Nvidia has unveiled the world’s first quad-core chip for mobile devices, the much anticipated Tegra 3. With an ARM A9 based processor and 12 core GeForce graphics, the Tegra 3 looks ready to revolutionise mobile computing in 2012.
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Barnes & Noble has officially launched its Nook tablet, which is likely to provide the biggest competition for the Amazon Kindle Fire. Designed as a multi-use tablet for music, reading, media, and Internet use, the Nook tablet will be available “by the end of the week”.
The latest phone in the HTC range is called the Rezound, a 4G smartphone with Android Gingerbread that operates on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Featuring slow motion video and an audio system made in collaboration with Dr. Dre, the HTC Rezound also has a few tricks up its sleeve.
AT&T has just announced the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and the HTC Vivid, its first 4G LTE Android smartphones. Both phones will hit the shelves on November 6, which is the same day AT&T expand their 4G LTE services to Boston, Washington, Baltimore, and Athens.
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Chinese based In Technology Group (ITG) have plans to bring Windows 8 to the small screen, with a device they are calling the “post smartphone”. The XPPhone 2 is currently being developed, and is a good example of the merging taking place between desktop and mobile devices.
The Sony PRS-T1 eBook reader is in the headlines again lately, after being hacked to run Android. The PRS-T1 is a 6 inch eInk device with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels. It supports a variety of file formats, includes WiFi connectivity, and works with both Apple and Windows computers.
