Sony Xperia P A simpler and more mainstream model than Sony’s 2012 flagship smartphone, the Xperia S. The Sony Xperia P differs from it with an aluminum body, a screen resolution of 960×540 instead of 1280×720 pixels and a display technology that uses a white sub-pixel, which, according to Sony, should affect the screen brightness. A distinctive feature of the Sony lineup in 2012 is a transparent panel with touch keys at the bottom of the non-disassembled case. The smartphone uses microSIM and is equipped with a dual-core processor ST Ericsson NovaThor U8500 (Cortex-A9 architecture) with a frequency of 1 GHz. The display with a diagonal of 4 inches has a resolution of 960×540. The 8-megapixel camera records video in FullHD. A gigabyte of RAM is complemented by a 16 gigabyte drive, of which 13 are available to the user. This model does not support memory cards. The battery capacity is 1305 mAh. The package includes a pair of NFC tags that allow you to perform chains of actions or smartphone settings with one touch and a protective sticker on the display. The disadvantages of the model include a significant delay in Android updates. But in general, this is a very interesting model that deserves attention, which has earned the “we recommend” award from the editors.

Intel unveils new 14nm Xeon Phi x205 (Knights Mill) processors Chips are designed to speed up deep learning tasks. The line includes four models: Xeon Phi 7235, 7255, 7285 and 7295. Their base frequencies are respectively 1.3, 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5 GHz, increased – 1.4, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 GHz. The American company Intel, without a separate presentation, introduced new 14-nanometer processors of the Xeon Phi x205 (Knights Mill) series. The chips are designed to speed up deep learning tasks. The line includes four models: Xeon Phi 7235, 7255, 7285 and 7295. Their base frequencies are respectively 1.3, 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5 GHz, increased – 1.4, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 GHz. The Xeon Phi 7235 has 64 cores and 32MB of L2 cache, the 7255 and 7285 have 68 cores and 34MB, and the 7295 has 72 cores and 36MB. All chips received integrated six-channel memory controllers: DDR4-2133 – for the Xeon Phi 7235 model, DDR4-2400 – for all the others. Thermal design requirements (TDP) are 215W for Xeon Phi 7255, 250W for Xeon Phi 7235 and 7285, 320W for Phi 7295.