Samsung Galaxy S IV Rumored to Be Out in April with S-Pen Support

We have heard so many rumors and reports about Samsung’s next flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S IV smartphone. And it is sure that in the near future until the official release of this new smartphone, people would never lose the interest to rumor about it. Well, the latest news is out there from South Korea: the Samsung Galaxy S IV would be officially released in the coming April with S-Pen function support for out-of-the-box use.  The smartphone would not come with other impressing features.

According to Korean website Enuri, Samsung Galaxy S 4 sports a 5-inch 1080P AMOLED display, a quad-core Exynos 5440 chip, 13-megapixel rear auto-focus camera and an S Pen, which previously was only made available for Samsung’s Galaxy Note line of smartphones and tablet.

According to previous reports, Samsung Galaxy S 4 is not on Samsung’s list of CES 2013, which makes the news mentioned above more reliable. Anyway, to know whether this is true or not, we still have to wait for the official announcement from Samsung. 

Update: The latest news shows a release date of Galaxy S IV in this May.

Facebook Phone Based on Mozilla Firefox OS to Be Released in the Latter Half of 2013

The rumors about the new Facebook Phones have continued for a long time. Just recently, Mozilla Hispano has an interesting post on its blog today: “Facebook Phone OS based on Firefox“. On a rough translation of the blog post to English, it is mainly about the operating system and the official release date of the rumored Facebook phones. The post goes to say that Mozilla and Facebook have reached an agreement to distribute a Facebook Phone in the latter half of 2013 and that the phone is based on Firefox OS. It’s illustrated with a handset decked out in Facebook blue and white with a log in prompt on the screen in Polish and Facebook Inc. stamped on the back.

As specs leaked from Mozilla, this Facebook phone would run on 1GB RAM with 8GB memory storage. This new ZTE OEM smartphone is also indicated to be released in the latter half of 2013. Considering the proclaiming of Facebook CTO Bret Taylor to schedule the official release of the first Facebook phone on February 26^th on the Mobile World Congress 2013, Mozilla’s act might only be a prank to people.

Google Announced the “12 Best Android Apps of 2012” in Google Play

With the approaching of the end of 2012, most companies are making their yearly best. Facebook and Twitter have done their yearly things, and so has Apple released its own iOS yearly apps in iTunes Store. Now, Google also released its own “yearly best” Android apps based on its Google Play. Google didn’t rank any title to these yearly best apps. So none of the below apps are supposed to be considered “better” than the others. 

In no particular order, the below are Google’s best Android apps of 2012:

• Evernote

• Zappos

• Pinterest

• Grimm’s Snow White

• Expedia

• Pocket

• Ancestry

• Fancy

• Mint.com Personal Finance

• SeriesGuide Show Manager

• Pixlr Express

• TED

Well, from these apps we could see there’s no gaming app sited out by Google. So, perhaps Google will also release a list of its favorite Android games for 2012? Let’s just wait for new reports from Google. 

The 5" Quad-core Waterproof Sony Yuga Rumored to Be Officially Named As Xperia Z L36i

Sony has confirmed to release its new flagship Sony C6603 Yuga on the coming CES 2013. Not long after the confirmation, there’s report that claimed the new flagship would be officially named as Xperia Z L36i/h/a (the letters after L36 refer to different regions). Also, some new pictures of this new smartphone have been leaked online. As reported, this new smartphone would provide waterproof and dustproof functions, quad-core processor, 5" large screen display, etc.

5-inch FHD touchscreen

The new Sony Xperia Z L36i will come with a 5-inch FHD IPS touchscreen with 1920x1080 pixels screen resolution and 400ppi. What’s more, the new smartphone would import OptiContrast technology, which adds a special coating to lower the light reflection of screen and improve touch-control accuracy. The image contrast and color saturation have been improved greatly. Thus, whether you’re going to view image or watch 1080P movies on Sony Xperia Z L36i, you could get satisfactory experience.

Additionally, Sony Xperia Z L36i would add Mobile Bravia Engine 2 image engine and White Magic display technology to improve the display effect. The Android 4.1.2 OS and brand-new Sony Xperia UI interface will provide touchscreen virtual keyboard operating. Multiple smartphone themes are switchable.

12MP Camera

There’s a built-in 12MP main camera to support auto-scene shooting, full-scene shooting, HDR and high frame rate.

