Tamasi pulls no punches when it comes to PS4′s ‘outdated’ specs The PlayStation 4 announcement last month immediately led to a PS4 vs Xbox 720 debate, but perhaps Sony and Microsoft’s next-generation consoles are competing for second place. “Compared to gaming PCs, the PS4 specs are in the neighborhood of a low-end CPU, and a low- to mid-range GPU side,” said Nvidia’s Tony Tamasi to TechRadar. As Nvidia’s senior vice president of content and development, he sees the PS4′s specs as outdated, even today. “If the PS4 ships in December [...]

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Another year, another Galaxy S flagship smartphone from Samsung. 2013′s version of the crown jewel, the Galaxy S 4, has just been officially announced at its Unpacked event. Since we know you’re dying to find out what’s new, let’s dive straight into the details. The GS 4 features a 5-inch 1080p (1,920 x 1,080) Super AMOLED panel which offers a pixel density of 441 ppi and the ability to use your gloves at the same time. It’s also a powerful beast: it packs 2GB RAM and will come with either a 1.6GHz Exynos Octa-core chip or a 1.9GHz quad-core Qualcomm, depending on [...]

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We live in an age of comparison, as we ruthlessly stack up one device against its brethren to determine which one will find its way into our affections. As is our way, we have searched deep within Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 to find out in which ways it exceeds 2012′s flagship, and we post the results after the break for your enjoyment and amusement. Have at it, spec fans, have at it. Galaxy S 4 Galaxy S III OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Processor 1.6GHz Octa-core Exynos processor / 1.9GHz Quad-core Qualcomm processor (varies by market) Samsung Exynos 4 [...]

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Not many cars are truly iconic. But let’s have no argument. The Range Rover is one of them, an aristocrat among SUVs. But is the latest Range Rover an irrelevant relic of a bygone era? Or has Land Rover successfully updated its benchmark luxury SUV for the third millennium? To find out, TechRadar went all the way to Morroco, waded rivers, plugged in iPhones and generally went car-test crazy. A bit of back story An all-new model on Land Rover’s own terms. It’s been an awfully long time since you could say that about any Range Rover. Arguably, you’d have to go right back [...]

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    Our continually updated list of all the best laptops available today. Now that Windows 8 has arrived, Ultrabooks are taking off in popularity and laptop-tablet hybrids are beginning to be released more and more, choosing the right laptop for you can be even more confusing than ever. Cheap laptops are more powerful and capable than before, while high-end devices are often perfectly good replacements for your desktop computer, able to cope with more intensive programs. Those after a fast boot up time and a lightweight machine to carry might drool over an Ultrabook. Serious gamers [...]

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Sony makes a lot of really nice things, but it has never taken smartphones seriously. That’s to change if Sony Mobile’s sales chief, Dennis van Schie, is to be believed. Speaking to the Financial Times Deutschland, he basically acknowledged that Sony’s current phone lineup does not have a direct competitor to the iPhone or Galaxy S III. “We will create in the near future a flagship model that can compete with Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy S III,” he said. A spokeswomen also noted that the model will be available at CES and Mobile World Congress in the first part of 2013. Sony, [...]

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  Related stories Asus VivoBooks, Zenbooks and AIO primed for Windows 8 announcement HP announces four Windows 8 all-in-one PCs, including Spectre One Dell reveals Windows 8 lineup, pricing, availability Space-conscious PC users may have a new champion, as Lenovo announces the IdeaCentre Q190 desktop machine. The IdeaCentre Q190 is quite proud of its claim as the “world’s smallest full-function desktop,” as opposed to all of those half-function ones, measuring 22mm thick. Packed into the slim desktop frame is up to an Ivy Bridge Intel Core i3 processor, up to a 1TB [...]

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Consider this Microsoft’s ultimate blessing, or merely a way to guarantee household name recognition. Whatever the case, the company’s next-gen Apollo OS is not only powering HTC’s newest mobile movement, it’s also the headliner. That’s right, as clunky as it may initially seem, Windows Phone 8X is the official moniker of the OEM’s brightly hued flagship series, an alphabetical denomination that puts it on premium standing with the One X line. And thanks to the loosened spec restraints made possible by WP8, this modern-minded, unibodied beaut reps a 4.3-inch [...]

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  Don’t know where has the best iPhone 5 price or what’s the best iPhone 5 deal for you? You’re in the right place: this is TechRadar’s ultimate guide to all the UK tariff information you need and we’ll be updating it with more tariff information when we get it. If you’re not after the very latest handset, remember you can also still buy the iPhone 4 8GB for £319 and iPhone 4S 16GB for £449 from Apple directly and from the networks on contract. Apple’s without contract iPhone 5 price is £529 for 16GB, £599 for 32GB and £699 for 64GB. As you probably know by now, it’s [...]

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