IT market can boast a huge number of products from smartphone developers who try to fill the niche with ever newer makes on regular basis. Samsung company follows strictly the tendencies and rejoices the hearts of potential customers with new multifunctional and stylish devices. The launch of Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 was marked by the general attention since it’s the first device of Nexus family which employs other brands in the title. Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 differs from other smartphones of the same line in design and internal filling. This can’t but draw the main customer groups.


Design


Customers got used to see cumbersome smartphones with large screens and right-angled lining. Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250 differs from those models and can be called unique in some way. It has rounded surfaces and curves that make the device refined and stylish despite its dimensions. The cabinet of the smartphone is thickening downwards which adds handiness in usage. Samsung …

External hard drives have outlived barely few technological modifications since their first appearance in the market. Their main destination is to store voluminous customer files or the whole system image, and provide an unimpeded access to them. In spite of the products distinct purpose and set of assignments, each manufacturer tries to replenish their drives with bright and unusual accessories and facilities. Seagate, being the company with an established reputation in this sector, does not lag behind the tendencies, and offers its consumers a range of additional options. Therefore, Seagate Backup Plus 1 TB drive distinguishes by the possibility to save photos from social networks (Facebook and Flickr), along with standard facilities.



Design


Seagate Backup Plus resembles other similar products in design and can be characterized as classically strict. It has got a rectangular casing and 123x81x14.5 mm dimensions. The casing in made of plastic, however its shock-resistance …

HIS has recently replenished its Radeon R9 series of graphics cards with a new model – the Radeon R9 290 IceQ X2. Based on AMD Hawaii Pro chip, this card is a combination of an ultimate efficiency and an offbeat design. The integrated GPU runs at an etalon frequency — 947 MHz. No changes have been incorporated into the frequency mode of GDDR5 memory: the 4 GB memory with 512-bus interface runs at nominal/effective 1250/5000 MHz frequency.



The major peculiarity pertained to the model is the employment of a proprietary two-slot cooler, codenamed IceQ X2. It consists of a spacious copper base (40x47.5 mm), a large aluminum heatsink, a pair of 89 mm fans, and five nickel-plated heatpipes: 2x 8 mm and 3x 6 mm. The cooler also accommodates additional heatspreaders, which dissipate heat in memory and VRM sections. Moreover, the framework boasts a dedicated stiffening plate that reduces loading on the printed circuit board.


To continue, HIS Radeon R9 290 IceQ X2 comes with two …