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OPPO Find 5 Review
The Android landscape of today is dominated by a handful of different product lines - Galaxy, Nexus, One, Optimus - both in terms of marketshare as well as mindshare. So it’s nice to be sent a smartphone from a smaller device OEM, particularly one with top shelf specs, a...
38 by Vivek Gowri - on 5/29/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 20
This time on the AnandTech Podcast we're talking about Samsung's Galaxy S 4. Also on the menu today are the HTC First, T-Mobile iPhone 5, ASUS FonePad, Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and Crucial's M500. The AnandTech Podcast - Episode 20 featuring Anand Shimpi, Brian Klug & Vivek Gowri iTunes RSS - mp3...
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi - on 4/30/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 19
Remember Brian Klug? Want to hear him rant about phones, operators and Facebook? It's time for the next podcast. The AnandTech Podcast - Episode 19 featuring Anand Shimpi, Brian Klug & Vivek Gowri iTunes RSS - mp3, m4a Direct Links - mp3, m4a Total Time: 1 hour 42 minutes Outline - hh:mm HTC One -...
54 by Anand Lal Shimpi - on 4/12/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 18
We are back with the first half of our return to podcasting. While Brian finishes up his review of the One, Ryan and I took some time to recap (almost) everything in the world of GPUs for the past couple of weeks. We'll be doing a mobile focused podcast...
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi - on 4/1/2013
Samsung ATIV Smart PC: Revisiting Clover Trail Convertibles
The Windows 8 tablet space at launch consisted exclusively of Tegra 3-based or Core i5/i7 ULV-based systems. That changed with the release of Krait and Clover Trail tablets like the ATIV Tab and Acer W510, respectively, but with 7W IVB and AMD Z60 on the very near horizon, we’re...
60 by Vivek Gowri - on 3/18/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 17
We managed to get in one more Podcast before Brian and I leave for MWC 2013 today. With the number of major announcements that happened in the past week, we pretty much had to find a way to make this happen. On the list for discussion today are...
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Dell XPS 12 Review: A Jack of All Trades Flipscreen Ultrabook
Dell’s XPS line is for their premium consumer offerings, with some overlap between the consumer and professional users gravitating towards these systems. The XPS 12 Duo carries that “catering to a wider audience” mentality a step further with a flip screen display that allows you to transition between standard...
59 by Jarred Walton - on 2/22/2013
The Tesla Model S Controversy: Understanding the Effects of Temperature on Electric Vehicle Efficiency and Range
Thus far, plenty of ink has been spilled regarding the Tesla Model S and the fallout from the New York Times article, and it even showed up in our latest podcast. I feel like my perspective on this topic, as someone who has worked in the EV space as...
100 by Vivek Gowri - on 2/18/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 16
It's the calm before the storm. The coming weeks are full of big announcements from smartphones to PC components, leaving us to talk about everything we can before the onslaught. We discuss Intel's TV strategy, Microsoft's Surface Pro, the Pebble smartwatch, the removal of unofficial LTE support from the...
30 by Anand Lal Shimpi - on 2/17/2013
Microsoft Surface Pro Review
There's clearly interest in a device that converges the tablet and notebook. ASUS saw some of the earliest success in this department with its Transformer line of Android tablets. Once the first Windows RT/8 designs started appearing, it became clear that everyone was aiming to deliver something that delivered...
228 by Anand Lal Shimpi - on 2/5/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 15
We're back after CES and have a little bit of post-show wrap-up. We kick off this week's podcast with a discussion of Intel's near term challenges in the industry and Intel's decision to leave the desktop motherboard business. The Valvebox and the idea of a truly open console are...
32 by Anand Lal Shimpi - on 1/28/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 14
Although we had intentions of podcasting during CES week, we honestly couldn't find the time among all of the meetings. Finally, on our last night of the show, Brian, Jarred and myself got together and recorded just a small portion of what we saw at the show. We went over...
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Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook: Acer’s Best Foot Forward
Over the years, we’ve seen many budget-oriented Acer offerings of one form or another. There have also been a few higher-end options, but for most of their products Acer has never quite managed to shake their budget-oriented feel. That changes today with one of the sleekest Ultrabooks to grace...
54 by Jarred Walton - on 1/7/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 13
We're back! In our first podcast of 2013 we go over some of the best products of 2012 and Haswell/ValleyView launch schedules. Brian talks about Field Test being removed by mobile operators, Ubuntu for smartphones, the Galaxy Camera and the Go Pro Hero 3 Black. We also go over...
15 by Anand Lal Shimpi - on 1/6/2013
Samsung ATIV Tab Review: Qualcomm's First Windows RT Tablet
Clover Trail was late by about a month to the Windows 8 launch. Most of the traditional PC partners were delayed either by Intel or by burdens of their own. As much as we wished Surface RT would’ve launched with a different SoC, truth be told I don’t know...
41 by Anand Lal Shimpi - on 1/3/2013