LSI packs16 A15 cores in basestation SoC

 LSI Corp., introduced its Axxia 5500 series, a family of 28nm basestation SoCs that pack up to 16 ARM Cortex A15 cores riding the new ARM CCN-504 interconnect.
The chips will not sample until fall, but LSI claims it has commitments from top tier basestation makers designing them into systems set to ship in 2014.
                The SoCs support up to 16 10Gbit/second Ethernet ports. They also use an array of speciliazed hardware accelarators passed on from existing LSI SoCs for security, packet
processing and other operations.
               LSI claims the Axxia 5500 will sport four times the control plane performance and 2.5 times the data plane performance of its existing 3400 series SoCs that use four PowerPC 476 cores.
With the new chips, LSI is following Freescale and others in a board shift to ARM cores in embedded processors.
             The SoCs do not include LSI's starcore DSPs the company contends top tier basestation makers prefer to use their own baseband ASICs. letting the LSI SoCs handle L2-L4 processing.

Ceva targets basestations with FP cores

Ceva Inc., is driving its DSP technology toward wireless base stations and other high end products with a set of new floating point and multicore features. Ceva has
added capability to handle up to 32 floating point operations per clock cycle to its CEVA-CX vector processor unit. The feature enables handling jobs such as MIMO antenna
processing including 4 by 4 configurations for 802.11as WiFi at up to 1.7Gbits/second, Ceva claims.
              It added a range of multicore features for symmetric and asymmetric clusters running at up to a GHz including support for cache coherency in DSP and mixed DSP
and MPU clusters. Ceva's approach builds on ARM AXI4 interconnect protocol and AMBA 4 ACE cache coherency extensions. The company also provided enhancements
aimed at simplify programming multicore clusters.

ASUS Announced World's First AMD based Motherboard with PCI Express 3.0

Asus announced the TUF series SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0, the world's first AMD based motherboard to feature PCI Express 3.0 for use with next generation
high performance graphics cards. Up to three DirectX 11 graphics cards with 28nm GPU technology can be used via NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFireX to create desktop PCs
with formidable graphics performance.
                 SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 also features renowned ASUS TUF Series thermal design for superior heat removal. It undergoes military and server grade
testing to ensure absolute stability, reliability and longevity SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 is backed by a five year warranty.

Military grade components for superior reliability
             SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 meets strict TUF series quality assurance standards, which consists of multiple stage military and server-grade tests. TUF-certified
alloy chokes, together with solid state capacitors and MOSFETs, ensure complete reliability even when the motherboard is subjected to intense use for prolonged periods.
Four DIMM slots support uo to 32GB DDR3 memory at frequencies up to 2400MHz, aided by an eight layered PCB that promotes faster memory performance while
ensuring stability and compatibility with improved cross-component signal quality.

Sophisticated thermal management copes with extreme heat
          TUF series motherboards are designed to provide absolute stability and reliability under harsh operating conditions, and feature sophisticated thermal management
to handle extreme heat. Both the Northbridge and Southbridge use dual-heatpipe heat sinks with CeraMIX micro ridged coating that increases the effective heat dissipation surface area
by around 50%.
          SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 also features TUF thermal Radar, which uses multiple heat sensors across the motherboard for real time temperature monitoring.
Independent and automatic fan speed control then allows components to be cooled individually for maximum efficiency and operating stability.

