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  • Opera Mini Finally Comes To The iPad!

    opera mini ipad2011 Opera Mini Finally Comes To The iPad!

    So you have Opera on almost every device on the planet but why was the iPad neglected again? Nobody knows. So the good news is that Opera is gonna show off it’s new version on a few devices at  MWC this year, including Android, iPhone, Java, BlackBerry, Symbian, and yes the iPad. Opera hasn’t announced what new features the updated Opera mini will bring but we’re sure that the iPad version will be pretty similar to the Opera for tablets displayed a few weeks ago. We hope the new Opera enables flash likes Skyfire for the iPhone and iPad which converts flash into HTML5 which is playable on the iDevices.

  • Intel Releases Third Generation 320 Series SSD Drives

    Were almost getting there folks, Intel has just replaced it’s excellent X-25M series SSD with the new and spacious 320 third generation SSDs. These new SSDs sport new 25nm of NAND flash memory and are available in sizes from 40gb to a massive 600gb. Intel also claims that these devices are 30% cheaper with the prices as follows:

    40GB = $2.25/gb = $90
    80GB = $2/gb = $160
    120GB = $1.75/gb = $210
    160GB = $1.81/gb = $289.6
    300GB = $1.76/gb = $528
    600GB = $1.78/gb = $1068

    Check out the press release after the break:

    Intel Announces Third-Generation SSD: Intel® Solid-State Drive 320 Series

    Features Enhanced Performance/Reliability, Larger Capacities and 25nm Intel® NAND Flash Memory

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

    * Third-generation Intel® SSD 320 Series on 25-nm NAND flash memory offers 40-, 80-, 120-, 160-GB plus higher capacity 300- and 600GB options.
    * Advanced architecture enables robust, reliable SSDs with enhanced security features for desktop/notebook PCs or server data center storage.
    * Performance, reliability upgrades enhance solid line of high-performing SSDs with up to $100 price drop over current Intel® X25-M SSD model.

    SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intel Corporation announced today its highly anticipated third-generation solid-state drive (SSD) the Intel® Solid-State Drive 320 Series (Intel® SSD 320 Series). Based on its industry-leading 25-nanometer (nm) NAND flash memory, the Intel SSD 320 replaces and builds on its high-performing Intel® X25-M SATA SSD. Delivering more performance and uniquely architected reliability features, the new Intel SSD 320 offers new higher capacity models, while taking advantage of cost benefits from its 25nm process with an up to 30 percent price reduction over its current generation.

    “Intel designed new quality and reliability features into our SSDs to take advantage of the latest 25nm silicon, so we could deliver cost advantages to our customers,” said Pete Hazen, director of marketing for the Intel Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Solutions Group. “Intel’s third generation of SSDs adds enhanced data security features, power-loss management and innovative data redundancy features to once again advance SSD technology. Whether it’s a consumer or corporate IT looking to upgrade from a hard disk drive, or an enterprise seeking to deploy SSDs in their data centers, the new Intel SSD 320 Series will continue to build on our reputation of high quality and dependability over the life of the SSD.”

    The Intel SSD 320 is the next generation of Intel’s client product line for use on desktop and notebook PCs. It is targeted for mainstream consumers, corporate IT or PC enthusiasts who would like a substantial performance boost over conventional mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs). An SSD is more rugged, uses less power and reduces the HDD bottleneck to speed PC processes such as boot up and the opening of files and favorite applications. In fact, an upgrade from an HDD to an Intel SSD can give users one of the single-best performance boosts, providing an up to 66 percent gain in overall system responsiveness.1

    The Intel SSD 320 Series comes in 40 gigabyte (GB), 80GB, 120GB, 160GB and new higher capacity 300GB and 600GB versions. It uses the 3 gigabit-per-second (3gbps) SATA II interface to support an SSD upgrade for the more than 1 billion SATA II PCs installed throughout the world. Continuing to offer high-performing random read and write speeds, which most affect a user’s daily computing experience, the Intel SSD 320 produces up to 39,500 input/output operations per second (IOPS) random reads and 23,000 IOPS random writes on its highest-capacity drives. In addition, the company has more than doubled sequential write speeds from its second generation to 220 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) sequential writes and still maintains one of the highest read throughputs at up to 270 MB/s sequential reads. This greatly improves a user’s multitasking capabilities. For example, a user can easily play background music or download a video, while working on a document with no perceivable slow down.

