Hi-Tech Daily News: May 2013

May 31, 2013

New photo of LG Optimus G2 and details on Optimus L9 II leak

LG seems to be cooking up refreshes for two phones that are overdue for an upgrade – the Optimus G flagship and the Optimus L9.

The LG Optimus G2 was caught in another photo and it seems like the early software had experienced some issue, with the error screen advising beta testers to send an email report to G2-SW-Stability@lgm.com.

Buffalo has revealed its latest external drive, the DriveStation DDR HD-GDU3, slotting more RAM into the USB 3.0-connected enclosure so as to rival SSD speeds, allegedly, with HDD pricing. The new drive, available in 2TB and 3TB capacities, uses traditional spinning-platter disks to keep prices down, but Buffalo claims that thanks to a combination of caching and other tweaking it’ll reach write speeds of up to 400 MB/s.

Toshiba is releasing 2 models of the Windows 8 Ultrabook “dynabook V713″ (V713/28J and V713/27J). It features the ability to split the keyboard from the LCD panel as needed so that it can be used as either a PC or a tablet to match your purpose.

Japanese cooling-expert Scythe expands one of its key portfolio segments by introducing a new lineup of native 140 mm axial-fans. Scythe adds total of five brand new models to the very popular Slip Stream case fan series as a reaction to the market demand.

It turns out that the 4th generation Core "Haswell" retail box-art that surfaced late last month wasn't fake. With Intel's next-gen chips less than a week away from launch, retailers are stocked up on them.

Memoright is announcing next-generation XTM Series SATA III SSD products at Computex 2013. Including Memoright's exclusive Endurance Write firmware architecture developed with in-house R&D, the product supports MLC and TLC flash memory made with the latest process technology. Offering the best combination of reliability and high-speed performance, the product is ideal for applications in cloud computing, business servers, workstations and high-end personal computers. Using the latest 19 nm MLC / TLC flash memory, the XTM SSD includes Memoright's exclusive Endurance Write firmware architecture that significantly enhances SSD life while providing stable, high-speed read/write performance.

Asus launched its ultra-cheap 7-inch Memo Pad Android tablet earlier this year, and it looks like it already has a successor to it.

Reportedly called Asus Memo Pad HD, the upcoming tablet will have a 7 inch IPS display with 1280 x 720 pixels. This almost puts it on par with Google’s Nexus 7 (also manufactured by Asus), which sports a 7 inch display with 1280 x 800 pixels.

Back in February, when LG announced its new L-series smartphones, it showed three handsets: Optimus L7 II, Optimus L5 II, and Optimus L3 II. It turns out that an Optimus L4 II also exits and, like the other three, it has a dual SIM version – obviously called Optimus L4 II Dual.

Razer has announced the latest soon-to-be-available Razer Blade and Razer Blade Pro laptops, both of them aimed at gamers and offering their own variety of high-end mobile PC hardware. The Blade is the smaller of the two, offering a 14-inch display, while the Blade Pro is larger with a 17-inch screen. We’ve got a large gallery of both machines available after the jump.

ASUS has announced a new 27-inch monitor for professional users, such as photo or video editors. The new PA279Q ProArt, as the screen is called, comes factory calibrated ans has a colour range of 99% of the Adobe Wide Gamut RGB spectrum.

At the D11 conference Android's SVP officially announced the HTC One Nexus experience device, which is an HTC One with stock Android 4.2.2 at the helm.

If a rumor on Greek website Techblog is to be believed, then Sony is working on a Samsung Galaxy Note III competitor. The company plans to introduce a 6.44-inch phablet called Sony Xperia L4. Also known as Togari C680X, the handset should feature a 1080p display, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and will be powered by a Qualcomm's high-end SoCs, Snapdragon 600 or 800 chipset.

ASUS Launches the RT-AC56U Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 Router

ASUS today announced the RT-AC56U concurrent dual-band router, which supports new-generation 802.11ac Wi-Fi. It uses a dual-core 800MHz processor and 256MB onboard DDR3 memory to ensure strong performance in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Powerful hardware translates into 867Mbit/s on 5GHz and 300Mbit/s via 2.4GHz, or a total of 1167Mbit/s as the two frequencies can work simultaneously.

The company has introduced the WD Sentinel RX4100 1U rack-mount server.

