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In what appears to be a mistake or a jump of the gun by ASUS, they have seemingly published a list of specifications for one of its key notebooks that all but allude to the next generation of AMD's mobile processors. While we saw AMD toy with a new nomenclature for their Phoenix silicon (Ryzen 7040 series), it seems as though AMD is once again changing things around where their naming scheme for processors is concerned. The ASUS listing, which has now since been deleted, but as of writing is still available through Google's cache, highlights a model that is already in existence, the VivoBook S 16 OLED (M5606), but is listed with an unknown AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 processor. Which, based on...
The new iPad: Retina Display Analysis
We're hard at work on our review on the new iPad but with a fair bit of display analysis under our belts I thought a quick post might be...
173 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/19/2012
Archos 80 and 101 G9 Turbo 1.5 GHz Available Now In US
Quick update, to the Archos news we've had rolling lately. US buyers can now pick up the Archos G9 Turbo line of tablets at their promised 1.5 GHz; the...
6 by Jason Inofuentes on 3/19/2012
Apple's A5X Floorplan
Apple's A5X SoC Today has been pretty exciting. Not only did we confirm the die size of Apple's A5X SoC (162.94mm^2) but we also found out that it's still built...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/16/2012
Apple A5X Die Size Measured: 162.94mm^2, Samsung 45nm LP Confirmed
Contrary to what we thought yesterday based on visual estimation of the A5X die, Chipworks has (presumably) measured the actual die itself: 162.94mm^2. While the A5 was big, this...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/16/2012
Archos Shipping 1.5GHz 80 G9 Turbo Across The Pond
UK readers have one more thing to lord over their colonial cousins. Starting today, Archos has made available the long promised Archos 80 G9 Turbo in its full 1.5...
8 by Jason Inofuentes on 3/16/2012
Apple's A5X Die (and Size?) Revealed
iFixit saved us all a whole lot of trouble and performed a teardown of the new iPad announced last week. The internals were mostly what we expected, down to...
45 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/15/2012
HTC Publishes Updated Ice Cream Sandwich Rollout Plans
About a month ago, Brian wrote about HTC's initial Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) release plans. Yesterday HTC published a blog post which added a few models to the list...
24 by Kristian Vättö on 3/14/2012
The Frequency of Apple A5X in the New iPad Confirmed: Still Running at 1GHz
While Apple's new iPad won't be available until Friday, some users have gotten their hands on the new models and done some preliminary benchmarks. A Vietnamese site, tinhte.vn, posted...
49 by Kristian Vättö on 3/13/2012
Analysis of the new Apple iPad
Yesterday Apple unveiled its third generation iPad, simply called the new iPad, at an event in San Francisco. The form factor remains mostly unchanged with a 9.7-inch display, however...
161 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/9/2012
Samsung Announces SGS2 GT-I9100 ICS Update Hitting March 10th - Update: Not March 10th
Not to be outdone by Apple with its recent iOS 5.1 announcement, nor HTC with its rollout to Sensations in Nordic countries, Samsung has announced that it will make...
28 by Brian Klug on 3/8/2012
Archos Rolls Out ICS Update to Entire G9 Line
We saw a preview build at ICS and now it's here. Archos announced today a worldwide rollout of its Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for the G9 line...
15 by Jason Inofuentes on 3/8/2012The new iPad 4G contains Qualcomm's MDM9x00 Baseband
A while back we speculated that Apple would use Qualcomm's 28nm MDM9615 basband for future iDevices with 4G LTE. The part made logical sense at the time, in part...
18 by Brian Klug on 3/8/2012
The iOS 5.1 update, "4G", AT&T, and the 3G Toggle
When the iPhone 4S first launched, AT&T ominously noted (through a document leaked to The Verge) that it was "working with Apple" to update the 3G indicator to 4G...
12 by Brian Klug on 3/7/2012
Apple Posts iOS 5.1 Final: Build 9B179 - Update: "3G" Logo changed to "4G" on AT&T
A full 1 month and 27 days since iOS 5.1 B3 was posted for Apple Developers to try out, iOS 5.1 final has posted online for download and installation...
20 by Brian Klug on 3/7/2012
Physical Impressions of the New iPad, Retina Display Shots
We just got some time with the new iPad, have a look at the gallery below for some shots of the device including macro shots of the new Retina Display.
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012
Apple TV Next and The New iPad Tech Specs Pages Post - Single Core A5 in Apple TV
Finishing off their special iPad and Apple TV announcement, Apple has just set the tech specs pages live for both the iPad and Apple TV, and the only major...
11 by Brian Klug on 3/7/2012
Apple: iPad 2 is Now $399
The iPad 2 is going to stick around - starting today its pricepoint drops down to $399.
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012
Epic Announces Infinity Blade Dungeons: Diablo-Style Gaming for iPad
Epic is really at the forefront of driving iOS gaming. Today it announced Infinity Blade: Dungeons, an Unreal Engine based title for the iPad. The gameplay is very Diablo...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012
The New iPad vs. ASUS' Transformer Pad Infinity in Specs
ASUS actually beat Apple to the punch in announcing a greater than 1080p ARM based tablet, but today we have most of the specs on Apple's new iPad. How...
63 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012
Apple: Introducing iPhoto for the iPad/iPhone
Apple announced updates to its iWork and iLife suites for the new iPad, supporting the new Retina Display. It also announced the introduction of iPhoto for iOS. Although there's...
2 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2012
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