Google's Official Nexus 4 Smartphone Pictures Arrive

Following the announcement of the Nexus 4 smartphone, Google has released the first images of the device.

Running on Jelly Bean 4.2, the Nexus 4 will be powered by a quad-core processor, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro and 2GB of RAM. Its screen measures in at 4.7 inches with a 1,280 x 768 pixel resolution, an 8-megapixel camera situated at the device's rear, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, as well as 3G support, wireless charging and NFC.

The LG-built Nexus 4 will launch in the U.S. and UK on November 13, where it will sell contract-free for $299

Intel Releases 20 nm, 240 GB Solid State Drive

The new drives uses 20 nm MLC flash that is manufactured at IMFT, Intel's flash joint-venture with Micron. The 335 is offered as a 240 GB SSD with a 6 Gbps SATA interface that delivers sustained sequential read speeds of up to 500 MBps and write speeds of up to 450 MBps.

According to Intel, the 2.5-inch, 9.5 mm drive achieves up to 42,000 read IOPS and 52,000 write IOPS. The average power consumption is 350 mW in operation and the reliability is rated at 1.2 million hours MTBF.

"The Intel SSD 335 uses Hi-K/metal gate planar cell technology, which overcomes NAND process scaling constraints to deliver the smallest-area NAND cell and die in the industry," said Rob Crooke, Intel vice president and general manager for the Intel Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group, in a prepared statement. "By pushing technology constraints and using process innovation, Intel can continue to progress SSD technology and pass along savings to our customers."