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More often than not, embedded wireless equipment, the infrastructure that powers it, and the systems that test the deployed hardware don’t just use off-the-shelf parts. As with 4G and 3G before it, the range of technologies required for 5G requires the backbone for deployment and testing. This hardware usually has many requirements, such as flexibility, density, fast time to market, and reconfigurability. Today Xilinx is announcing its next generation of Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoCs to address this market.
Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 675 - 11nm Mid-Range Cortex A76-Based
Today we’re seeing a very interesting announcement from Qualcomm: The new Snapdragon 675 chipset is a direct successor to the current generation Snapdragon 670 which was only announced back...
38 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/22/2018
Huawei Mate 20 Announcement Live Blog
We're here in London covering Huawei's new Mate 20 release event.
1 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/16/2018
Apple iPhone XS Review Addendum: Small Core and NN Performance
Last week we published our iPhone XS and XS Max review, in which went into great depth into the various aspects of the phones, especially into the section regarding...
33 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/12/2018
Apple Licenses PMIC Technologies & Hires Engineers from Dialog Semiconductor
Apple and Dialog Semiconductor on Wednesday signed an agreement that will see Apple buy part of their long-term power management IC supplier, while continuing to do regular business with...
7 by Anton Shilov on 10/11/2018
Samsung Announces The 2018 Galaxy A9 With Four Rear Cameras
We’re all very familiar with Samsung’s Galaxy S flagships, but there’s also a myriad of mid-range devices that the Korean firm also offers – trying to cover all consumer...
12 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/11/2018
Google Launches the Pixel 3 & Pixel 3 XL
It has likely been the most leaked phone in existence, and while there’s a lot we’ve known about the new Pixel 3’s – today Google has finally officially announced...
86 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/9/2018
ASUS Announces ROG Phone Pricing: Available October 18th
It’s been a little over 4 months now that ASUS first announced and showcased the ROG Phone back at Computex. Ian had written up a hands-on article showcasing the...
19 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/9/2018
Made by Google Event Live Blog (Starts at 11am ET/15:00 UTC)
Continuing my whirlwind trip of New York City, today I'm here at Google's annual "Made by Google" event. The event has become the company's traditional venue for launching their...
31 by Ian Cutress on 10/9/2018
The iPhone XS & XS Max Review: Unveiling the Silicon Secrets
It’s been a little over three weeks since Apple unveiled the new iPhone XS, XS Max and the XR. The new flagship line-up is one of Apple’s most important...
248 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/5/2018
Apple Found To Infringe On 1 Qualcomm Patent; US ITC Will Not Ban iPhone Imports
A bit over a year ago, Qualcomm started the process of suing Apple at the US International Trade Commission (ITC) over alleged patent infringement. At the time, Apple was...
31 by Ryan Smith on 9/28/2018
TechInsights Publishes Apple A12 Die Shot: Our Take
As is custom by now every year, we look forward to TechInsights teardown of the latest new mobile SoCs. This time around we’re delighted to see a new die...
36 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/25/2018
Apple Announces The Apple Watch 4: Fully Custom SiP
Today alongside the new iPhone XS, XS Max and the XR, Apple first introduced the new Apple Watch Series 4. The fourth generation of the watch sees a major...
88 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/12/2018
The iPhone XS, XS Max, XR and Apple Watch 4 Hands-On
Today at Apples iPhone launch event, we saw the unveiling of three new iPhones as well as the Apple Watch Series 4. We go into more detail about the...
113 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/12/2018
The Apple 2018 iPhone Event Live Blog
With fall quickly approaching, it's that time of year again in the tech industry as well: iPhone season. To that end, kicking off in a few hours for Apple's...
53 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/12/2018
UL Delists Huawei Devices Due To Inaccurate Benchmarks
A few days ago we published our article addressing Huawei and Honor’s inaccurate benchmarking behaviour. In a nutshell, we had found out that this year’s devices had introduced a...
33 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/6/2018
Huawei’s GPU Turbo: Valid Technology with Overzealous Marketing
One of the biggest announcements from Huawei this year is that of its new GPU Turbo technology. The claims that it could provide more performance at less power, without...
63 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 9/4/2018
HiSilicon Announces The Kirin 980: First A76, G76 on 7nm
This year at IFA, instead of suddenly finding the new silicon on the show floor, Huawei’s CEO Richard Yu announced this year’s new Kirin 980 during the company’s keynote...
119 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/31/2018
Sony Launches The Xperia XZ3: First Sony OLED Smartphone
Today Sony launched the successor to this year’s not-so-old XZ2 which was released only 6 months ago at MWC. The new XZ3 is an iterative design over the XZ2...
38 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/30/2018
Honor Launches €329/£279 Honor Play: Hands-On
Today at Honor’s event in Berlin we saw the global launch of the new Honor Play smartphone. The Honor Play had been announced in China and India back in...
6 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/30/2018
Kishonti GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins: OpenGL & Vulkan Benchmark Hands-On
Today Kishonti have finally released their final update to GFXBench version 5.0. The update introduces the new Aztec Ruins scene in two complexity modes as well as OpenGL, Vulkan...
40 by Andrei Frumusanu on 8/24/2018
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