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[Hothardware.com] Samsung Galaxy Note II Smartphone Review Image: http://hothardware.com/thumbnail/note-ii-110.jpg (http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-II-Smartphone-Review/)The original Samsung Galaxy Note was a bit of an oddity in the smartphone market. When it was first introduced, many reviewers, analysts, and industry pundits scoffed… [Anandtech.com] GeIL Evo Veloce Review: 2x8GB at DDR3-2400 C11-12-12 1.65 V As part of a series of memory reviews, [...]

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[Anandtech.com] NVIDIA Releases 310.33 Beta Drivers; GeForce 6 & 7 Series Moved To Legacy Status Image: http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6408/nvidia-logo2.jpg (http://i4memory.com/show/6408/nvidia-releases-31033-beta-drivers-geforce-6-7-series-moved-to-legacy-status) It would appear that on top of everything else going on this week, this is also a big week for video drivers. Following… [Bigbruin.com] AlienVibes EP02 Headphones Image: http://bigbruin.com/images/articles/819/icon.jpg (http://bigbruin.com/content/alienvibesep02_1)In this review we’ll be taking a look [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] (PR) ASRock is First to Offer Intel Smart Response Technology on X79 Motherboards Have you ever wondered why Intel Smart Response Technology is missing from the X79 chipset feature support list? It could have been fate, a conspiracy, a sacrifice for world peace, or merely an accident? At the headquarters of ASRock Inc., instead [...]

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[Techreport.com] UPDATE: New Catalyst betas boost 7000-series performance Later this week, AMD is going to release a fresh batch of beta Catalyst drivers. These new drivers will feature a gaggle of optimizations for graphics processors based on the Graphics Core Next architecture—that is, most members of the Radeon HD 7000-series family, from the 7750 on [...]

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[Anandtech.com] AMD’s Holiday Plans: Catalyst 12.11 Performance Driver & New Holiday Game Bundle Image: http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6393/AMDRadeonLogo.jpg (http://i4memory.com/show/6393/amds-holiday-plans-cat1211-new-bundle) As October winds to a close, the consumer electronics industry is making its final preparations for the holiday shopping season. Among events this week will be… [Anandtech.com] 120mm Radiator Fan Roundup Part 2: Fan Harder It’s funny, when I [...]

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[Expreview.com] Estimated Price of 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro Starting Around US$1,699 This June Apple released its MacBook Pro with Retina screen which features resolution of 2880*1800, however, at the time there were only 15.4-inch models, recently it has been said that Apple will debut a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display on October 23rd. According [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] (PR) ASUS Intros the Xonar Essence One MUSES Edition The ASUS Xonar Essence One MUSES Edition USB digital-to-analog converter and headphone amplifier carries on the award-winning tradition established by previous Xonar Essence products. It includes acclaimed MUSES 01 Op-Amps from New Japan Radio Co. Ltd., generating bigger, bolder, and livelier sound… [Techpowerup.com] (PR) Imagination [...]

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[Techreport.com] Thursday Shortbread *_Eight is Enough_* 1. The new Chromebook (http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-everyone.html), for everyone 2. The Verge: With Surface looming, Microsoft fails to explain… [Anandtech.com] Memory Performance: 16GB DDR3-1333 to DDR3-2400 on Ivy Bridge IGP with G.Skill Memory reviews are, in my opinion, actually quite hard to do.  There are plenty of memory kits available that [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] AMD A10-5800K Graphics Scores P10000+ in 3DMark Vantage HWBot.org Test lab put the A10-5800K APU through its paces by overclocking its CPU component to 5.242 GHz (124.8 MHz x42 @1.644V), and its Radeon HD 7660D GPU component to 1.58 GHz (up from 1.275 GHz), to yield a 3DMark Vantage score of P10002 (performance preset), [...]

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[Anandtech.com] The iPhone 5 Review The last significant redesign of the iPhone platform came in 2010 with the iPhone 4. It was an update that literally touched all aspects of the device, from SoC to display to baseband and of course, chassis. Last month’s launch of the iPhone 5 is no different in magnitude. The [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] ASUS Adds 11.6-inch Q200E Touch Notebook to its Windows 8 Lineup In addition to the VivoBook X202 and TAICHI 21 seen last week, ASUS is gearing up to release another 11.6-inch notebook running Microsoft’s Windows 8. Seen below is the Q200E, a 0.9-inch-thick machine with an aluminum casing that features an 11.6-inch touchscreen, a [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] Quanmax Announces QBOX Mini-1000 Series IPC, digital signage, and panel PC maker Quanmax announced the QBOX Mini-1000 series of pocketable based on Intel x86 platform. Measuring just 130.11 x 83.06 x 19.2 mm (DxWxH), weighing 174 g, or roughly the size and weight of a portable hard drive, the QBOX Mini-10×0 is driven by [...]

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[Techreport.com] Win8-powered Asus hybrid, notebook available for pre-order Microsoft must have lifted some sort of Windows 8 pre-order embargo today. In addition to being able to reserve a copy of the OS (http://techreport.com/news/23719/windows-8-now-available-for-pre-order), folks can now pre-order several different Asus systems… [Techreport.com] Saturday Shortbread *_The Fierce Five_* 1. Acer CEO: Microsoft’s Surface tablet threatens (http://www.siliconbeat.com/2012/10/12/acer-ceo-microsofts-surface-tablet-threatens-its-long-time-pc-partners/) [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] (PR) ASUS Introduces the Windows 8-Ready 21.5-inch ET2220 All-in-One PC Series ASUS, a global leader in the new digital era, today announces the launch of the ET2220 All-in-One PC Series. This elegant 21.5″ All-in-One PC features a frameless 10-point capacitive touch display, SonicMaster audio technology, USB 3.0, HDMI connectivity and VESA mount compatibility. *Stylish… [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] ELSA Announces GeForce GTX 660 and GTX 650 SAC Series Graphics Cards ELSA announced a pair of new SAC (silent air-cooling) series graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 660 and GTX 650. Likely originally made by Inno3D, ELSA’s graphics cards feature an easily removable cooler shroud that lets you clean the fan assembly [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] TechPowerUp GPU-Z v0.6.5 Released TechPowerUp released the latest version of GPU-Z, the popular graphics subsystem information and diagnostic utility. Version 0.6.5 features the biggest complement of changes this year. To begin with GPU-Z can now reliably extract, save, and upload BIOS from NVIDIA GeForce Kepler family of GPUs…. [Techpowerup.com] (PR) Gartner Says Worldwide PC [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] (PR) V3 Gaming PC Launches Traverse Small Form Factor Desktop PC V3 Gaming PC, manufacturer of high-end computer systems, has announced the availability of the Traverse Small Form Factor desktop gaming PC. This launch coincides with the release of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti graphics card which offers excellent performance at an incredible [...]

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[Techpowerup.com] ASUS, ZOTAC, and Point of View GeForce GTX 650 Ti Graphics Cards Pictured Here are some of the first press-shots of ASUS, ZOTAC, and Point of View custom-design GeForce GTX 650 Ti graphics cards, slated for launch a little later today. ASUS decided to arm its GTX 650 Ti with a dual-fan cooling solution [...]

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