Nokia Zeal, Mid-Range Dual-Core with Windows Phone 8 in 2013

Apart from the two Lumia handsets that Nokia is expected to unveil to the world today, with focus on the mid- and high-end of the market, we should also see other Windows Phone 8 devices coming from the company in the next several months, new reports suggest. We already had the chance to have a look at codenamed Glory, supposedly an entry-level smartphone from the leading handset vendor, but it appears that some other similar phones are prepped for launch as well. Among them, there should be a certain Windows Phone 8 device codenamed Zeal that has just popped up on the web with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display. Supposedly only aimed at the mid-level segment of the market, the upcoming device is said to feature capabilities...

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HTC Android Smartphone with 5’’ Display Leaked

Samsung has one, LG has one, and it seems that HTC is also working on a large Android-based smartphone, recently leaked photos unveil. The Taiwanese phone maker has reported plans the launch of a 5-inch or larger smartphone of its own, to better compete against behemoths from said vendors. The smartphone in question has made it online on Chinese forum TechOrz, where it is said to be codenamed HTC Endeavor C2, which suggests that it would be the previously rumored One X+. Supposedly set to hit shelves with a fast 1.7GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor inside, the new phone should also include more RAM inside when launched in the fourth quarter of the year. Provided that rumors pan out, we should see HTC too joining...

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ASUS ROG TYTAN CG8890 Gaming System

World’s largest mainboard manufacturer, Taiwanese company ASUS has just announced a new and powerful gaming desktop PC featuring very advanced cooling systems and a cool and impressive case. The new device features an Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition processor with six real processing cores. The Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition CPU works at a default 3300 MHz with a 3900 MHz Turbo frequency and can handle up to 12 threads simultaneously by using HT technology. The level 3 cache is an impressive 15 MB and the platform uses a LGA2011 socket. It has four memory channels, while the CPU has a liquid cooling system. The system has custom settings that automatically overclock the CPU up to 4200 MHz and the fastest storage configuration can have up to two 128 GB SSD in...

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New Windows Phone 8 Features: Screenshots, Camera Enhancements

At Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 launch event in New York City, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore took the stage to unveil some more info on what the platform has to offer to its users. The OS comes with the ability to take screenshots, something that was not available in Windows Phone before. In fact, he even published the first such screenshot taken with a Lumia 920 at the event. Belfiore also took his time to discuss some of the Windows Phone 8 features that had been unveiled before, such as the possibility to easily personalize the homescreen through resizing tiles. He also mentioned some of the applications that would be available with the platform, such as Bing Vision, CNN iReport, FXSuite, PhotoSynth Lens, PhotoStrip lens, and more. In...

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Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 Now Official with Windows Phone 8

Today, Nokia has made official its first Windows Phone 8 handset, the Nokia Lumia 920, said to be the most advanced smartphone in the world. “This is Lumia, and is time to switch,” Nokia’s Jo Harlow said on the stage at the launch event in New York City. The new smartphone comes to the market with a large 4.5-inch touchscreen and packs a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 application processor inside. Moreover, the new device comes with an 8-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with the rumored PureView technology packed inside, for a great imaging experience for all users. The handset can record 1080p videos, can be charged wirelessly, and is also capable of connecting with NFC-enabled devices, Nokia announced. Moreover,...

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ASUS Matrix HD7970 Platinum Video Card

World’s largest computer mainboard manufacturer, Taiwanese company ASUS is also one of the most famous video card manufacturers in the world, with surprising products that many times offer the best implementation of a certain design. One very good example of ASUS presenting the customer with the best Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti implementation is the ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti DirectCU II TOP that we reviewed here. Today, we got word that ASUS is working on a Radeon Matrix video card, VideoCardz reports. This is a GHz Edition of the famous Radeon HD 7970, and its official name will likely be ASUS Matrix HD7970 Platinum. The card will come with the Power Tune enhanced BIOS and lots of impressive hardware features. Being...

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GlobalFoundries Samples Adapteva 64-Core RISC Processors in 28nm Technology

The 28nm manufacturing technology is now officially online and is making very advanced microprocessors that show amazing characteristics and performance. Many were wondering if GlobalFoundries’ 28nm manufacturing capacities were actually making something other than test chips, and the answer we got today is very impressive, to say the least. The foundry is now manufacturing 64-core RISC microprocessors for American company Adapteva, XbitLabs reports. Adapteva is a privately held company founded back in 2008 in Lexington, Massachusetts, that is mainly focusing on bringing 10 x advancement in floating point processing energy efficiency for the mobile device market. This is the first company to announce a design that is able...

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BlackBerry 10 L-Series Smartphone (London)

As Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is getting ready for the release of its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, more and more details on the platform and on the devices that will run under it are making the rounds on the web. The latest such leak includes a photo of what appears to be one of the first devices that we’re to see launched with the new mobile OS loaded on it. Being a full-touch handset, it will be included in RIM’s upcoming L-series of handsets, and should deliver a different experience than the QWERTY-enabled BlackBerry 10 phones that RIM will introduce as part of its N-series. The handset that can be admired in the photo to the left (available courtesy of @TyC4all - via CrackBerry) resembles...

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Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3 Third-Generation CPU

Calling Core i3 CPUs “low end” isn't quite correct, since Celeron is the line usually associated with that market segment. Nonetheless, compared to Core i7, and even Core i5, Core i3 CPUs are, indeed, aimed at prospective buyers with much less money to spare. That said, the newcomers, detailed on their official web page, have all the assets of the Ivy Bridge 22nm technology: Wireless Display (WiDi), Intel Quick Sync Video, HD Graphics, etc. The clocks go from 2.8 GHz to 3.4 GHz. These are all desktop processors with two cores each, so keep an eye out for them when browsing at your local retailer. Bear in in mind, though, that there is no PCI Express 3.0 support on them. It shouldn't be a problem of course, since people...

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