MSI has churned out S12, a new lightweight Windows 8 ultrabook. It is based on AMD Kabini architecture. MSI states that this laptop is suited and fine tuned for multimedia playback, but gives its impressive specs, it is just fine for productivity applications.
ASUS PadFone Infinity A80 debuted at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Catalonia, and the ASUS PadFone Infinity A86 was revealed in October at a press conference in Taiwan. According to recent rumors, the owners of both models will have to wait quite a bit of time for Android 4.4 kitkat firmware update.
ASUS PadFone Infinity A80 phone is powered by a 4-core Snapdragon 600 processor that runs at a clock frequency of 1.7 GHz processor backed by Adreno 320 graphics chip. It will be getting the update in the first quarter, next year, while the PadFone Infinity A86 with the Snapdragon 800 SoC will be updated to KitKat by the end of second quarter. Yes, that is a long time to wait for the two flagships phone hybrids.
Meet Wind Tech Co. LTD, which has become the first company to offer a tablet without an operating system pre-installed. We have seen laptop vendors doing this from a decade to reduce the retail price, but this is the first time a tablet is being offered without one. Fortunately, since it is an x86 machine, you can easily install Windows 8.1 on it.
Specs include 11.6 inch display packing 1366×768 pixel resolution, Intel Celeron 1007U 1.5 GHz processor, 64 GB SSD, Intel NM70 express chipset, 4 gigabytes of RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Micro SD card slot, micro HDMI, 2x USB 2.0, 1 MP / 2 MP front / back cameras, and head phone / microphone jack.
Battery capacity is 6,000 mAh, which should give you 6+ hours of productivity time. It measures 302 × 196 × 13.5mm (height x width × depth, and weighs 950 grams. The Wind C22L will retail at 50,000 Yen (~ $500) [press release link] [product page] (both Japanese)
Nokia has posted detailed specs and videos of the Lumia 520’s successor, the Lumia 525. While it looks and feels just like the Lumia 520, it has double the RAM (1 GB VS 512 MB). It is priced at 200 dollars and is SIM unlocked, which means you do not need to get into contract after buying it.
Acer Japan has released Aspire V5-132P-F14D / S, an 11.6 inch laptop. Priced at 55,000 Yen ($ 542), this laptop features Intel Celeron 1019Y 1GHz processor (2MB cache), touchscreen panel, 4GB RAM (up to 6GB RAM possible), 500GB HDD, USB 3.0 ports, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11n Wi-Fi, SD card slot, and 3 cell battery.
Nokia has a new phone in the works, and thanks to evleaks, its photo has been revealed. Right now, Evleaks say that it is internally known as Nokia Normandy, and will have a different name upon its release.
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