Photos of a new LG smartphone, codenamed the X3, have been unearthed complete along with a set of mightily impressive tech specs. The 4.3 inch device will, according to Pocket-Now, come loaded with the quad-core Tegra 3 processor and a high resolution, 1280 x 720, 4.7-inch display. The purported Android 4.0 device would also boast an 8-megapixel camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing snapper and measure up at a super slim sub-9mm. For those worried about the damage all that power and massive screen size could do to your chances of lasting through the day, LG is also said to be included a whopping [...]

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In May Linux finally saw the release of kernel version 3.0, an evolutionary update to the popular open-source platform that was nearly 15 years in the making. Today, version 3.1 is making its debut, once again primarily offering small tweaks like better support for Intel’s Ivy Bridge and Cedar Trail chips and improved power management. But there are some new features getting baked in, including support for NFC and drivers for Wiimotes. The brave amongst you can download the sources from Git now (it hasn’t been posted to Kernel.org just yet), but we suggest you hold out until your distro [...]

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