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New Faster WiFi This Summer

Paul Merak — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:16:41 +0000

Broadcom and Qualcomm Atheros are developing a new WiFi 802.11ac will supersede the current 802.11n standard at the end of 2012, according to PC World. 802.11ac will operatie solely on the 5GHz spectrum, whereas current WiFi-n can utilise either 2.4GHz or 5GHz frequency bands. 2.4GHz WiFI gives better range but a variety of devices already [...]

Review: ExoPC

Paul Merak — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:58:18 +0000

A tablet with no keyboard, the ExoPC Slate measures with 11.6 inch screen and use the Atom N450 processor from Intel. The operating system is Windows 7 Home. What makes it extra special is the custom interface designed by ExoPC. The hardware is quite nice and robust and the touch functionality is smooth and reliable. [...]

ExoPC sports Broadcom Crystal HD video accelerator

Peter — Thu, 06 May 2010 21:48:12 +0000

We have managed to get some more enticing details about the exoPC. It will support hardware decoding of various HD video formats, including H.264, VC-1, WMV, MPEG-2 video and yes, HD flash video too, all thanks to the wonderful Broadcom Crystal HD Video accelerator chip. The ExoPC features 11.6-inch display with 1024x600 resolution and is powered by an Atom N270 processor. You get an SSD (capacity unknown) and 2 gigs of RAM which should be good enough to run Windows 7.It will be released in US, Canada, and France on September 7 (2010).

Swap the Low-Resolution ‘1024×600’ display of Dell Mini 1012 with HD 1366X768 display

Peter — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:16:48 +0000

Want a higher-resolution display on your Dell Mini 1012 but don’t want one with the mighty Broadcom’s HD chip? Well, someone at mydellmini forums yearned for something similar. So he purchased an HD display and swapped it with the lower-resolution one and voila, it worked like a charm. Here are the instruction on how to do it:

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Broadcom single-chip WiFi/Bluetooth combo approved by netbook makers

Kamal DS — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:46:49 +0000

Broadcom's new all-in-one chip, which features both WiFi and Bluetooth radio on a single chip has been selected by the various netbook/notebook vendors. This includes the big guys like Acer, ASUS and Lenovo.This chip will help the manufactures and vendors to lower the cost of their netbooks as-well-as notebooks as they won't have to buy separate chips and will help them to conserve space on the already cramped logicboards. Broadcom's triple combo which includes three radio, WiFi, Bluetooth and FM has been selected by HTC, Acer, Qisda and Foxconn to lower the price of their upcoming models.

Broadcom to develop an ARM-cortex A9 CPU

Kamal DS — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:20:29 +0000

Broadcom, popular maker of computer chips has announced recently that they are working to make their own ARM cortex A9 processor. Right now, they have not said where this chip will be used, but we expect it to be used in Smartbooks: netbooks based on non-x86 platform.A single core Cortex A9 is capable of delivering twice the performance of current crop of smartphones. When talked into the context of smartbooks, it can have upto 4 cores(!), making multitasking smooth and enjoyable experience

HP Mini 110 and 1101 launched

Paul Merak — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:22:30 +0000

HP has announced to to refresh its Mini 1000 series by launching two new models, mini 110 and mini 1101. Both of the models will offer enhancements and some features that were deliberately omitted from the original mini 1000 (example: VGA out and faster HDD)Both mini 110 and mini 1101 will now feature VGA-out port as-well-as faster Hard Disks (160GB @ 5400rpm). If that was not enough for you, HP is also going to offer a dedicated HD-decoder chip from Broadcom as an option for those who love watching HD movies on the go.Click on read on more!