Samsung Galaxy S II Plus Receives Certification in Asia

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has been rumored lately to plan the release of a Galaxy S II Plus handset, and it seems that the device has just received the necessary approvals in Asia. The handset sports model number GT-I9105P and is expected to arrive on shelves in early 2013 with a 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen display and with a 1GHz dual-core processor packed inside. At the same time, the new handset is said to sport an 8-megapixel camera on the back, a 2MP front camera, and Google’s Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean operating system loaded on it. Although approved only in China for the time being, the mobile phone is expected to become available in various other markets around the world as well. The phone appears to be...

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The Google Homepage Is Now Built into Chrome

Google is making it official, search engines are coming to the new tab page. The only surprise is that it's not just Google, the team devised a new API which should enable any search engine to integrate with the Chrome new tab page to any degree it wants. "We’re going to begin testing variations of Chrome’s New Tab page (NTP) in which a user’s default search provider will be able to add a search box or otherwise customize the NTP," Google explained. "While you can search straight from the omnibox in Chrome, we’ve found that many people still navigate to their search engine's home page to initiate a search instead. The goal is to save people time by helping them search and navigate the web faster," it added. We've seen variations...

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Eurocom Offer Very Powerful Graphics Upgrades for Notebooks

For those unfamiliar with the company and its activities, Eurocom is a provider of high-end, professional mobile workstations and gaming laptops, among other things. The Panther 4.0, Scorpius, Netpune and Racer are just a few examples of what the company has to offer. The newest models already have top-of-the-line hardware, but the older ones could become a problem. Fortunately, Eurocom's laptops are actually quite easy to upgrade, as far as graphics go anyway. That is why Eurocom has opened a program through which owners of any laptops featuring the modular MXM 3.0b VGA technology can swap existing discrete graphics for a high performance or an ultra-high performance alternative. “At Eurocom, we have offered...

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BlackBerry 10 L-Series Handset [New Video]

We have already had the chance to have a look at various videos with Research In Motion’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system, while also having a glimpse at what the company’s future devices might look like, and a new such video is now available for your viewing pleasure. Available courtesy of Vietnamese website Tinhte.vn, the video appears to complement the leaked high-resolution photos with the device that emerged online several hours ago. Those who have a look at it will have the chance to learn more on the phone’s outer design, although they might not understand much since the video is not in English. With BlackBerry 10 and the first handsets running under it set to become official on January 30, more such leaks are expected to emerge. Stay tuned for more on the...

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Dual-Screen YotaPhone with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean to Be Unveiled at MWC 2013

Russian company Yota has just announced the upcoming availability of its dual-screen Android handset YotaPhone. This is the first smartphone announced to feature a full-color LCD, along with an electronic paper display (EPD) on the other side. The two displays integrated have different purposes and functions, which is what makes the YotaPhone so interesting in the first place. Given the fact that the electronic paper display (EPD) should not drain too much energy from the 2100 mAh Li-Ion battery, it stands to reason that the phone will offer users enough usage in comparison with devices that pack only one display. Although both screens measure 4.3 inches, the EPD display is mostly used for receiving notifications,...

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BlackBerry 10 L-Series Handset [New Photos]

BlackBerry enthusiasts are certainly looking forward to having a better look at the first devices that Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion will bring to the market with the new BlackBerry 10 OS on board, and they just got a bit lucky, it seems. A new set of leaked images with RIM’s L-Series full-touch BlackBerry 10 smartphone can be seen online, presenting the device from all angles. Little is actually known on what the smartphone will pack inside in terms of hardware, but RIM is expected to bring it in line with some of the latest handsets out there, so as to prove that it can be competitive once again. These photos were taken in Vietnam and emerged over at tinhte.vn, but were not accompanied by details on...

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Intel Launches World's First 6W Server CPUs

Intel's Xeon processor line is a strong server chip collection, and a large one too, but it isn't exactly suited for all sorts of configurations, particularly microservers. Thus, Chipzilla has launched a different set of CPUs for them. Microservers are the sort of computer systems that act as primary hubs for home and small office networks. They are usually much weaker than the desktop PCs and laptops connected to the same networks as them. They only need to provide a unified Internet connection after all, and maybe back up data. Power efficiency is an important factor here, which is why Intel has released the Atom S series of central processing units. There are three chips, called Atom S1220, Atom S1240 and Atom...

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