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Aug 14, 2014

Samsung’s Exynos 5430 is the world’s first 20nm HKMG based chip

Yesterday, Samsung announced its first metal-clad smartphone -- the Galaxy Alpha. The compact powerhouse comes with a new Octa-core Exynos chip -- branded the Exynos 5430 -- details of which were just revealed by Samsung. The

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Jul 24, 2014

Google celebrating Chromecast’s 1st birthday by giving away All Access subscription for free

The proud papa of Chromecast, Mario Queiroz, today announced that Google’s little experimental device has turned a year old today. Google had initially launched the Chromecast to allow users to quickly and

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Jul 15, 2014

MediaTek launches the MT6795, a 64-bit ‘true’ octa-core processor with LTE, 2K display support

MediaTek has made quite a name for itself as a maker of mobile processors that power a plethora of budget and low mid-range smartphones, and today, the company is putting a big foot in

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Jul 11, 2014

Samsung’s latest Exynos chip comes with an integrated LTE modem

Samsung today announced the release of its latest System-on-Chip (SoC) for mobile devices under a new branding -- the Exynos ModAP. This is the first Exynos chip from the company to come with an

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May 29, 2014

LG looking to bring 700 ppi displays to markets soon, 6 inch QHD panel on the horizon

LG is currently at the forefront of display technology with its television and mobile displays. Since this Tuesday, it has officially become the first major manufacturer to launch a mass produced 2K display with its

CHINESE PLAYERS

May 28, 2014

Intel and Rockchip to jointly launch SoFIA mobile SoC in mid-2015

Renowned chip maker Intel and Chinese SoC typhoon Rockchip have struck a deal to jointly bring a new breed of mobile SoCs to the market. As we all know, Intel's reach in the Android

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May 23, 2014

Nvidia CEO accepts Tegra 4i failure; To shift focus to cars and other mobile segments

Nvidia took the world and the smartphone industry with a storm when it released the first dual-core processor for mobile devices back in 2011 -- the Tegra 2. It managed to main that momentum with

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Apr 7, 2014

Qualcomm unveils its high-end 64-bit chips: Snapdragon 808 and 810

Qualcomm today officially announced its first 64-bit high-end chipsets for mobile devices -- the Snapdragon 808 and 810. Both the processors are 64-bit enabled with ARMv8 ISA and are based on ARM's

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Apr 4, 2014

Developer tablet with Snapdragon 805 launching later this month for $800

Manufacturer Intrinsyc is now taking pre-orders for a Snapdragon 805 powered developer edition tablet. Interestingly, this modern tablet will only cost $800, which is what people would pay instantaneously considering the hardware on offer.

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Mar 10, 2014

The difference between Snapdragon 800 and 801

Back at Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm introduced its latest high-end chipset -- the Snapdragon 801. The chipset is already being used in many upcoming flagship devices including the Galaxy S5 and the Xperia Z2. However,

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Feb 25, 2014

How to: ‘Bed in’ a smartphone Li-Ion battery after purchase or storage

It’s something you see mentioned in a device review: “battery life wasn’t great at first, but it improved after a few days”. Really? Really? I have to admit that I was a little

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Jan 31, 2014

Qualcomm’s financial are also out: Revenues are up, but profits sadly aren’t

Qualcomm, the company that probably made the chip inside the phone in your pocket, has just posted their fiscal Q1 2014 financial results. Note that they actually cover the fourth calendar quarter of 2013. So

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Jan 29, 2014

Samsung confirms they’ve made a 5.2″ 2K display, work is underway for a 5.1″ 4K display

According to Korean media, a Samsung employee speaking at a conference where the company talks about their technology roadmap has confirmed that there will be a phone out on the market this year with a

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Jan 29, 2014

NVIDIA makes TegraZone work on all Android devices instead of only Tegra powered ones

NVIDIA being NVIDIA, when they announced that they were going to get into mobile chip business, they also announced something called "TegraZone". In a nutshell, it's a third party app store that only has

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Jan 24, 2014

Qualcomm buys 2,400 Palm patents from HP

Motorola may have invented the analog cellphone. And Nokia may have invented the digital cellphone. But it's Palm that invented a lot of what we call "mobile computing" today. Before there were smartphones, there

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Jan 20, 2014

Better Android battery management – last longer!

You just can't get away from power management and the vagaries of helping your smartphone's battery last just that little bit longer. Whether it's making it through the day or making sure

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Jan 20, 2014

Intel’s 64-bit Bay Trail chip coming to an Android tablet near you in the second quarter

Ever since Apple announced the iPhone 5s last year and with it the 64-bit A7 chip, nerds around the world have been red in the face, screaming at chipset makers and Google to launch

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Jan 15, 2014

Rumor: Samsung was showing customers a 5.7 inch foldable display behind closed doors at CES

What doesn't get shown off at CES is almost as exciting as what does get shown off at CES. Companies will often rent out a suite in a hotel or a private meeting room