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Back at Computex 2024, AMD unveiled their highly anticipated Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture during AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su's opening keynote. AMD announced not one but two new client platforms that will utilize the latest Zen 5 cores. This includes AMD's latest AI PC-focused chip family for the laptop market, the Ryzen AI 300 series. In comparison, the Ryzen 9000 series caters to the desktop market, which uses the preexisting AM5 platform. Built around the new Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture with some fundamental improvements to both graphics and AI performance, the Ryzen AI 300 series, code-named Strix Point, is set to deliver improvements in several areas. The Ryzen AI 300 series looks set to add another footnote in the march towards the AI PC with...
Nokia Lumia 930 Review
Nokia has once again refreshed its Windows Phone lineup with the release of the Lumia 930, which is the spiritual successor to the Lumia 920 which first launched with...
115 by Brett Howse on 9/8/2014Intel’s Core M Strategy: CPU Specifications for 9mm Fanless Tablets and 2-in-1 Devices
Continuing our coverage of Intel’s 14nm Technology, another series of press events held by Intel filled out some of the missing details behind the strategy of their Core M...
115 by Ian Cutress on 9/5/2014Motorola Launches the New Moto G
The new Moto G effectively is a minor refresh as the SoC, battery, RAM, WiFi, and most other features. However, the display is now larger at 5" size but...
38 by Joshua Ho on 9/5/2014Motorola Announces the New Moto X: Initial Impressions and Hands On
Motorola has been through a lot, to say the least. It was only a few years ago that Motorola had become an OEM struggling to stay afloat, as it...
108 by Joshua Ho on 9/5/2014NVIDIA Files Patent Infringement Complaints Against Qualcomm & Samsung
In a surprising move this afternoon, NVIDIA has announced that they will be filing patent infringement complaints against both Qualcomm and Samsung. This complaint is centered around the alleged...
77 by Ryan Smith & Jarred Walton on 9/4/2014Huawei Ascend Mate 7 & Ascend G7 Hands-On
Today Huawei launches the successor to the Ascend Mate, the Mate 7 and a new mid-range device called the Ascent G7. I've got my hands on a Mate 7...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/4/2014Lenovo Announces the VIBE X2 With 8-Core CPU
Lenovo has made quite a few announcements at IFA so far, but most have related to their traditional PC business. Today they announced a new high end smartphone branded...
17 by Brandon Chester on 9/4/2014IFA 2014 Lenovo Launches More PCs - From Laptops To Tabletops
At the IFA convention in Berlin, Lenovo launched two PCs and a tablet yesterday, and today they are at it again with the new ThinkPad Helix 2-in-1 Ultrabook, HORIZON...
17 by Brett Howse on 9/4/2014Microsoft Launches New Mid-Range Lumias And Accessories At IFA 2014
Today in Berlin Microsoft announced two new midrange Windows Phones, as well as several accessories to compliment the Windows Phone ecosystem. We now have the rest of the phones...
36 by Brett Howse on 9/4/2014HTC Announces the Desire 820
According to HTC, the Desire 816 proved to be a popular device in the mid-range smartphone market. Now, only a bit longer than six months after its release, the...
13 by Brandon Chester on 9/4/2014IFA 2014 Lenovo Announcements - Android Tablet, Gaming Laptop, Gaming Desktop
The world’s largest PC maker arrived at the IFA trade show in Berlin with quite a few new products. Today Lenovo announced an 8” tablet, a 17” gaming laptop...
27 by Brett Howse on 9/3/2014Samsung Announces Gear VR: A VR Harness For Your Note 4
Alongside today’s announcement of the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung also used the occasion to announce that they intend to break into the nascent VR headset market with their own...
20 by Ryan Smith on 9/3/2014Samsung Announces Galaxy Note 4: Hands On
By now, most people seem to have accepted the concept of a phablet. At first, I was also skeptical, as I wanted a phone that could easily be used...
69 by Joshua Ho on 9/3/2014Samsung Announces Galaxy Note Edge: Hands On
Following on the heels of the Galaxy Note 4, Samsung is also announcing a new product named the Galaxy Note Edge. In terms of basic hardware, not much changes...
17 by Joshua Ho on 9/3/2014Broadcom Announces BCM4358: Second Gen 2x2 802.11ac WiFi
Today, Broadcom is announcing a new WiFi/BT combo chip that succeeds the BCM4354. According to Broadcom, the key features of this new chipset are enhanced WiFi/BT coexistence performance, integrated...
1 by Joshua Ho on 9/3/2014A Quick Look at the GS5 LTE-A Subpixel Layout
While it was easy to make an educated guess that the Galaxy S5 LTE-A Broadband had a PenTile subpixel layout to support the higher pixel density, I didn't get...
21 by Joshua Ho on 8/29/2014A Look at Bioshock for iOS and How it Compares to its PC Counterpart
I originally bought Bioshock for PC a number of years ago during one of Steam's summer sales. It was $2, and I had heard good things about it so...
29 by Brandon Chester on 8/28/2014HTC Announces Desire 510: First 64-bit Android Phone
While normally one might expect high end phones to get the latest and greatest features first, this time we see a bit of a surprising reversal. The Desire 510...
47 by Joshua Ho on 8/27/2014Google's News & Weather App Updated to Version 2.0
Today Google has rolled out an unexpected update to an app that seemed long forgotten. It's the News & Weather application that comes on Android phones running software maintained...
23 by Brandon Chester on 8/26/2014Intel Announces XMM6255: The World's Smallest Standalone 3G Modem
Today Intel announced their XMM6255 modem which is aimed at providing 3G network connectivity to the many future connected devices that will make up the Internet of Things (IoT)...
8 by Brandon Chester on 8/26/2014