Samsung working on a eight-core chip for smartphones and tablets

Samsung is developing a new type of mobile processor will be based on the ARM architecture Big.LITTLE. This architecture is an expansion of the technology 4-Plus-1, which is used by a known quad-core processor, the Nvidia Tegra 3, which is able to use a single core when not needed in order to save the rest battery.

It seems that Samsung plans to talk about his new project in the conference International Solid-State Circuits to be held in February. The new eight-core chip from Samsung will be created with a 28nm process and have two clusters of four cores each. One of these clusters will run at 1.8GHz and will be responsible for tasks requiring high performance, while the remaining cluster march at 1.2GHz and will handle simple tasks in order to save battery all possible.

Will this be the chip that will use the next Galaxy S IV?

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Windows turns 27

With the release of Windows 8 is likely that many have forgotten that the famous operating system Microsoft turned 27 yesterday. While Windows dates from early 1985, was in November of that year when it was released to the public the first version, which was 1.01.
Some said the copied many things OS Macintosh Apple , but the fact is that by the mid-90s' Windows and was dominating the domestic market.
If we look at current W1.01 orignal W8 and see a lot of different things obviously, and it shows clearly how this operating system has evolved to become what it is today.
Funny thing is that Microsoft continued to support Windows 1 to 2001. Will the same with Windows 8 until 2028?

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Curiosity has found something big on Mars

Curiosity, the famous robot probe that was sent to explore Mars a couple of months ago, seems to have stumbled upon something very interesting on the red planet. It appears that some of the instruments of our little friend space are analyzing a soil sample that has attracted much attention of the team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA. If confirmed what they believe, this is a finding to enter the history books.
The Curiosity analysis tools, known as SAM, allow the robot to identify the different compounds that form a sample. John Grotzinger, the mission's principal investigator, has yet to comment on what you think you have found on Mars by Curiosity simply because they can not yet confirm the nature of the find.
Obviously what many believe is that Curiosity has evidence that life exists beyond Earth, but also those who believe that it is something much fatter. We will have to wait and see.

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The KURATAS officially goes on sale

The technology has not advanced enough to be able to have our own Iron Man suit, but at least we have something like the KURATAS. There is no doubt that if you have enough money, the world has plenty of surprises in store for you.
KURATAS is the dream of many to be the first manned giant robot that goes on sale. The company is the Japanese manufacturer Kurata, who created it for a Middle Eastern prince and have now decided to market. The KURATAS has real weapons and even you can add other parts to be purchased online.
Each of these giant 4 meters weighs 4.5 tonnes and are controlled by a touch panel that is within the robot. The price per unit is $ 1.35 million, and include already ordered more than 3,000 units.
In the image below we can see a prototype with his pilot.

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New colors for the Galaxy Note Galaxy S II and III Mini

You may not like the current colors of smartphones like the Galaxy Note Galaxy S II and III Mini, but fortunately Samsung has decided to give a new look to both mobile and call attention to a greater number of customers.
Galaxy S III Little Mini will be receiving three new colors coming soon, which will be a black onyx, a titanium gray and garnet red finally. Moreover, the new colors that will show off the Galaxy Note II will also be three to know as amber brown blue topaz and ruby ​​wine.
The Mini S III will be launched with its new colors in late December or early January as expected, while the largest smartphone industry, the Note II, you can enjoy your new look from about February next year.

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Test your browser in the new Mozilla mobile OS

Mozilla has released the public a trial version of its future mobile operating system, called OS Firefox. Note that this is a very early version and it still has several errors, which obviously we report to be corrected by the development team. To test the new OS just need to install an extension to the Firefox browser on our computer or notebook , we can prove that is mobile operating system without having to install it on a smartphone .
This is a truly open system with which Mozilla plans to compete in emerging markets. Currently, the company is conducting research in Brazil for uses that gives middle-class people on their cell phones in order to adapt to Firefox OS needs these people.
Basic functions such as operating system calls, messaging and calendar are all based on HTML5. Firefox OS already has a few applications available that can be accessed through the trial, which also is expected to bring more developers to Project.
It is expected that the first smartphones with OS Firefox are launched next year.

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The Glass have jurisdiction Google

When Google introduced the glasses Glass, the industry was surprised because of the technology that incorporated virtually the same as it was a computer in front of our eyes. There are companies that have been investing in this business for quite some time but are not well known, and one of them is Vuzix.
This company is one of the first to deal with large-scale Google with its new product, known as Smart Glasses Vuzix M100. Device resembles the Google Glass in several respects. It has a microphone, a headset, a camera, GPS and motion sensors, and can also run the Android OS. Using a Bluetooth or WiFi can connect the device with our smartphone .
Paul Travers, CEO of the company, says the device will start counting with not many features, but over time will become much more complex.
The Smart Glasses M100 will be released next year for about $ 500.

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Envy HP dv7-7255dx, a powerful laptop and cheaply

If looking for a new laptop with a 17 inch screen that runs with Windows 8 and possessing good specs, not to mention that is not too expensive, then you found it and the new HP dv7-7255dx Envy. Its market price is $ 700 U.S. dollars, which I think is relatively good for what it offers. Obviously the cost can go up depending on where the buy.
Display: 17.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1600 × 900 pixels.
Processor: Intel Core i5-3210m (Ivy Bridge) to 2.5GHz (3.1GHz with Turbo Boost).
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000.
RAM: 6GB of DDR3.
Storage: 750GB hard drive (5200 rpm).
Optical Drive: DVD recorder.
Webcam: TrueVision HD.
Audio: Beats Audio, four speakers + subwoofer.
Connectivity: WiFi and LAN.
Ports and Slots: Three USB 3.0, one USB 2.0 , one HDMI and one VGA, multi-card reader.
Battery: 6 cell.
OS: Windows 8 64-bit.
Undoubtedly the HP Envy dv7-7255dx is a very complete team and very well geared for home use.

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