Android 4.1.1 now available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7

Android 4.1.1 now available for the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7:

Following yesterday’s news that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean source code is now available to the masses, updates for a couple of Nexus devices are now rolling out. “Over the next couple of days” Android 4.1.1 (build JRO03C) will be made available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 7 tablet.

Silverstone Grandia GD08 HTPC Case Review

Silverstone Grandia GD08 HTPC Case Review:

Silverstone have designed the Grandia GD08 in a way that allows it to keep all of the best aspects from the GD07 but improve upon some of the weaknesses possessed by the latter. A revised drive configuration, improved cooling capabilities and a tweaked appearance are the main alterations on the GD08.

AMD, Intel and nVidia work in parallel on new supercomputers

AMD, Intel and nVidia work in parallel on new supercomputers:


While PC labs across the world get very excited about 3DMark scores and the like, serious uber-geeks need to get their fix from Top500. This is a site that’s dedicated to letting everyone who the biggest of big

Microsoft Office 2013 ‘most ambitious release’ to date

Microsoft Office 2013 ‘most ambitious release’ to date:

Microsoft have been showcasing their upcoming Office 2013 release. Quirky CEO Steve Ballmer has described the upcoming release as the companies ‘most ambitious release’ to date.
The software is targeting mobile devices, social networking and cloud computing. With a user base of a billion people worldwide, it is also the companies main revenue stream.
Microsoft held an hour long

Apple patents “5D” technology

Apple patents “5D” technology:

Apple has been granted a host of new patents, one of which describes a technology that the document terms “5D”, allowing the fruity firm to potentially make use of both fourth and fifth dimensions.
This isn’t time and some other as yet undiscovered dimension however, but term is used to describe – as explained by PatentlyApple – the “force-vector direction” and the “magnitude of force.” Sounds like something that could be incorporated into one of those boxing arcade machines.

Windows Phone 7 continues to flop in the US

Windows Phone 7 continues to flop in the US:
Analyst firm Nielsen has issued their latest stats for the United States smartphone market in the second quarter of 2012. In this quarter, smartphone adoption continues to increase with 2 in 3 new customers siding with a smartphone.

Perhaps the most interesting numbers are those for Windows Phone 7. The platform that is being pushed so heavily

Microsoft opening new London studio for casual games

Microsoft opening new London studio for casual games:

Microsoft has announced its plans to open a new games development studio in London, with staff there set to work on future casual games. The company is currently in the process of hiring developers, so if you wanted to get your foot in the door at a Microsoft studio, now might not be a bad time to fire off a CV.

Sony’s next flagship smartphone leaked a month before launch

Sony’s next flagship smartphone leaked a month before launch:

Sony is known in the smartphone world for their quality products yet never manage to match the sales of the true giants such as Apple or Samsung. Their upcoming flagship has now been leaked just over a month in advance of its announcement currently scheduled for the 29th of August.

Asus Zenbook Prime UX31a

The term Ultrabook has become so loose now that just about everything which isn’t made by Apple and is portable has the moniker slapped on it. The problem is that a lot of the kit released just doesn’t cut it, with most being far from ultra.
Another real issue is that the Ultrabook is getting so expensive, it matches the MacBook Air in price in many cases. Put yourself up against Apple’s ultra thin and you have some serious

Sony LT30p Mint review reveals specs, new flagship handset expected

Details including screenshots of Sony’s next flagship phone have emerged after Mobile-Review seemingly got its hands on the unreleased handset and conducted an early review.?
The Sony LT30p Mint will be the flag bearer for Sony in Q3, with an expected launch at IFA in August and September 2012. Running Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the phone’s alleged standout feature is the 13-megapixel camera capable of recording 1080p video.?

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Instead of breaking new ground in performance, Ivy Bridge improves efficiency, marking the arrival of Intel's 22nm design process which uses new 3D transistors. This allows the flagship quad-core 3.5GHz Core i7-3770K to consume less power than the more modest Sandy Bridge i5-2500K.