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During the main keynote at Intel Vision 2024, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger flashed a completed Lunar Lake chip off, much like EVP and General Manager of Intel's Client Computing Group (CCG) Michelle Johnston Holthaus did back at CES 2024. The contrast between the two glimpses of the Lunar Lake chip is that Pat Gelsinger gave us something juicier than just a photo op. He clarified and claimed the levels of AI performance we can expect to see when Lunar Lake launches. According to Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger, Lunar Lake, scheduled to be launched towards the end of this year, is set to raise the bar even further regarding on-chip AI capabilities and performance. At Intel's own Vision event, aptly named Intel Vision, current CEO of...
Announcing the LG G6: Snapdragon 821, 18:9 Display, IP68 Waterproof
Today in Barcelona, LG officially unveiled the G6, the next installment of the venerable G-series that's now classified as a lower-end flagship below LG’s V-series. Like the G5 before...
32 by Matt Humrick on 2/26/2017
Samsung Announces Exynos 8895 SoC: 10nm, Mali G71MP20, & LPDDR4x
Even though Mobile World Congress doesn’t kick off for another few days, Samsung isn’t wasting any time in getting started. This morning the company is announcing their latest generation...
25 by Ryan Smith on 2/23/2017
Performance & Battery Life Report: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with MediaTek Helio X20
As a member of Xiaomi’s more affordable Redmi series, the Note 4 does not have a curved screen, a ceramic body, or the latest flagship hardware like Xiaomi’s more...
34 by Matt Humrick on 2/23/2017
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem & New RF Front-End Modules For Mobile Devices
Qualcomm announced its first LTE Advanced Pro modem, the X16 LTE, last February, supporting downlink speeds of up to 1.0 Gbps. Today the company announced its second-generation gigabit class...
17 by Matt Humrick on 2/21/2017
HTC to Exit Entry-Level Phone Market Later This Year
In the highly competitive smartphone industry it’s easy enough to make a name for yourself, but it’s a lot harder to make a profit while doing so. Apple and...
27 by Ryan Smith on 2/17/2017
NVIDIA Releases Android 7.0 Update for SHIELD Tablet
A couple of weeks back NVIDA released their Android 7.0 “Nougat” update for their original SHIELD TV. Now this week their other SHIELD devices are getting in on the...
30 by Ryan Smith on 2/11/2017
Netgear Nighthawk M1: LTE Cat 16 Router up to 1 Gbps
Netgear this week announced the Nighthawk M1 mobile router, which is the industry’s first 4G LTE device with download speed up to 1 Gbps. The Nighthawk M1 is powered...
51 by Anton Shilov on 2/2/2017
The Huawei Mate 9 Review
Huawei has steadily improved its flagship Mate phablets while adhering to the same blueprint: large screen, slim bezels, aluminum chassis, excellent system performance and battery life. They’ve also shared...
84 by Matt Humrick on 1/27/2017
Update: Xiaomi International VP Hugo Barra to Leave the Company, Join Facebook As VP of VR
Update 1/26: Wasting no time, Facebook has announced that Hugo Barra is joining the company as the Vice President of their VR division, puting him in charge of the...
21 by Ryan Smith on 1/26/2017
Samsung Reveals Root Cause of Galaxy Note7 Battery Fires
Samsung held a press conference today detailing the results of its investigation into the battery fires that plagued its Galaxy Note7. Reports of phones catching fire appeared soon after...
91 by Matt Humrick on 1/23/2017
United States FTC Charges Qualcomm with Antitrust Violations over Cellular Modem Patents & Technology
Qualcomm’s legal problems are growing. This afternoon the United States Federal Trade Commission, which has been investigating Qualcomm for possible anti-trust issues since 2014, has moved on to the...
39 by Ryan Smith on 1/17/2017
Synaptics at CES 2017: Advanced Touch and DDIC
To some extent, Synaptics is not nearly as visible to consumers as a company like Intel or Qualcomm, but their role in touch interfaces and display driver ICs is...
22 by Joshua Ho on 1/17/2017
HTC Announces New Phones For U: HTC U Play and HTC U Ultra
HTC added two new smartphones to its lineup today: the HTC U Play and HTC U Ultra. Both phones use an aluminum frame paired with a curved glass back...
36 by Matt Humrick on 1/12/2017
SK Hynix Announces 8 GB LPDDR4X-4266 DRAM Packages
SK Hynix on Monday officially announced the industry’s first 8 GB LPDDR4X (LP4X) packages for next-generation mobile devices. The new memory chips not only increase DRAM performance but also...
5 by Anton Shilov on 1/11/2017
Keyssa at CES 2017: Design Wins, Prototypes, Refinement
Keyssa is no longer a new name, but this year at CES 2017 they provided some interesting progress updates and also provided a sneak peek at some fairly interesting...
3 by Joshua Ho on 1/10/2017
SCiO Molecular Sensor Added to Smartphone: Reads Chemical Composition of Materials
I first saw Consumer Physics’ SCiO handheld scanner a couple of years ago and was impressed by its ability to identify materials by scanning and analyzing their chemical composition...
20 by Matt Humrick on 1/9/2017
ASUS Announces ZenFone AR and ZenFone 3 Zoom
ASUS recently announced two new smartphones: the ZenFone AR and ZenFone 3 Zoom. Each phone has an array of cameras that provide advanced imaging features such as simulated depth...
18 by Matt Humrick on 1/6/2017
CES 2017: Ambarella Booth Tour
As usual, this year Ambarella had a number of interesting announcements and demos to show off. At a high level, the important announcements for this year are the H3...
1 by Joshua Ho on 1/6/2017
Kopin at CES 2017: 2K120 VR, Whisper Voice Recognition
If you’ve never heard of Kopin before, you’re probably like most people. Going into CES I had no idea what Kopin was, but it turns out that they’re actually...
5 by Joshua Ho on 1/6/2017
CES 2017: Xiaomi (Not) Live Blog
I'm here at Xiaomi's “A Glimpse Into The Future” CES 2017 press conference, where the company will be announcing at least one new product. This is Xiaomi’s first time presenting...
20 by Matt Humrick on 1/5/2017
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