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Asus Eee Pad MeMo benchmarks come out fighting, other slates take note (video) Apr 11th 2012, 19:07 It's been a long and winding road for the tongue-twisting Asus Eee Pad MeMo ME171, and though we did get a first-hand look back at CES it's finally available to call your own. The team over at Netbook News decided to take the 7", 1280 x 800 display totin', 1.2GHz Snapdragon powered slab and give a good benchmarking -- which always piques our interest. Nenamark and Nenamark 2 landed at 34.5- and 24-fps respectively. Quadrant, on the other hand, came in around the 1,800 mark, about the same as the Transformer TF101. If you're more into Antutu or Vellamo, then the numbers you are after are 4,377 and 975 (compared to the Transformer Prime's 953). Last in the list was SunSpider, which drops in at 2,546.5 -- a nose ahead of the Note's 2,902. Check the video after the break if you want the full unboxing. Continue reading Asus Eee Pad MeMo benchmarks come out fighting, other slates take note (video) Asus Eee Pad MeMo benchmarks come out fighting, other slates take note (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Netbook News  | Email this | Comments Western Digital ships 7mm HDD for Ultrabooks, losing down pavement cracks Apr 11th 2012, 18:49 Western Digital is whipping the sheets clear from a new, 7mm tall 2.5-inch mobile HDD that'll sit nicely inside your Ultrabook or other skinny device. The single-platter Scorpio Blue comes in 320 and 500GB varieties and will even sit nearly in 9.5mm slots (just, you know, bring along some blu-tack to pad the void around the drive bay). The units boast of super-low power management, quiet operation (with WD's WhisperDrive tech) and capable of taking a shock of 400Gs. It's available from today via selected retailers, the 320GB edition costing $80 and the 500GB version $100. Just be careful not to look at it side-on, after all, it's so thin you may not find it again. Continue reading Western Digital ships 7mm HDD for Ultrabooks, losing down pavement cracks Western Digital ships 7mm HDD for Ultrabooks, losing down pavement cracks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant Apr 11th 2012, 18:21 Japan is often on the cutting edge of technology, but one of the things it apparently does not have is a collection of large solar power plants. Kyocera, better known state side for its interesting cell phone designs, is looking to change that by teaming up with IHI and Mizuho Corporate Bank on a large facility in Kagoshima City. The 314 acre sun farm will collect solar rays on 290,000 Kyocera-built panels capable of generating 70 megawatts of electricity, increasing the country's sun-powered production by almost 40-percent and keeping roughly 22,000 homes thoroughly juiced. The project can't quite match some of the largest such plants here in the US, but it will go a long way towards getting the island nation back on track following the fallout of the tsunami. The ¥25 billion ($309 million) construction is expected to start in July. For more info check out the PR after the break. Continue reading Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant Kyocera joins forces with IHI and Mizuho on 70-megawatt solar plant originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Tech-On!  |   | Email this | Comments Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America Apr 11th 2012, 18:01 Via its blog site, Netflix announced that version 2.0 of its Windows Phone app is now ready for your downloading pleasure. The refresh hands the application a passport to head over to the United Kingdom, Ireland as well as 47 other countries in Latin America. In addition to its global quest, Netflix added an array of new bits in the update, including subtitles, closed captions and an alternate audio option, while performance improvements and the promise of a more pleasant browsing / viewing experience are also in tow. Naturally, you'll need a Mango-flavored Windows handset to enjoy the app; if that's you, the source link has something you clearly need. Netflix for Windows Phone hits v2.0, heads to the UK, Ireland and Latin America originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  Netflix Blog, Windows Phone Marketplace  | Email this | Comments LG Viper 4G may hit Sprint stores on April 22nd Apr 11th 2012, 17:40 Pre-orders of Sprint's first LTE-capable device, the LG Viper 4G, begin tomorrow. The Now Network is keeping quiet on an official release date for the time being, but that isn't stopping the carrier from sharing a few crucial nuggets of information with its employees first. We got our hands on a screenshot apparently informing Sprint's forces that the device will be all yours for the buying on April 22nd, through your choice of retail sales channels and online stores. No new details are revealed otherwise, and we still don't know exactly when the LTE service itself will go live, but we're definitely seeing a light at the end of this tunnel. [Thanks, anonymous] LG Viper 4G may hit Sprint stores on April 22nd originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments Toshiba AT300 gets Excited at the FCC Apr 11th 2012, 17:25 As we rub our eyes and squint at the sliver of a label on the FCC report, we can clearly see it reads Toshiba AT300. This, as you may recall, was the model number worn by the Japan-only 10.1 inch Regza tab. But wait! We can also read "Excite 10 AT300" and "Excite 10 305" on the same report, suggesting this is actually one of the new trio of Excites revealed just yesterday. Makes sense, seeing as the new 10-incher needs to have all its paperwork sorted by May 6th. Toshiba AT300 gets Excited at the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink   |  FCC  | Email this | Comments

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