NVIDIA Introduces GeForce GTX TITAN

 Nvidia introduced the new GeForce GTX TITAN, powered by the fastest GPU on the planet and designed to unleash the world's fastest gaming PCs including personal gaming supercomputers and
svelte, quiet, small form factors PCs.  GeForce GTX is a beast of a GPU and only one in the world powerful enough to play any game at any resolution at any
time, said Scott Herkelman, general manager of the GeForce business unit at Nvidia.
                 GTX TITAN is built with the same Nvidia Kepler architecture that powers Oak Ridge national laboratory's newly launched TITAN supercomputer, which is
number 1 in the list of the Top 500 supercomputers in the world. GeForce GTX TITAN features an array of innovative technologies complemented by sleek materials
that contribute to the exotic design of the card, including a high quality exterior aluminum frame and high efficiency vapor chamber cooling. GeForce GTX TITAN's
aesthetic design evokes the spirit of a supercomputer and the enormous capability within a blistering fast GPU and astonishing graphics horsepower that is delivered
with the power efficiency that only kepler class GPUs can provide.
              GeForce GTX TITAN is also perfect for powering the new wave of small form factor gaming PCs. so gamers no longer have to make the choice between performance
and size they can have both at the same time.
             The GeForce GTX TITAN GPU will be available starting on February 25,2013 from Nvidia's add-in card partners, including ASUS and EVGA in North America, and
additional partners, including Colorful,  Galaxy,  Gigabyte,  INNO 3D,  MSI, Palit and Zotac outside the US. Pricing is expected to start at $999 USD.
            GeForce GTX TITAN will also be sold in fully configured systems form leading US based system builder, including AVADirect, Cyberpower, Digital Storm, Falcon Northwest,
Geekbox, IBUYPOWER, Maingear, Origin PC, Puget Systems, V3 Gaming, Velocity Micro, and Other system integrators outside North America.

Nvidia Introduces Chimera- World's first mobile computational photography architecture

Forging a path for the next wave of advanced, consumer-focused mobile imaging experiences and appliances. Nvidia today announced new capabilities
delivered by the Nvidia Chimera Computational Photography Architecture. Available in the Nvidia Tegra 4 family of the mobile processors.
            Chimera architecture offers a number of features never before available on mobile devices, including always on high damage range photos and
videos HDR panoramic and persistent tap-to-track capabilities.
            Chimera architecture provides the power to conduct nearly 100 billion mathematical operations per second to perform image processing. using computational
techniques used in X-ray CT scanners, deep space telescope and spy satellites.
           First revealed at CES 2013, the architecture redefines mobile imaging with always on HDR photos and videos. This allows camera users to instantly capture
high quality, HDR images in a vast array of locations and scenes, and under diverse lightning conditions.
         Nvidia Chimera is available as technology integrated into the Tegra 4 family, including Tegra 4 the world's fastest mobile processor and the new Tegra 4i the first
integrated Tegra LTE processor.

Nvidia Announces Tegra 4i

 Nvidia launched its Tegra 4 'wayne' SoC, a high-end ARM processor with four Cortex-A15 cores and a 72-core GPU. The Tegra 4 is Nvidia's new high end
ARM chip, made for 'super phones' and  tablets. The Tegra 4 does appear to be an expensive and power hungry chip, so in order to complement its flagship
chip Nvidia presented the Tegra 4i. The Tegra 4i is a smaller and more energy efficient chip that is set to release at the end of 2013.
                The Tegra 4i is a nanometer chip, but smaller, because Tegra 4i doesn't have a Cortex-A15 cores of the Tegra 4, but revised Cortex A9 cores.
Nvidia claims it's improved the Cortex A9 design, presented the changes to ARM. Which then was integrated into fourth revision of the Cortex A9 core.
                 This latest revision should be 15 to 30 percent faster at the same clock speed than the previous one. The cores in the Tegra 4i run at an unprecedented
clock speed of 2.3GHz, and Nvidia claims that CPU speed is in fact twice as high as that of the Tegra 3. It's the first SoC to feature the new R4 version of the Cortex A9,
The Tegra 4i also has a fifth energy efficient core that takes over when only little power is required.
                The Tegra 4i has only 60 GPU cores compared to the 72GPU cores of the Tegra 4. Nvidia hasn't specified anything yet about the memory interface on the new chip.

Western Digital is working on 5mm thick hybrid drives

Western Digital working on reducing the size of the disks. WD hopes to offer 500GB drives soon that are just 5mm thick. In 2008, a 9.5mm enclosure was required
 to harbor such a capacity, a number which dropped down to 7mm just last year.
                        Western digital has added 32GB of flash memory to the 500GB hard drive. The result is a hybrid disk called WD Black SSDHD. The WD Black SSD has a
downside as well. To use the available storage, special drivers are required for Windows operating system. Western Digital has not yet issued a statement on how this
will affect the installation and ease of use. The 5mm thick drive will have a special SATA-connector which will be featured only on specific ultrabooks.
        the exact released hasn't been mentioned yet.

