ARM Reveals Cortex A12 With Malli T600 GPU, OpenGL ES 3.0

From DailyTech: While many high-end smartphones and tablets may soon be getting ARM Cortex-A15 MPCORE processors, ARM Holdings Plc (LON:ARM) just announced a mid-range target solution, the Cortex-A12.

The new CPU core design is meant to deliver a 40 percent performance bump over...

AMD Develops NUC-Like Systems with Partners

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices last week confirmed that it is working on Intel NUC-like systems with partners. Unlike its arch-rival, the company plans to deploy its low-cost/low power microarchitecture into the market of ultra-small – 4” by 4” – desktop computers.

“We are...

ASUSTOR AS-602T Review (Page 1 of 7)

One day, I received an email from our Editor-in-Chief asking if I would like to review a product from ASUSTOR. At first, I thought this was a company from some subdivision of ASUS, the PC components manufacturer. Actually, this is not correct, but not entirely incorrect either. When I took on the task of looking up the name, I soon discovered while they are a separate company that makes NAS devices, they are actually an...

Gigabyte Fly Review

What is in a name? When Ferrari announced the LaFerrari earlier this year at the Geneva Auto Show, the car was impressive in almost every way, except for its name. I mean, if I was Lamborghini, I would have announced the Lamborghini McLamborghini the next day. In many ways, the name of a product is very important, because this is how people identify it by. Earlier last month, when Gigabyte sent us their latest headphone, the Fly...

Oracle reveals plans for Java security improvements

From PC World: Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned applets from being executed by default and adding centralized management options with whitelisting capabilities for...

HTC nixes plans for 12-inch Windows RT tablet, report says

From CNET News.com: Remember late last year when there was a rumor that HTC would be getting into the Windows RT tablet game with 7- and 12-inch versions? Well, Bloomberg is reporting that the 12-inch slate has been scrapped.

Bloomberg's source disclosed that the tablet would have...

Dell asks shareholders to vote in favor of founder's deal

From CNET News.com: Michael Dell might soon have his way with the company he founded.

Dell announced today that it has filed materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that will allow it to hold a shareholder meeting on July 18 to approve the transaction Michael...

AMD’s Next-Gen Kaveri APUs Will Require New Mainboards

From X-bit Labs: It is not a secret that AMD’s next-generation code-named Kaveri accelerated processing unit for high-performance systems will be significantly different than the currently available chips in many ways. As it appears, the difference is so significant that the new...

No Start button for Windows 8.1

From CNET News.com: When Microsoft rolls out Windows 8.1, the update to its struggling, 7-month-old operating system franchise, the company will not be bringing back the Start button as many users have been requesting.

But the company has acquiesced some. The company announced this...

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