Nvidia GeForce GT 830M 840M 850M 860M 870M 880M GPU Specs

Nvidia has released six new mobile GeForce 800M series GPUs that are designed for ultrabook laptops and desktop replacement notebooks. This new GPU series will replace the 700M parts in laptops whcih have been shipping from past one year.

Here are the specifications of Nvidia GeForce GT 830M 840M 850M 860M 870M 880M GPU

First is the entry level GeForce GT 830M and GeForce GT 840M GPUs that are based on the Maxwell architecture. Nvidia has not unveiled their specs but has told us that it is up to 35 per cent faster than the previous generation and up to 4x faster than the HD Graphics 4400 found in an Intel Core i5-4200U processor.

We do have detailed specifications of their performance mobile GTX graphic card. Like 840M and 830M the GTX 850M and 860M are also based on latest Maxwell architecture while GTX 870M and 880M use the Kepler as its base.

Nvidia GeForce GT 830M 840M 850M 860M 870M 880M GPU

All the 800m-series mobile GPUs feature GPU Boost but the company has not detailed the exact frequencies. The reason is the clock speed will depend on the particular laptop the GPU is used in and the cooling technology employed by the manufacturer. This type of practice is considered normal in the GPU industry.

Gigaset QV830 QV1030 Specs Price

Gigaset has released QV830 and QV1030 at the CeBIT 2014 technology event. Both have quad cores processors and run Android 4.2 jelly bean operating system. Many do not know that Gigaset is a German company that is popular for making cordless phones for home and office use.

Both Gigaset QV830 and QV1030 come with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system with play store onboard to ensure you have access to millions of applications outside the box.

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Shuttle DS81 mini-PC Specifications Price

Shuttle has been making small computers from quite sometime and their latest model is a powerhouse. The Shuttle DS81 measures just 7.4 x 6.5 x 1.7 inches and still has plenty of room for 2 LAN ports, 8 USB ports and a two display ports. And of course as said earlier it features an Intel Haswell processor backed by HD 4600 graphics that can handle full HD displays and 4K ultra HD resolution.

Unlike other Shuttle computers, it is not a very power saving PC. It gobbles up 90 watts of power and it does not features a fanless computer.

Shuttle DS81 mini-PC Specifications Price

Specifications include 6 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0, HDMI, 16 gigabytes of memory, 2x display ports, 2.5 inch drive bay, mini PCIe slot, SATA 3, mini PCIe slot and SATA 2 connectors.

The price of Shuttle DS81 is about USB 250 and sold as bare bones device. The mini PC supports Windows 7 as well as Linux operating system.

Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update Rolling Out for the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy S4 in the UK

Users of Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 in the UK can now download the Android 4.4.2 update today. The KitKat update will be available as an OTA so keep an eye on the notification panel. If you have not received the notification, you should check the settings to download the update manually.

Android 4.4.2 KitKat Update Rolling Out for the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy S4 in the UK

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HTC Desire 816 Headed to the UK

HTC released their mid range Desire 816 phone at the MWC 2014 event in Barcelona, Spain. The phone went up for pre-order in China and report suggested the company received more than 450,000 orders. Now the 816 is all set to hit the UK shores as HTC UK’s twitter account has posted an image of it highlighting some of its features.

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While there is no word on its availability, HTC will be shedding more light on it at its scheduled event on March 25. Phone seller Clove has mentioned on its blog that they will be one of the first in UK to sell Desire 816. However they have not mentioned a price tag on the pre-order page. Germany’s Amazon site has it up for pre-order for EUR 379. Its specifications include a big 5.5 inch display, Quad core snapdragon 400 SoC, 1.5 GB RAM, 13 mega pixel camera and Android 4.4 Kitkat operating system.

While there is still no confirmation on its availability in UK, we are pretty confident that at least Clove will be offering it.