AMD has a bunch of APUs launching today, and while the only hardware we have on hand for testing right now consists of a Kabini laptop, we wanted to at least briefly discuss the two other APUs. Temash is essentially the same APU as Kabini, only with a lower TDP target, which also means reduced clock speeds. Where Kabini is destined for ultraportable laptops and hybrid devices, or perhaps a larger tablet, Temash is very much targeted at “true” tablets. The Temash family currently consists of three APUs with three different TDPs: At the top of the product stack is the A6-1450, a true quad-core APU with a 1.4GHz maximum Turbo Core clock and a base 1.0GHz clock. It has an 8W TDP, and like...
NVIDIA's Rebrands Tegra 3's vSMP as 4-PLUS-1
ARM Cortex A9 cores are relatively tiny and it's not too difficult to put a handful of them down on an SoC. NVIDIA did just that with its Tegra...
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/22/2012Acer Updates Iconia Tablets to Android 4.0
True to their word, Acer is announcing the availability of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for their recently launched A200 tablet. We posted the PR blurb about...
1 by Jarred Walton on 2/17/2012Samsung Refreshes Galaxy Tab Again: Dual-Core, No Plus
The original 7" Galaxy Tab was already long in the tooth when it was refreshed in the form of the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. That iteration brought Samsung's mighty...
8 by Jason Inofuentes on 2/13/2012Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet Gets Ice Cream Sandwich in May
Lenovo will be rolling out its official Ice Cream Sandwich build for the ThinkPad Tablet in May of this year, the company announced via the tablet's product page. The tablet...
1 by Andrew Cunningham on 2/6/2012AT&T to Launch New Data Plans For Smartphones, Tablets
Beginning this Sunday, January 22, AT&T will begin offering new data plans to its US smartphone and tablet customers, its first change to the plans since June 2010. The new...
32 by Andrew Cunningham & Manveer Wasson on 1/18/2012MIPS Technologies Targets Mobile Push
There are a number of IP vendors in the SoC processor space. ARM, MIPS and PowerPC are the most popular. Each vendor holds the edge in a particular area...
8 by Ganesh T S on 1/18/2012CyanogenMod Team Shows Ice Cream Sandwich Running on HP TouchPad
CyanogenMod 9 is creeping closer and closer to release, and we're seeing it running on more devices all the time - the first ones to get development builds were...
12 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/16/2012Toshiba Demos Excite 10.1” and Concept Tablet Designs
We reviewed Toshiba’s Tegra 2-based Thrive 10.1” late last year and from a design standpoint, we were pretty disappointed with it. While elements like the removable battery, full size...
6 by Jarred Walton, Vivek Gowri & Manveer Wasson on 1/13/2012Updated: ASUS Eee Pad MeMO ME370T Shipping in Q2 2012
ASUS originally introduced its 7-inch Eee Pad MeMO tablet at CES 2011, but today it is announcing that in Q2 of this year it'll be available in North America...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 1/12/2012TI Shows Off OMAP 5 & ARM Cortex A15 at CES
We weren't allowed to take photos but we've just seen TI's OMAP 5 reference platform up and running Ice Cream Sandwich with full GPU acceleration enabled. The 28nm chip...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 1/12/2012TI Shows Off OMAP 5 & ARM Cortex A15 at CES
We weren't allowed to take photos but we've just seen TI's OMAP 5 reference platform up and running Ice Cream Sandwich with full GPU acceleration enabled. The 28nm chip...
13 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Manveer Wasson on 1/12/2012CES 2012 Nvidia Press Conference
We're at the Nokia press conference now where Jen-Hsun Huang just took the stage to talk about tablets, automotive, and what's in store in 2012 for Nvidia. Nvidia views...
4 by Brian Klug on 1/9/2012Intel's Functional Nikiski Concept PC: Transparent Touchpad Doubles as a Screen Window
Intel talked about the Nikiski concept PC at Computex last year. The concept is simple: replace the palm rest and touchpad on a notebook with a transparent strip with...
9 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012ASUS' Transformer Prime TF700T: Improves Wireless, Adds 1920 x 1200 Panel, Available in Q2
ASUS just announced an updated version of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the TF700T. The new tablet keeps the same form factor, dimensions, screen size and weight of the...
22 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012Lenovo At CES: Android TV and First Krait Tablet
In 2011, Lenovo made a cursory effort to grab some of the consumer Android tablet space with the 7" K1, and a slightly more concerted effort to grab the...
3 by Jason Inofuentes on 1/9/2012Acer Unveils the Thinnest Ultrabook, a 15" Ultrabook, a 1080p Tablet and AcerCloud
It technically doesn't start for another day, but CES is in full swing in Las Vegas. As part of the fun, Acer is bringing us the thinnest Ultrabook yet...
7 by Jason Inofuentes on 1/8/2012Nook Tablet Beats Expectations, B&N Considers Nook Spin-off
Barnes & Noble announced via a press release today that sales of its Nook lineup, including the new Nook Tablet, the older Nook Color, and the Nook Simple Touch...
15 by Andrew Cunningham on 1/5/2012Acer Iconia Tab A200 On Sale January 15 Priced At $329
Acer has formally announced the US pricing and launch date details for the Iconia A200, the follow up to the Iconia A500 tablet it launched mid-last year. The A200...
6 by Vivek Gowri on 1/5/2012Scaling to 802.11ac Speeds in Smartphones and Tablets
I promise this is the last thing I'll write about 802.11ac today, but it is very relevant to our smartphone and tablet coverage. If you've followed any of our...
15 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/5/2012Broadcom Announces Family of 802.11ac Chipsets & 5G WiFi Brand
If you've read our 802.11ac primer you already know that the fifth generation of WiFi is something to be excited about. At 433Mbps of bandwidth per stream with expected...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/5/2012

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