ATI Radeon HD 5570 fills the last remaining gap in DirectX 11 empire
ATI seems to be so enamored with its 40nm DirectX 11 Evergreen chips that at this point it's bringing out new graphics cards just to remind us of how awesome its technology is. Slotting in between the $100 HD 5670 and $50 HD 5450, the new Radeon HD 5570 will predictably retail at around $75 to $80, with up to 1GB of onboard GDDR3, a 650MHz core clock speed, and a thrifty 43W power budget... Full story
Samsung's first Bada phone with Super AMOLED to be announced on February 14th? Sure.
By now you're undoubtedly aware than Samsung has a new smartphone OS (Bada) and touchscreen technology (Super AMOLED) in the works. In this case, putting 2 and 2 together yields 14, a number that matches Samsung's February 14th press event at Mobile World Congress. How so? Well, first of all, Sammy is promoting the Samsung Unpacked teaser page from its Bada site. The ocean-themed... Full story
![Apple Store Down—Time For Twitter To Crash With Speculation [Apple]](http://media.gdgt.com/img/content/2010/02500x-apple-store-down-1pha-100.jpg)
Apple Store Down—Time For Twitter To Crash With Speculation [Apple]
Gasp! Whatever could it be? I'm hoping for new MacBook Pros, what about you? [Apple - Thanks assorted tipsters!]
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Austrian iPad Will Be Subsidized With Contract
One of the best parts of the whole iPad deal is the 3G internet connection. Thirty bucks will buy you as much bandwidth as you can use in a month, with no contracts and no lock-in. The downside is that you pay the full price up front. According to iPhone blog TamsIJungle, Hutchison Telecom (trading as [...] Full story
![Navigon Updates MobileNavigator iPhone App With Facebook and Twitter Connectivity, Panorama View 3D Mapping [IPhone Apps]](http://media.gdgt.com/img/content/2010/02500x-navigon4-01-1phg-100.jpg)
Navigon Updates MobileNavigator iPhone App With Facebook and Twitter Connectivity, Panorama View 3D Mapping [IPhone Apps]
Not only has Navigon added a bunch of new features to its iPhone app, the price is $20 cheaper—although if you want Traffic Live and 3D maps, it still adds up to $100. Nonetheless, it sounds worth it.
The update has a few nifty angles—there's the connection to your Facebook or Twitter accounts for updating friends on your current position, destination and time you're due... Full story
New Super-Wide, Super-Fast Nikkor Lenses
Nikon has two new full-frame lenses for you, and both are pretty exciting. Upon reading that there is now a 24mm ƒ1.4G ED prime, you will first shout “ƒ1.4? Holy hell! I want one!” Then, after calming down slightly, you will murmur “Wait, ƒ1.4? That thing’s gonna be big. And expensive. And I still want [...] Full story
![Notion Ink's Adam Tablet Will Have Flash, Output At 1080p and Have Battery Life 2x Longer Than iPad [Tablets]](http://media.gdgt.com/img/content/2010/02500x-notion3-01-1phh-100.jpg)
Notion Ink's Adam Tablet Will Have Flash, Output At 1080p and Have Battery Life 2x Longer Than iPad [Tablets]
Flash, a longer battery life, outputting video at 1080p, a $1m app competition—these are just some of the ways Notion Ink is hoping its Android-powered Adam tablet will be able to win customers over.