Adata 8GB XPG 2133MHz memory modules

Adata launched modules where the heat-spreader color was indicative of the clock frequency. The new AX3U2133XW4G10-2X is another 8GB kit in the same series, clocked at 2133 MHz and with latencies of 10-11-11-30. This kit consists of two 4GB modules, which require a 1.65V voltage and are claimed to transfer up to 34gb/s when using dual-channel mode. when the modules are under-clocked to 1333MHz, it results in timings of 9-9-9-24 at 1.5volts.
       Adata has not yet revealed a recommended price.

CyberPowerPC FangBook X7 Laptop from $1299

CyberPowerPC has unveiled its latest notebook, the FangBook X7 gaming laptop. This system features a mobile Intel Ivy Bridge processor, NVIDIA GTX 600-series graphics card and a full HD screen. CyberPowerPC has opted for Intel's HM77 Express chipset, as well as Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. The FangBook will be released in three variants, the X7-100, X7-200 and X7-300, as listed on the website. The price for these machines start at $1299(£838) but increase quite rapidly. For instance, the laptops can be fitted with Intel's core i7-3940QM, at an extra cost of $956. if you need even more power, you could opt for the core i7-3940XM extreme edition. The 17.3-inch screen has an LED-backlight and full HD resolution. It has a non-glare finish and an integrated 720p webcam. The notebooks comes with 8GB or 16GB Corsair vengeance memory, with NVIDIA's 4GB GTX 675M providing the system's graphics. A 64GB SATA 6Gbit/s SSD is present, accompanied by a 1TB hard drive. optimally, the notebooks can be fitted with two Intel 525 480GB SSDs in a ultra RAID configuration, which allows for speeds of up to 900MB/s, features such as 80.211b/g/n WiFi, optimus technology, a Blu-ray combo drive or DVD-burner, HDMI USB 3.0 and stereo speakers are present on the system.

Archos Launches high resolution tablets

 Archos has introduced its new platinum tablets, part of the elements series. Three versions will be available, the Archos 80 Platinum, Archos 97 Platinum HD and Archos 116 Platinum.
           Each of the tablets has a sleek aluminum chassis with an IPS screen, 1.2GHz quad-core processor and an 8-core power-VR SGX 544 graphics chip. The devices contain 2GB of memory and 8GB of storage capacity. The Android 4.1 jelly bean operating system is featured on the tablets, which have cameras on both the sides. Connectivity includes a mini-HDMI port, micro-USB 2.0 port and a micro-SD card reader, compatible with flash cards of up to 64GB. The three tablet seem to only in size, resolution and weight.
          The Archos 80 Platinum has an 8-inch screen with a 1024x768 pixel resolution. This tablet is sized 200x153x9.8mm and weighs 480 grams. The Archos 97 Platinum HD has a 9.7-inch screen, complete with a 2048x1536 resolution. This model has dimensions of 242x187x9.8mm, while its weight is 670 grams. Archos 116 platinum is built around an 11.6-inch screen with a 1920x1080 pixel resolution.
          The Archos 80 and 97 will be available in February at respective costs of €199 (£172) and €249 (£215). The Archos 116 will follow in April at a price tag of €349 (£300).

Micron creates 20nm TLC memory chip with 128 gigabit capacity

 Micro has been able to create Triple Level Cell (TLC) chips with a capacity of 128 gigabit. The chips are manufactured using a 20nm production process and as the name suggest, are capable of storing three bits per memory cell. This combination allows for the same storage capacities to be created using just two-thirds of the chip surface. One of the downsides of the technology is that the writing speeds are rather disappointing and memory cells can be written only 750x. Through over-provisioning and wear-leveling algorithms, the durability of the chips should last over a longer period of time as well.
       Micron's 128 gigabyte TLC chips will predominantly be used in memory cards and USB flash drives. Micron claims that its 20nm TLS chip has the greatest data density in the world. With a 146mm² surface, the chip is roughly 25% smaller than a 128 gigabit MLC chip. Micron has yet to reveal any information regarding the first products featuring the technology.

