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In this video we give you a preview and walkthrough of the new Motorola DROID smartphone from Verizon Wireless. We go over Android 2.0, Google Maps Navigation, the QWERTY keyboard, and more.
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Newegg Deal: BFG Tech GeForce 9800 GT OC 1GB Video Card

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BFG GeForce 9800 GT OC

has a great deal up for the BFG Tech GeForce 9800 GT OC 1GB NVIDIA video card. It’s a PCI Express 2.0 card that supports SLI, is HDCP-ready, and has a stellar 1GB of GDDR3 video RAM. Take a look at the BFG Tech GeForce 9800 GT OC on Newegg to get the savings, and you even get a free copy of Call of Duty: World at War.

As always, you can find all sorts of Newegg promo codes and deals on our forums.

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Lenovo Ideapad S12

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi

Ideapad S12Lenovo’s Ideapad S12 certainly has a lot of bang for the buck. The 12-inch netbook has a NVIDIA Ion chipset, an Intel Atom N270 processor, can play 1080p video via HDMI and is good for gaming. Add to that 1GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB SATA drive, WiFi, Bluetooth and wired LAN capability, an upgradable 3 cell battery and Windows XP. Lenovo’s latest offering weighs about 3 lbs. and has a MSRP of $499.00.

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Zune HD features confirmed

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Microsoft, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Rumors

Zune HD leakSo, you know that we brought up the other day? Looks like it is definitely the real deal. In fact, Neowin just published a list of specs that they were able to confirm through Microsoft. We should make note that this isn’t a full list of specs either, but rather what Microsoft was willing to let out for the moment. Take a look:

  • 3.6 inchish OLED full touch screen
  • NVIDIA Tegra powered
  • 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and 120GB versions
  • HDMI Connection to stream straight to your TV
  • HD Radio
  • Web Browser
  • WiFi compatible, with wireless marketplace
  • Released early fall
  • International release of the Zune device itself
  • Home AV packs, Car packs, Charge packs

We are working on getting independent confirmation of what we see above, and we will let you know when that happens.

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Apple announces redesigned MacBook Pro

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Design, PC / Laptop

MacBook Pro

It took them about eight months since the last spec bump in the line, but we are still stoked that today announced that their newly redesigned is here, and available immediately. The notebooks are still sporting their aluminum exterior, but now they are built using a new process that involves carving a solid piece of aluminum rather than the old school welding technique. That means one part rather than many, which Apple is calling the “Unibody.” You’ll also notice, fairly quickly, that the MacBook Pro now sports an iMac-ish black bezel around the screen, along with a glass covering. Back to that whole aluminum and glass thing.

The display will now only be available in a glossy finish, gone are the days of matte Apple notebooks. The trackpad has also been re-imagined as well. It’s made entirely from glass, and no longer has a separate button. Instead, the entire trackpaad is the button. The glass trackpad is multi-touch compatible, and Apple has introduced new gestures in the product to boot.

 

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Apple updated MacBook Air with NVIDIA graphics, more storage

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, PC / Laptop

MacBook Air upgrade

During this mornings notebook event, announced that the MacBook Air was getting a bump in some of its specs. First and foremost, the Air is getting updated to the new NVIDIA 9400M graphics chipset, which should be a nice upgrade. Even better, if SSD is your thing, you’ll be pleased to know that a 128GB solid state drive is now available, along with a standard 120GB drive if that is more your thing. microDVI has been replaced by a mini DisplayPort, which we are seeinc across the board with Apple. You can grab the base model for $1799, or go with the SSD model with 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo for the lowered price of $2499 (that one is due in November.)

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Dell Gaming PC XPST 730 H2C

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Dell XPST 730 H2C

Dell has announced their latest gaming PC, the XPST 730 H2C. It has 1920 x 1200 resolution and 30+ FPS with Quad Graphics, 2GB RAM and 1320GB storage, and a new NVIDIA nforce 790i Ultra SLI chipset with standard ATX motherboard. Choose between painted anodized or silver brushed aluminum. You really have to be a gaming fanatic for this one, while Dell says the unit starts at $4,999.00, PC Mag mentions a price of $6,629.00.

