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AMD’s been showing off its forthcoming wares at Hot Chips, and has taken the rare step of releasing detailed die shots for its Southern Islands GPUs. According to AnandTech, the company’s shy about releasing such details, since it’s aiming to beat rival NVIDIA to the punch by several months. Still, it’s letting us humble members of the public peer inside the gallery we’ve got for you below, just as long as you pinkie-swear that you won’t be selling the secrets to the boys in Santa Clara, okay?

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AMD bares all with Southern Islands GPU shots originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The global edition of the still-unannounced Motorola Droid RAZR HD, also known as the XT925, was just seen getting FCC approval. This likely won’t come as a shocker to many, since this device (alongside its Verizon counterpart) has been the victim of numerous leaks. What we did find as a little surprise, however, was the inclusion of LTE radios, specifically in bands 4 (AWS) and 17 (700MHz). Of course, we’re not expecting to see AT&T (the US carrier that utilizes both bands) pick this particular device up — especially since it recently launched the similarly specced Atrix HD — but it’ll be great for importers. The presence of AWS LTE indicates we’ll likely be seeing the XT925 flourish in Canada, and the 2G / 3G bands will certainly make it a prime candidate for sales in other markets around the world. Head to the source link to take a look at the docs, and the More Coverage section to view the XT925’s User Agent Profile. We’re still expecting to see Verizon’s variant (the XT926) on September 5th, though we’ll likely see the global version pop up pretty soon afterward.

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Motorola RAZR HD global edition hits FCC with LTE included originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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PayPal’s been keeping itself quite occupied in the most recent months, with its newfangled Discover partnership and Card.io acquisition being at the forefront of it all. Today, however, it’s something aimed at the Android crowd: the Google-approved application’s hit a novel numerical version. So, what’s new exactly? Most notably, there’s a complete user interface facelift, which, according to PayPal, vastly improves the overall design and navigation within the app — not to mention, it’s taken on darker-colored theme. In addition to the fresh UI, the eBay-owned service now makes it easier to scan payment cards while on the go, as well as giving users an improved overview of their available, pending and total balance. Now, if only this took care of all those famed frozen account woes, we’d be all set.

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PayPal updates Android app with revamped UI, better account management originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Been paying for your frappuccino via Square, and fancied getting some of that diminutive payment-taking action for your own business? Well, previously, if you didn’t live near an Apple store, Radioshack, Walgreens, Fed Ex office, Best Buy, Target, UPS or Wal-Mart then you were fresh outta retail-luck. Or living in a cave. Now, however AT&T has started stocking the card readers at all its bricks and mortar outlets too, further plumping-up that number of locations that stock it. Frankly, we’re not surprised to see this reaching more shops, if the sales guys spend all their time drinking that brand-endorsed coffee.

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Square scores retail deal with AT&T, swipes smile off competitors’ faces originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Canadians have had fairly limited options for LTE-based 4G if they didn’t want to turn to the three main carrier brands: they could go to a Bell-owned Virgin Mobile, and that’s it. While there isn’t a truly independent LTE carrier yet, Rogers’ lower-cost Fido label has just taken its promised LTE access live to at least offer some competition among the smaller names in the field. Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, St. John’s, Toronto and Vancouver can immediately hop on the network at speeds of up to 100Mbps. Bring-your-own-device users don’t have to pay a premium to get the faster speeds, although there’s currently little choice in hardware if you want to buy straight from the source: the lone LTE device on offer is Sierra Wireless’ AirCard 763S hotspot, which costs $50 on a two-year contract. The flexible rate data-only plan also isn’t the greatest deal, starting at $22 for a gone-in-five-minutes 100MB per month to $92 for 9GB. All the same, light data users in the True North will be glad to know they don’t have to be relegated to 3G to save a few dollars.

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Fido switches on LTE, gives Canadians a taste of slightly more budget-minded 4G originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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