Processor

Sony Xperia Z L36i would configure a 1.5GHz Qual-comm APQ8064 quad-core processor with 2GB RAM and 32GB ROM, and extendable micro-SD card slot.

Network Connection

LTE 4G network connection, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0 are all supported.

Battery

The smartphone is rumored to come with either a 2500mAh or a 2800mAh battery, unmovable but might get wireless charging.

Other functions

Just like previous Sony smartphones, this new smartphone would also own the waterproof and dustproof functions. Also, the Clear Audio+ technology included would produce excellent audio experience. Meanwhile, Sony would provide black, white and purple versions of this smartphone for users. 

Sony Flagship C550X Unveiled with Quad-core Processor and Waterproof Function in Codename Dogo

Though Sony hasn’t got satisfactory performance in the smartphone this year, several smartphones have been prepared for the coming year. Besides the frequently exposed quad-core flagship smartphone Sony Yuga in recent, the famous resource Eldar Murtazin exposed in his twitter that he might be going to unveil Sony’s new smartphone C550X and make a test like that of Yuga. Actually, the C550X mentioned by Eldar Murtazin had been exposed before in the codename of Dogo. According to the previous reports, this new smartphone will be high-end smartphone, with great improvement in touchscreen size, processor and other hardware, and additional waterproof function.

Screen display: This new smartphone will be configuring a 4.65" 720P touchscreen. Together with Mobile Bravia Engine 2 graphic engine, this smartphone produces great visual effect for people to watch HD movies. Besides, whether this new smartphone would add White Magic graphic display techonoly is still to be confirmed.

Qual-comm quad-core processor: Sony C550X would also feature a 1.5GHz Qual-comm Snapdragon APQ8064 quad-core processor with 2GB RAM. Thus there would be no worry about the operating experience. As for the camera, this new smartphone will be built in with a 13MP camera with HDR shooting ability and 1080P HD movie recording. Via the help of MHL, users could also air the pictures on phone to big screen without additional power consumption.

Waterproof function: Waterproof function is the third biggest characteristic of Sony C550X. The new smartphone would be waterproof and dustproof to meet the IP55 and IP57 standards. It could work normally for half an hour under one-meter-deep-water. This new smartphone also comes with a 2000mAh battery to prolong battery performance.

Additionally, Sony C550X will run on Android 4.1.1 OS and brand-new Sony Xperia UI interface, Clear audio+ technology, Wi-Fi, GPS navigation, Bluetooth, NFC, etc. For the release date, this new smartphone is said to be appearing on the CES2013 and officially released in the Q1 of 2013.

Nokia Lumia 505 Officially Gets Released in Mexico in Red, Pink and Black Versions

Finally in this month, Nokia officially unveiled the Nokia Lumia 505 in Mexico. This brand new low-end Windows Phone is carried by Telcel, in three colors for option: red, pink and black. As reported, this new device is running on Windows Phone 7.8 OS with 4GB memory space and no SD card extension. This new low-end smartphone comes with a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 8MP rear camera, Bluetooth 2.1, 256MB RAM, and a 1300mAh battery. Compared with the currently main-stream smartphones, this Lumia 505 features low configuration for users.

Meanwhile, Chile has also confirmed the first update content of this new device (codenamed in RM-923), which also includes the firmware update for Nokia Lumia 920.

Samsung starts Android 4.1.2 Premium Suite update to Galaxy S III in the UK

Slowly rolling out around the world, Samsung has firstly rolled out the Android 4.1.2 update for Samsung Galaxy S III since the UK. The new update will give owners the chance to enjoy Premium Suite features that were first included on the Galaxy Note II. The UK users could now get the OTA update or via Samsung’s KIES software.

With the new Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update the Galaxy S III users now could have multi-window feature on the Galaxy S 3 to run apps aide-by-side simultaneously. Meanwhile, the update improved the performance of Samsung’s own apps, including Paper Artist, Samsung Gallery and Group Cast. Galaxy S 3 owners will also gain smarter rotation recognition, the ability to tag friends, locations and dates to different pieces of media and files, and Auto Share Shot Pairing – which allows photos to be shared over an NFC ‘bump.’

Samsung has also improved its Best Photo feature to launch ‘Best Face’ which provides a choice of five shots from which users could choose the best face of each person in their shot.

