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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...
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56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/20/2014Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Education Launched
Samsung has announced a new tablet aimed at the education market. The Galaxy Tab 4 Education is a 10.1” WXGA (1280x800) device built with a ruggedized chassis and designed...
19 by Brett Howse on 5/16/2014Xiaomi Announces the MiPad: The First Tegra K1 Device
Today Xiaomi introduced its first tablet: the MiPad. The tablet bears similarity to both Apple’s iPad Mini and iPhone 5c. On the front of the tablet we have a...
82 by Brandon Chester on 5/15/2014HTC One mini 2 Announcement
Today, HTC is launching the HTC One mini 2, a phone that is supposed to be a smaller version of the HTC One (M8), both in price and size...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Joshua Ho on 5/15/2014Lenovo Launches Two Business Devices
Lenovo utilized its Accelerate 2014 Partner Forum in Orlando to launch two new devices under its “Think” brand which are aimed at the business user. The first is a...
14 by Brett Howse on 5/13/2014Motorola Introduces the Moto E: The $129 Smartphone for Everyone
It doesn't seem like it was long ago that everyone was excited by rumors of a new Motorola phone after Google's short-lived acquisition of the company in May 2012...
37 by Brandon Chester on 5/13/2014Motorola Introduces the Moto G with LTE and MicroSD
Along with the launch of the new Motorola Moto E, Motorola has also provided information about an update to the Motorola Moto G. In our review of the Moto...
17 by Brandon Chester on 5/13/2014Samsung Launches KNOX 2.0
Samsung today announced the worldwide commercial availability of its updated Enterprise Security and Management suite for Android - KNOX 2.0 - which is available first on the Galaxy S5...
17 by Brett Howse on 5/7/2014Huawei Launches Ascend P7 Based on Custom HiSilicon SoC
Today Huawei announced the Ascend P7, its new flagship smartphone. The P7 replaces last year’s Ascend P6 and brings significant improvements across the board. Huawei is positioning the device...
17 by Brandon Chester on 5/7/2014Google Updates Maps for Android and iOS with Improvements to Offline Maps, Navigation, and More
Today Google updated its maps application for Android and iOS. Google seems confident enough in the updates that it decided to call this major release version 8.0 on Android...
30 by Brandon Chester on 5/6/2014ARM Expects ~1B Entry Level Smartphones in 2018, $20 Smartphones Coming This Year
When we first started covering mobile, nearly every silicon vendor I spoke with issued the same statement: eventually, all phones are smartphones. Continued scaling on process technology, combined continued...
31 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/6/2014ARM's Impact on the Chip Market: 100M China-Designed SoCs Shipped in 2013
At its second ever Tech Day, ARM shared a pretty interesting slide about its impact on the mobile SoC market. ARM's business model allows for pretty much anyone to...
7 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/6/2014A Discussion on Material Choices in Mobile
Within the past four years, the smartphone market has changed drastically. Displays have dramatically increased in quality. Battery life has increased. As OEMs converge on largely similar platforms, the...
77 by Joshua Ho on 5/5/2014A quick look at Google’s new Google Docs and Sheets mobile apps
Today Google released two new applications on Google Play and the iOS App Store. The new apps are called Google Sheets and Google Docs and they are essentially standalone...
12 by Brandon Chester on 4/30/2014Acer Announces Aspire Switch 10
Acer took the wraps off of a new product today – the Acer Aspire Switch 10. This is a new take on the two in one for Acer, offering...
30 by Brett Howse on 4/29/2014Samsung Unveils the Galaxy K Zoom with 20.7MP Camera
In June of last year Samsung released the Galaxy S4 Zoom. The phone was related most closely to the Galaxy Camera and the Galaxy S4 Mini. While its specifications...
19 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2014AMD Beema/Mullins Architecture & Performance Preview
When AMD launched its Kabini and Temash APUs last year it delivered a compelling cost/performance story, but its power story wasn’t all that impressive. Despite being built out of...
82 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/29/2014Microsoft Closes Nokia Acquisition
Back on September 3rd 2013, Microsoft announced its intentions to purchase Nokia's mobile phone business, and after several extra months of waiting for regulatory approval, that deal officially closes...
22 by Brett Howse on 4/25/2014Samsung Galaxy Beam 2 Revealed on Samsung China Website
Back in 2010 Samsung launched the original Samsung Galaxy Beam i8520. The phone ran Android 2.1 which was a bit outdated at the time as Android 2.2 launched just...
14 by Brandon Chester on 4/24/2014Apple Q2 2014 Fiscal Results
Today Apple announced its Q2 results, and sales of the iPhone continue to dominate revenue and earnings for the company. Revenue for the quarter came in at $45.6B – a...
27 by Brett Howse on 4/23/2014