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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 review roundup

Chris Davies, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

NVIDIA’s Kepler-based GeForce GTX 680 arrived this morning with no shortage of promises: faster than the Fermi GPUs of old, but cooler running and more power efficient too. According to the graphics company, the new 28nm Kepler technology can do twice as much graphical magic per watt than previous GPUs, with the ability to drive four monitors from a single card. Plenty of hyperbole, then, but how does the GTX 680 live up in practice? We’ve been crunching through the launch-day reviews; check out our summary after the cut.

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HTC Chromebook in pipeline tip sources

Chris Davies, Nov 23rd 2011 Discuss [5]

HTC is reportedly considering producing a Chromebook using Google's Chrome OS, despite underwhelming sales of Acer and Samsung hardware using the cloud-centric platform. The new HTC - billed as an "internet-access device" - would differ in that the company is apparently looking to "combine the advantages" of Android and Chrome OS, according to DigiTimes' supply chain sources, though it's unclear if that means a dual-boot arrangement or something else. Read The Full Story

ITG xpPhone 2 puts Windows 8 in your pocket

Chris Davies, Oct 28th 2011 Discuss [5]

ITG, maker of the xpPhone - putting Windows XP into a smartphone-scale chassis - has returned with the successor, the xpPhone 2, and thanks to Windows 8's new Metro homescreen it looks a whole lot more usable. Fronted by a 4.3-inch display and measuring 140 x 73 x 17.5 mm, the xpPhone 2 is expected to go on sale in 2012, running a full desktop OS rather than something mobile-focused like Windows Phone or Android. Read The Full Story

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Sony Tablet S Review

Vincent Nguyen, Aug 31st 2011 Discuss [24]

It’s been some time since Sony had a tablet on the market. Times have changed since the VAIO UX’s day, though, and where once tablets were niche devices, now they’re making headway into our living rooms. The Sony Tablet S is the first model of the company’s new strategy, packing Android Honeycomb into a hardware design that’s a little more interesting than many rivals have managed. Late to the game against the iPad, though, has the Tablet S’ tardiness undermined its potential? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Designer 7-inch Android tablet debuts from Pierre Cardin

Shane McGlaun, Aug 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

If you are the sort that likes to wear designer clothing, you might fancy a tablet that has a designer name attached to it as well. Pierre Cardin has announced a new tablet that has a 7-inch screen with capacitive multi-touch support and a resolution of 800 x 480. It's more than a bit strange to me to see clothing designers offering up tablets. Read The Full Story

Viliv reportedly shuts shop: MID apathy claims another victim

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [5]

Ultramobile PC and MID manufacturer Viliv is imminently close to shutting down, reports suggest, amid claims that the company has been in receivership for some time. The US support line has been disconnected and, UMPC Portal's sources tell them, Viliv has been attempting to find a buyer for its tablet and convertible notebook designs, to no avail. Read The Full Story

PsiXpda planning Psion 5mx-style QWERTY Android MID

Chris Davies, Jun 20th 2011 Discuss [7]

PsiXpda, who you may remember channeled some classic Psion nostalgia for their UMPC in late 2009, is planning a second attempt on the companion device market with a design that sticks more faithfully to the fondly-remembered Series 5mx. Founder Paul Pinnock told Reghardware that, while the PsiXpda sold out its (admittedly tentative at just 2,000 units) production run, the new model will use Android and have a more imaginative form-factor.

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Google Being Sued Over the Chromebook Name

Ammon Carpenter, Jun 9th 2011 Discuss [5]

Google is one of the parties being sued by Salt Lake City based company ISYS Technologies over the rights to the Chromebook name. The court case also attempts to block Amazon.com, Acer, Best Buy, and Samsung from marketing the Chromebooks and selling them later this month. Could this mean the end of the Chromebook as we know it? Will the name be changed at the last minute to the “Chrome U?” We feel rather confident the speedy Chrome OS laptop will still be released, but it is unclear how this case will affect the upcoming launch. Read The Full Story

Xi3 Corp ChromiumPC runs Google Chrome and lands 2H 2011

Shane McGlaun, May 23rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Back in November, we talked a bit about the tiny modular computer from Xi3 that had debuted and the machine showed up again at CES back in January. The company is back with a new version of that modular computer called the Xi3 ChromiumPC. It still has that modular design of the original machine we talked about and the main difference is that this one will run the Google Chrome OS. The company is mum on pricing, but it should be somewhere in the same $850 realm the other Xi3 computer was pegged for when it first launched. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu Loox F-07C smartphone specs leak

Shane McGlaun, May 4th 2011 Discuss [5]

We love it when the specs of a future device leak and a new leak has turned up today. This leak is for a new Fujitsu smartphone/UMPC and came by way of a print brochure for the device that somehow hit the open market. The smartphone in question is called the Loox F-07C and the coolest thing about it is that it runs dual operating systems. The smartphone has both Windows 7 and Symbian OS' onboard. If you thought it would be cool to have a Windows 7 on your smartphone, this may be the device for you. Read The Full Story

Samsung Sliding PC 7 TX100 tablet up for $649 pre-order

Chris Davies, May 2nd 2011 Discuss [3]

Samsung's Sliding PC 7 tablet, announced back at CES 2011 in January, has gone up for pre-order at Amazon, priced at at $649. The Windows 7 based TX100 - listed as the "Series 7 XE700Z0A-A01US Tablet PC" - has a 10.1-inch 1366 x 768 capacitive touchscreen and, in this particular SKU, a 1.5GHz Intel Atom Z670 Oak Trail processor paired with 2GB of DDR2 memory and a 32GB SSD. Read The Full Story

Viewpad 10 crashes tablet party with Atom N550 in tow

Shane McGlaun, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you are into tablets that run Android at all you probably are aware of the Viewpad 10 from the first time we talked about it back in November 2010. The little tablet surfaced with an Atom N450 CPU and Android as the OS. If you like the style and idea of that tablet but found yourself wishing that it ran Windows and had more CPU oomph you will like the version that has now surfaced. Read The Full Story