Add in a better low light mode, an updated panorama mode, improved touch response and better media features, the update really extends the usefulness of Samsung’s bestselling Android smartphone.

More spy pictures of Sony Xperia Yuga leaked to show 1920*1080 HD screen display with 12MP camera and LED flashlight

Recently, rumors about Sony’s new flagship Xperia Yuga have been everywhere. After the leaked picture of this smartphone from German Android Schweiz website, just now a website from Russia leaked some more spy pictures to reveal more specs and appearance of this smartphone. From the leaked pictures, the Xperia Yuga is designed smoothly for more convenient hand control. There’s no button on the front panel of this smartphone. On the corners locate microphone and amplifier. The screen display resolution is up to 1920x1080 pixels, which no doubt produces excellent image quality for watching HD movies on Xperia Yuga. On the back of the phone body locates the 12MP camera and LED flashlight.

As for the specs, Xperia Yuga comes with 1.5GHz Qualcomm ARMv7 quad-core processor with Adreno 320 GPU. It supports 4G LTE network and runs on Android 4.2 OS. Also, Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11a/b/g/nWi-Fi connection are also supported.

Check the below pictures:

NEC released 12.8mm thick ultrabook Lavie X with 15.6" 1080P HD IPS screen display

Just now NEC released its thinnest Windows 8 Lavie ultrabook, the Lavie X, a 15.6" large screen notebook but only 12.8mm thick. Lavie X is currently the lightest ultrabook among those in the same size in Japan. Meanwhile, it is also the thinnest notebook among the world. This ultrabook adopts highly integrated components with only 3mm thick. But at the same time, NEC also paid attention to the importance of heat dissipation with two 5mm fans. The keyboard is also optimized to be only 1mm thick, but produces quite excellent hand control while inputting.

As to the specs and functions, the new Lavie X is much different from the previous Lavie Z. Lavie X comes with a large 15.6" IPS screen display with 1920X1080 pixels screen resolution, producing even better experience for HD movie enjoyment. Besides this, it also runs on 1.9GHz Intel Core i7-3517U quad-core processor with 4GB RAM and 256GB SSD. Other specs include: 2 USB 3.09 ports, 802.11n Wi-Fi network connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0 + HS, HDMI output, card reader and 2MP front camera, Windows 8 OS.

The ultrabook would be on sale since December 27^th in Japan at $2078 for the 256GB SSD version. There’s also a 128GB SSD version of Lavie X priced at $1541.

OX X gets Mac Wi-Fi update 1.0 to improve compatibility of 5GHz band Wi-Fi

Apple just updated the Wi-Fi firmware for its late 2012 Mac systems, named with Mac Wi-Fi Update 1.0. The update mainly improved the compatibility of the new Mac systems while using the 5GHz band in Wi-Fi connection. The 5GHz Wi-Fi band has better signal quality and lower signal interference, thus to provide more smooth network connection for people to surf the internet. The update is available for free downloading from Mac App Store, in less than 2MB.

You can check the detailed description given by Apple below:

"About Mac Wi-Fi Update 1.0

This update is recommended for all late 2012 Mac systems. This update improves compatibility when using the 5GHz band in Wi-Fi.

Boot ROM or SMC Version Information: To confirm the update has been applied, the CFBundleVersion string of the AirPortBrcm4311.kext will need to be checked.

New driver delivered in update: AirPortBrcm4331.kext CFBundleVersion = 612.20.15

/System/Library/Extensions/IO80211Family.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AirPortBrcm4331.kext/Contents/Info.plist"

Reference download link: download Mac Wi-Fi Update 1.0

Samsung Revealed the Galaxy Grand Smartphone with 5" Screen, 1.2GHz Dual-core processor and 8MP Camera

Just very recently, Samsung revealed two new models of Galaxy Grand smartphones. As reported, this cell phone will launch with 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 2100mAh battery and 8MP camera. As to the screen display, Samsung revealed that this smartphone would adopt a 5" large TFTLCD screen with WVGA screen resolution, producing excellent video effect for people to watch HD movies on smartphone. Meanwhile, the smartphone is only 9.6mm thick, a little bit thinner than Galaxy S 3. From the report, there would be two models of the upcoming Galaxy Grand: one is GT-I9082 with dual cards while the other one is GT-I9080 without the support of dual-card. Currently, there’s no detailed information about the smartphone price and accurate shipment date. More information would be displayed here.

iPhone 5 Adds Surprise to 2012 Christmas Gift, Sales Tops on Black Friday

With Christmas 2012 just around the corner, we take a look at the best deals on the Apple iPhone 5.