Mini-ITX E-350N Windows 8 Motherboard by Gigabyte

 Gigabyte has listed the new GA-E350N Win8 mini-ITX motherboard on its website. The board features AMD's E-350 processor, with the matching A45 chipset. The dual-core E-350 is a perfect foundation for users looking for an affordable and simple all-round PC for using the internet, text editing and media playback. The board can be applied in various types of systems, from small home servers to HTPCs.
        The suffix Win8 shows that the board is compatible with Microsoft's latest operating system, courtesy of Gigabyte's AMI UEFI BIOS. Through UEFI,Windows 8 has access to fast boot, which significantly reduce the time it takes for the system to boot.
        The GA-E350 Win8 features a heatsink with fan for the processor, as well as a small passively cooled heatsink for the chipset. The E-350 is a dual-core chip, clocked at 1.6Ghz. It has an integrated HD 6310D GPU with 80 shader units. Up to 16GB of memory can be added to the board, divided across two slots. Gigabyte has added four SATA 3 GBit/s ports, 8x USB 2.0, D-Sub and HDMI connectors. Only a single PCI-Slot is found on Gigabyte's latest creation.
      The GA-E350N is likely to be priced around £78.

Gigabyte releases Extreme Ultrabook U2442 with Powerful Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT-650M/GT-730M

The U2442 is exceptionally designed with an elegant shuttle streamline design in a sleek form factor between 18.5-21mm and weighs in at just 1.59kg/1.69kg. It is powered by 3rd generation Intel core processors and NVIDIA GeForce GT-730M/GT-650M discrete graphics. The U2442 ultrabook is able to pack a 256GB mSATA SSD and a large 750GB/1TB HDD into its super slim body. The dual-storage system provides the user with speed and massive storage options.
         The NVIDIA GeForce GT650m/GT730M discrete graphics reaches 3DMark vantage at 9,587/8610 points. The U2442 has a dual air vent design(One for CPU and one for GPU) that efficiently eliminates heat and keeps noise to a minimum. Despite the powerful features and thin form factor, the unique venting system is able to effectively keep the notebook from overheating. It also boats an automatic light sensing backlit keyboard. This excellent feature adjusts the light to external conditions and this allows for work to get done even under low light conditions.
         The U2442 also provides an awesome audio and multimedia experience with a fantastic HD+ display and THX TruStudio Pro audio technology. THX TruStudio Pro groundbreaking audio technology comes equipped on the U2442 and is designed to provide outstanding performance by effectively eliminating sound distortion, enhancing volume and reinforcing even the smallest details of the sound. Enjoy high definition entertainment with HDMI 1.4 on external displays.

Dune showcase its latest media player

The Base 3D is Dune's latest media player and should offer an affordable universal media solution with 3D support. The player features the new Dune-HD portal with the Zappiti skin. It supports a plethora of audio and video formats, file types and codecs and is compatible with all recent HD audio and 3D video standards. 
           A 3.5-inch hot-swap bay is integrated into the enclosure. The media player is based on Sigma Design's 8672 chipset, with 512MB of RAM, 256 MB of flash memory, USB 2.0, Gigabit LAN, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, SD card reader and HDMI 1.4.
           Dune has alos developed a compact version, called the TV-303D. The compact version does not have room for a 3.5-inch drive, but instead features a 2.5-inch bay.
       The Dune HD Base 3D has a recommended price of €299, £260.

Intel's 180GB Solid State Drive (SSD)

Intel's 240GB SSD 335 was the first solid state drive featuring 20nm flash chips. The 180 GB Intel SSD has product number SSDSC2CT180A4k5 and is based on LSI-Sandforce's SF-2281 controller, combined with a SATA 6Gb/s interface. Performance of 500Mbyte/s and 450Mbyte/s is claimed for respectively reading and writing operations. 52,000IOPS are specified for 4K random writes.
        The 20nm MLC memory is produced by IMFLASH, a collaboration between Intel and Micron. The 180 Gb drive features a new enclosure, which is still of the 2.5-inch type with a 9mm thickness.
 Intel's SSD 335 180 GB SSDSC2CT180A4K5 has a recommended price of £113.

Acer Equipped its liquid C1 with Intel Atom Processor

 Acer equipped its liquid C1 smartphone with an Intel Atom processor. The handset will initially be available in the far east, on the Thai market, the phone costs roughly £215.
  The Liquid C1 is powered by a 1.2GHz Atom Z2460 processor with Hyper-threading support. The 4.3-inch IPS screen has a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 960x540 pixel resolution. The phone has 4GB of storage capacity, 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, micro-SD card slot, 8 megapixel camera and a 2000mAH battery. It runs on Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich and has dimensions of 12.7x6.6x1 centimeters. Its weight is 140 grams.