    Already one of the most solid-performing SSDs over time, Intel continues to raise the bar on SSD reliability in the way it has architected its third generation, using proprietary firmware and controller, to further demonstrate that not all solid-state drives are created equal. In this rendition, Intel creatively uses spare area to deploy added redundancies that will help keep user data protected, even in the event of a power loss. It also includes 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard capabilities on every drive, to help protect personal data in the event of theft or loss.

    “Solid-state drives continue to be one of the hottest trends in computing,” said Bernard Luthi, vice president of marketing, Web management and customer service at leading e-retailer Newegg.com. “Intel remains a top brand because of its consistent performance and extremely low return rate. We are sure customers will welcome the new higher capacity drives, and now is a great time for consumers to upgrade their PC to a fast new SSD.”

    Intel SSD 320 prices, based on 1,000-unit quantities, are as follows: 40GB at $89; 80GB at $159; 120GB at $209; 160GB at $289; 300GB at $529 and 600GB at $1,069. Check retailers/e-tailers for consumer pricing. All models include a limited 3-year warranty from Intel.

    “With recent announcements, we have expanded our SSD product line and now offer both consumers and computer OEMs more SSD choices,” said Tom Rampone, vice president and general manager, Intel NVM Solutions Group. “We see the Intel SSD 320 as a solid advancement to our SSD roadmap, and will continue to upgrade and refresh our SSD product line as we add more enterprise options for our business customers throughout the year.”

    Another benefit for Intel SSD purchasers is the Intel® SSD Toolbox with Intel® SSD Optimizer, a free utility which provides Microsoft Windows* users with a powerful set of management, information and diagnostic tools to help maintain the health and out-of-box performance of the drive. To help ease the installation process, all Intel SSD users can download the free Intel® Data Migration Software to help clone the entire content of a previous storage drive (SSD or HDD) to any Intel SSD.

    Intel SSDs can be purchased in the United States from such retailers as Best Buy or Fry’s Electronics, plus a variety of resellers, retailers or Internet e-tailers such as Newegg.com or Amazon.com worldwide. To download the multimedia press kit go to www.intel.com/pressroom/kits/ssd. A special enterprise addendum for data center customers and more information on Intel SSDs can be found at www.intel.com/go/ssd. Follow Intel SSDs on Twitter: @intelssd, Facebook: Intel Solid State Drive (Official) or communities.intel.com.

    About Intel

    Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world’s computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.

    Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

    * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

    1 Based on Intel research and benchmarking utilizing PCMark Vantage comparing 2nd Generation Intel® Coreâ„¢ i5-2410M processor (3MB L3 Cache, 2.30 GHz) with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology, Intel® HM65 Express chipset on Lenovo* IdeaPad Z470, Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000 and driver 8.15.10.2246, BIOS Lenovo 4ACN16WW with default settings, Intel® INF 9.2.0.1016, Memory 4GB (2x2GB) Dual-channel Micron* MT16JSF25664HY-1G1D1 DDR3-1333, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 10.1.0.1008, Microsoft* Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 6.1 Build 7600 with DirectX 11 on NTFS file system, Display size 14.1-inch, resolution 1366×768 (32-bit), comparing hard disk Hitachi* Travelstar HTS723232L9A360 320GB 7,200RPM SATA2 versus Intel® SSD320 SSDSA2BW300G3 300GB SATA2 FW 4PC10302.

    Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as PCMark Vantage, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.

  • WP7 Mango Launch Event Tomorrow Adds 500+ New Features

    Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft confirmed today at the Japanese Microsoft Developer Forum 2011 tomorrow’s WP7 Mango preview event. He referred to it as the “Mango launch event”. He also told the audience that they “came to market with Windows Phone about a year later than” he wished they had.

    You can catch the reference to the 500 additional features to be added at the 0:50 point. The features we are currently aware of are: IE9, Fast app switching, Twitter Integration + Messenger, Turn-by-turn navigation, Dictation support, Unified Inbox, Bing Audio/Vision, New languages, Podcast support on Zune and Smart DJ, to name a few.

    Windows Phone 7 is also set to arrive in Japan Mango ready later this year.

  • More Motorola Droid 3 Details Leaked

    Most of you have probably seen the above leaked image of the Droid 3 before but the thing we’re all wondering are what’s inside that slim and shining body. Technobuffalo seems to have obtained some new information thanks to a reliable tipster.

