Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:16AM - By Emily
LG is showing off a few new desktops in Asia, namely the R20 and S20. The R20 will have a 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Quad processor, GeForce 9500GS GPU, and 3GB of memory we well as a cooling system that is “based on Multi Direction Platform Cooling, which also makes it run fairly quietly.” The S20 has Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz processor and a GeForce 9600GT GPU. No word on a US release date or pricing… [via Engadget]
Monday, November 3, 2008 5:02PM - By Mike Payne
Intel officially revealed its latest, greatest chip for desktops today, the Intel Core i7. The good people over at Engadget have quite a good coverage lineup, I suggest heading over there and checking out the details. The best part? “Even the “low end” Core i7 920 [is] able to defeat the higher clock speed Core 2 Quad Q9650 “over and over” according to TechSpot, a feat due in large part to the CPU’s on-die memory controller and Intel’s new QPI technology.” [engadget]
In other news, here’s the hotness that hit the web today:
- What’s beyond 1080p? UltraFine Definition PDP, apparently… [unplggd]
- GIzmodo: the Bold is the best Blackberry yet. [gizmodo]
- A Sudoku puzzle wristwatch? Sweet! [walyou]
- Mac Mini, iMac updates next week? [cnet]
