

With Windows 8 already out in the hands of manufacturers and set to become available for download for MSDN and TechNet subscribers tomorrow, Microsoft is said to be focusing on the development of the next version of Windows, recently said to be codenamed Windows Blue. Originally said to be Windows 9, codenamed Windows Blue might end up as a minor update for Windows 8, and not the full-flavored platform that we believed it to be. Apparently, Microsoft is set to move away from the usual release cycle of its new Windows versions and adopt a new one, similar to the one it has set up for Windows Phone. To be more precise, the company is expected to start delivering regular updates for the platform, similar to the previously...

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iPhone 5 Ships for September 21, Pre-Orders to Begin During Launch Event

Apple will kick off pre-orders of its next-generation handset on September 12, the day of the announcement, according to sources that have provided iMore with accurate information in the past. The device will become physically available in the US on September 21, the same sources said. The blog spreads the news as a followup to an older story on Apple’s rumored event in September, noting that they’ve learned new details about the launch since. Those details include the fact that “iPhone 5 pre-orders are currently planned to begin that same day, at least in the U.S,” and that “release is still planned for 9 days later, on September 21, 2012.” The sources leaking this information also said that the international rollout would...

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Windows Phone 8 Official Launch on October 1 (Rumor)

Microsoft’s next major release of Windows Phone is now said to be set for an official unveiling as soon as October 1st, 2012, or one day earlier, on September 30th. Nothing has been officially unveiled on the matter, but Pocketnow claims to have got hold of an internal memo on Windows Phone 8 that mentions an “initial announcement embargo date” of September 30th. According to them, the embargo might be lifted on that day (a Sunday) at 11:59pm, and news on Windows Phone 8’s landing could break free the very next day. The first handsets running under Windows Phone 8 have been already rumored to make an appearance as soon as next month, coming from Nokia and HTC, and it would certainly not come as a surprise if the official...

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Windows Phone 7.8 Features on Leaked Nokia Document

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is gearing up for the release of Windows Phone 8 devices, something that has been rumored for the past few months. At the same time, the company is moving forth with preparing software updates for its current series of Windows Phone devices, to provide users with the 7.8 flavor of the platform. Nothing has been officially confirmed on the matter, but Microsoft did say that the current generation of smartphones would be updated to the said Windows Phone 7.8 OS version, and Nokia is expected to deliver the update as well. Unfortunately, not all features included in Windows Phone 8 will be offered to existing devices as well, though a lot of them will be, it seems. A recently leaked document...

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