It can hold four drives, which means that it can be of 16 TB, 12 TB or 8 TB (with 4 TB, 3 TB and 2 TB drives, respectively).

Pioneer is releasing a portable wireless DJ system – XDJ-R1 – in late July. It’s for family use, and you can easily enjoy playing music as a DJ by controlling via your iPad/iPhone/iPod touch at home.

Apple has released a new version of its the 5th-generation iPod touch that offers only 16GB of storage, and lacks several other elements that make up the original version.

In what can be regarded as a “budget” version of the device, Apple’s new iPod touch sports 16GB of Flash storage (a downgrade from the minimum 32GB option available previously).

BIWIN, a world-leading expert in the development and manufacture of flash memory, has launched a new business-grade SSD M5301, a full sized mSATA that runs at 99% lower power consumption under DEVSLP mode. This is designed to meet the ever more aggressive power/battery life requirements of today's Ultrabook and other compact mobile devices. The company will be presenting their latest products at the Computex trade show in Taiwan at Booth No. J0218.

Ahead of its grand Computex launch alongside the Core "Haswell" processor family, Intel's homebrew socket LGA1150 Desktop Board products are being previewed online. One such covers the company's flagship motherboard, the DZ87KLT-75K "Kinsley." The board features a CPU power supply that's most compliant to Intel's iVR design for Core "Haswell" processors, with an 8-phase design. You'll either love or hate the new heatsink design. Expansion slots include three PCI-Express 3.0 x16 (x16/x8/x4), three PCI-Express 2.0 x1, and surprisingly, a legacy PCI.

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the latest addition to its SSDNow family, the KC300 solid-state drive. KC300 enables business, mobile and power users to be more productive as the drive maximizes power efficiencies in notebook PCs. KC300 provides advanced power management via an LSI SandForce second-generation SF-2281 processor, allowing users to do more from a single charge.

Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD), a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., yesterday ntroduced the company's first Windows 8 device designed for business users, the Portege Z10t Detachable Ultrabook. The versatile Portege Z10t is an Ultrabook when needed and a tablet when wanted. Switch instantly between notebook and tablet by simply detaching the screen. Equipped with an 11.6-inch diagonal, Full HD, IPS anti-glare touchscreen display1, the Portege Z10t is an ideal choice for on-the-go professionals looking for a single, versatile device that offers more screen real estate than most tablets, but all the same ultra-responsive performance of a laptop.

Today, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S4 mini smartphone, a smaller flavor of Galaxy S 4.

Motorola's upcoming Moto X flagship smartphone got officially confirmed by the company's CEO Dennis Woodside. The upcoming handset from the reinvented, Google-owned Motorola will be the first smartphone to be assembled in the United States.

The LTE-ready BlackBerry Q10 will be available on T-Mobile's 4G LTE network in the United States come this June 5. The device will pack a price tag of $100 on a two-year deal or $580, if you prefer it commitment-free from T-Mo.

Earlier today the rumors regarding Huawei's future flagship smartphone suggested it would cost just $330, but the company's CEO was quick to debunk them.

Interestingly, at the very same time, a new official image was leaked by evleaks, showing the device in multiple colors, including white, black and pink.

Richard Yu, who is in charge of the management of the Chinese-based smartphone manufacturer, has tuned in today and officially denied the rumors of the Huawei P6 being so cheaply priced. According to him, the more "reasonable price" is around the $490 mark.

However, "those experienced in the industry", as Yu puts them, have said to him that the P6 should be priced at as much as $570.

Moroever, Yu goes on to saying that the Huawei P6's low price bruits were started by a Western company, which he didn't name, to damage the reputation of his company. Here are his exact words on the matter:

Huawei isn't emphasizing on high pricing and high profits. The Huawei Ascend P Series is an affordable smartphone line with nice design. There were rumors stated that the Huawei Ascend P6 will be priced at $330. This is one of the tricks from Western companies to strangle and damage the reputation of high quality devices from China. Please don’t get cheated by those rumors. Huawei Ascend P6 has the price for its innovation and design. But it is going to be a "reasonable price". Please wait until Huawei Ascend P6 launched into the market.

Here's hoping that the final price of the smartphone will become official on June 18, when Huawei is expected to unveil it to the world. The Ascend P6 is expected to pack a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor along with 2 GB of RAM, 8 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, 32 GB inbuilt memory and Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.

