Nvidia has formally introduced the Tegra 4 and specs pretty much match earlier leaks that we reported. Developed under the codname “Wayne”, the Tegra 4 will have 72 Nvidia GeoForce GPU cores giving it six times the graphics processing power of the Tegra 3. The main processor will be a new quad-core variant of ARM’s…
Category: Gear
LG announces 100 inch “Laser TV” – throws image on wall from 22 inches
Just ahead of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), LG has announced a television that could become the most talked about piece of gear at CES. The new “Hecto” Laser TV system is designed to project a 100 inch 1080p image onto a screen from just 22 inches away. Unlike traditional projectors that require dark…
Android Key Lime Pie release date, news, and rumors
Google has done a good job of keeping details of its next Android operation system version, dubbed Key Lime Pie, under wraps but we expect information on the upcoming OS to begin leaking any day now. So far, here are the rumors that are circulating. Be forewarned – these are rumors only, and very early…
Say hello to UEFI, the new computer BIOS for the next decade
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a boot level program that will replace the BIOS on computers made from this date forward. UEFI defines the software interface between the operating system and platform firmware. It resides in non-volatile memory on the motherboard (or on the hard drive or a network drive) and initializes the computer…
4 cores, 8 cores, 12 cores, more? Phooey! Intel now shipping 60-core Xeon Phi processors
Intel announced today that the first model of the new Xeon Phi (aka Knights Corner) family of processors is now shipping. A response to high-end GPUs from companies such as nVidia and a stepping stone towards Intel’s goal of reaching 1 exaflop by 2018, the first Knights Corner chip, the Xeon Phi 5110P, has 60…
The new Titan supercomputer is badass but will China’s Tianhe-2 blow past it in 2015? [UPDATE]
China’s Tianhe-2 supercomputer is expected to arrive in 2015. At 50 petaflops it would be three times faster than the new Cray XK7 Titan supercomputer but let’s face it, vaporware doesn’t count in the supercomputer race and China has only held the title once (in 2010 when its Tianhe-1 briefly held the title of the…
Amazon rolls out new Amazon Cloud Drive Photos app for easy storage of photos on the cloud
Amazon has rolled out a new photo-management application, Cloud Drive Photos for Android, this morning. The application integrates tightly with the photo capabilities in Android. Users can press and hold a photo in the gallery and choose “Upload to Cloud Drive” to send photos to Amazon’s cloud storage service or choose to upload all photos…
Internal shake up at Apple accelerates the Apple “turn” – come on, you knew it was coming
Reminiscent of the Jobs expulsion a few decades ago, Scott Forstall was ousted from Apple yesterday, regardless of what Apple may or may not admit. His design taste, abrasive personality, aggressive risk taking, belief that Apple was not working hard enough on “big ideas”, and of course, the iOS Maps fiasco, all rubbed Tim Cook…
Employee “accidentally” leaves prototype Nexus 4 in bar – Apple sues claiming they had the idea first
Memoto discrete, wearable digital camera records your entire life in 30-second intervals and saves recorded “moments” in the cloud
Stockholm-based Memoto, has developed a postage-stamp, waterproof, wearable camera that snaps a photo of your surroundings every 30 seconds, creating a visual archive of your life. The camera shoots 5 megapixel pictures, logs GPS coordinates and date/time, and has a two-day battery. It is capable of storing over 4,000 photos. A small, stainless steel clip…