Apple Inc said it sold more than 2 million of its new iPhone 5 in China during the three days after its launch there on Friday last week, marking China's best-selling iPhone rollout ever. Apple's latest iPhone made its global debut with a launch in the United States and 30 other countries in September, selling more than 5 million in its first three days on the market. When will iPhone 5 sales reach its peak, some predict it on Black Friday 2012.

When it comes to Black Friday New iPhone 5 sales all customers must be willing to recognize that supply and demand determine price. With many users of the iPhone 4S up for a new phone with a contract renewal it may be the case that the iPhone 5 is the most popular selling cell phone or smart phone in history.

With that being the case it will be highly unlikely that the iPhone 4S will be marked down at all for the 2012 Christmas holiday shopping season. Even though this is true it is still possible that this will be the hottest Christmas 2012 gift of the 10 years especially iPhone 16GB. Over the next few months we will get to hear much more about the new Apple iPhone 5 but as for now we can expect to see full prices for this piece of technology even during the Black Friday sales event.

WHAT IS NEW in iPhone 5?

iPhone 5 finally breaks with the 3.5 inch screen size, and grows the screen to 4 inches. That is a big change but is nowhere near the biggest screen out there. The screen dimensions change to 16:9 format so the iPhone keeps the same width but is noticeably longer and helps make watching video on iPhone 5 better. 

The camera stays at 8mp in nominal size but adds plenty of clever gimmicks and tricks and software, including a panorama photo feature that allows taking super-wide pictures running 28mp.

LTE is the new top speed in terms of cellular connectivity. It is important in some markets especially the US market and brings the iPhone 5 to be on par with top-end smartphones, this is also good. 

It’s a bit thinner, a bit lighter, its battery runs longer. Yeah, these are improvements that mostly make it seem like an iPhone 4S+. 

Tips for You to Prepare a Christmas Themed Party

Christmas is getting close. Whether you are still in the midst of the last minute Christmas newsletter design, or just want to spice up the desktop a little bit, chances are there’s always something for everyone. Buying a Christmas gift for your friend or family is one way to celebrate the Christmas holiday. Having a Christmas party can be one of the best parts of the season, however, instead of going the traditional route, consider throwing one with a theme. It may take a little more work to put together, but it can result in even more fun. Many of the Christmas party theme ideas are appropriate for adults as well as kids and are sure to have your guests thoroughly in the Christmas spirit.

We have everything you could possibly desire for your Christmas Party this year. Make some preparations before you choose a Christmas theme. 

1. Choose a favorite holiday movie and revolve the theme around the characters, setting, and plot. A few movies to pick from are A Christmas Story, Bad Santa, Elf, A Christmas Carol. It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street.

2. Have every couple dress up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and bring the kids as little elves.

3. Celebrate one of the biggest winter holidays in the Caribbean! A unique idea for Christmas themed parties is a luau complete with leis, palm trees, tropical foods and BBQ, and island-inspired decorations.

4. Make the Christmas party a black tie affair and give everyone an excuse to dress up. Serve tasty appetizers, stock the bar, hire local party staff, and let friends and family feel like celebrities.

5. Christmas theme ideas for holiday parties don't have to be traditional. Pick a favorite bar or restaurant and simply throw an informal cocktail party. Ask each guest to bring a toy or present to donate to an important cause and use this opportunity to catch up before all the holiday craziness.

Some Christmas party themes for reference:

1. Winter Wonderland Theme 

What can you expect from this type of party? Well, there will be snow falling through the reception, brilliant snow white drapes and lighting to bring the scene to life with back drops that make the venue feel you are in Lapland. 

Another great bonus of the best Winter Wonderland style parties is the ice rink dance floor and DJ! It would be impossible to not have fun especially seeing as some parties even include elves that will join the party. 

2. Chocolate Factory style 

What to expect at this style of party? You will find yourself in a land of lollipops and candy canes, Oompa Loompas and cocktails amongst giant toadstools and flowers! Wonka bars will be aplenty and of course a 3 course meal before you hit the dance floor. 

