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LG unveils new mobile devices at Mobile World Congress 2011

"LG has introduced two new flagship devices at Mobile World Congress (MWC) - the LG Optimus 3D, a smartphone with superior 3D performance, and the LG Optimus Pad designed with Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS. The company have recently introduced the LG Optimus 2X which claims to be the world`s first dual-core smartphone; LG Optimus Black, one of the world`s slimmest and brightest smartphones; and LG Revolution, the company`s first 4G LTE network compatible phone. The products are also showcased at MWC."

AMD Catalyst 11.1a Hot-fix Promises 35% Boost

"Nvidia's resurrection of the Ti badge with the Geforce 560Ti has heated up things in the upper-mid end graphics card segment, and AMD seems to be feeling the burn. This has been met with frantic efforts from the AMD camp in the form of price cuts (Radeon HD 6950) and cheaper variants as well as ramped up versions of existing 6 series of graphics cards. AMD has also released the Catalyst 11.1a hotfix that promises massive performance improvements as compared to the Radeon HD 6800 and 6900 series of graphics cards."

AMD officially launches Zacate and Ontario APUs

"When it comes to mobile PC hardware, only Intel can deliver the goods, right? Not if AMD has got anything to say about it. In a global launch event held at the Shangri-La hotel today, the world's second largest x86 microprocessor company unveiled its new line of Fusion APUs codenamed Ontario and Zacate, which are designed to transform the laptops of today into portable supercomputers. VR-Zone brings you the coverage."

Android 2.4 to be named "Ice Cream Sandwich"?

"Historically, Google has used names of dessert items for its Android OS system, starting with Donut (v1.6), Eclair (v2.1), Froyo (v2.2), latest Gingerbread (v2.3) for smartphones and finally HoneyComb (v3.0) for tablets. With that logic in mind, it should be only natural that the next codename for the OS should start with "I", and "Ice Cream" appears to be next on Google's list of Android releases.

Razer Switchblade Announced, Revolution In PC Gaming?

"It has been an exciting CES with lots of updates and Razer teases everyone with "Switchblade" What is Switchblade? Razer quotes it as a revolution in PC gaming on a portable gaming device. Razer did indicate that the Switchblade will be powered by Intel's Atom processor, running on Windows 7. It supports mini-HDMI, USB 3.0 and the standard headphone and microphone ports.

AMD Radeon HD 6970 Preliminary Voltage Modifications

"Reference your Digital Multimeter (DMM) ground probe to one of the PCIe power connectors, and probe at any of the points highlighted above to get the relevant voltage readings... For GPU VDDC modification, hook a 50 ohm potentiometer across the two points highlighted above. Keep the potentiometer at its full rated resistance before soldering in..." More

Rumour: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 to be 20% faster than GTX 480

"According to Digitimes' sources, Nvidia's early 2011 refresh GF110 is expected to outperform the current flagship GeForce GTX 480 by about 20%. Rumoured to be branded the GeForce GTX 580, GF110 is not a next-gen product, but rather a tweak of the current GF100 chip. It is rumoured to be announced / previewed / paper-launched in November 2010 and released in Jan/Feb 2011." | more

What Is EVGA About To Announce???

EVGA has a countdown website here that will end at 9:00 P.M. CST on Friday. All the countdown says is "EVGA Goes Two 11." What does it mean??? Could this already be a dual-GPU card based on the GF104 core???

Create Your Own Google Android App

Google has a new App Inventor for Android that allows users to build their app even if they aren't experienced with coding. It allows users to visually design applications and use blocks to specify application logic easily. Examples include the use of GPS-location sensor to build location aware apps whereby the app lets you check on your phone where your car is parked.

COMPUTEX 2010: Babes in Taipei

"After sifting through our growing stash of photos from COMPUTEX 2010, we wonder if Taiwan manufactures more ICT products or pretty girls."

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