Asus has announced four new desktop PCs with the latest 4th generation Intel Core processors for high-performance productivity and entertainment. The G10 and M51 are stylish, floor-standing PCs with a removable UPS that doubles as a mobile device recharger. The ET2311 and ET2702 are slimline All-in-One PCs with 23-inch and 27-inch widescreen displays, respectively, each with optional multi-touch. All models feature USB ports with ASUS Ai Charger technology for accelerated recharging of smartphones and tablets, and ASUS SonicMaster audio technology for incredible sound quality with both built-in and external desktop speakers.

CM Storm introduces its newest gaming mouse, the Havoc. This mouse has been crafted "for gamers who require surgical precision in a mouse, which makes it ideally for everybody who is competing in eSports." The CM Storm Havoc is equipped with an Avago 9800 laser sensor that can go up to 8200 high DPI, and has 8 buttons. These buttons are fully programmable with the software from the CM Storm website (www.cmstorm.com). The Havoc also has 128 KB of onboard memory that can store up to 4 macros and 5 profiles. It is made with durable components like high grade Japanese Omron micro switches, a gold plated USB connector and a 1,8m braided cable. The CM Storm Havoc will be available on EU market at the end of June for an estimated end-user price of €49,95.

With the first Blade smartphone (also known as San Francisco on UK Orange network), ZTE started a tradition of affordable phones with solid hardware specs. Until now, several different models in Blade series of phones saw light of the day, with Blade G being the latest and one which we are reviewing today. The model which we’ve received for testing was pre-production sample without package, charger or headphones, so we can't give you any info in that regard. Luckily, phone is fully functional so we can share our experience during testing.

Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology, is the world’s new No. 1 system with a performance of 33.86 petaflop/s on the Linpack benchmark, according to the latest TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.

Tianhe-2, or Milky Way-2, will be deployed at the National Supercomputer Center in Guangzho, China, by the end of the year. The surprise appearance of Tianhe-2, two years ahead of the expected deployment, marks China’s first return to the No. 1 position since November 2010, when Tianhe-1A was the top system. Tianhe-2 has 16,000 nodes, each with two Intel Xeon IvyBridge processors and three Xeon Phi processors for a combined total of 3,120,000 computing cores.

According to leaked information, Intel will offer an eight-core CPU in its Haswell-E lineup expected in the second half of next year. According to VR-Zone, Haswell-E will see Intel move away from four-core configurations of GPU-less dies and offer a choice of six- and eight-core CPUs with up to 20 MB of L3 cache. Maximum TDP for these 22nm Hi-k processors is said to be in the range of 130W and 140W. Haswell-E will apparently also bring support for DDR4 as well as Intel's new Wellsburg mobo chipsets. Wellsburg in turn will support up to six USB 3.0 ports, up to eight USB 2.0 ports, up to 10 SATA 6 Gbps ports, Integrated Clock support, and a TDP of 6.5W. 

Google has started project Loon, baloon powered Internet for everyone. Project Loon is a network of balloons designed to connect people in rural and remote areas. Balloons travel around 20 km above the Earth’s surface in the stratosphere. Winds in the stratosphere are generally steady and slow-moving at between 5 and 20 mph, and each layer of wind varies in direction and magnitude. Project Loon uses software algorithms to determine where its balloons need to go, then moves each one into a layer of wind blowing in the right direction. By moving with the wind, the balloons can be arranged to form one large communications network.

The proof that APU is a versatile component lies in the fact that it’s used in a great many number of different types of devices. That’s what large palette of models allows them. The strongest desktop models allow for more than pleasant gaming, and the same goes for the strongest mobile versions. On the other hand, the cheaper models can be used in entry-level laptops, while giving satisfying capabilities to their users. Aside from that, they can be used in combination with AMD’s Radeon graphic cards with Dual-Graphics technology, which is great news for all those who need that extra power. This brings us to ULV model, which has a maximum TDP of partly 17 W. When it comes to processors, 17 W seems like a standard characteristic of ULV models, but bearing in mind that APU has the “trinity” of processor, graphics chip and northbridge, it becomes clear why we’re emphasizing that consumption of 17 W is more than impressive. We’ve received for testing two devices with almost the same hardware specifications, but of different classes and somewhat different concept.

The launch of the next Google Nexus 7 tablet should not be far, market researcher IHS told CNET. According to that source, Japan Display Inc. and AUO are expected to make the display for the next-gen Nexus 7, while Quanta will make the tablet itself. The next Nexus 7 is expected to support a 1920 x 1200 display, with a pixel density of 323 pixels per inch. It is expected that this tablet will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor rather than the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor on-board its predecessor. Digitimes web site said Thursday that the upcoming Nexus 7 tablets should be available in retail by July. A 16GB version is expected to be priced at US$229.

Microsoft has released Office Mobile for iPhone which is available at no extra charge from the Apple App Store for Office 365 Home Premium and Office 365 ProPlus subscribers. Similar to our free Office Mobile for Windows Phone that ships with every handset, the iPhone app enables Office content viewing and on-the-go content editing capabilities.

After signing in to an Office 365 account, you can access, view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents from anywhere. And, you can count on Office Mobile to keep all your content and formatting intact so the document still looks great when you're back on your PC or Mac.

Ahead us lies the time of convertible, tablet-like ultrabooks with Windows 8, so rare are the companies that care about its image that didn’t present their own version of a product that combines the mobility of ultra-portable device with functionality of a classic laptop. HP has a lot of experience in this field, and for testing, we’ve received their newest convertible Windows 8 device, Envy x2, which, we believe, will justify high expectations. It’s a pretty light-weight device, with a screen diagonal of 11,6 inches, and it has an Intel Atom processor paired with 2 GB of RAM, a removable keyboard, and most importantly, it comes with a pre-installed Windows 8 OS, which is suited for both mobile and desktop applications.