The tablet has gone through several different guises since renders were unveiled in December. From the slick silver-edged device, to the roll-topped plastic prototype at CES,... Full story
Nintendo's Miyamoto casually references new hardware, MotionPlus games
Do you think non-disclosure agreements apply if you're one of the guys who built the company you represent? Probably not, as evidenced by Shigeru Miyamoto, who recently took the opportunity -- while receiving an award, no less -- to blab about forthcoming hardware and games based around the MotionPlus peripheral. There wasn't much content to his mentions, beyond us now knowing that... Full story
Apple job posting hints at video option for iPads
It's crazy how the slightest little hint of something starts all the rampant speculation about Apple's product development. This is the third clue that the next generation of iPad will have a camera, if not video capability. It certainly explains the stuff that was found in the SDK. Full story
Google launches Nexus One phone support | Wireless - CNET News
Google is answering the call from Nexus One phone owners. More than a month after officially unveiling the new Android-based phone, the search giant on Monday launched a phone support line specifically to answer the questions of Nexus One owners. Phone owners can call (888) 48NEXUS (63987) between 10 a.m. and 1 a.m. PST and reach a live tech, Google advises. Full story
Notion Ink Adam: Flash, iPad comparison & App Competition - SlashGear
One of the most exciting products from CES 2010 last month was Notion Ink's Adam tablet, the Android-based slate using the latest-gen NVIDIA Tegra chipset and ... Full story
Google to Add Social Features to Gmail
Google will unveil add-ons to Gmail that let people post and view messages about their day-to-day activities. Full story
Samsung Monte now official, all the TouchWiz and Google Latitude you can handle
Samsung's just gone ahead and pulled the trigger on announcing its S5620 Monte ahead of Mobile World Congress next week, offering a decent set of social features and Google integration at what should be a pretty reasonable price. The "reasonable price" part of this equation comes thanks to a 3-inch WQVGA display and 3.2 megapixel camera, though exact pricing hasn't been announced;... Full story
![Best Buy's MacBook Pro SKUs Go Missing, Might Mean Core i5 Refresh Soon [Rumor]](http://media.gdgt.com/img/content/2010/02500x-bestbuy2-1pgj-100.jpg)
Best Buy's MacBook Pro SKUs Go Missing, Might Mean Core i5 Refresh Soon [Rumor]
The upcoming i5 MacBook Pro refresh might be closer than we thought, with TUAW discovering that Best Buy emptied their systems of the current version. Since they're not likely to go MacBook-less for long, that points to soon. [TUAW]
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AnandTech: AMD Reveals More Llano Details at ISSCC: 32nm, Power Gating, 4-cores, Turbo?
After cashing Intel’s check and appearing more competitive than expected against Clarkdale 2010 is like a fresh start for AMD. The news gets better. Late last year AMD said that before the end of 2010 it would be sampling its first APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) - codenamed Llano. Today AMD is announcing that the first Llano samples, built on Global Foundries 32nm high-k + metal gate... Full story
Amazon is ready to take your Olympus E-PL1 pre-orders
The Olympus E-PL1 budget micro four thirds camera launched last week but Amazon already has it available for pre-order. On one hand this pre-order will ensure you’re one of the first kids at school with the new toy, but that’s not going to be until next month away so you may wanna hold on to [...] Full story
Barnes & Noble's Nook Is Finally Available
Barnes & Noble's Nook e-book reader is now available online and will be in stores by mid-week, the book retailer announced Monday. "Customers can visit the Barnes & Noble nook In-Store Locator at www.bn.com/nook/instore, updated daily beginning February 10, to find local stores with devices in-stock," the company wrote in a blog post. Full story
NVIDIA pursuing external graphics accelerators for laptops?
It's not everyday that we can say there's external laptop GPU love in the air, but right on the heels the appearance of the Gigabyte M1405 with its GeForce GT220 dock, NVIDIA is expressing interest in external laptop GPUs as well. Manager of notebook GPUs Rene Haas told X-bit Labs that he thinks external graphics adapters for laptops are a "big opportunity" for NVIDIA, though he noted... Full story
Initial hands-on with the LG BD590 and the BD570
CNET takes an initial hands-on look at LG's new Blu-ray players, the BD590 and the BD570. Full story
1080p, 5.1 surround sound coming to Netflix Watch Instantly in 2010? Update: No, yes (and closed captioning)
Netflix Watch Instantly fans could be due for a big upgrade, as CNET has heard the company will roll out 1080p and 5.1 surround sound later this year. No word on timing or any other details, but this could mean its moving to version 3 of Microsoft's Silverlight streaming platform with its additional tweaks for adaptive streaming and hardware graphics acceleration. Also unknown is how much... Full story
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