Xperia Neo L will be Sony's first ICS phone, but only for China?

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/20/sony-xperia-neo-l-is-first-ICS-phone-in-china/

While your Xperia might not have gotten its planned Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade just yet, Sony's come clean on its first phone to wield Google's latest straight from the factory: the Xperia Neo L. Appearing on the company's Chinese website, we wouldn't expect a redux of the mostly 2011 hardware to go on a world tour anytime soon. Those buying will be treated to a 4-inch FWVGA (854 x 480) screen that's a smidge bigger than the original yet still carries a 1GHz worth of Snapdragon coupled to 512MB of RAM. Unlike the archetype, though, the camera gets downgraded to a 5 megapixels in the rear while retaining the same VGA shooter in the front. Naturally there's no word on price or availability, but at least for diehard fanboys can have their ice cream and eat it too.

Xperia Neo L will be Sony's first ICS phone, but only for China? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung's WiFi-laced DV300F camera now available, priced at $260

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/20/samsung-dv300f-available-price-release/

After having launched in January, Samsung's WiFi-enabled DV300F camera officially hit the market today, according to a fresh announcement from the Korean manufacturer. As the latest addition to the DualView line, this 16 megapixel shooter features a 25mm wide angle lens with 5x optical zoom, and boasts a three-inch main LCD, along with that 1.5-inch front-facing display. The latter is specifically designed to make self-shots a bit easier to manipulate, but it also features some extra kids games in "Children Mode," to help keep the little ones at bay. And of course, there's onboard WiFi connectivity, allowing users to instantly upload shots to Picasa and Facebook, and an extra "Smart Face Recognition" function. According to Samsung, the device is now available on a "global basis," for a price of ₩299,000, or about $266. For more details, check out the full, but choppily translated PR, after the break.

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Samsung's WiFi-laced DV300F camera now available, priced at $260 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel refreshes set-top silicon with Atom CE5300 Media Processor, aka Berryville

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/20/intel-refreshes-set-top-silicon/

Intel's empire-building in non-PC markets could almost be considered Napoleonic, were it not so inherently rational. Having given us the lauded Medfield SoC for smartphones and tablets, it has now announced its next-gen processor for cable boxes. Nicknamed "Berryville", the dual-core Atom CE5300 is loaded up with integrated 2D/3D graphics, hyperthreading, virtualization and ultra-realistic car chases, which Intel hopes will allow Pay TV providers to offer smarter services, like gaming, home security and home automation. Can't let ARM have all the fun now, can we?

Intel refreshes set-top silicon with Atom CE5300 Media Processor, aka Berryville originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Apple TV Teardown Shows Beefier Guts Behind the Familiar Face [Apple]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5894615/new-apple-tv-teardown-shows-beefier-guts-behind-the-familiar-face/gallery/1

The third generation Apple TV is the exact same size with the same exact ports as the second gen, but it's got some big upgrades under the hood. As usual, iFixit's given it the full teardown treatment.

The biggest difference is obviously the ability to play 1080p video, but other hardware deviations from last generation an extra antenna for better signal strength and distance and the thermal pad going missing. Check out the full teardown over at iFixit. [iFixit]

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Unnamed Samsung exec says quad-core Exynos inside Galaxy S III, LTE on-chip

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/19/unnamed-samsung-exec-says-quad-core-exynos-inside-galaxy-s-iii/

An unnamed Samsung exec hinted to the Korea Times that its upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S III, will include a next-gen quad-core Exynos chip that will incorporate LTE and WCDMA radios. Of course, such a revelation shouldn't come as too much of a surprise since both its predecessors were built around home grown silicon... at least originally. According to the source, Sammy is trying to become more self reliant and distance itself from Qualcomm which has provided single-chip solutions for a number of the manufacturer's high-end handsets. The new AP appears to be the 32nm slab of silicon we heard about before MWC, which is sporting four A9 cores and not the more powerful A15. The executive said the development of the all-in-one chip is complete and its simply a matter of sticking them inside smartphones. Now, when exactly we can hope to see such a device hit the market is still a bit of a mystery.

Unnamed Samsung exec says quad-core Exynos inside Galaxy S III, LTE on-chip originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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