Source: Gsminsider.com

7.9 inch Acer Iconia Tab A1-810 available in Europe now, costs less than €200

If you want a tablet that’s about the size of Apple’s iPad Mini, but without iOS and not that expensive, Acer’s Iconia Tab A1-810 is probably the best thing you can get.

While HP’s first Android tablet – the 7 inch Slate – is far from being impressive (it’s an entry-level device after all), the company’s second effort, the SlateBook x2, carries a whole different story. It’s a 10 inch Full HD hybrid tablet powered by Nvdia’s latest Tegra 4 quad-core processor.

PowerColor HD 7750 Eyefinity 4 Radeon Graphics Adapter Unleashed

TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphic cards, today releases the first HD7750 low profile with 4 display technology, the HD7750 Eyefinity 4 LP Edition. To fulfill those users who need a card fitted into slim chassis, but also want it to support Eyefinity technology, PowerColor successfully developed a solution combines both advantages at one card, using 4 mini DisplayPort to build different display combination, that's PowerColor HD7750 Eyefinity 4 LP Edition.

Following the likes of the Oppo Ulike 2 and the MeituKiss, Lenovo's decided to join the fun with yet another phone targeted at Chinese female users. Dubbed the S820, this Android 4.2 device appears to be prettier -- with a hint of HTC's One X on both sides -- yet also more gender neutral than the older S720, but Lenovo's marketing team has been working hard to emphasize the phone's vivid redness, soft curves and velvet finish to back its case. Even the launch event yesterday featured bikini-clad models holding the new product, though that might have backfired a little.

Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd is pleased to announce their newest edition to the briefcase chassis "TU" series - PC-TU100 Mini-ITX Chassis. More compact than the PC-TU200, the fully aluminum PC-TU100 is the ideal choice for the ultimate LAN rig with its top-mounted handle and its support for the latest powerful low profile graphics card. The stylish retro "007-esque" design of the chassis is sure to garner much attention.

In its 33rd year and as Asia's largest B2B (Business to Business) computer exhibition, COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2013 is kicking off on June 4. Today, the winning list of Best Choice Award, the official award of COMPUTEX TAIPEI, is unveiled. MSI's Z87-GD65 GAMING motherboard and Funtoro HD MOD (Media on Demand) vehicle infotainment system have proudly stood out from over 400 competitions. The only Golden Award winner in the IC & Components category, the Z87-GD65 GAMING motherboard literally sparkles in every way and proves MSI to be a true pioneer of mid-range/high-end motherboards.

AMD today unveiled a new family of low power server processors: the AMD Opteron X-Series optimized for scale-out server architectures. The first AMD Opteron X-Series processors, formerly known as "Kyoto," are the highest density, most power-efficient small core x86 processors ever built.

Mionix, the Swedish manufacturer of professional high-end gaming accessories today unveiled the new AVIOR 8200 high performance ambidextrous gaming mouse. "We developed the AVIOR 8200 to offer maximum customization and engineered with the best technology. Weather you are right or left handed. Use a claw or palm grip we have created the most ergonomic ambidextrous mouse on the market, suitable for any gamer." says Peter Nygren, CEO at Mionix.

COUGAR, leading PC case and power supply maker has introduced their latest PC case, the Archon. With an elegant look and support for longer high-end graphics cards up to 310 mm, this case is the latest iteration from COUGAR's line of sleek gaming cases. The ARCHON delivers expansion capability in a subdued enclosure with windows, grills and an orange highlighted interior. It comes with three 2.5" HDD/SSD trays and three 3.5" HDD trays and features easily cleanable detachable air filters on the front and bottom covers. Like many of their other cases, there is a transparent acrylic side cover so that you can see the internals of the build.

Taiwan based manufacturer Aerocool expands its quality PC-Chassis portfolio. New addition to the portfolio is the Strike-X Xtreme Midi Tower, which is targeting ambitious Gamers and combines stylish exterior with spacious and clean interior.

The past several months have been stuffed with news, rumors and reports about Intel's Haswell central processing unit series, but now that the launch date is around the corner, there is a greater number of leaks about products based on them.

As some may or may not have expected, given the company's history, Acer is among those most eager to exploit the Haswell CPU collection.

