Your 2 hourly digest for Engadget

Engadget Engadget

AMD rolls out two new Bulldozer chips, cuts price of the FX-8120 to celebrate Feb 27th 2012, 20:56 Like Hugh Hefner (probably), AMD took a good hard look at its lineup this week and decided it was high time to add a pair of models. Two new Bulldozer-powered FX CPUs will join the pantheon of world-record beating chips in the company's constant fight against the forces of Intel. The quad-core FX-4170 has a 4.2GHz CPU base and a 4.3GHz Turbo Core (for more on AMD's Bulldozer architecture, see here) while the six-core FX-6200 has a 3.8GHz CPU base and a 4.1GHz Turbo Core. Availability will vary by region as the company shuttles out the new silicon on a rolling timeline, but we'd start keeping our eyes peeled next time you're down the shops. To celebrate, AMD is hacking down the price of the top-end FX-8150 from $245 down to $185 and you should see a similar price drop from outlets filter through shortly. After the break we've got all the stats we were able to type about these slices of silicon before our palms got a bit sweaty from all the excitement. Continue reading AMD rolls out two new Bulldozer chips, cuts price of the FX-8120 to celebrate AMD rolls out two new Bulldozer chips, cuts price of the FX-8120 to celebrate originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM Feb 27th 2012, 20:47 It's Monday, and almost as regular an occurrence as the day itself, we're here to help by letting you listen into the recording booth when the Engadget HD podcast goes to mp3 at 5:30PM. Please be a part of it by reviewing the list of topics after the break, then participating in the live chat as you listen in. Continue reading Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments iPad 3 rumor roundup Feb 27th 2012, 20:00 If Apple's usual release schedule is to be believed (as it usually is), we're just about due for another iPad. Naturally, the rumor mill has amped up accordingly -- in fact, given the amount of news we've seen hit the wire regarding the phantom product, the only thing that would genuinely surprise us would be if Cupertino just opted to pull out of the tablet space altogether. Given the sort of sales figures the company has been seeing as of late, its seems a pretty safe bet that the company is confident that the old slate's still got a little bit of steam left in her. Yep, the one thing we feel pretty confident in saying at the moment is that Apple most likely has a new iPad in the works and it's most likely coming fairly soon. It also seems like a pretty safe bet that the company goes with the iPad 3 name -- but hey, we've been burned there before. If the rumors flooding in from the likes of Digitimes and The Wall Street Journal are to be believed, the slate will bring with it faster internals, a higher res screen, a tapered back and a general smattering of Apple's customary pixie dust. So, what can we expect from the third iteration of the company's crazy popular slate? Not even Samsung knows for sure, but we're breaking down the fire hose of rumors after the break. Continue reading iPad 3 rumor roundup iPad 3 rumor roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  All Things D  | Email this | Comments RealVNC teams up with Sony to bring Android apps to the dashboard Feb 27th 2012, 19:46 Sony and RealVNC have announced a partnership that aims to liberate your smartphone's applications and content, bringing the wares to your car's dashboard. Once a VNC-enabled vehicle and Android handset are paired, users can access and manipulate the device's applications, music library and stream web content directly to the car's infotainment system. In order to preserve public safety, and meet "regulatory requirements," the system can detect vehicle velocity and will revoke the proverbial keys to your mobile kingdom while you're in motion. The RealVNC code will be bundled with "all new 2012 Xperia handsets" and the accompanying VNC Automotive software has -- according to the press release, anyway -- "been widely adopted by the automotive industry." What's more, the VNC goodies will allow Sony support specialists to troubleshoot your Xperia handset remotely, should you request such assistance. Mosey on past the break for a look at the full announcement. Continue reading RealVNC teams up with Sony to bring Android apps to the dashboard RealVNC teams up with Sony to bring Android apps to the dashboard originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Best Buy pulling iPad 2 from display to make way for iPad 3? Feb 27th 2012, 19:28 Pretty much all signs point to the arrival of a new iPad in the very near future -- in fact, more specific reports have the tablet getting the official unveil next week. With that in mind, it certainly makes sense that a store like Best Buy would be taking the last gen product off its displays. The big box retailer has already reduced iPad 2 prices by a cool $50, apparently to make way for the big number 3, and now we've gotten a note from a blue shirted tipster, saddling the slate (known here as the MCQSULL/A W) with a "Deleted" status. What you're looking at is the entry for the white 32GB model, but we're told other models have been similarly flagged. Granted, we know that this isn't exactly a definitive statement on Best Buy's part by any means, but it's certainly been a harbinger of Apple product launches in the past. [Thanks, anonymous] Best Buy pulling iPad 2 from display to make way for iPad 3? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions