More Details and Specifications About the Upcoming Radeon HD 7970

Last week we got the initial details about the Radeon HD 7900 and now a bunch of new pictures leaked and can be found all across the web, detailing some key features concerning it. For the past five generations, AMD GPUS have worked with VLIW core arrangements, and even their latest VLIW5 brought forth by Radeon HD 6900 series represented more of an evolution. CoreNext added the VLIW stream processor with super-scalar Graphics Compute cores that should translate to a higher performance per mm² die-area.

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Sprint Disables Carrier IQ Software, Trying to Protect User Privacy

Suddenly, Sprint has decided to block the Carrier IQ’s diagnostic software, due to the increasing problems related to user privacy. Sprint issued a statement saying that it weighted costumers concerns and came to the conclusion that it’s for the best to disable the use of the tool, so that diagnostic information and date will no longer be collected. Another source stated that apparently Sprint ordered all its hardware partners to remove the Carrier IQ.

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ASUS A53U-EH11 15.6-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop

Powered by an AMD Brazos C-60 Processor with AMD Radeon HD 6290 Graphics for brilliant and responsive HD entertainment, the ASUS A53U-EH11 easily handles multitasking and entertainment on its brilliant 15.6″ LED-backlit HD display. HDMI ready, supersize your high-definition media to an HDTV for up to 1080p visuals and 8 channel surround sound support. The A53U-EH11 features a new streamlined design with ASUS Infusion Technology to give this notebook a scratch-resistant coat with eye-catching style.

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HIS H699F4G4M Radeon HD 6990 4 GB GDDR5 DVI PCIe X16 2.1 Video Card

Introducing with ATI Radeon HD 6990 Features with GDDR5 memory interface. PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface. “Eye-Definition” graphics and AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology. AMD EyeSpeed visual acceleration with AMD HD3D technology. AMD CrossFireX multi-GPU technology that Cutting-edge integrated display support and Integrated HD audio controller for smooth control. There is also AMD PowerPlay power management technoloy, AMD Catalyst graphics and HD video configuration software.

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Acer New Iconia Tab A500-10S32u 10.1-Inch Tablet

The Acer Iconia Tab A500-10S16u provides the ultimate tablet experience with a gleaming 10.1″ touch-screen and attention grabbing metallic design fueled by top-of-the-line technology and the latest build of Android “Honeycomb” OS. The A500 delivers powerful tablet performance and effortless multimedia enjoyment in a flash! Have fun with Google Apps like Google Movies and Google Music, connect to social networks, play full-version games in console-quality, browse the Web in accelerated speeds and so much more.

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AMD Rolls Out Improved Catalyst 12.1, Joy For Designers And Gamers

Finally, design/game enthusiasts will be able to define individual graphics settings for 3D application. Yes, it’s here: AMD just pulled out of the oven the Catalyst 12.1 Preview driver. The AMD Catalyst 12.1 Preview includes pretty much all the features found in version 11.12 plus some pretty neat optimizations.

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AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series Releasing At The 2012 CES In Las Vegas, On January 9th?

Lately, the rumor mill is spinning around the upcoming AMD’s Radeon HD 7900 series of graphics cards. More industry observers give as sure the release date at the 2012 Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on January 9th. The first to suggest the event is Turkish site Hardware News (Donanim Haber) which has information that the company already made electronic invitations for this event. Donanim Haber also gives the names of the anticipated Radeon products: Radeon HD 7970, presumably named “GPU Radeon HD 7970 Tahiti XT” will be top of the line model while and HD 7950, “GPU Radeon HD 7950 Pro Tahiti” a more modest version.

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Qualcomm To Unveil Snapdragon S4 Tablets With Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 Upgrade In 2012

Android spreads its wings further into the world. Qualcomm just released the information that the Snapdragon S4 Liquid mobile development platform (MDP) tablet has received an Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 upgrade. This move shouldn’t come as a big shock, since a short while ago at the central headquarters in San Diego – at the company’s industry analyst summit, Qualcomm showcased, to an audience of about 50 people, a prototype running Android 2.3 OS.

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