The latest GPU that AMD made was in March of last year. Since then, Southern Islands series consisted of three models, off of which a great many number of Radeon models were based. Still, some changes had to be made after the competition introduced GeForce GTX 650 Ti. Aside from that, Radeon HD 7850 with 1 GB of memory had to be sent in early retirement because of stopped production of GDDR5 chips with 1 GB/256 bits configuration. AMD’s plans were momentarily disrupted, because a great gap was made between Radeon HD 7770 and HD 7850. The gap always existed, because Cape Verde and Pitcairn were too different. Lucky for AMD, that wasn’t as noticeable up until the moment the competition introduced a model that could fill that gap and that was GeForce GTX 650 Ti. The answer wasn’t simple and that’s why we had to wait for a while. Namely, the weakened Pitcairn wasn’t an adequate solution, because it was made for a 256-bit bus, and it probably wouldn’t have been enough of them to satisfy the great demand of the middle class. Not to mention that the price of production couldn’t be lowered enough in order for it to be tempting to customers. On the other hand, Cape Verde reached its peak on HD 7770, and as such couldn’t be further altered.

Asus announced a whole new line-up of motherboards built around the high-end Intel Z87 chipset for the 4th generation Intel core processor. The new motherboards make the most of Z87 capabilities, with offerings from Asus, Republic of Gamers (ROG), The Ultimate Force (TUF) and WS (workstation) series numbering in the range.  

A variety of offers cover a range of segments, led by the high-end DELUXE, which delivers the most features and advanced connectivity. The Z87-A is aimed at more mainstream builds while retaining exclusive Asus features. Models that are positioned in between these include the PRO and PLUS motherboards. The I-DELUXE brings Z87 to mini-ITX, while the Z87 WS meets the requirements of workstation applications.

Samsung has said that its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, is on track to hit 10 million units sold in the first month of availability. According to the Korea Times, Samsung co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun said that the phone would hit the 10 million unit next week and that it is selling much faster than the Galaxy S3. Earlier this week, at Google I/O, Google announced that it would be selling the Galaxy S4 via its Google Play Store come June. The difference between this Galaxy and the one already available through carriers is that it will be unlocked, running a stock version of Android and carrying an unlocked bootloader. That model will be selling for $649.

If you’re a demanding customer, a good motherboard is a very important thing, because it represents the basis of a good PC. Therefore, a right choice is important if you want it to last. Besides, high-quality models can help to reduce other expenses. Let’s say you realize at some point that you need more SATA 6 Gbps or USB 3.0 ports. In that case, you’d have to either buy a new motherboard or buy a controller, which would take up a slot. In both cases, you’ll have more expenses. Aside from that, models like we’re about to review has some other qualities. Therefore, let’s see what P8Z77-V Deluxe offers.

Western Digital announced the availability of the My Passport Ultra line of portable hard drives, which combine additional layers of data protection with super-fast USB 3.0 connectivity, a slim, compact design and four colour choices to offer mobile consumers the safest and easiest way to protect their digital content while travelling. Available in 500 GB, 1 TB and new 2 TB capacities, My Passport Ultra portable hard drives have built-in WD SmartWare Pro backup software with Dropbox integration, hardware encryption and password protection to safeguard against unauthorised drive access. A protective pouch is included with the My Passport Ultra to help shield it from the daily knocks encountered by today's mobile consumer.

LG announced that its Optimus Vu: — known as Intuition in the United States — is the first commercialized smartphone in the U.S. on the Verizon Wireless Network to offer Privacy and Business (P&B) Virtualization. P&B Virtualization essentially divides the smartphone’s operating system in half — creating a secure, IT-controlled environment for business applications, while leaving the end user’s personal data and applications unchanged.

Noctua presented a new revision of its NH-U12DX and NH-U9DX quiet CPU coolers for Intel Xeon workstations and servers. The new i4 models support LGA2011 (both Square and Narrow ILM), LGA1356 and LGA1366 based Xeon platforms and now come with PWM fans for automatic speed control. Fitted with the professional SecuFirm2 mounting system and bundled with Noctua's industrial-grade NT-H1 thermal compound, the NH-U12DX i4 and NH-U9DX i4 form complete premium quality packages for quietly cooling Xeon based workstations and servers.

After MWC (Mobile World Congress) introduction earlier this year, we were looking forward to meet the latest Padfone as well as Fonepad, new brand in vast ASUS Android portfolio. Presented by Jerry Shen, ASUS CEO himself, Fonepad holds several interesting attributes at aggressive price point. It is the world’s first 7-inch Intel Lexington tablet and features the Intel Atom Z Series SoC with 1 GB of memory, a HD (1280x720) IPS display, microSD card expandability and has cellular data connectivity, but it also features full voice calling and SMS capabilities, allowing it to replace your smartphone. The focus is on staying connected and consuming content on the move, while occasionally making phone calls, likely via a Bluetooth headset (it will be bundled on some markets).

The 4.6-inch Sony Xperia ZR, which shares many features with the 5-inch Xperia Z released in April, was revealed on Monday, ZDNet reported. The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean smartphone comes with a HD display, a 13-megapixel camera, 2GB of RAM and a SnapDragon S4 Pro quadcore 1.5GHz processor. The LTE device also has NFC capability. The Xperia ZR is capable of taking underwater photos and HD video. The phone comes with "Stamina" battery technology, which can quadruple battery life by automatically shutting down energy-consuming apps that aren't being used, according to Sony.

Google decided to combine Gmail, Drive and Google+ storage into one unified cloud space. Instead of having 10 GB for Gmail and another 5 GB for Drive and Google+ Photos, you’ll now get 15 GB of unified storage for free to use as you like between Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos. "With this new combined storage space, you won’t have to worry about how much you’re storing and where. For example, maybe you’re a heavy Gmail user but light on photos, or perhaps you were bumping up against your Drive storage limit but were only using 2 GB in Gmail. Now it doesn’t matter, because you can use your storage the way you want." posted Clay Bavor, Director of Product Management. These changes to Google Drive storage will roll out over the next couple of weeks.