Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category

Intel has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Atom Z6 series of processors intended for use in devices running MeeGo and Android based on its Moorestown smart device platform. The processor line will be set at 1.5 GHz for mobile applications, while another application for tablets increases clockspeed up to 1.9 GHz, with no [...]

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Images taken from a pulled ebay auction show prototype iPod Touch devices with prototype Springboard test firmware and and cameras of unknown resolution. Rumors of an iPod Touch with built-in camera have been swirling around ever since the introduction of the current generation last year, with speculation that it would include a camera before being [...]

VIA has announced its new lineup of processors in the Nano E-Series which the company touts as extremely energy efficient (idle power usage is claimed to be as low as 100mW), 64-bit application/virtualization support along with hardware acceleration of HD video and DDR3 memory support. The line is also guaranteed by VIA with a 7 [...]

Sony has announced the forthcoming launch of two new sound bar models and a new receiver with 3D image standby passthrough and HDMI image repeating. The 400 watt HT-CT350 will ship with a mounting bracket that affixes it to the bottom of select 40-inch plus 2010 model BRAVIA HDTVs, while the 340 watt HT-CT150 attaches [...]

According to a report by the London Evening Standard, Apple is considering the purchase of the Cambridge UK based Advanced RISC Machines Ltd. for $8 billion. Such a move is not outside of the realm of possibility for the company as it formed the chip manufacturer in 1990 as a joint venture with Acorn Computers [...]

Samsung internal documentation has leaked chip designer ARM’s roadmap for the next three years with the following processor designs: Orion is an 800-MHz Cortex-A9 dual-core processor due to sample in the third quarter and enter mass production in the first quarter of 2011. Pegasus is a 1-GHz Cortex-A9, single-core sampling in the second quarter of [...]

Card processing solutions developer Verifone has launched its PAYware Mobile credit card processing system for the iPhone 3G and 3G S. The system allows merchants to accept credit card payments while mobile consisting of the PAYware Mobile app and hardware sleeve for accepting credit cards with included stylus for signature capture. The system also allows [...]

After a year of delays, the long-awaited Eee Keyboard from Asus is now available for pre-order from Amazon with no confirmed ship date. The Eee Keyboard will feature a a 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of DDR2 memory, Windows XP Home, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, gigabit Ethernet jack, Bluetooth 2.1, 16GB SSD, HDMI out, integrated UWB receiver, [...]

With the launch of Monster Hunter Tri from Capcom this week, Nintendo and Capcom have also jointly launched the newest controller for the Wii in the Classic Controller Pro. Bundled with the game for an additional $10 premium, the controller is designed for standard action games that typically would not benefit from the Wii’s motion [...]