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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...
NVIDIA Launches Shield Tablet
Today, NVIDIA is announcing the Shield tablet. While normally such launch announcements don’t require much in the way of exposition, NVIDIA is in an odd place. Last year, the...
107 by Joshua Ho on 7/22/2014
Nokia Lumia 630 Review
With the introduction of the Lumia 630 and 635 models, we have our first look at the next generation of low cost Windows Phone devices, and the Lumia 630...
83 by Brett Howse on 7/22/2014
Xiaomi Launches the Mi 4
Today, Xiaomi announces the next version of their flagship smartphone, the Mi 4. Much like the OnePlus One, this device is effectively a high end device at a mid-range...
16 by Joshua Ho on 7/22/2014
Manual Camera Controls and RAW in Android L
For those that have followed the state of camera software in AOSP and Google Camera in general, it’s been quite clear that this portion of the experience has been...
32 by Joshua Ho on 7/20/2014
Evaluating Samsung's QHD AMOLED Displays
Recently, a package showed up at my door. While this is normally not worth talking about, the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A happened to be in the box. For those...
71 by Joshua Ho on 7/16/2014
Intel Q2 2014 Quarterly Earnings Analysis
On July 15, Intel released their Q2 2014 Earnings report for the period ending June 28, 2014. GAAP revenues for the quarter came in at $13.8B which is up almost...
33 by Brett Howse on 7/15/2014
The LG G3 Review
While the enthusiast segment is no stranger to LG smartphones, for the most part LG hasn’t received nearly the amount of attention that Samsung has. At first, it doesn’t...
174 by Joshua Ho & Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/4/2014
A Closer Look at Android RunTime (ART) in Android L
With the latest I/O conference, Google has finally publicly made public its plans for its new runtime on Android. The Android RunTime, ART, is the successor and replacement for...
137 by Andrei Frumusanu on 7/1/2014
Samsung Announces the Galaxy S5 Mini
Today Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 mini, which continues the Galaxy S mini line the same way that the One mini 2 continued the One mini line. Interestingly enough...
34 by Joshua Ho on 7/1/2014
First Impressions and Hands On of Android L
Today, Google finally posted the system images for Android L on the Nexus 5 and 7, so I decided to take a look at them to see what’s going...
64 by Joshua Ho on 6/26/2014
Google IO 2014 Day 2 Recap Video
I just finished up another day at Google IO and wanted to share a few tidbits prior to getting this stuff down in text. I spend a little bit...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/26/2014
Google IO 2014 Day 1 Recap Video
I just got back from a day at Moscone West listening to Google present updates on Android on nearly all screens. I recorded a brief video recapping some of...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/25/2014
HTC Commits to Android L For One (M7) and (M8)
In a rather surprising move, HTC is the first OEM to promise an update to Android L. HTC has stated that this policy is part of their HTC Advantage...
11 by Joshua Ho on 6/25/2014
Google Reveals Details About Android L at Google IO
Today at Google I/O many of Google's designers and engineers took to the stage to give the world a few previews of the new design and features that will...
22 by Brandon Chester on 6/25/2014
Microsoft Launches Nokia X2 Dual SIM Smartphone
Today Microsoft announced a second iteration of the Nokia X family of low end smartphones they first announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The new device is...
14 by Brett Howse on 6/24/2014
Samsung Galaxy Tab S Review (10.5 & 8.4-inch)
Samsung’s tablet lineup can be confusing to follow. There’s the regular Galaxy Tab lineup which is on its 4th generation and is available in three different screen sizes (7...
98 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/24/2014
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review
I can't believe it's only been sixteen months since I published our review of the original Microsoft Surface Pro. It feels like longer but that's likely because Surface RT...
275 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/23/2014
Samsung Launches the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A: First Snapdragon 805 Phone, First 20nm Modem
While this launch is Korea-only, Samsung recently announced a new version of their Galaxy S5 smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy S5 Broadband LTE-A. Naming aside, this makes this phone the...
40 by Joshua Ho on 6/19/2014
Manual Camera Controls in iOS 8
For the longest time, iOS had almost no camera controls at all. There would be a toggle for HDR, a toggle to switch to the front-facing camera, and a...
42 by Joshua Ho on 6/18/2014
Micromax Moves Forward With Windows Phone For India
At MWC this year, Microsoft announced it was partnering with several new companies to bring additional Windows Phone devices to market. At BUILD, they announced an additional two companies...
13 by Brett Howse on 6/16/2014
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