3. Las Vegas Glam Parties 

What to expect from this style of party? You will see giant golden palm trees and Vegas paraphernalia such as an Elvis figure and Vegas signs. What’s most cool about this type of party is the Elvis impersonator and casino tables where you can let loose and watch your colleagues go wild. 

At last, wish you all a fantastic Christmas party…

Top 5 Christmas gift ideas for Christmas 2012

With Christmas songs ringing out in streets and shopping malls, the Christmas again is just around the corner. As the most popular holiday of the year, one thing is unavoidable. That is to give Christmas gifts to friends or family members. It’s always tough deciding what to get for people as Christmas gift – either you know the person well enough to know what they’d like, but they seem to have everything already, or you’re not quite sure what they want and you’re worried you’ll get the wrong thing. So, I decided to come up with a list of foolproof items that make great gifts. The below are several popular Christmas gift ideas. You can check them all and get the one you like most for your friend or family.

Flowers: Of course, you can never go wrong with flowers! When you are invited to Christmas dinner, a simple one candle floral centerpiece is a great way to say "thank-you". Or a simple hand-wrapped flower for the host or hostess to place in a simple vase can never go wrong.

Christmas gift cards: A well designed Christmas gift card is somewhat the most popular Christmas gift for family and friend. Though this idea is quite traditional, it is really useful. Commonly, the traditional christmas card would be considered "inpersonal". However, with a little thought and effort, you can make the Christmas gift card more personal with DIY work. You can directly add something new to the finished christmas gift card or even design the christmas card by yourself. This would make it more meaningful.

Books or magazines: Everyone loves to read, but perhaps not everyone loves to read the same thing. Some people prefer non-fiction, others prefer fiction. Some prefer comic books, others prefer magazines. Work out what your friend or gift recipient is into and then buy a book or a magazine that matches their interest.

DVD disc: If your friend is a movie enthusiast, a DVD disc of his favorite movie would also be great christmas gift. You can buy various DVD movies, which would cost a large amount of money. A money-saving way to do this is to create DVD movies by making use of your video collection and blank DVD discs. You only need a DVD burning program with this way. A Christmas BOGOF campaign is recommended here, which requires you to buy a Total Media Converter Ultimate program and then you can get a free DVD creator. Though buying the program would cost you about $50, it still saves money for you when compared with the idea of buying expensive DVD discs for your friends directly.

iPhone 5 case: If your friend has an iPhone 5, an iPhone 5 case would no doubt be great. The iPhone 5 is without question a lovely gadget for every owner. But iPhone may easily get scratched by sharp keys in pocket or bags. A case for iPhone 5 would protect the back part from being scratched.

HTC gets the first Windows Phone 8 OTA update to fix auto-restart and other bugs

It has been a quite important moment for Microsoft and Windows Phone, as HTC has got the first Windows Phone 8 OTA update to the international version of HTC Windows Phone 8X. Before, all the updates of WP are only available via Zune software on computer. As a new feature, Windows Phone 8 allows users to update smartphones via OTA freely. As for HTC 8X, the OTA update will update it from WP8 v9905 to v10211, keep Wi-Fi alive during update and repair automatic restart problem.

Users must carry on several steps to complete update. Before restarting the phone to upgrade the smartphone, it is required to download the OTA update on the device to complete the update preparation work; and during the system updating and re-loading, there is also a stage for users to transfer data.

Though Windows Phone finally adopts the OTA update, there is only HTC 8X currently applicable to this update method. No information upon Lumia 920 OTA update has been mentioned. If you have got an HTC 8X, just go to "Settings>Phone Update" to get this new update.

Samsung Galaxy Premier delayed to release in 2013 with 4.65" screen and 1.5GHz dual-core processor

According to media reports, as scheduled to be released at about the end of November and beginning of December, Samsung Galaxy Premier has been postponed to be released in 2013, at the soonest in January or February. Samsung Galaxy Premier can be said to be downgraded version of Galaxy S3, or the upgrade version of Galaxy Nexus. It has a very similar appearance to that of Galaxy S3, but the screen size reduced to be 4.65 inches (1280 x 720 pixel Super AMOLED screen). Though the screen size is a little bit small than Galaxy S 3, together with the 1.5 GHz dual-core OMAP4470 processor, it will also produce excellent visual experience for people to watch HD movies on Galaxy Premier, just like that on GS3.

