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Gigabyte Brix: AMD Kabini or Intel Haswell?

The uber-mini Gigabyte Brix measures approximately 4.5″ x 4.2″ x 1.2″, with future versions of the device expected to offer support for either an AMD Kabini SoC or Intel Haswell chip (Core i3 - Core i7), along with 16GB of RAM and an mSATA SSD.
As Liliputing's Brad Linder notes, Gigabyte has been showcasing the Brix since January, which originally seemed to be based on Intel's NUC design, or Next Unit of Computing.

However, the industry heavyweight will likely soon be offering models equipped with an AMD Kabini processor, specifically E1-2100, E1-2500 or E2-3000 dual-core chips, or a A4-5000 quad-core processor.
Although the AMD-equipped Brix will undoubtedly be priced lower than its Intel counterpart, the 9W-15W chip include Radeon HD graphics cores which should more than capable of rendering HD video playback and light gaming.

Gigabyte outs three low- to mid-range handsets with dual SIM slots, we go hands-on [video]

Gigabyte outs three low to midrange handsets with dual SIM slots, we go handson video
Okay, so we didn't quite know what to make of Gigabyte's lamp / Ultrabook hub. But what about its new smartphones? The company is showing off three handsets here at Computex 2013 -- the Maya, Sierra and Simba, in ascending order of impressiveness -- all of which have dual SIM slots, IPS displays, 1GB of RAM and a stock build of Android 4.2. To tell the truth, none of them are exactly high-end (even the top-tier Simba runs just a dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor), but we were impressed by the quality of those IPS screens, which offer wide viewing angles even under harsh lighting.
They've all got thick, plastic builds too, but some are at least nicer-feeling than others. The 5-inch Sierra has a slightly metallic finish that could possibly pass for metal at a glance. The 5-inch Simba is done up in a trendy white, but with a glossy, tacky sort of look. And the lowest-end Maya (4.5-inches) is made of plain, drab plastic. Not much to see there. On the inside, as we said, the Simba has a Snapdragon 400 (Krait) SoC, while the other two make do with a 1.2GHz, quad-core processor from MediaTek. As for screen quality. the Maya has QHD resolution whereas the Sierra and Simba step up to HD; either way, no 1080p flagships here. That's about all we have to share at this point -- Gigabyte hasn't announced pricing or availability -- but a company rep did tell us these phones should at the very least be headed to Asia and Eastern Europe. For now, head past the break for a quick video tour.