Sandy Bridge will be coming in January (or already available if you’re in Malaysia), but what makes this Sandy girl so popular? Is it hyped up by Intel? The previous Arrandale generation already has graphics and memory controller fused with their processors, but they’re on 45nm technology. Sandy has its CPU and graphic core and memory controller fused together too, but on a 32nm technology. What makes it so special? Well, let the tablet below show you why.

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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 570 has just been released, and it sure is a decent graphic card if you’re not the type that needs just the best of the best. It still does some decent fps on most games in high settings. But we always prefer third party coolers as they’re cooler and quieter. That’s what makes this Gainward Phantom GTX 570 so great. Read more…

The Funko 501 Clone Trooper fold-up headphone looks like a toy headphone for kids, but at the price of $30.50, the headphone that targets Star Wars fans will surely deliver some punches at least, if not blowing you away. These lightweight headphones feature 40mm stereo sound speakers and a standard 3.5mm audio jack. Measuring 2.5-inch x 6-inch x 7-inch and weighing 9.6 ounces will be a good choice if you’re a fan of the epic war movie and is looking for a budget headphone.

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Here’s the Raptor made by Eton Corporation. But what’s the use of this? Apparently it’s a very rugged digital radio tuner on-the-go for your AM/FM/WB needs. There are also NOAA weather alerts, and a digital clock with an alarm function. Seemed like a perfect thing for hiking. But the best part is, the Raptor features a built-in 1,800mAh Lithium-ion battery that can be juiced via a solar power or a DC connection so that you won’t have to worry about running out of juice when you’re trapped in the jungle. The device’s battery can be used to charge a cell phone or other devices via a USB connection. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing at this time. Also, it’ll be great if they include a compass in this thing.

Sometimes the Internet sure is a great place. This kind of news is a kind of news that we all love to read. Apparently some dude stole five game consoles from the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Then, he was made famous by the Internet, as quite a huge number of sites ‘featured’ him in just hours.

After the news spread like wild fire, local police managed to nab this Mr. Charles Hinton all thanks to the help of well-informed community. But the good news does not stop there. Apparently do-gooders around the country has been sending in a ton of stuff from local shops and elsewhere to the children’s hospital, which further express the true meaning of ‘the season of gifting’. Read more…

Motorola has registered the name “XOOM” as an official trademark. Now this may be anything these days, but CES is just two weeks away, and Motorola is supposed to be unveiling a new tablet with Google that’s running on Honeycomb and Tegra 2. Then again, it seemed rather questionable to register a name of your product in such a short notice.

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Just weeks after its release, Futuremark has released a new patch for 3DMark 11, upgrading the new DirectX 11-oriented benchmarking software to v1.01. The patch addresses various issues and adds some needed functions to all three versions: the Basic, Advanced and Professional Editions. Check out the full list here. Read more…

It seemed that most smartphone manufacturers are heading the LTE way, as Verizon’s chief operating officer John Stratton mentioned today that “LTE smartphones are on the horizon,” a sentiment the carrier has been echoing since it launched its 4G network earlier this month. But what’s new this time is the tagging along of a certain “MOTO” name. “Motorola will be right there.” Well, that pretty much sums it up. Rumour has it that Motorola has an LTE smartphone for Verizon very soon, and probably will be powered by Tegra 2 and codenamed Olympus. However, the phone will be also available for AT&T with a different name. Nevertheless, 2011 seemed to be the year of LTE.

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