Intel in recent months, offers SSD to be used in conjunction with a Z68 chipset and software to improve performance by using flash memory as cache. The Intel 311 provide a current capacity of 20 GB (which is enough for a cache) and are based on SLC memory engraved in 34 nm, which explains the high price (about 100 €). SSDs are available in two formats: the classic mSATA and 2.5-inch (9 mm). The new 313 range will evolve, but... More
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One of the keys to the success of Intel\'s leadership in advanced lithography process control transistors. Having always one step ahead of its competitors, Intel processors can easily offer more complex - and therefore more efficient - and less energy consuming. For this reason, Intel has always reserved its plants at their own processors, unlike other foundries as TSMC, which burn for many customers (Nvidia, AMD, ARM, etc..). But Intel appears to initiate a conversion: the company confirmed that it... More
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Canonical - the company that publishes Ubuntu - Ubuntu announced for Android. The company offers a system that literally in the system: a traditional office applications (Chromium, VLC, Thunderbird, etc..) And the ability to turn an Android smartphone into a "computer" classic. Ubuntu for Android is a wrapper which takes advantage of the Linux kernel and Android that integrates seamlessly with the Google system, sharing some data (eg address book) but by radically changing the ergonomics of the system. Ubuntu... More
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Noctua releases new CPU cooler, low rise, the NH-L12 , ideal for type boxes for home theater. The manufacturer indicates that this model can cool an Intel TDP of 95 W with a single 92 mm fan (NF-B9). In this configuration, the NH-L12 measures only 6.6 inches high. It is also possible to add a 120mm fan (NF-F12), which increases both the height of the set (9.3 cm) and its dissipation capacity (up to 130 W at Intel, 100 W... More
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Rumors are increasingly insistent, Google could offer this year ... Android glasses. The idea is to really take advantage of technologies such as augmented reality, a buzzword that brings together all the technologies that interact directly with our environment. Currently, augmented reality is mostly available in games, but some more practical examples also exist, such as software that analyze the environment to display arrows at a subway, for example. The idea of ​​proposing a dedicated device for augmented reality in... More
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Free just announced with a press release: the famous game Angry Birds landed on the Freebox Revolution. And - good news - it\'s free. Freebox Revolution joins iOS, Android, Symbian, Windows, Mac OS X, Tablet BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7, WebOS, Maemo, PSP, PlayStation 3 and Google Chrome. The game requires a Freebox Revolution and will use the gyroscope\'s remote control to manage the Free slingshot. Over 300 levels are included. Hopefully the Atom 1.2 GHz of the Freebox will be... More
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One of the existential questions of our universe is whether it is finite or infinite. The other is probably: what is the best graphics card to play and perform tasks GPGPU ? So let the astrophysicists and theorists attempt to answer the first, and let\'s look at the second. We have indeed to post a comparison involving a large number of graphics cards like the Radeon HD 6850, 6870, 6950, 6970, 7950 and 7970, the Gainward GeForce GTX 580 or... More
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Nokia Siemens will demonstrate its HSPA + Multiflow at Mobile World Congress to be held at the end of the month in Barcelona. The company is able to simultaneously use two cellular towers for transmission of a signal HSPA + (3G + +) , which would double the available bandwidth and response time 50% higher. In addition, Nokia Siemens says this technology allows the towers to unload the most stressed and better distribute the load on the network. The presentation... More
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Currently, there are very few devices certified "PlayStation" Android: shelves and some Sony Sony Ericsson smartphones (Play, Arc, Acro). But that could change: HTC and Sony have agreed to launch PlayStation compatible devices. HTC is turning increasingly to the different uses of smartphones and the professional logic that the company had at one time (remember Qtek) including the line "Beats Audio". Still, the value of certification PlayStation is quite relative: Sony currently offers only a few PlayStation games (the original),... More
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Since the launch of the iPad 3 is scheduled on March 7, rumors and pictures stolen are increasing about it. Latest of: a picture of an alleged motherboard iPad 3 A5X revealing a processor and a photo of a back cover showing a slightly greater thickness and a photo sensor greatest. A5X? But what would this A5X? The picture when compared to that of a motherboard iPad 2 shows that the SoC is substantially the same size as the current... More
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