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The processing cores are kept fed with data by 4 MB of level 2 cache. That’s 512 KB of level 2 cache for each core.  

Unlike AMD’s FX processor line, there is no level 3 cache, but being a Fusion processor, AMD’s A10-4600M comes with an integrated graphics processing unit (iGPU) that runs at a default of 497 MHz with the option to Turbo up to 686 MHz when all the 384 Shaders are subjected to a heavy 3D task.

All of this is done with a maximum heat dissipation of 35 watts and this is exactly what Intel is lacking.

Most of AMD Trinity reviews have compared AMD’s mobile flagship with Intel’s top performing mobile solution right now and that’s the Core i7-3920XM.

It all good that AMD’s Trinity gets around 50% better results in Blizzard’s Diablo III, but the most important aspect is that AMD’s APU does that at a huge frequency disadvantage when compared with Intel’s CPU, on every side.

World’s first Android phone to feature 2GB of RAM, the LG Optimus LTE II has just gone live in South Korea. The smartphone is now available for purchase through all three main carriers.

Although the handset has been made available only in South Korea, LG confirmed the Optimus LTE II will be launched worldwide, but more details on that will be unveiled in the following weeks.

With 2GB of RAM, LG Optimus LTE II offers an optimal multitasking at running large applications. In addition, the smartphone boasts an incredible 4.7-inch True HD IPS capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolution and is capable of emitting 550 nits.

The device is powered by a dual core Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, which is complemented by an Adreno 225 graphics processing unit and 2GB of RAM.

Furthermore, the Optimus LTE II embeds 16GB of internal memory, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card.

Motorola’s attempt to a Facebook-oriented phone, the MOTOKEY SOCIAL has just been introduced in Peru. Starting today, customers can purchase the handset through all major carriers in the country.

Also known as Motorola EX 225, the handset features a compact design and a generous QWERTY keyboard, allowing for more comfortable texting.

Moreover, the MOTOKEY SOCIAL comes with a dedicated Facebook key, which provides one click access to the social network application.

Aside from the portrait QWERTY keyboard, the phone sports a decent 2.4-inch QVGA capacitive touchscreen display that support 320 x 240 pixels resolution and 262k colors.

Surprisingly, the handset is less than 10mm thick. It measures 105.5 x 60mm and weighs only 92g (battery included).

Although the MOTOKEY SOCIAL is no smarpthone, the handset comes with five different home screens pre-installed, a slew of interface themes and direct links to Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networking sites.

By Gene Ryan Briones on 05/18/2012 23:19 PDT

Special Instruments is working on a gargantuan 1100-series camera that has a 112 megapixel CCD and is reportedly capable of shooting photos of both the sun and the stars in broad daylight. Special Instruments, an Arizona-based company that builds cameras for scientific applications, reportedly cooled the chip to -100 degrees Celsius to eliminate “dark current”, thus allowing the exposures to last for hours while remaining crisp. Technically,  the term dark current is the relatively small electric current that flows through photosensitive devices such as a photo-diode or a charge-coupled device (CCD).

By Gene Ryan Briones on 05/18/2012 23:18 PDT

The United States Copyright Office has reportedly heard requests of the public to discuss any possible loopholes on its rules. At the UCLA Law School this Wednesday, Federal regulators have considered testimonies whether to legalize DVD-encryption cracking or not. The public hearing was attended by federal officials, representatives from motion picture studios and about 2 dozen members of the public. The public, including filmmakers, have petitioned the U.S. Copyright Office for the permission to continue using DVD decryption tools to copy short clips of DVDs from motion pictures. It is also reported that another proposal was heard about the authorization for the public to make copies of their own DVDs without breaching the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

Video card IC designer Nvidia reportedly admits there is a problem with their new series of cards, the GeForce GTX 670, GTX 680 and GTX 690. They’ve identified it as being v-sync related and asks its customers to disable the feature.

It is quite strange to buy a 1000 USD video card and then discover that it is not working properly, but not because it is a defective sample, but because it was set up to behave like that.

When paying so much money for a video card, customers usually don’t expect just performance for the money, but also reliability and quality.

Nvidia’s video card shortage issue won’t be resolved this month and the company is really hurting because it can’t satisfy the demand for its high margins products.

TSMC promised that it would be resolved soon and while that’s nice coming from Nvidia’s main manufacturing partner, it is still not helping Nvidia capitalize on the “new king GPU” factor.