Other features includes: 8 million pixel rear camera (supporting 1080P video recording); 1.9 million pixel front camera; 1GB RAM; optional 8GB/16GB built-in storage space; microSD card extension; Bluetooth 4.0; Wi – Fi; GPS; NFC; 2100mAh battery, and Android 4.1 ICS OS.

The latest reports, Samsung Galaxy Premier may be firstly released in the middle of January 2013 in Russia and Ukraine. The specific reason for the delay has not been explained by Samsung.

HTC ready to release 5" HTC M7 smartphone with 13MP camera before Samsung S IV

After the success of the HTC Droid DNA with 5" 1080P HD screen and 440PPI, HTC today revealed a new 5 inches smartphone M7. And there’s also news that HTC is closely communicate with his supply chain to produce 5 million sets in the first quarter of the coming year. At the same time, according to the specs of this new smartphone, it is said that the HTC M7 would run on Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor (APQ8064), configure 13 million pixel camera and an integrated aluminum alloy shell.

At the same time, according to news from HTC, this new smartphone would be on sale before the release of Samsung Galaxy IV to occupy market share and further encroach on Samsung’s. So it's very likely HTC would release this new smartphone in February at the world mobile congress (MWC 2013).

PhoneJoy Play: Turn your Android smartphone to PSP in a second

For people who love playing games with PSP or PS3, the handheld gaming control with console brings really exciting and amazing experience. In nowadays, along with the fast development of smartphones, especially in screen display size, people could play games on smartphones easily. The large screen of smartphones has not been the obstacle for phone gaming. However, there still exists inconvenience for people to play games with smartphones on the touchscreen, especially for massive clearance adventure games, as people have to take the affordability of the touchscreen into account, which results in less gaming delight. Aiming to enrich the gaming experience, Kickstarter platform officially kicked off their new PhoneJoy project by introducing the PhoneJoy Play accessory for your smartphones. This PhoneJoy Play could help you turn your smartphones to PSP console in a second thus to let you have the same experience as that of PS3/PSP on your smartphone.

Samsung is rumored to release Galaxy Pocket Plus in Europe soon

According to the report on the leaked news from SamsungWorld.nl and Samsung Kies accessories, Samsung is going to release anther low-end Android smartphone in Europe, GT-S5301 with code-name S5301ZKAPRO. From the leaked features, this GT-S5301 is greatly possible to be the upgraded product of the previous Samsung Galaxy Pocket. Combining Samsung’s custom in naming upgraded devices, it is for sure that this new GT-S5301 is the long rumored Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus. (Note: Samsung just released dual-card dual-standby Galaxy Pocket Duos two months ago with code-name GT-S5302)

As for the detailed specs, this Samsung Galaxy Pocket adopts a 2.8" screen display. Thus, for people who prefer to watch videos on this Android phone, this low-end smartphone might not be the first choice. However, it comes with an 832MHz single core processor, 2MP main camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi and Android 2.3.6 OS, which make it a real low-end smartphone in the market. As reported, the Galaxy Pocket Plus would stay all advantages of Galaxy Pocket but come with a preset Android 4.0.4 OS.

Currently, there’s no further news about Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus. From the leaked news of Samsung Kies suit, we only got two keywords about this new smartphone: October and Belgium.

The upcoming Xbox 720 is rumored to have 1.6GHz CPU

The rumored Xbox 720 has been anticipated for a long time. The latest news from a hacker Marcan42 in this Twitter leaked that the next Microsoft game console code-named Durango (Xbox 720) might only come with a 1.6GHz CPU. The new twit by Marcan42 is about his reply to readers’ questions on his previous twit, which leaked that the Wii U only features 1.2GHz processor and 549MHz graphic chipset.

Marcan42 wrote in his twit, "If you want more evidence that MHz isn't everything, a little birdie points out that Durango (Xbox 720) is specc'ed to have a 1.6GHz CPU.

Food for thought. (And don't bother asking me who that little birdie is.)"

Microsoft has not offered any detailed hardware specs about the next Xbox, thus Marcan42’s information still needs to be confirmed. According to analysis, the existing Xbox 360 adopts 3.2GHz processor with 3 dual-thread physical cores. If Marcan42’s news proved to be true, the next Xbox is greatly to come with more physical cores to provide players with more powerful performance.