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Latest News - January 2011
- Lenovo Reveals U1 Hybrid Notebook And LePad Tablet
- Lenovo Introduces New Line Of IdeaCentre Desktops / All-In-One PCs At CES
- Analyst: Battery Life Still a Concern for RIM's Playbook, Flash at Fault
- Gigabyte Releases Their First AMD Fusion-Based Motherboard At CES
- Asus And PrimeSense Bring Gesture PC Control To The HDTV
- AMD Kicks Off CES, Formally Announces Fusion APUs
- Alereon and Spectec Debut SD CameraJet Wireless UWB Solution
- Samsung Develops DDR4 Memory Using 30nm-Class Technology
- VIA Launches eH1 GPU For Embedded Systems
- AMD Reveals Radeon HD 6000M Series Of Notebook GPUs
- Zuckerberg Worth $14B After Goldman Sachs' Cash Infusion
- Apple Passes $300B Market Cap, But Loses Ground to Exxon Mobil
- HP Unveils CES 2011 Notebook And Desktop Lineup
- Hardware Roundup
- eLocity Launches Seven New Tablets Based On Android 3.0 "Honeycomb"
- Two New iRobot Cleaners Sweep Onto The Scene
- Leadtek Reveals AMOR8210 Multi-Media Videophone
- Vizio Confirms Android-Based VIA Phone And VIA Tablet
- Intel Sandy Bridge Hardware Review Roundup
- Lexar Reveals 64GB And 128GB Class 10 SDXC Cards
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All News for January 2011
Lenovo really is on a roll here at this year's CES. First came a bunch of new notebooks, and now this: the official introduction of the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid with LePad Slate. Now, we have heard about and seen these devices before. Even as far back as CES 2010, this units were making the rounds as prototype devices. It's been a long ride for them....
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Lenovo's CES launch started yesterday with five new notebooks, but the company just couldn't let desktop users sneak by without new machines to consider. The company is launching four new IdeaCentre all-in-one PCs today, the A320, B520, B320 and C205. Each one of these are uniquely designed, so you'll need to gaze on...
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After reports surfaced that Research In Motion's upcoming PlayBook tablet might suffer from poor battery performance, RIM was quick to downplay the issue. According to RIM, any testing done on existing units were performed on pre-beta versions of the PlayBook, all of which didn't have any power management schemes...
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AMD's Fusion APU platform is finally a reality, so now the obvious question can be asked: who is buying in? The platform looks to be headed in the right direction, already finding a home within a Zotac HTPC, loads of new notebooks and even a small desktop or two. And now, Fusion is heading inside your chassis and onto...
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CES is just now starting to take shape this year, and while tablets will no doubt play a large role, we get the feeling that wireless streaming will also be a huge topic of discussion. The time has come for wires to take a back seat to wireless, but there's still a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure that transfers are quick, lag-free...
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At CES today, AMD will both launch its first Fusion Application Processors (APUs) and discuss the new platform's design wins. According to the CPU manufacturers press release, desktop, notebook, and netbook systems should be available now, with tablets and embedded options launching before the end of Q1 2011. "We believe that AMD Fusion processors...
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Ever heard of TransferJet? That's a protocol issued by Sony, and it seems like some other company sure loved the name. Alereon and Spectec have chosen CES to announced their partnership: SD CameraJet. This name described a wireless, ultra-wideband solution for transferring and streaming HD media from mobile devices...
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Consumers may see the end-product side of Samsung the most. Things like Samsung notebooks, Samsung HDTVs, Samsung hard drives. But Samsung is actually much more than what you see at Best Buy. The company has huge investments in the memory sector, and it's clear by the sheer quantity of news coming out of their semiconductor department that...
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There was once a time where notebooks were no good for gaming. And now, that time has passed. There was once a time where embedded machines weren't even capable of displaying graphics that were even the slightest bit intense. And now, that time has also passed. VIA has today launched the eH1, the embedded industry's first dedicated graphics...
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It's official. Finally. The AMD Fusion APU era has begun, and it couldn't have possibly come at a better time. Intel has been able to capitalize in recent years, particularly with their Atom platform, due to having no real, shipping competition from AMD. But now, the war really begins. Today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, AMD...
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The hits just keep on coming for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Being named Time's Person of the Year is one thing, but securing $500 million in funds from Goldman Sachs and Digital Sky Technologies, is definitely another. The New York Times reported the deal on Sunday. Goldman Sachs invested $450 million and Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian...
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Apple has been eying Exxon Mobil's market cap since the Cupertino, CA-based company passed Microsoft last year to become the world's most valuable tech stock and the world's second most valuable company. On Monday, the first day of trading in 2011, Apple passed $300 billion in value, but Exxon Mobil's lead is...
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The CES website may tell you that the trade show doesn't begin until the 6th of this month, but don't tell that to Lenovo or HP. Both companies are offering up something new today, with Hewlett-Packard having the most lengthy list of announcements between the two. At least for today. Let's dive on it! First, HP's Pavilion dm1 has been updated...
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Video: MSI Radeon HD 6850 Cyclone 1GB Power Edition Video Card @ Tweaktown MSI R6950 Twin Frozr II Review @ tbreak Motherboards and Chipsets: TechwareLabs Review: Jetway HA12-LF Motherboard ASUS P8P67Pro review @ OCWorkbench ASUS P8P67 EVO Sandy Bridge Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews Processors: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge CPU @ Benchmark...
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Well, it's safe to say that the tablet flood of 2011 has started. With the Consumer Electronics Show kicking off this week, Stream TV Networks has announced a whopping seven new tablets for the public to see. They're all in the eLocity line, and honestly, the specifications on each aren't that different from one...
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Are you too lazy to vacuum your own floor? We're just kidding. But a little help around the house never goes unappreciated. The company that started it all when it comes to robo-vacs is launching a new line at CES this week, the iRobot Roomba 700 series and the iRobit Scooba 230. The 700 Series is the company's smartest line of robot cleaners...
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Is this time the charm? Videoconferencing is an old art, one that's still being perfected. And while some companies have attempted to integrate it into the home (like Verizon with their "Hub"), things haven't gone so well in terms of sales. With video chatting so easy on smartphones these days, convincing anyone to hang onto their landline...
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And with CES opening its doors in Las Vegas today, in comes the official Vizio news we were waiting for. It was reported last night that Vizio would be entering the tablet market; an odd move for a television maker, but today we've found out that it's true. Vizio is basically turning themselves into a consumer electronics powerhouse today....
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After months and months of speculation, Sandy Bridge is finally here, at least in pre-launch form. The big question on everyone's mind is, does Intel's newest silicon live up to the hype? See for yourself! We answer that question, and more, in both our in-depth "Intel Core i7-2820QM Mobile Processor" and "Intel Core i7-2600K and i5-2500K Processors"...
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The flash memory game, of all games, is starting to heat up. With HD video recording on the minds of nearly everyone these days, having a card that's fast enough to capture it all is quite important. More and more HD devices are supporting the Secure Digital format, and SDXC in particular. Today, Lexar Media introduced their new professional...
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The CES madness has officially started. Freescale, the company that has produced chips for just about every mobile device known to man, is taking this chance to introduce some new gear as well. The new i.MX 6 series of quad-, dual- and single-core applications processors are badly needed in a world where software is quickly becoming too advanced...
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A year ago, the Chinese government launched a campaign to shut down porn sites. Whether it's been a success or not is hard to say, but it's certainly taken down a huge number of porn sites. The government has shut down some 60,000 porn websites, the official state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. At a news conference, the...
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