ARM has recently proved its mettle when Samsung decided to go with its Mali 400 GPU for the latest flagship Android release, Galaxy S III. Given the sheer performance of S III, it can be safely said that ARM has packed a powerful punch in its Mali GPU. Now, the company is planning to go a step even further.
London Olympics 2012 is the buzzing rage right now, both online and offline. People are glued to their TV screens, live streams and mobile devices to catch live updates and videos of the event. However, some fans are celebrating the memorable occasion in a very unique way – by making Lego replicas of memorable Olympics moments.
We have seen many high-tech wind turbines earlier that are considered as one of the main sources of sustainable energy. It’s sad but true that, the rotation of the blades of wind turbines often kill birds. Added to that, the noise and vibration of the wind turbines cause headaches, nausea and insomnia among people living nearby; even scramble radio and TV signals. But, this things may end with a revolutionary design from a Tunisian company, Saphon Energy. Saphon has come up with a non-rotational blade free wind power generation system, called The Saphonian.
The hype surrounding the latest release on the Batman franchise, The Dark Knight Rises, has been huge. The movie, in itself, has smashed quite a few box office records so far, and the excitement of the fans hasn’t subsided at all. However, there are those who wish to celebrate their fondness for the franchise in a different style altogether.
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, which launched in November last year and 8 months later overcoming of “Seven Minutes of Terror”, has landed on the mysterious red planet, Mars, successfully and safely. Raw images sent from Curiosity has been posted on NASA JPL mission website.
The US elections are around the corner and the political environment is charging up for the big occasion. Every year, politicians get bytes on TV and radio to present their views but that is insufficient to reach out to enough voters. Congressional candidates also make use of internet which has a far wider audience and reach.
Toshiba brings a new model of Qosmio gaming laptop – X875-Q7290. This high configuration gaming laptop is priced at $1,899.99 and available in Amazon. This laptop is powered by a 3rd-generation Intel Core i7 quad-core processor for breakthrough digital media management and 3D gaming capabilities. It has a 17.3-inch diagonal HD+ TruBrite LED-backlit display; built-in premium Harman/Kardon speakers and subwoofer, tuned with sound enhancement technologies from Dolby and MaxxAudio 3 by Waves Audio. Check the specifications below.
Most of you must remember the cool ASCII style in which everything was seen in the world of ‘The Matrix’ movie. Such ASCII art was quite common back in the days but today, it has grown rather obsolete. But to give you a dose of nostalgia, a programmer has devised a new ASCII filter which lets you use the Google Street View coupled with ASCII art.