 

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ATI Radeon HD 2000 Info, Radeon HD 2900 XT Launches

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Features, PC / Laptop, Video Games

We know, we know - a lot of you have been waiting for the ATI R600 chipset to drop. We will have you know that it has finally arrived. gave us a first-hand look at their new line of graphics cards, the ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series. The folks at AMD have some big plans here, and they proudly showed us just what this card can do with all it’s horsepower. The top of the line this time around is the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT. It launches today and retails for $399 USD. If that is too rich for your blood, you can opt for the Radeon HD 2600 Series which will be priced between $99 to $199, or go with the Radeon HD 2400 Series for under $99. Not bad at all. The lower end cards will launch soon, but like we said, the Radeon 2900 XT is available now.

If you want to get a bit more detail, be sure to check out our Radeon HD 2000 launch gallery.

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The Bleeding Edge 159: AMD Press Conference: Q & A Session

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Bleeding Edge TV 159: AMD 690 Press Conference Q&A

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, Corporate News, Design, Features, PC / Laptop, Videocasts, Wireless / WiFi


Following the press conference where AMD formally introduced us to the 690 chipset, was a fairly lengthy Q&A session, which we captured in it’s entirety. Check out the video for the full, unedited version - or check out our summarized notes after the jump.

Someone asked about wattage per teraflop. In the demo we saw, about 200 watts per chip. They are working to develop a standard for wattage per teraflop. Talking about power consumption, going forward they can focus on power-down throughout the platform as opposed to just on the chip or cores themselves.

Question about doing things about what AMD and ATI can do now that they couldn’t do as separate companies. Why the merger?

The 690 was architected in a combined environment. With a tighter cooperation with the R&D teams, you find a level of integration between the chips now. Power management is going to be better, partitioning across the HT bus. In late 2007, you will start seeing exactly what is being talked about. Fantastic batter life in a notebook for example, and in 2009, Fusion. That is what it’s all about, getting everything on the same piece of silicon.

Benchmark of R600, looks to be 260 watts. Can anything be done to bring that down as time goes on? That is fairly high consumption.

With the next version of the R600-based cards, you will see power go down, while performance goes up. Another result of the two companies coming together. Gamers want performance at any cost, and AMD is focused on optimizing dissipation of that thermal energy. 30db noise level coming on multiple CPU and GPU in the near future.

When is the R600 going to hit retail, and what happened?

Moving to 65 nm chips, scheduling was just a bit off. Rather than going with a limited deployment with a single point launch, they chose to delay by a couple of weeks to have a full line launch. It isn’t a silicon problem, it was an internal decision made to allow for a full launch. They will still be available in the first half of 2007.

When will Barcelona systems be available?

Second half of 2007.

Teraflop computing - when is it going to be a reality and not just a demo?

The demo was R600-based. Once the product launches, you will get to see and hear more about that. Second half of this year - XP box, R600 card, Opterons - that will result in teraflop computing. Absolutely this year.

In regards to OLPC, what is the strategy there?

There is something tragic in thinking we are going to teach kids in an emerging country how to use PowerPoint. The goal isn’t to teach kids in Uganda how to use Office 2007, despite how great it is. Take the OLPC and use it for an hour and think about what the implications are. Different strategies lead to different results. OLPCs philosophy is to help kids have access to the world, not to teach them how to use computers. The last time you had a chance for a kid to teach you something, how special was that? It’s okay if the children have these computers and get to teach their teachers something. The approach of the competition doesn’t empower children as much as it empowers teachers. It doesn’t hurt, it’s just a different route. AMD isn’t trying to market to that environment, they are trying to change it. That is evidenced by OLPC being a non-profit organization.

The screen on the OLPC is amazing. Better than any of the screens any of us sitting here has. Can be read in direct, full sunlight. Will last 30 times as long. Very scratch resistant, and consumes less than 2 watts.


The Bleeding Edge 158: AMD Press Conference: 1 Teraflop, 690 Series Chipset, R600 Status

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Design, Features, PC / Laptop, Video Games, Videocasts, Videos

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