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Apr 13, 2015

Sharp announces the world’s first 4K display for smartphones

Despite having limited benefits, Quad HD/2K displays are becoming a commonplace in high-end Android devices. Samsung has released two flagship devices in the last six months with Quad HD display, and LG, HTC

COMPONENTS

Mar 3, 2015

Pebble Time Steel with an all-metal body goes official; Ships in July for $299

A week after announcing the Pebble Steel, Pebble has gone ahead and announced the Pebble Time Steel. As the name suggests, the Pebble Time Steel comes with an all-metal body, including a CNC-finished

COMPONENTS

Feb 24, 2015

Pebble announces the ‘no compromises’ Pebble Time with color e-paper display for $199

Pebble today announced its latest smartwatch with a color e-paper display -- the Pebble Time. The watch has been redesigned from the ground up and is 20% thinner than the original Pebble with a waist

COMPONENTS

Feb 18, 2015

Qualcomm unveils four new Snapdragon chips for low to mid-range devices packing high-end features

While Qualcomm's high-end Snapdragon chips may steal all the limelight, it is the company's low-end chips that sell in millions and help OEMs in changing peoples lives. Today, the company has

COMPONENTS

Feb 11, 2015

Nvidia is holding an event on March 3rd that will ‘redefine the future of gaming’

Nvidia has started sending out press invites for an event on March 3 where it promises to be unveil something that has been in the making since the last five years. The invite also states

COMPONENTS

Feb 7, 2015

Corning’s ‘Project Phire’ will combine the strength of sapphire with the durability of Gorilla Glass

Corning is popularly known for its Gorilla Glass that is used in almost all the major Android and iOS devices out there. While Gorilla Glass is shatter resistant, it picks up scratches easily compared to

COMPONENTS

Jan 7, 2015

MediaTek announces the MT2601 ARM chip designed specially for Android Wear smartwatches

MediaTek might not be known for its chipsets in Europe and the United States, but chipsets from the company power a majority of the low-end smartphones sold in China and other Asian countries. The

COMPONENTS

Jan 5, 2015

Nvidia’s Tegra X1 is the company’s latest mobile ‘superchip’

At their pre-CES keynote today, Nvidia announced their latest and greatest mobile chip -- the Tegra X1. The latest "mobile superchip" from the company comes with a 256-core Maxwell GPU and an eight-core

COMPONENTS

Dec 23, 2014

Samsung is the first company to start the mass production of 8Gb LPDDR4 DRAM

Samsung has become the first company in the industry to start the mass production of 8Gb low power LPDDR4 DRAM based on the 20nm fabrication process. Compared to the current 4Gb LPDDR3 RAM modules used

ANDROID PHONES

Dec 11, 2014

Samsung Galaxy Alpha is the first smartphone to use Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4

Late last month, Corning unveiled the Gorilla Glass 4, which offers greater protection during device drops. As the case usually is, it was widely expected that the Gorilla Glass 4 would make its way to

COMPONENTS

Dec 9, 2014

Google finally launches the Chromecast in India for Rs. 2,999

More than a year after it initially announced its $35 HDMI media streamer, Google is launching the Chromecast in India. The company made the announcement at its inaugural Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) 2014 event.

COMPONENTS

Dec 8, 2014

Google offering $20 Play Store credit with the Chromecast until December 21

At $35, Google’s Chromecast already offers an excellent value for money, especially for the convenience it offers. To further sweeten the deal, the company keeps bundling certain offers with the device. Now, just

COMPONENTS

Dec 8, 2014

Qualcomm shoots down rumors of Snapdragon 810 delays

Last week, rumors started floating on the Internet that Qualcomm is facing issues with its upcoming Snapdragon 810 chip, which would reportedly delay the launch of next-generation flagships like the Galaxy S6, HTC One

COMPONENTS

Nov 10, 2014

Imagination unveils the PowerVR 7XE and 7XT series of GPUs

Imagination is one of the leading GPU vendors in the mobile and tablet hardware market. Today, the company has unveiled two new series of GPUs under its PowerVR brand: Series 7XE and Series 7XT. While

COMPONENTS

Oct 17, 2014

Samsung unveils the Exynos 7 Octa with 64-bit ARM cores

Yesterday, Samsung silently released its new octa-core chip -- the Exynos 7. Just like the previous octa-core processors from the company, the Exynos 7 Octa comprises of eight cores in two different power configuration

COMPONENTS

Sep 11, 2014

Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 210 with LTE connectivity

LTE is a common feature in most smartphones nowadays. However, most low-end smartphones still only feature 3G support because the chip powering them does not support 4G networks. Qualcomm aims to change that today

COMPONENTS

Aug 26, 2014

Qualcomm makes the listing of world’s first 64-bit octa-core chip online

Yesterday, HTC officially teased the launch of the world's first 64-bit Android smartphone at IFA -- the Desire 820 -- that will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chip. Today, Qualcomm has gone ahead and silently

COMPONENTS

Aug 20, 2014

Leaked Qualcomm roadmap reveals the arrival time of its 64-bit chips

It is no secret that Qualcomm is working furiously on releasing the first 64-bit chips for Android, especially after Apple beat them to it by nearly a year. The company had earlier announced that