Nathan Kirsch, Author at Legit Reviews

AMD Llano A-Series APU Sabine Notebook Platform Review

AMD has officially announced that the Llano APU is available for mobile platforms with the launch of the A Series APU tonight. AMD sent over a notebook based on the new ‘Sabine’ platform, so we put it to the test and compared it to a couple Intel ‘Sandy Bridge’ notebooks and also the first APU released by AMD six months ago. Read on to check out Llano for notebooks and get an idea of how it might perform for desktops down the road.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 13, 2011 at 7:00pm

Apple recalls some Verizon iPad 2 tablets

Apple Inc is recalling some of its iPad2 tablets that is designed to run on Verizon’s network for connectivity issues. “Duplicate MEID codes were flashed onto an extremely small number of iPad units for the Continue reading “Apple recalls some Verizon iPad 2 tablets”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 11, 2011 at 10:27am

AMD Bulldozer 8-Core CPU Benchmark Numbers Leaked

A forum thread over at Chiphell.com is very interesting if you are looking for AMD Bulldozer (Zambezi-FX) processor performance numbers as yet another ES-Sample has been used for benchmarking. The forum makes it sound like Continue reading “AMD Bulldozer 8-Core CPU Benchmark Numbers Leaked”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 10, 2011 at 4:17pm

AMD FX-8130P ES B0 Processor Benchmarking Video On YouTube!

Have you seen the videos uploaded on YouTube that show what looks to be a user demonstrating of an engineering sample of the upcoming Bulldozer FX-8130P Processor running both stock and overclocked frequencies? The FX-8130P Continue reading “AMD FX-8130P ES B0 Processor Benchmarking Video On YouTube!”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 10, 2011 at 4:00pm

Apple to stop accepting DUI checkpoint apps

It’s getting harder for tech-savvy drivers to pinpoint the locations of police drunken-driving checkpoints: Apple will ban from its online store future applications that inform users of checkpoints not publicized by police. The move comes Continue reading “Apple to stop accepting DUI checkpoint apps”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 10, 2011 at 3:54pm

NVIDIA GPU’s Used in China’s Tianhe-1A Supercomputer For Solar Energy Research

Chinese researchers have run the world’s highest performing molecular simulation to examine improved techniques for more efficient production and use of crystalline silicon, a key material used in solar panels and the semiconductor industry. Researchers Continue reading “NVIDIA GPU’s Used in China’s Tianhe-1A Supercomputer For Solar Energy Research”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 10, 2011 at 11:41am

Antec Announces EA-750 Green Power Supply for $129.95

Antec launched a new energy efficient 80 PLUS Bronze certified (up to 88% efficient) power supply this afternoon called the EA-750 Green PSU. This is the latest addition to the EarthWatts power supply series and Continue reading “Antec Announces EA-750 Green Power Supply for $129.95”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 2:27pm

Sprint Announces the Motorola Photon 4G Smartphone – First NVIDIA Tegra 2 on Sprint

Today, Motorola and Sprint introduced the Motorola Photon 4G, as the first NVIDIA Tegra-powered phone on Sprints 4G network. This big-screened multimedia monster boasts a 4.3 qHD high-resolution (960×540) multitouch display, metal kickstand, HDMI-output support, Continue reading “Sprint Announces the Motorola Photon 4G Smartphone – First NVIDIA Tegra 2 on Sprint”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 2:19pm

SAMSUNG Introduces First Consumer 30nm-class DDR3 DRAM Modules

Samsung today announced the introduction of 30-nanometer-class DDR3 synchronous dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) modules for PC upgrades. This new generation of faster, more energy efficient DRAM modules will be available through consumer retail channels this Continue reading “SAMSUNG Introduces First Consumer 30nm-class DDR3 DRAM Modules”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 2:06pm

GIGABYTE Launches Super4 Motherboard Series w/ Intel H61 Platforms

GIGABYTE today launched its Super4 motherboard series, the latest range of next-generation desktop motherboards based on the Intel H61 Express Chipset with support for 2nd generation Sandy Bridge Intel Core CPUs. GIGABYTE Super4 motherboards are Continue reading “GIGABYTE Launches Super4 Motherboard Series w/ Intel H61 Platforms”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 1:55pm

NVIDIA Says To Watch For Randy Pitchford, Gearbox CEO

NVIDIA recently put up a blog post about a game developer that they feel doesn’t get the credit that he deserves, that person would be Randy Pitchford (aka DuvalMagic). He is is one of five Continue reading “NVIDIA Says To Watch For Randy Pitchford, Gearbox CEO”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 10:48am

4G Dual Sensor System Used on Razer Gaming Mice Pictured

Yesterday we told you about how Razer released the world’s most advanced gaming mouse as it had a dual sensor system. Razer found a way to integrate both an optical and a laser sensor for Continue reading “4G Dual Sensor System Used on Razer Gaming Mice Pictured”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 9:20am

Capcom Releases DmC Devil May Cry 5 E3 Trailer

We used the Devil May Cry 4 benchmark for years here at Legit Reviews in our performance testing of PC hardware, so when we heard a new game called Devil May Cry 5 was coming Continue reading “Capcom Releases DmC Devil May Cry 5 E3 Trailer”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 9:10am

AMD A8-3800 Llano APU Benchmark Numbers Hit The Web

The website Coolaler.com looks like they got their hands on the AMD Llano A8-3800 quad-core APU and took it for a test drive on the yet to be released Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H motherboard. Since both the Continue reading “AMD A8-3800 Llano APU Benchmark Numbers Hit The Web”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 7:53am

AMD Lynx and Zambezi Product Positioning Slide Leaked

AMD is having a hard time keeping internal marketing slides secret and today we ran across a 2H’11 AMD product positioning slide that shows where AMD’s upcoming APU’s will be positioned against Intel’s offerings. The Continue reading “AMD Lynx and Zambezi Product Positioning Slide Leaked”.

By Nathan Kirsch Jun. 9, 2011 at 7:07am