Acer is also preparing tablets, or at least one tablet.

The latest report coming from Samsung's homeland suggests the next Samsung Galaxy Note III will be powered by Qualcomm's top-notch Snapdragon 800 platform instead of the octa-core Exynos.

Wireless carrier T-Mobile is currently getting ready for the launch of two new smartphones for all its users in the United States, namely the BlackBerry Q10 and HTC One, and will make the move as soon as June 5, it seems.

The Ativ S is Samsung’s one and only Windows Phone 8 device, and it’s definitely no slouch. In fact, when it launched late last year it was one of the highest-end Windows Phones ever made. But Windows Phones are generally not the best selling smartphones, so prices tend to go down pretty quick, especially for handsets not made by Nokia.

Samsung continues to churn their Android devices in all shapes and sizes, and at any price point.

Two new low end devices from Sammy, one tablet and one smartphone, are almost ready ship and will show up in stores in June.

Western Digital Announces WD Se Line of Hard Drives

WD, a Western Digital company and world leader for storage deployed in datacenters, today announced availability of its innovative WD Se line of hard drives, the first designed for scale-out datacenter deployments. Built on an enterprise-grade platform for reliable 24x7x365 datacenter operation, WD Se is tailored to deliver the right combination of performance, reliability and robustness for large-scale replicated environments, mid-sized network attached storage (NAS) deployment, and backup/archiving applications.

Toshiba is jumping onto the Ultra HD bandwagon, pricing up its trio of 4K TVs, the REGZA Z8X series, for Japan. Set to hit (reinforced) store shelves in late June, the Z8X range will kick off at 58-inches and rise to 84-inches at its biggest, with the largest model price at 1.68m yen ($16,430) and include native NHK “hybridcast” support that blends traditional broadcasts with internet-funneled add-on data.

Silicon Power /SP, the world's leading provider of memory storage solutions presents you with a newly designed USB flash drive - Jewel J10. Combined with high technology and sleek design, the Jewel J10 enables you to show your extraordinary taste anytime and anywhere. This Northern Europe inspired design is not just another ordinary memory storage device but also a luxurious accessory which allows you to express yourself.

The Roccat Kone Pure mouse has been on the market for a while, with its 8,200 DPI Pro-Aim R3 laser sensor and Omron switches.

While you can’t buy either of Samsung’s new Galaxy Mega phablets anywhere in the world at the moment, both will be released pretty soon, and it looks like India is among the first markets to get them.

Samsung has officially introduced the Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Galaxy Mega 5.8 in India, providing – for the first time – details on their prices. The Mega 6.3 will cost 31,490 INR (about $565 or €437). The Mega 5.8 has been priced at 25,000 INR ($447, or $346).

Introducing the new performance PC and gamer chassis by X2: The 6019 MOD Series, representing a great combination of versatility and durability. Positioned in our category named MOD Series, which means easy system modification, upgrading and awesome display options.

ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash application products, today launched a successor to the company's popular XPG DRAM lineup. The new XPG V2 series are designed for 3rd Generation Intel Core Processors and the Z87 platform, and feature colorful and visually striking heat spreaders.

Inno3D is excited to unveil the launch of the much anticipated Inno3D GeForce GTX 780. The new GeForce GTX 780 marks an evolution in gaming performance-an insanely fast, smooth, and whisper-quiet experience, every time. It features a massively powerful NVIDIA Kepler GPU of 2,304 cores-50% more than its predecessor. Plus, it comes with 3 GB of high-speed GDDR5 memory and NVIDIA GPU Boost 2.0 technology, giving you the performance capabilities you need to game at extreme settings.

Nowadays if you’re a Chinese smartphone maker and you want to quickly get your name out there, the way to do it seems to be creating thinner and thinner devices. Just ask Oppo, Huawei, Vivo, or Alcatel (China’s TCL being behind that brand). All of these companies have had handsets that were called “the world’s thinnest” at one point or another during the past 18 months. Interestingly though, the race seems far from over.

The long-rumored white Nexus 4 has finally been made official, with LG whipping the covers off the paler version of the pure-Android smartphone. Functionally-identical to the existing Nexus 4, which until now has only been available in black, the new color “Nexus 4 White” variant comes with the same Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS and 4.7-inch 1280 x 768 display, and is expected to begin a global roll out at the end of this month.

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