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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...
NVIDIA Plots Mobile SoC GPU Performance, Surpassing Xbox 360 by 2014
Qualcomm was the first to tell us that it expects to offer console level GPU performance in the not too distant future, generally hinting that its Adreno 3xx GPUs...
51 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/19/2012Sprint makes its Galaxy Nexus Variant Official - $199 with $40 Google Wallet Credit
In a move that shouldn't be surprising to anyone, Sprint has made a Galaxy Nexus variant tailored for its own CDMA2000 and LTE network official in an announcement today...
12 by Brian Klug on 4/16/2012Lumia 900 Memory Management and Data Fix Now Available
A short time after the Lumia 900 went on sale, users started reporting data connectivity issues affecting both 3G HSPA+ and 4G LTE on AT&T. Although I didn't encounter...
12 by Brian Klug on 4/13/2012Apple's iPad 2,4 also uses 32nm A5 S5L8942 SoC
Through Chipworks, we recently learned that Apple's revised A5 SoC (S5L8942) is built on a 32nm Samsung HKMG process. While its presence in the Apple TV (3rd generation) which...
28 by Brian Klug on 4/11/2012Apple TV A5 SoC is 32nm, Harvested dual-core A5
The 3rd generation Apple TV ships with what Apple tells us is a single-core A5 SoC. After delayering the chip to the transistor gate layer in the new Apple...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/11/2012Nokia Acknowledges Lumia 900 Data Issue, Offers Fix and $100 Credit
In the short time I spent with our Nokia Lumia 900 review unit, I never encountered any loss of data connectivity issues either on AT&T LTE, AT&T HSPA+. Nevertheless...
13 by Brian Klug on 4/11/2012Toshiba Teases New Notebooks, Tablets
We recently had a chance to take a meeting with Toshiba representatives in San Francisco, California, where we were previewed their upcoming releases for 3Q12. Toshiba is essentially targeting...
21 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/11/2012Lenovo shows off Android 4.0 ICS powered 9.7-inch IdeaTab S2109
Just a few months after announcing the IdeaPad S2, Lenovo has brought the Android 4.0 ICS powered 9.7-inch IdeaPad S2109 to light. In a YouTube video, Lenovo teased some of...
19 by Amman Sood on 4/9/2012Sprint HD Voice on HTC EVO 4G LTE uses EVRC-NW over 1x-Advanced
For a while now, a regular feature in our smartphone reviews has been comparison of smartphone voice quality on different devices, air interfaces, and codecs. Until recently, improving voice...
16 by Brian Klug on 4/4/2012HTC And Sprint Announce The EVO 4G LTE: Krait and LTE, on Sprint for $199 [Updated w/ Hands-on]
HTC and Sprint teamed up today to announce the latest in the EVO line: the EVO 4G LTE. So, not the most novel name, but it gets to the...
22 by Jason Inofuentes on 4/4/2012Nokia Lumia 900 Review - Windows Phone with LTE
It goes without saying that for Nokia, the Lumia 900 launch is quite possibly one of the most important launches, ever. The Lumia 900 marks Nokia’s first serious foray...
128 by Brian Klug on 4/3/2012The 2012 iPad Followup: Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE Comparison
As with all things in life, the job of reviewing a product spans a spectrum of options. At one end of the spectrum you have the quick hands on...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/2/2012Microsoft Talks Windows 8 Touch Experience on Windows 7 Tablets
Microsoft's Jerry Koh and Jeff Piira gave some insight into the Windows 8 touch experience in yet another Building Windows 8 blog post yesterday. They talked specifically about the...
18 by Andrew Cunningham on 3/29/2012Novatel MiFi 4620L Jetpack Available on April 12th for $49.99
We got a chance to check out Novatel's next generation MiFi at CES this past January, and came away impressed with the update. Officially titled the Novatel Wireless MiFi...
12 by Vivek Gowri on 3/28/2012Google begins Android 4.0.4 Rollout
Just today, Google announced that it was rolling out Android 4.0.4 to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) for download, with build IMM76D. The note at that point by...
14 by Brian Klug on 3/28/2012The Apple iPad Review (2012)
It has a display resolution that dwarfs most high-end desktop displays. The panel also puts a real emphasis on quality, not just resolution. For a computing device targeted squarely...
234 by Vivek Gowri & Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/28/2012Acer Iconia Tab A510: Tegra 3 Hits $450
Asus's Transformer Prime just got some company. Available for pre-order today, the Acer Iconia Tab A510 brings the price of entry for a 10.1" Tegra 3-powered tablet down to...
21 by Jason Inofuentes on 3/22/2012Tested: Battery Life on the new iPad
Hot on the heels of our Retina Display analysis we have some more data for you: battery life of the new iPad. The chart above is our revamped web...
50 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/19/2012The 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 3/19/2012Archos 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