ASRock launches A85X mini-ITX motherboard

ASRock has introduces a new mini-ITX motherboard with AMD's FM2 socket. The board has a richer feature set than A55 or A75-based boards.
         ASRocks's new board has two DDR3 memory slots, one PCIe 2.0 x 16 slot and seven SATA 600 connectors. The I/O panel contains 2 x USB 3.0, five audio jacks, optical SPDIF output, eSATA and Gigabit LAN. An additional internal header is present, which allows for two more USB 3.0 connectors to created. Video outputs on the board include VGA, DVI and HDMI.
        The ASRock FM2A85X-ITX will be available shortly and has a recommended price of £70.

HP Chromebook pavilion with a 14-inch screen

 A new chromebook has been mentioned in a PDF manual on HP's website. The unannounced Pavilion has a 14-inch screen with 1366 x 768 pixel resolution and is powered by a celeron 847 processor. The chromebook has a 2GB of memory, and a small 16GB SSD. with its 4-cell battery, the device should last about 4 hours.
          The Pavilion chromebook weighs 1.8 kilograms and has three USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI output and a full-size Ethernet connector. for wireless networking, an 802.11n WiFi adapter and Bluetooth module are integrated.
        The PDF file claims that  the new chromebook is under NDA until February 17th. It's likely that the portable device will be officially announced around the date.
 

Bowers & Wilkins AM-1, weatherProof loudspeaker offer high quality sound, durability and flexibility

Bowers & Wilkins unveiled their AM-1 Loudspeaker. A two-way design, it features an inverted drive unit configuration, with the AM-1's inch (25mm) aluminum dome tweeter mounted below rather than above a 5-inch(130mm) glassfibre bass/mid-range driver. This ensures optimal dispersion of sound when the speaker is mounted high on the wall.
           AM-1's low-frequency output is bolstered by the use of a rear-mounted auxiliary bass radiator(ABR). used instead of a conventional bass reflex port, the ABR endows AM-1 with exceptional bass for a cabinet of its size. unlike a port. It also provides AM-1's cabinet with a continual seal against the elements. This combination of advanced drive units, unique configuration and classically simple crossover components combines to create a loudspeaker as Musial as it is flexible.
         AM-1 has been carefully designed to be easy to install. Its elegant cast aluminum wall bracket incorporates an ingenious one-plug mounting system. Designed to be positioned in either landscape or portrait mode when mounting, extra flexibility s offered by AM-1's ability to be rotated through 110 degree from center in both directions.
        Its minimal projection out from a wall also add a to its appeal. So, while AM-1 has obvious applications such as providing high quality audio around gardens, patios and around swimming pools, its sleek design will also find favor indoors. Venues such as bars, restaurants and other communal areas will benefit from AM-1's winning combination of premium sound quality, discreet styling, flexibility and durable construction.
     AM-1 combines dust proof aluminum grille with a rigid cabinet composed of glass-filled plastics, ensuring class-leading resistance to extremes of dust, moisture and UV exposure. It has also undergone rigorous, continuous testing in an accelerated salt-spray chamber, plus outdoor UV accelerated life tests to ensure its parts don't fade or discolor.

Fijit acquiring Miso

Dijit Media, Inc, makers of the popular NextGuide and Dijit Remote TV discovery and control applications, announced today that the company is in the process of acquiring GoMisc, Inc, makers of the Miso, slideshows, and Quips Social TV products. Dijit will continue to support Miso and slideshows users, but intends to shut down the Quips app and service. Somrat Niyogi, founder of GoMiso, Inc, will join Dijit as an advisor.
        Dijit Media's flagship app is NextGuide, a "hyper-personalized" TV guide that brings together live TV with results from Amazon Instant video, Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus, iTunes, and Netflix. The app combines Dijit's  recommendations and discovery technology with social features and a unique mosaic style interface for a modernized re-interpretation of the classic guide.
      As of the streaming TV service increases, so does the need for cross platform discovery solutions that aid consumers in identifying pretended content," said Andy Tarczon, founding partner of TDG Research. Dijit strongly positions themselves as a leader in the evolving entertainment discovery category.