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The stock Nexus 7 peaks at a 1.3GHz clock speed when it’s at full burn. That’s certainly good enough for the $199 price tag, but eager adopters have just hit a new record in trying to wring out even more of a bang for the buck. Courtesy of a custom Elite kernel from XDA-Developers‘ Clemsyn, the Tegra 3 in the mini tablet will scale all the way to a heady 2GHz. You’d be right in suspecting that it leads to some dramatic speed boosts: the Nexus 7 at this pace can put a Transformer Prime to shame in common benchmarks, let alone most smartphones. Reaching the loftier heights of performance does require nerves of steel, however. The Elite kernel is very much a rough build that the creator doesn’t yet trust with the public, and NVIDIA’s processor is already known to get toasty under significantly added stress. There’s hope a refined kernel will make for a safer venture into unknown territory. If you can’t wait to throw at least some caution (and the warranty) to the wind, though, hit the second source link for code that will reach a slightly less melt-prone 1.8GHz.

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Google Nexus 7 overclocked to 2GHz, punches well above its weight originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Play quietly updated its device availability page over the weekend, making the Nexus 7 available to Germany, France and Spain. Patient Europeans can now pick up Mountain View’s seven-inch wonderkind’s 8GB and 16GB models for €199 and €249, respectively. Conversion rates comparatively price the slate at about $248 and $311, meaning the new markets will have to suffer a small premium for the slate. Worse still, is that not all of Google Play’s services are available worldwide, with both Play Music and Magazines retaining US exclusivity. If you can bear with the inconveniences, however, one fine little tablet awaits.

Nexus 7 checks off Spain, Germany and France on availability chart, sells for a premium originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Aug 2012 23:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You would have thought that the British royalty that tends to maintain a stiff upper lip stance would have said something about this bit of news, but as at press time, there was nothing from them to deny the deletion of Prince Harry’s Facebook account which was operating under the alter ego, Spike Wells. This was done after it was alleged that photos of Prince Harry’s nude “strip pool” antics in Las Vegas appeared, courtesy of some rather timely advice from his private secretary, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton. Should this be true, it makes sense, as the Palace would no doubt be concerned that additional distasteful photos might eventually make their way online that depict the young prince’s escapade with his mates on Sir Richard Branson’s private Necker Island where they stayed prior to visiting Las Vegas.

Harry’s two best friends, Tom ‘Skippy’ Inskip and Arthur Landon, were reported to have shut down their respective Facebook accounts as well. There is no confirmation as to whether the prince was actually photographed naked in a two-storey suite in Vegas, alongside a dozen “randomly recruited” girls, but that would be pretty tame by Vegas standards anyways. What do you think about the whole deal? Will Prince Harry eventually start another Facebook account?

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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was famous (or should I say, infamous) for the computer generated character known as Jar Jar Binks, although I found that sentiment on the ground tend to lean more on the negative side. Well, George Lucas is a true blue entrepreneur who is always on the lookout to earn more money (not that he needs it anyway), and hence decided to remaster Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D glory some time back. I guess it was more of a “testing the water” kind of thing, and it must have been financially successful enough for Lucasfilm to approve 3D remakes of Star Wars Episodes II and III, where they will be released back-to-back in fall next year.

We are looking at September 20 and October 11 release dates, respectively, which is a good thing for fans of the space opera franchise since they need not wait in between episodes, although does this mean the work on remastering both movies in 3D will be a rushed effort? Will you part with your hard earned money to watch both movies in the cinemas when they’re released, or would you prefer to dedicate your financial resources elsewhere?

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Another day, another new TV is unveiled, although I do not think that the quantum leap made from standard definition TV to Full HDTV has been replicated with the introduction of the LG TM2792 personal TV with Cinema Screen design at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany. Touted by LG to be the “ultimate entertainment platform” (now where have we heard that familiar claim before, hmmm?), the LG TM2792 will enable users to enjoy a vast array of innovative features such as LG Smart TV functionality, Cinema 3D and Cinema Screen Design, all the while delivering amazing image quality courtesy of its IPS technology.

Boasting an understated elegance, being crazy about technology sees us look more into what is underneath the hood than just fall for external temptations, so what do you get with this 27″ TV? Apart from the now usual 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, the LG TM2792 will have a LED IPS (In Plane Switching)/3D display with 250 nits of brightness, a wide 178-degree viewing angle, 5ms response time, and a pair of 7W speakers. (more…)

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