    The screen seems to be upgraded to a 4-inch qHD variant, powered by a dual core processor most probably the Tegra 2 variant just like the Droid X2. Other features include a new 5 row keyboard, a front facing camera for video calls and a brand new 8 megapixel sensor on the back. The only let down is no LTE support but that’s a good thing since Verizon hasn’t been properly able to provide 4G coverage across the US. No LTE could give better battery life too, so we’ll leave it for the Droid 4.

    Source: TechnoBuffalo

  • Street Fighter X Tekken Gets Crossed with InFamous

     

    You got another reason to get a PS Vita and a copy of Street Fighter x Tekken on PS Vita. Today at Sony’s Conference Capcom announced that the PS Vita version of the Street Fighter X Tekken shall feature Cole from the famous InFamous franchise. Capcom played a short demo of the game and in the Demo Cole had it’s whirlwind and electricity attacks. Cole seems to be a pretty good character to play with. We are curious to see how the game shall be using the touched based controls of PS Vita or will it use them at all.

     

  • Moving Flash on the iPhone Will Help Reduce Red Eye

    The next iPhone (rumoured to be called iPhone 4s or iPhone 5) is reported to be arriving by this September. Our Friends at Pocket Now discovered that the cause of red eye in iPhone 4′s camera. Anyone who has used iPhone 4 for sometime must’ve captured some red eye pictures. They claim that the moving of the flash shall help reduce red eye if not totally finish it. A proper explanation has been given read it out after the break.

    The red eye is determined by the light coming back from the subject’s eye which is created by the angle created by flash and lens. The smaller the angle the more chance of a red eye. Check the picture below in the case you don’t completely understand.

    flash angle Moving Flash on the iPhone Will Help Reduce Red EyeLet’s hope that Apple has already reviewed this thing and plan to add it in the next one.

    Source: PocketNow

  • ASUS Has Leaked Specifications For The AMD Bulldozer (Zambezi-FX)

    Only a month’s left to the the long rumored release of the AMD Bulldozer (Zamberzi-FX) based on the AM3+ platform. Today ASUS one of the leaders in computer hardware leaked the specifications of the FX series processors through its “AM3+ Motherboards BIOS Evaluation” Chart above.

    The processors and their specifications are as follows:

    AMD FX-8130P – 8 Core, 3.8Ghz, Max T.C 4.2Ghz, 125W (320$)
    AMD FX-8110 – 8 Core, 3.6Ghz, Max T.C 4.0Ghz, 95W (290$)
    AMD FX-6110 – 6 Core, Unknown, Max T.C Unknown, 95W (240$)
    AMD FX-4110 – 4 Core, Unknown, Max T.C Unknown, 95W (190$)

    Let’s see if these can match Intel’s Core i3, i5 and i7 series.

  • iPad 2 (or something) shows up in China

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    Not even the source of these images is absolutely certain that the device in his possession is a recognized iPad 2, but we can’t very well leave you spending your entire day anticipating that Apple has launched its new tablet. The above designed tablet has been procured over in China and seems to tally closely with rumor we’ve been hearing about this hardware refresh — kind of a slimmer profile, an almost entirely flat back, big speaker, and rear- and front-facing cameras. We’ve looked into the digits on the back of the tablet and the model number is one for the original Apple TV while the FCC ID is for a WiFi-only iPad, but those could be mere placeholders on this mockup and not a real working tablet. The SIM card slot looks to have been repositioned to a slot that was once expected to be an SD card reader. Other area’s of interest here include the 3G antenna, whose white cover is expected to be black on final units, and the sloped power button and headphone jack, bringing those “jumbo iPod touch” jokes to mind. So reality or something else do you find in the design? Take a look at some more snaps after the break:

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  • New Battlefield 3 Screenshots Are Mindblowing

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    Two new direct feed screenshots just popped up over the internet which we expected to be revealed at Game Developers Conference or GDC which is still going on in San Francisco.

    The first is a full HD gameplay screenshot which we also saw during the trailer while the second one demonstrates the Frostbite 2 engine’s capabilities. Check them both out after the break.

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  • PSP GO Back To $200, We Wonder Why?

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    We previously reported the PSP GO’s $50 price drop which knocked it down to a very competitive $150 just $20 more than the PSP 3000 which also got a price drop a few weeks ago. We knew the news was too good to be true and it seems it was, Sony’s official website is now displaying the old $199.99 price tag again. There’s no evidence left at all that there was ever a price drop. So if you’re planning to buy a PSP in the future then the PSP 3000 at a meager price of $130 is a no-brainer right now, and don’t forget to buy some good ol’ UMDs while you’re there.

    Image Courtesy: Engadget.com

    Source: Sony