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Review Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 Smartphone
Evolutionary update of a bestseller. Samsung managed to sell more than 40 million copies of the Galaxy S III. Now the successor has been released, set to trump the flagship of 2012. The Galaxy S4 ships with a Full HD Super AMOLED display, a quadcore CPU and all kinds of gimmicky features. But is this enough to defend the top spot? ... read
05/18/2013 | Snapdragon 600 | Adreno 320 | 5" | 130g
 
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Review Acer Iconia Tab A211 Tablet
Thick Allrounder. The Acer Iconia Tab A211 offers a multitude of ports and reliable hardware in a robust case. Will this tablet be a success or is it destined for the benches? ... read
05/18/2013 | Tegra 3 | GeForce ULP (Tegra 3) | 10.1" | 770g
 
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Review Asus Taichi 31-CX003H Convertible Ultrabook
Double decker. Asus seems to have thought: "One Full HD IPS screen is nothing special" and simply builds two of the high definition screens into its Taichi 31 tablet-ultrabook. How the extravagant 13 incher fares in our tests and whether the tablet-ultrabook hybrid is compelling is revealed here. ... read
05/18/2013 | Core i5 3317U | HD Graphics 4000 | 13.3" | 1.6kg
 
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Review Alcatel One Touch Ultra 997D Smartphone
Mid-range phone? Apparently, the Chinese manufacturer TCT launched a typical mid-range device under the name Alcatel, a well-known company in the mobile phone market. The One Touch 997D features dual SIM support. ... read
05/17/2013 | MT6577 | PowerVR SGX531 | 4.3" | 143g
 
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Review Samsung Series 7 Ultra Touch 740U3E-S02DE Ultrabook
The more the better! Samsung packs the Series 7 flagship in an aluminum housing and equips it with a powerful Core i7, a dedicated AMD graphics card, a large SSD and a multi-touch Full HD IPS display. A bit over the top? We have thoroughly tested this good piece of hardware for you… ... read
05/17/2013 | Core i7 3537U | Radeon HD 8570M | 13.3" | 1.7kg
 
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Review Lenovo B580-M94A5GE Notebook
Quiet workhorse. A powerful Core i5 processor combined with a matte display and a 1 TB hard drive, theoretically these features should make the Lenovo B580 a workhorse for the office. Whether or not this notebook can justifiably be allocated to this category will be revealed by our review. ... read
05/16/2013 | Core i5 3210M | HD Graphics 4000 | 15.6" | 2.5kg
 
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Review Asus X55U-SX052H Notebook
Business bargain. Asus releases a simple and inexpensive business notebook based on AMD's E2-1800 APU for a low 350 Euros (~$450). The power-efficient APU promises a long battery life and low noise levels. Can the system deliver on these promises and is its performance up to par? ... read
05/15/2013 | E-Series E2-1800 | Radeon HD 7340 | 15.6" | 2.6kg
 
Review AMD A6-1450 APU "Temash"
It's our hope. More than 2.5 years after "Bobcat", AMD launch the successor of its successful low voltage architecture. The new APUs called "Kabini" and "Temash" are designed for notebooks as well as tablets. We review the A6-1450 quad core model. ... read
 
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Review Asus Q500A-BHI7T05 Notebook
Quality on a budget. The entry-level category is filled with numerous offerings of varying levels of quality. This 15.6-inch Asus retails for only $629, but it's already on top of most of its competition. Find out in this review what makes this budget notebook worthwhile. ... read
05/14/2013 | Core i5 3230M | HD Graphics 4000 | 15.6" | 2.5kg
 
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Review Ainol Novo 7 Crystal Quad Core Tablet
Tablet made in China. The manufacturer Ainol is based in China and is now represented with extremely cheap tablets in the Western hemisphere as well. What does Ainol's Novo 7 Crystal Quad Core have to offer for a price of around 90 Euros (~$116)? And how will it fare in comparison with other low-budget devices? ... read
05/14/2013 | ATM7029 | Vivante GC1000+ Dual-Core | 7" | 335g
 
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Comparison of Laptop Graphics Cards
In the following briefly we will list all graphics cards for Notebooks, which are available at the market. Additionally we represent approximate values of different bench marks (3D Mark at the moment) in italic style beneath the display adapters.
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Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List
Sortable and filterable benchmark and specs list of all currently built video graphic adapters in notebooks / laptops.
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Computer Games on Laptop Graphic Cards
List of all laptop graphic cards and what games can be played fluently with them.
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How much graphic memory makes sense?
This article explains, how much graphic memory is useful for which video cards and which applications are accelerated thus.
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Upgrade / Replace a Notebook Video Card
Generally, it is not so easy to upgrade / replace notebook video cards than desktop video cards. If it is possible and how to actually replace a video card is described in the following article.
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Case Study: Replacing the Video Card of a Dell Inspiron E1705 (9400)
Andi, a Dell Inspiron E1705 (9400) user, demonstrated how to replace the GPU of his Dell notebook and provided us with a description of the whole process.
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FireGL and Quadro Professional GPUs
Mobile Graphic Cards for Professional Users (Quadro, FireGL)
In the following editorial we will take a closer look at the pro cards à la Quadro and FireGL, which are usually built into mobile work stations and professional notebooks. These are supposed to be especially efficient in connection with professional applications based on OpenGL.
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