Mobile
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 revamp in its specifications and the most visible external design change to date. Inside the new Apple Watch 4, we see Apple transition to a new SiP (Silicon in Package) design with a new S4 SoC containing for the first time a custom Apple designed CPU and GPU. We don’t have much information on the specifications here other than the new dual-CPU is 64-bit capable and is promised to perform twice as fast as it’s predecessors – which used Arm’s Cortex A7. It’s to be noted that the 64-bit part of the new CPU might not be...
VESA and MIPI Announce VDC-M 1.1: Display Compression Standard for Mobile Devices
As of late, the pursuit for higher resolutions, faster refresh rates, better contrasts, higher brightness, and more colors in displays, has created bandwidth demands that are pushing the limits...
17 by Nate Oh on 5/15/2018
ZTE Business Operations Grind to a Halt Due to US Export Ban
After getting cut-off from American technology suppliers last month, many of us have been wondering what ZTE would do without access to so many of its critical suppliers. Now...
22 by Ryan Smith on 5/9/2018
Google I/O Opening Keynote Live-Blog (10am PT)
Hello everybody and welcome to the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View where we're live at Google's IO 2018 opening keynote.
18 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/8/2018
HTC Teases Next Flagship Phone for May 23rd - HTC U12 Incoming?
HTC has begun to ramp up their marketing campaign for their next major smartphone release, teasing that they will be making a proper announcement on May 23rd. In an email...
36 by Ryan Smith on 5/3/2018
LG Announces The G7 ThinQ
LG has been one of the major players in the mobile smartphone market ever since the early days. Today’s launch follows an unusual longer waiting time for the Korean...
50 by Andrei Frumusanu & Nate Oh on 5/2/2018
MIPS Announces I7200 32-bit CPU With New nanoMIPS ISA
MIPS has been a common name in the computing industry for over 3 decades now, and nowdays it has been able to carve itself a relevant niche in mobile...
16 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/1/2018
LG Teases G7 ThinQ 6.1" QHD+ Super Bright LCD
In a blog post by LG, we’ve seen the company announce the display specifications of the upcoming LG G7 ThinQ. The company confirms that the G7 will continue sporting...
17 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/25/2018
Improving The Exynos 9810 Galaxy S9: Part 2 - Catching Up With The Snapdragon
Following our review of the Galaxy S9 there’s been a lot of discussion about both the performance and battery life of Exynos 9810 variants of the Galaxy S9. In...
72 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/20/2018
Motorola Announces Moto g6 and e5
Today Motorola announced six new mid-range and low-end phones in the g6 and e5 series. The G series has been particularly popular in regions such as North America due...
33 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/19/2018
US Cuts off ZTE From American Tech Suppliers
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced the activation of a denial order against ZTE, banning the company from US technologies covered...
27 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/17/2018
Cadence Announces Tensilica Vision Q6 DSP
Today’s announcement comes from Cadence, and we see the unveiling of a new DSP IP called the new Tensilica Vision Q6. The Q6 succeeds the Vision P6 which as...
20 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/11/2018
Improving The Exynos 9810 Galaxy S9: Part 1
Last week we published our Galaxy S9 and S9+ review. Based on earlier announcements, we had large expectations from the Exynos 9810 as it promised to be the first...
62 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/4/2018
Live Blog: Huawei P20 & P20 Pro Announcement Event (3:00PM CEST)
We're here in Paris at the Grand Palace to cover Huawei's latest smartphone announcements: The P20 and P20 Pro.
16 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/27/2018
Xiaomi Announces Mi MIX 2S: Snapdragon 845 and Dual Camera for Mi MIX
Today, Xiaomi is announcing its new high mid-range Mi MIX 2S. This is the latest entry in the Mi MIX series, noted for its display that goes all the...
6 by Nate Oh on 3/27/2018
Samsung Exynos 7 9610: Mid-Range With Big Cores
Samsung last week introduced its new Exynos SoC designed for mainstream late 2018/early 2019 smartphones. The Exynos 7 9610 is outfitted with high-performance general-purpose cores, an advanced GPU, a...
7 by Anton Shilov on 3/27/2018
The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ Review: Exynos and Snapdragon at 960fps
With much anticipation we dwell deep into the new Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+. In this review we look at the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and Samsung Exynos 9810...
190 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/26/2018
Google Releases Android P Developer Preview
Google has released the first developer preview of Android P, the next iteration of the company’s mobile operating system scheduled to be released this year. Developer previews are meant...
22 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/8/2018
Vulkan 1.1 Specification Released: Open-source Tools, SDKs, and Launch Driver Support
Since the release of Vulkan 1.0 in February 2016, the successor to OpenGL slowly but surely made its way into applications and game engines. Today, roughly two years later...
33 by Nate Oh on 3/7/2018
Arm Launches New Mali G52, G31 GPUs, New Display And Video IP
Today Arm announces a new Mali Multimedia Suite of products consisting of GPU, display processor and video processor IPs targeting the mainstream and low-end. The announcement comes at a...
4 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/6/2018
MediaTek Announces New Premium Helio P60 SoC
BARCELONA, ESP – Earlier this week MediaTek announced a new entry in the Helio SoC line-up, the Helio P60. The P60 comes with a strategy change for MediaTek as...
74 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/1/2018
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