Aug 14, 2014
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
Jul 24, 2014
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
Jul 15, 2014
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
Jul 11, 2014
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
May 29, 2014
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
May 28, 2014
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
May 23, 2014
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
Apr 7, 2014
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
Apr 4, 2014
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.
Mar 10, 2014
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,
Feb 25, 2014
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
Jan 31, 2014
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
Jan 29, 2014
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
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
Jan 24, 2014
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
Jan 20, 2014
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
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
Jan 15, 2014
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
