On the first of this month we let you know that Motorola was working on an Android powered phone for Verizon reportedly called the Droid. This is supposedly the same device that has been floating around that people have been calling the Motorola Sholes.

Whatever its name is, we already know that it will most likely feature a 600MHz processor along with a 3.7-inch touchscreen, 5MP camera all powered by Google’s Android 2.0 operating system.

Today further rumors have appeared that tell us the device might also feature a 430MHz C64x + DSP + ISP in addition to a PowerVR SGX 530GPU. Hardware wise we’re also looking at a 3.5mm jack, 16GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for expansion.

December 1st is the release date these rumors are pointing at but until we hear official word from Motorola or Verizon, we’re keeping our mouths shut.

via Gizmodo

Tags: Cell Phones, Droid, Google, gpu, internal storage, microsd, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Motorola, Motorola, rumor

Sure, the Palm Pixi was pretty extensively showcased when it was officially unveiled earlier this month but what we haven’t heard of was exactly what processor the device will be running.

Well, today it seems that Qualcomm has come forth to let us know that the Pixi will in fact feature a dual core ARM processor split into 600MHz for application processing and a 400MHz modem processor. Additionally, the Pixi will apparently feature a 200MHz GPU for gaming, a 320MHz multimedia processor.

Unfortunately we still have no solid release date for the Palm Pixi other than sometime before the holiday season but we’ll keep you posted.

via palminfocenter

Tags: ARM, Cell Phones, gpu, Mobile News, Palm, palm pixi, Processor, qualcomm, Sprint, webOS

Sure, Acer may be slowing down their netbook production for the rest of the year but that doesn’t mean they are going to skimp on other hardware offerings.

What you see above is one of their 8000 Series notebooks which will be made available in 13.3, 13 and 15.6 inch sizes. The entire series features either Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Solo ULV CPUs, 4-8GB of RAM, an 80GB SSD (or 160GB/500GB harddrives) and either a Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI 4330 GPU. Additionally, the 8000 series will feature a multitouch fingerpad and the option for 3G at a later date.

We’ll keep you posted on a release date and pricing as it’s made known.

via TrustedReviews

Tags: 3G, 8000 series, Acer, ati 4330, core 2 duo, core 2 solo, cpu, finger pad, gpu, laptop, Laptops, Mobile News, multitouch, notebook, Portable Devices, ulv

Intel is thinking about the future of its netbook/nettop platforms and the famous Atom line has a successor. Pine Trail is the new codename that we’ll have to get used to. The platform will use the Pineview processor which also incorporates the memory controller and the GPU. That translates into a lower power consumption which might result in an even more efficient netbook. The Pine Trail platform will only be available in the last quarter of the year so we have a long wait ahead.

via arstechnica

Tags: Atom, gpu, Intel, Laptops, Mobile News, netbook, nettop, Pine Trail

When we first saw the presentation of this pretty Amilo GPU, we heard it was going to be out on the shelves soon! This Graphic Booster features an ATI Radeon HD 3870 with a 512 MB GDDR3 dedicated video memory. It weighs only 0.5 kg and features USB, DVI-I and HDMI ports.

What this Fujitsu Siemens GPU unit does is to offer you an improved gaming experience and up to 470% increase in graphics performance. Why, you ask? Well, its just external graphic card! That’s what it is meant to do. Wonder if I can add that to my current laptop. And when will it arrive anyway? And how much will it cost?

Tags: amilo, Fujitsu, gpu, Laptops, Portable Devices, Siemens

Five notebook PC’s featured on CNET Asia’s Top 5 Blu-ray notebooks articles, all sport NVIDIA’s GeForce GPUs. This includes the Dell XPS m1730, popular for winning the CNET’s Editor’s Choice and Reader’s Choice awards.

All of these PC’s feature a Blu-ray HD drive and are all based on GeForce GPUs with PureVideo HD technology, which provides outstanding visual quality and stutter-free performance during Blu-ray and DVD playback.

This news is very important as notebook PC manufacturers are slowly integrating Blu-Ray drives into their products. After the format wars, and Blu-Ray claiming the victory, manufacturers are on the move to integrate the winning drive to cash in on its victory.

The NVIDIA GPU is specifically designed for processing complex 3D graphics and HD video. Notebooks that are part of this CNET article are the following:

-Dell Inspiron 1520 (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS GPU)
-Dell XPS M1730 (NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT GPU)
-HP Pavilion dv6700 (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS GPU)
-Sony VAIO VGN-AR59GU (NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPU)
-Sony VAIO VGN-FZ28G (NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS GPU)

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Tags: gpu, laptop, Laptops, nvidia

Nvidia announced the new Quadro FX 3600M professional GPU for laptops. Aimed at delivering a new level of graphics performance - whether you are a designer, engineer or scientist - the Quadro FX 3600M GPU boasts 512MB G-DDR3 memory, 256-bit memory interface and is available in an MXM v2.1A type-III form factor for mobile workstation graphics board.

One of the latest notebooks to come equipped with this GPU is the HP Compaq 8710w mobile workstation. This business notebook from HP features Shader Model 4.0 technology on the mobile GPU, giving exceptional graphics performance for CAD, DCC, imaging and other needs.

The Quadro FX 3600M comes with support for OpenGL 2.1, Shader Model 4.0 and DX 10.

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Tags: display, fx 3600m, gpu, graphics, HP, intensive, Laptops, nvidia, quadro, workstation