Baru 2 Bulan, Galaxy Note Sudah Laku 1 Juta Unit

SAMSUNGSamsung Galaxy NoteSamsung Electronics mengumumkan bahwa penjualan global smartphone Galaxy Note, hingga Kamis (29/12/2011), sudah melampaui 1 juta unit hanya dalam waktu dua bulan. Galaxy Note baru mulai dipasarkan oleh Samsung pada akhir Oktober 2011. Samsung mengklaim, Galaxy Note merupakan perpaduan dari smartphone dan tablet. Samsung membekali...

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Thecus Unveils Cavium-Powered N4100 EVO NAS Device

The folks at Thecus have just unveiled their latest low-power Network Attached Storage (NAS) device, the N4100 EVO. This new N4100 looks just like previous iterations of this 4-bay NAS, and sports Thecus’ useful LCD and front panel buttons (among many other features), but this latest device is powered by a new, lower-power dual-core SoC from Cavium. The full scoop is...

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Hitachi GST Ships High Performance 10K Hard Drive

Hitachi GST introduced its new Ultrastar C10K900 enterprise drive family. The Ultrastar C10K900 features a high-performance SAS 6Gb/s interface and a 64MB cache buffer to optimize the read/write response time. The new Ultrastar drives feature average seek times as low as 3.8 milliseconds, and a reduced average latency time below 3.0 milliseconds. In addition to performance,...

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Brace Yourself for Higher RAM Prices, Adata Says

If you spot a good deal on DRAM and could use an upgrade, you may want to pull the trigger rather than wait and hope prices will fall even further. According to Adata CEO Simon Chen, DRAM prices are likely to rebound in January 2012, mostly because of cuts in DRAM output made earlier in the year. The effects of those cuts are about to take effect, especially as PC...

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AMD Radeon HD 7970: 28nm Tahiti GPU Review

We have been hearing about AMD’s “Southern Island” family of graphics processors for quite some time. Even during briefings for the Northern Island series of products which ultimately became the Radeon HD 6000 series, news about Southern Islands was already trickling out. Rumors about these parts have been rampant for what seems like ages, but now, just in time to...

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CTL Rolls Out Ubuntu Powered Notebook

CTL probably isn't on your short list of laptop makers if you're in the market for a new notebook, but if you're specifically looking for an Ubuntu-powered machine, perhaps the Oregon-based outfit should be. The 14.1-inch MB40U is CTL's first Ubuntu compatible notebook, and the company's pretty excited about it. So much, in fact, that it's already looking ahead to more...

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Gigabyte Issues Emergency BIOS Update for Certain X79 Series Motherboards

Overclocking used to be a dark art reserved for a power users who didn't mind taking potentially catastrophic risks in order to squeeze a few more ounces of free performance out of their components. Things have changed dramatically in recent years, but lest anyone forget, overclocking can still be dangerous, even with all of the modern day safe guards. YouTube user "japan0827"...

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AT&T Wraps Up 700MHz Spectrum Purchase From Qualcomm

Mobile fanatics may remember a time when mobile TV had a chance in America. And those who blinked probably don't remember anything of the sort. America never has been much on mobile TV -- perhaps our lifestyles are just too crazy for long-term viewing on a mobile device, but the spectrum used for Qualcomm's short-lived FLO TV service is certainly valued. And AT&T,...

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Asus Brings The Netbook Back To The Forefront With Eee PC 1225B

What's this? A new netbook? In a world where netbooks are all but forgotten? That's right -- Asus, the company largely responsible for launching this sector into the mainstream, is hitting back with a new one. It's the Eee PC 1225B, which ships with Windows 7 Home Premium, AMD's Brazor platform and an ATI Radeon HD 6320 / 6290 integrated graphics chip. The HDMI port enables...

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New JXD S7100 MID Feels Awfully Familiar

If the website and slogan (“We are different”) that are clear Apple rip-offs are any indication, JXD’s new S7100 MID borrows heavily from other companies...and presumably doesn’t have the rights to anything the device does. The S7100 is an Android-based tablet designed to play arcade and older ROMs, or as the site says: “Apple games, Android games, Sony games, Nintendo...

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RunCore To Showcase New Solid State Drives At CES 2012

CES isn't too far away, and it looks like RunCore will be there showcasing new goods. What's on tap? A few things, actually. The Xapear, Falcon series and Pro V 7mm 2.5" SSD, along with other production representations. RunCore Xapear is the world's first encryption solid-state drive that has the technology of RFID and the function of Mobile Phone Encryption. RFID User...

