Interesting, some benchmark score of Intel's Redhookbay, which is equipped with a dual-core Merrifield SoC (for smartphones), hit the web. In the graphics performance NenaMark2 benchmark the chip reaches a score of 58.30 fps (but that might be limited due to a 60 FPS cap). In the more general AnTuTu benchmark it scores 31612 points (!) and that is nearly three times as much as the Exynos 4412 based Samsung Galaxy S III and the Tegra 3 based HTC One X.

The guys and gals at Arctic cooling must have a had a whoops moment as they accidentally leaked a bunch of processor model numbers of Intel's upcoming Haswell-based LGA1150 processors. The list below contains model numbers of nine Core i7, seventeen Core i5, five Core i3, and two Pentium series models. The list of LGA1150 processor models appears to have been leaked in the data-sheets of one of its coolers, in the section that lists compatible processors.

With the year coming to an end without any stuff happening that was too weird related to the Mayan calendar we wanted to wish you a great new years celebration. It has been an interesting year alright with a lot of dynamics in the tech industry. As such we can't wait for 2013. Please be careful with fireworks and hey, let us know how your year was in the comment thread.

I think it was roughly a month ago that on Amzon the the first release date of GTA V appeared, after which it was quickly removed. However, it happened again. According to Amazon, GTA V will be released on March 26th 2013 which is on target with a spring launch. Keep in mind though that this has not been officially confirmed, it's merely a date that was listed on Amazon's website, but it's pretty much the only solid date gamers have received thus far. It's interesting to note that this information has been taken off Amazon's GTA V page.

Oh and they revamp their design a little more tech suited as well. Back on October we reviewed Intels 335 Series SSD. At that time only the 240 GB model was outed. We mentioned however there there would be more models. I seems that Intel will now finally release the 80 and 180 GB models. The SSDs are based on 20nm NAND flash from Intel's own IM Flash Technologies (IMFT) line. 

The Walking Dead: Video Game is in development at Terminal Reality, known for the BloodRayne series and Ghostbusters: The Video Game, and will follow the story of Daryl Dixon and his brother Merle on a "haunting, unforgiving quest to make their way to the supposed safety of Atlanta." Zombies will use sight, sound, and smell to detect Dixon, who has the option of using stealth or brute force to combat the undead. Along the way, Dixon will scavenge supplies, such as ammunition and food, and meet "a slew of other characters." Whether or not these characters will accompany Dixon is completely up to the player. Activision will publish a first-person shooter based on the hit TV series The Walking Dead for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in 2013. 

It appears that someone managed to hack Battlelog last night. At around 3:30 PM EST games were unable to be joined and the poll at the bottom of Battlelog was for BF4 beta. DICE and EA were quick to react and everything seems to be back to normal. According to Battlelog developer, DarkLord7854, logins are safe and no data has been compromised by this attack. EA will most probably issue an official statement in the coming hours.

The global optical disc industry is experiencing a reshuffle which will continue into the first half of 2013 due to makers in Japan as Digitimes reports, as well as second- and third-tier Taiwan-based makers stopping production during 2012. Prices for optical discs are expected to increase by nearly 50% in the second half of 2013, according to Robert Wong, chairman of Taiwan's largest optical disc maker, CMC Magnetics.

Age of Empires II: Forgotten Empires, the unofficial expansion is finally out and can be downloaded from its official website. It adds 5 new civs, 29 new techs and 8 brand new units to command. 

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More and more data arrives, it seems Windows 8 is indeed selling pretty bad despite the cheap upgrade offers. A new chart published by Net Applications shows that Windows 8's uptake trajectory fell behind Vista's for the first time this month. According to Net Applications, Windows 8's online usage share through Dec. 22 was 1.6% of all Windows PCs, an uptick from 1.2% of November. Windows 8 publicly launched on Oct. 26.

AMD's top 28nm Richland APU will be the A10-6800K, a quad-core chip with a 100W TDP. Production is anticipated to kick off by late March 2013 and the expected launch date is June. The A10 6800K is a quad-core APU with DirectX 11 support and it will fit well known 100W TDP envelope.

AMD is rumored to drop its Vision branding. According to a report, AMD will completely remove the Vision name from new PCs and product literate. Future PCs with AMD chips will no longer get a Vision sticker, instead they will simply tout the processor series plus the word "platform". For example: "AMD A10 platform", "AMD E2 platform", and so forth.