NVIDIA LAUNCHES 28NM GRAPHICS PROCESSOR FOR ULTRABOOKS

NVIDIA has launched a new 28nm graphics processor for ultrabooks. The first ultrabook to sport this graphics card will probably be the Acer M3.

The NVIDIA GeForce GT640M graphics processor is based on NVIDIA’s 28nm Kepler architecture. NVIDIA says that PC makers like Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba are expected to launch ultrabooks and notebooks with the Kepler

ACER ICONIA TAB A510 NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER IN THE US

The Acer Iconia Tab A510 is now available for pre-order in the US and Canada. The tablet is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. It runs Google Android 4.0 operating system. Acer unveiled the tablet at CES in January.

The Iconia Tab A510 starts at $449.99. That model has 32GB of storage. The model that will be available in the US and Canada is actually the Olympic Edition. It doesn’

MODMYPI BUILD CASES FOR THE RASPBERRY PI COMPUTER

The Raspberry Pi has got everything that a typical computer has, except for a case. The $35 computer has a processor, memory, USB and Ethernet ports. Unfortunately, it hasn’t got a protective case. It is basically only a system-on-a-board.


Now a certain company called ModMyPi has started taking pre-orders for a case for the Pi computer. The ModMyPi sells for around 8 pounds in the UK. It is

7 INCH TOSHIBA TABLET WITH FREESCALE PROCESSOR SPOTTED IN ITALY

It looks like Toshiba has quite a few tablets on offer. The company has been showing off several tablets recently and these include the Toshiba Excite X10, a 7 inch Thrive tablet and a 7.7 inch prototype. And now the folks at Notebook Italia have come across yet another 7 inch tablet. This model has a Freescale processor.


The Toshiba LT170 has a 7 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. It is

WINDOWS 8 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN OCTOBER

Bloomberg reports that Windows 8 could be ready for prime time by October. A consumer preview of the OS is already available for download.

Windows 8 is the first version of the Windows OS compatible with both x86 based and ARM-based processors. It also offers new touch-friendly user interface. Bloomberg also reports that at least five ARM-based Windows 8 devices will ship in October. As many as

SHARP UNVEILS RW-T110 ANDROID TABLET IN JAPAN

Sharp has unveiled a new 10 inch tablet in Japan. The Sharp RW-T110 has a 10.1 inch display with 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1GHz TI OMAP 4430 dual core processor. The tablet runs the dated Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and that is kind of disappointing because the Android 4.0 is already available.


The Sharp RW-T110 has also got 8GB of storage and a 6240mAh battery.

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 2 (10.1) HITS THE FCC WEBSITE

A new Samsung tablet has hit the FCC. Word is that it is the Galaxy tab 2 (10.1) and that seems plausible because Samsung’s other ten inch tablets have already hit the FCC website. Few details are available at the FCC website, but the tablet seems to bear the label Samsung GT-P5110. It has also got WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR. The tablet has also got a 25.9 Whr battery. Select models