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Toshiba Thrive 7 Tablet Review, Android Honeycomb On the 7-Inch Screen

We called the 10-inch Toshiba Thrive the "Swiss Army Knife" of tablets when it first arrived, with its copious amounts of connectivity options and full-sized ports.  It's a large-than-most tablet but the sort of device that differentiates itself in a crowd of too similar designs. The second coming of the Thrive, the Toshiba Thrive 7 that we're going to take a look...

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Samsung Galaxy S III Expected To Debut At MWC 2012

Samsung's Galaxy S II line of smartphones has enjoyed tremendous success worldwide, selling 3 million units in just 55 days. As we found during our review of Sprint's variant of the phone, the Galaxy S II is definitely a great handset—dare we say one of the better ones to ship this year. As is typical in the world of electronics, however, this handset won't stay at the...

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Biostar Announces TPOWER X79 Motherboard with Gusto

Biostar this week rolled out its new TPOWER X79 motherboard, which is apparently "the most powerful motherboard on the planet" (Biostar's words, not ours). Part of the reason Biostar is marketing its motherboard as such is due to its "extreme overclocking" capabilities, a notion that might have seemed silly coming from Biostar a few short years ago when the focus was...

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Amazon Celebrates A Wild Holiday 2011; Kindle Sales Way Up

Every now and then, Amazon claims to have the best season ever. Oh, it's the holidays! Just like clockwork, Amazon is celebrating a post-Christmas success, with 2011 being the 'best holiday ever for Kindle.' The company oday announced that 2011 was the best holiday ever for the Kindle family as customers purchased millions of Kindle Fires and millions of Kindle e-readers....

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LG's 84" 3D "Ultra-Definition" TV Boasts 3,840 x 2,160 Resolution

Say hello to the TV you'll go to bed dreaming about. This is more than just a platter of pixels; this is what technology lust is made of. LG has just announced plans to formally unveil the largest 3D Ultra Definition TV at CES 2012. It's an 84" beast that truly breaks new ground, boasting 8 million pixels, four times the resolution clarity (3840x2160) of existing Full...

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Game iButterfly Gunakan Teknologi "Augmented Reality Coupon"

iButterfly, aplikasi mobile augmented reality coupon.  Setelah sukses di Jepang dan di Hong Kong, kini game iButterfly hadir di Indonesia. Game yang mengajak penggunanya mencari dan menangkap kupu-kupu virtual tersedia di platform Android, iOS dan BlackBerry. Untuk memainkan iButterfly ini, smartphone Anda harus memiliki fitur kamera dan mempunyai akses Internet....

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Pembuat Angry Birds Siap Beri Wejangan di Jakarta

rovio.comilustrasi   Saat ini, siapa yang tak kenal Angry Birds? Game buatan Rovio itu sudah sedemikian populernya hingga merchandise-nya pun ramai dijual di beberapa minimarket di Indonesia. Bagaimana Angry Birds bisa sesukses itu? Seperti apa tips dan trik dari pembuatnya? Tentu akan lebih enak kalau mendengarnya langsung dari pembuatnya. Nah, developer...

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20 Aplikasi Android Pilihan Tahun 2011

Jumlah aplikasi di Android Market mungkin tidak sebanyak di (Apple) App Store. Meski begitu, jumlah aplikasi di Android Market saat ini bisa dibilang lebih dari cukup dan akan terus bertambah dengan cepat. Sampai Desember 2011 ini, lebih dari 10 miliar aplikasi telah diunduh dari Android Market. Angka tersebut mengalami kenaikan pesat karena pada Juli 2011 lalu, jumlah...

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BBM dan Email Tak Berfungsi, RIM Tunda Blackberry 10?

The VergeIlustrasi Research in Motion (RIM) selaku produsen Blackberry sedang dilanda gosip yang tidak sedap. RIM dikabarkan menunda peluncuran sistem operasi (OS) BlackBerry 10 karena fitur BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) dan emailnya tidak berjalan sempurna di OS tersebut. "Mereka menunda peluncuran OS tersebut karena belum memiliki produk yang benar-benar bisa berjalan...

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Apps Apa yang Paling Banyak Diunduh di 2011?

Screenshot Android Market Angry Birds menjadi game paling sering diunduh di perangkat mobile selama tahun 2011 ini. Permainan besutan Peter Vesterbacka ini mengalahkan aplikasi populer seperti Facebook dan Twitter, serta game populer lain, Fruit Ninja. Berdasarkan laporan terbaru dari perusahaan analisis aplikasi mobile Distimo menjelaskan aplikasi tersebut diunduh...

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