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Capitalizing on their success with the 840 series, Samsung released their new SSD TLC based drives named EVO. With this new line, Samsung broadens their offer with five drives ranging from 120GB up to 1TB.

The first generation of Samsung TLC SSD stacked up with MLC drives on the read I/O but lagged behind in term of writes I/O. Looking at the data-sheets from Samsung for the 840 EVO, it appeared that Samsung has closed the gap between MLC and TLC. It shows that performance is not solely based on NAND architecture but other components are almost equally important. Let’s check the specifications then I will dive into the review with the Amazon “SSD best seller”, the EVO 250GB and the EVO 750GB. (more…)

Samsung SSD EVO 250GB And 750GB Review original content from Ubergizmo.

There are moments in one’s life that one would need to learn to reinvent oneself. Case in point, a footballer (and I am referring to soccer players just in case you happen to reside in the US and are reading this) who has gotten on in age, where he would then reinvent himself by playing in deeper positions while pulling strings from his half of the midfield, such as Paul Scholes. Google might have figured out that their Google TV division is not making much headway, which is why there are whispers going around that Google might opt to drop Google TV and settle for a new Android TV brand name instead.

When approached, a spokesperson for Google declined to comment. Assuming that this particular rumor is true, it would mean the end of the road for the Google TV brand which was launched all the way back in 2010, where the Internet search giant did have their fair share of hope to rule the living room space. In order to achieve this, they decided to offer TV as well as set-top manufacturers an Internet operating system that was specially made for large screen TVs. Too bad the first generation of such efforts did not last too long in the market. Will a rebranding to Android TV be able to fix whatever issues that they had in the past? Only time will be able to tell.

Google Looks To Android TV Instead Of Google TV original content from Ubergizmo.

Powered by a 3.0GHz Intel Pentium G3220 processor, the Storm Linux Box Cube openSUSE SP is another newly released desktop PC from Storm System Technology. Adopting BitFenix’s PHENOM-M Black micro ATX-PC case, the system is packed with an Intel B85 Express Chipset, a GeForce 210 512MB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 128GB SSD (Plextor M5S), an optional optical drive, a 600W 80PLUS BRONZE power supply and runs on openSUSE 12.3 64-bit (Linux) OS. The The Storm Linux Box Cube openSUSE SP sells for 59,850 Yen (about $616). [Product Page]

It goes without saying that when one mentions the Google Play store, it more or less refers to the virtual place where you will be able to download a plethora of apps for your Android-powered device there. Not only that, Google has ensured that Google Play has ended up a whole lot more than that, as they now also sell other stuff such as music, movies, books, magazines, and of course, devices. Needless to say, the Nexus range of hardware would be the most famous line in Google Play, where other items such as Chromecast are also part of the lineup. The thing is, the device or hardware segment of the Google Play store remained available only to a limited number of countries.

Hence, it is encouraging to see that Google Play is expanded fast these days, where the Google Play store device section was recently rolled out in Italy, and the latest round of rumors do point to Finland, Norway and other countries having the possibility of enjoying a device section in Google Play before 2013 is over. As at press time, the Google Play store is available in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Google Play Store Devices To Expand To Other Countries original content from Ubergizmo.

We have seen it during IDF, and now the ACER C720 is officially launched in the USA at an affordable $249.99 price. This 3^rd generation Chromebook features Intel’s Haswell architecture (Intel Celeron 2955U) which provides a much better battery life when the processor is idle or performing low-intensity tasks – which is true for a LOT of common tasks these days. Thanks to that upgrade, ACER claims a battery life of about 8.5 hours along with a design that is 30% thinner than its predecessor.

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ACER C720 Chromebook Launches At $249.99 original content from Ubergizmo.