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ZTE Grand X2 In official with Clover Trail+ Atom, photos at 24 frames per second

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While Intel’s Clover Trail+ Atom platform has been slow-moving so far, with only a handful of noteworthy unveilings, it just got a big shot in the arm through the official launch of ZTE’s Grand X2 In. The 4.5-inch, 720p Jelly Bean phone is smaller…


Intel Silvermont: next-gen mobile CPU’s three times as fast and more energy efficient

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ARM’s long been the dominant form of silicon in mobile devices, but Intel aims to change that with its next-generation Atom chip design codenamed Silvermont. According to Intel, the new architecture will enable CPUs that operate at up to three tim…


Siva Cycle Atom bike-powered battery charger eyes-on (video)

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It was just about a week ago that we first told you about Siva Cycle’s Atom, a pedal-powered battery charger that’s currently taking Kickstarter by storm, healthily surpassing its $85,000 goal, with 21 days to spare. Lo and behold, the kinetic per…


Extreme closeup! IBM makes ‘world’s smallest movie’ using atoms (video)

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After taking a few shadowy pictures for the scientific world’s paparazzi, the atom is now ready for its closeup. Today, a team of IBM scientists are bypassing the big screen to unveil what they call the “world’s smallest movie.” This atomic motion…


Siva Cycle Atom charges USB devices with a pedal-powered battery pack (video)

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Bicycle-powered generators aren’t new concepts by any stretch, but they frequently generate AC power and sometimes can’t charge at all when the pedaling stops. Siva Cycle doesn’t think either limitation is very helpful for powering a smartphone du…


Siva Cycle Atom charges USB devices with a pedal-powered battery pack (video)

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Bicycle-powered generators aren’t new concepts by any stretch, but they frequently generate AC power and sometimes can’t charge at all when the pedaling stops. Siva Cycle doesn’t think either limitation is very helpful for powering a smartphone du…


Acer Iconia W3 reportedly leaks, mates an 8-inch tablet with Windows 8

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Microsoft has repeatedly told us that we’ll see smaller Windows 8 tablets, but all that talk has amounted to precious little walk. If the latest rumor is accurate, though, Acer might be the first to take action: French site Minimachines claims to …


Intel execs predict Bay Trail touch-enabled laptops for $200 – $300 by the holidays

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On the earnings call after Intel released its Q1 numbers, its executives faced many questions from analysts, including some asking what to expect from the company in Q4. According to CEO Paul Otellini and CFO / EVP Stacy Smith, among the reasons for …


ZTE Geek unveiled with 2GHz Intel Clover Trail+ and a terrible name (video)

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Oh ZTE you cheeky monkey. Towards the end of day one at IDF in Beijing, we stumbled upon this awkwardly titled Android Jelly Bean phone that is the Geek at ZTE’s booth. Needless to say, this is yet another phone powered by an Intel processor — a 2GH…


Intel introduces next-gen Xeon E7, E5 and E3 families for enterprise space

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Truth be told, not much has been announced on the consumer end at IDF Beijing earlier today, but Intel did tease us with upcoming refreshes of its Xeon E7, E5 and E3 families for the enterprise space. In chronological order we have the Haswell-based …